Table 8. Private sector establishments by direction of employment change, as a percent of total establishments(1), not seasonally adjusted Wyoming (Percent) Establishments gaining jobs Establishments losing jobs Year 3 months ended Net change(2) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments 1992 September 1.0 29.7 23.7 6.0 32.2 27.2 5.0 December -2.0 26.7 21.7 5.0 33.7 26.7 7.0 1993 March -1.6 26.8 21.6 5.2 33.6 26.8 6.8 June 5.5 43.6 34.1 9.5 21.3 17.3 4.0 September 1.5 30.5 24.3 6.2 32.0 27.3 4.7 December -2.1 28.4 23.5 4.9 33.9 26.9 7.0 1994 March -1.2 27.8 22.3 5.5 33.7 27.0 6.7 June 5.4 44.0 34.3 9.7 22.9 18.6 4.3 September 0.8 30.5 25.1 5.4 32.2 27.6 4.6 December -1.7 27.6 22.5 5.1 35.0 28.2 6.8 1995 March -1.3 27.8 22.5 5.3 34.9 28.3 6.6 June 4.0 41.9 33.5 8.4 23.3 18.9 4.4 September 1.0 29.7 24.1 5.6 33.5 28.9 4.6 December -1.6 27.3 22.2 5.1 35.2 28.5 6.7 1996 March -2.1 25.8 20.8 5.0 35.4 28.3 7.1 June 4.0 41.4 33.0 8.4 22.8 18.4 4.4 September 1.1 29.3 23.5 5.8 33.2 28.5 4.7 December -1.9 26.9 22.0 4.9 34.0 27.2 6.8 1997 March -1.9 26.6 21.8 4.8 33.8 27.1 6.7 June 3.9 41.9 33.7 8.2 22.2 17.9 4.3 September 1.2 29.0 23.0 6.0 32.8 28.0 4.8 December -1.0 28.0 22.5 5.5 33.5 27.0 6.5 1998 March -2.0 26.9 21.6 5.3 34.0 26.7 7.3 June 4.5 41.7 32.5 9.2 23.0 18.3 4.7 September 0.3 28.0 22.6 5.4 33.1 28.0 5.1 December -1.5 27.0 22.4 4.6 32.9 26.8 6.1 1999 March -2.3 26.7 21.8 4.9 33.6 26.4 7.2 June 4.0 40.3 32.0 8.3 23.1 18.8 4.3 September 0.6 28.5 23.5 5.0 32.3 27.9 4.4 December -0.7 28.7 23.4 5.3 32.3 26.3 6.0 2000 March -1.7 27.7 22.7 5.0 33.7 27.0 6.7 June 3.9 40.7 32.6 8.1 22.8 18.6 4.2 September 0.4 27.4 22.4 5.0 33.8 29.2 4.6 December -0.7 28.8 23.3 5.5 32.4 26.2 6.2 2001 March -1.7 28.3 23.1 5.2 32.5 25.6 6.9 June 4.5 41.1 32.7 8.4 22.3 18.4 3.9 September 0.5 27.9 22.7 5.2 33.0 28.3 4.7 December -1.0 27.5 22.5 5.0 33.0 27.0 6.0 2002 March -2.6 26.0 21.4 4.6 33.7 26.5 7.2 June 4.1 40.0 31.9 8.1 23.1 19.1 4.0 September 0.7 28.1 22.9 5.2 32.1 27.6 4.5 December -1.1 26.9 21.9 5.0 32.9 26.8 6.1 2003 March -2.9 24.9 20.6 4.3 34.3 27.1 7.2 June 3.9 40.1 32.3 7.8 21.8 17.9 3.9 September 1.0 28.3 23.0 5.3 31.4 27.1 4.3 December -0.9 26.6 21.5 5.1 32.6 26.6 6.0 2004 March -1.7 27.3 22.5 4.8 31.4 24.9 6.5 June 3.8 40.5 32.4 8.1 22.1 17.8 4.3 September 0.4 27.2 22.2 5.0 32.4 27.8 4.6 December -0.3 28.0 22.7 5.3 31.5 25.9 5.6 2005 March -1.5 28.1 22.9 5.2 31.7 25.0 6.7 June 3.8 39.4 32.0 7.4 21.9 18.3 3.6 September 0.9 28.5 23.3 5.2 31.5 27.2 4.3 December -0.6 28.6 23.4 5.2 31.4 25.6 5.8 2006 March -1.1 28.9 23.7 5.2 30.6 24.3 6.3 June 4.3 40.3 32.6 7.7 21.4 18.0 3.4 September 0.8 27.8 22.7 5.1 32.0 27.7 4.3 December 0.1 28.3 23.1 5.2 30.5 25.4 5.1 2007 March -1.9 27.8 23.0 4.8 31.4 24.7 6.7 June 3.7 38.6 31.2 7.4 22.5 18.8 3.7 September 0.5 27.9 23.0 4.9 31.6 27.2 4.4 December 0.1 29.1 23.6 5.5 30.2 24.8 5.4 2008 March -2.4 26.4 21.9 4.5 32.1 25.2 6.9 June 2.7 37.5 30.8 6.7 22.8 18.8 4.0 (1) The rates measure establishments gaining or losing jobs as a percentage of the average of the previous and current quarter total number of establishments. (2) See footnote 1, table 5.