Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Vermont 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 292 5,228 4,229 999 4,680 3,973 707 December -155 4,790 3,873 917 5,246 4,174 1,072 1993 March -674 4,176 3,402 774 6,024 4,576 1,448 June 970 6,841 5,217 1,624 3,778 3,124 654 September 287 5,285 4,374 911 4,785 4,161 624 December -249 5,060 4,234 826 5,354 4,279 1,075 1994 March -731 4,190 3,533 657 6,054 4,666 1,388 June 933 6,780 5,197 1,583 3,960 3,310 650 September 181 5,396 4,585 811 4,790 4,160 630 December -213 5,087 4,280 807 5,435 4,415 1,020 1995 March -611 4,309 3,608 701 6,110 4,798 1,312 June 832 6,773 5,245 1,528 4,098 3,402 696 September 126 5,153 4,338 815 5,067 4,378 689 December -140 5,021 4,111 910 5,536 4,486 1,050 1996 March -676 4,305 3,628 677 6,141 4,788 1,353 June 832 6,929 5,364 1,565 4,178 3,445 733 September 169 5,226 4,404 822 5,250 4,597 653 December -103 5,188 4,287 901 5,511 4,507 1,004 1997 March -533 4,359 3,597 762 6,337 5,042 1,295 June 777 7,006 5,529 1,477 4,085 3,385 700 September 265 5,496 4,521 975 5,334 4,624 710 December -200 5,315 4,507 808 5,503 4,495 1,008 1998 March -658 4,491 3,754 737 6,337 4,942 1,395 June 933 7,253 5,670 1,583 4,155 3,505 650 September 30 5,290 4,545 745 5,475 4,760 715 December -355 5,191 4,548 643 5,540 4,542 998 1999 March -404 4,728 3,838 890 6,329 5,035 1,294 June 772 7,090 5,652 1,438 4,288 3,622 666 September 334 5,241 4,414 827 5,501 5,008 493 December -84 5,682 4,809 873 5,496 4,539 957 2000 March -601 4,920 4,159 761 6,450 5,088 1,362 June 688 7,045 5,701 1,344 4,339 3,683 656 September 242 5,310 4,499 811 5,627 5,058 569 December -134 5,537 4,694 843 5,602 4,625 977 2001 March -880 4,433 3,847 586 6,672 5,206 1,466 June 535 6,649 5,406 1,243 4,409 3,701 708 September 72 5,093 4,283 810 5,797 5,059 738 December -40 5,457 4,497 960 5,531 4,531 1,000 2002 March -709 4,471 3,743 728 6,561 5,124 1,437 June 824 6,805 5,280 1,525 4,455 3,754 701 September 174 5,169 4,313 856 5,662 4,980 682 December -174 5,334 4,422 912 5,630 4,544 1,086 2003 March -627 4,310 3,562 748 6,650 5,275 1,375 June 720 7,057 5,485 1,572 4,398 3,546 852 September 225 5,242 4,407 835 5,393 4,783 610 December -231 5,251 4,398 853 5,700 4,616 1,084 2004 March -412 4,649 3,756 893 6,454 5,149 1,305 June 841 7,307 5,757 1,550 4,234 3,525 709 September 253 5,312 4,366 946 5,626 4,933 693 December -262 5,356 4,509 847 5,833 4,724 1,109 2005 March -757 4,421 3,747 674 6,693 5,262 1,431 June 898 7,340 5,739 1,601 4,282 3,579 703 September 198 5,211 4,317 894 5,848 5,152 696 December -193 5,303 4,421 882 5,819 4,744 1,075 2006 March -609 4,634 3,844 790 6,578 5,179 1,399 June 760 7,168 5,674 1,494 4,378 3,644 734 September 115 5,090 4,217 873 5,858 5,100 758 December -293 5,299 4,414 885 5,837 4,659 1,178 2007 March -744 4,282 3,625 657 6,612 5,211 1,401 June 681 7,002 5,530 1,472 4,518 3,727 791 September 272 5,356 4,181 1,175 5,929 5,026 903 December -243 5,426 4,407 1,019 5,888 4,626 1,262 2008 March -847 4,441 3,602 839 6,988 5,302 1,686 June 860 7,096 5,432 1,664 4,348 3,544 804 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.