Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Wyoming Establishments gaining jobs Establishments losing jobs Year 3 months ended Net change(1) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments 1992 September 149 4,279 3,413 866 4,636 3,919 717 December -287 3,821 3,106 715 4,825 3,823 1,002 1993 March -230 3,744 3,021 723 4,713 3,760 953 June 791 6,263 4,899 1,364 3,050 2,477 573 September 216 4,536 3,615 921 4,760 4,055 705 December -301 4,220 3,488 732 5,015 3,982 1,033 1994 March -177 4,016 3,226 790 4,878 3,911 967 June 799 6,524 5,085 1,439 3,405 2,765 640 September 128 4,669 3,838 831 4,923 4,220 703 December -263 4,201 3,424 777 5,342 4,302 1,040 1995 March -192 4,160 3,368 792 5,221 4,237 984 June 604 6,399 5,117 1,282 3,562 2,884 678 September 160 4,648 3,767 881 5,241 4,520 721 December -250 4,274 3,473 801 5,506 4,455 1,051 1996 March -316 3,927 3,166 761 5,385 4,308 1,077 June 623 6,395 5,096 1,299 3,514 2,838 676 September 182 4,643 3,717 926 5,264 4,520 744 December -303 4,254 3,478 776 5,372 4,293 1,079 1997 March -294 4,113 3,364 749 5,228 4,185 1,043 June 604 6,574 5,289 1,285 3,499 2,818 681 September 199 4,686 3,712 974 5,282 4,507 775 December -157 4,522 3,633 889 5,400 4,354 1,046 1998 March -315 4,271 3,427 844 5,393 4,234 1,159 June 733 6,719 5,234 1,485 3,692 2,940 752 September 50 4,630 3,732 898 5,467 4,619 848 December -242 4,437 3,682 755 5,391 4,394 997 1999 March -370 4,284 3,503 781 5,386 4,235 1,151 June 650 6,514 5,175 1,339 3,740 3,051 689 September 92 4,718 3,889 829 5,359 4,622 737 December -117 4,759 3,877 882 5,354 4,355 999 2000 March -280 4,496 3,690 806 5,470 4,384 1,086 June 631 6,675 5,347 1,328 3,743 3,046 697 September 61 4,586 3,754 832 5,668 4,897 771 December -112 4,815 3,892 923 5,421 4,386 1,035 2001 March -289 4,669 3,813 856 5,366 4,221 1,145 June 742 6,879 5,476 1,403 3,752 3,091 661 September 74 4,793 3,904 889 5,670 4,855 815 December -177 4,701 3,843 858 5,650 4,615 1,035 2002 March -433 4,345 3,580 765 5,627 4,429 1,198 June 688 6,750 5,386 1,364 3,903 3,227 676 September 123 4,878 3,979 899 5,578 4,802 776 December -189 4,663 3,802 861 5,700 4,650 1,050 2003 March -495 4,240 3,509 731 5,836 4,610 1,226 June 669 6,875 5,533 1,342 3,739 3,066 673 September 183 4,982 4,049 933 5,511 4,761 750 December -164 4,689 3,792 897 5,740 4,679 1,061 2004 March -293 4,747 3,905 842 5,459 4,324 1,135 June 664 7,153 5,723 1,430 3,918 3,152 766 September 81 4,913 4,008 905 5,848 5,024 824 December -54 5,058 4,098 960 5,695 4,681 1,014 2005 March -269 5,021 4,096 925 5,665 4,471 1,194 June 691 7,159 5,817 1,342 3,984 3,333 651 September 167 5,294 4,333 961 5,854 5,060 794 December -121 5,328 4,362 966 5,857 4,770 1,087 2006 March -202 5,354 4,389 965 5,661 4,494 1,167 June 815 7,631 6,171 1,460 4,057 3,412 645 September 144 5,393 4,411 982 6,221 5,383 838 December 10 5,509 4,501 1,008 5,948 4,950 998 2007 March -363 5,365 4,441 924 6,051 4,764 1,287 June 715 7,552 6,109 1,443 4,404 3,676 728 September 105 5,584 4,606 978 6,305 5,432 873 December 3 5,826 4,732 1,094 6,069 4,978 1,091 2008 March -472 5,222 4,330 892 6,361 4,997 1,364 June 553 7,480 6,138 1,342 4,534 3,745 789 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.