Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Maine 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 408 9,307 7,348 1,959 8,279 6,728 1,551 December -36 8,735 7,083 1,652 8,591 6,903 1,688 1993 March -856 8,369 6,562 1,807 9,939 7,276 2,663 June 431 9,501 7,301 2,200 8,352 6,583 1,769 September 218 9,600 7,415 2,185 8,922 6,955 1,967 December 304 9,323 7,128 2,195 9,090 7,199 1,891 1994 March -99 9,215 7,159 2,056 9,572 7,417 2,155 June 276 9,601 7,430 2,171 8,953 7,058 1,895 September 378 10,035 7,764 2,271 9,002 7,109 1,893 December 32 9,369 7,241 2,128 9,630 7,534 2,096 1995 March -257 9,237 7,309 1,928 9,733 7,548 2,185 June 394 9,806 7,391 2,415 9,433 7,412 2,021 September -129 9,630 7,485 2,145 9,703 7,429 2,274 December 173 9,371 7,122 2,249 9,874 7,798 2,076 1996 March -178 9,690 7,755 1,935 9,420 7,307 2,113 June 98 9,708 7,500 2,208 9,602 7,492 2,110 September 290 10,064 7,754 2,310 9,331 7,311 2,020 December 194 9,884 7,647 2,237 9,584 7,541 2,043 1997 March -903 9,363 7,542 1,821 10,049 7,325 2,724 June 588 10,097 7,471 2,626 9,305 7,267 2,038 September 416 10,187 7,671 2,516 9,530 7,430 2,100 December 324 10,189 7,823 2,366 9,557 7,515 2,042 1998 March 652 10,224 7,756 2,468 9,402 7,586 1,816 June 174 10,166 7,909 2,257 9,848 7,765 2,083 September 41 10,188 8,038 2,150 9,966 7,857 2,109 December 456 10,370 8,079 2,291 9,561 7,726 1,835 1999 March 281 10,576 8,365 2,211 9,683 7,753 1,930 June 26 10,206 8,087 2,119 10,327 8,234 2,093 September 203 10,608 8,421 2,187 10,005 8,021 1,984 December 141 10,662 8,483 2,179 9,904 7,866 2,038 2000 March 562 11,399 8,947 2,452 9,844 7,954 1,890 June 82 10,405 8,292 2,113 10,640 8,609 2,031 September 76 10,599 8,513 2,086 10,401 8,391 2,010 December 16 10,412 8,403 2,009 10,411 8,418 1,993 2001 March 366 10,797 8,484 2,313 10,357 8,410 1,947 June 141 10,316 8,179 2,137 10,423 8,427 1,996 September -148 10,214 8,020 2,194 10,855 8,513 2,342 December -190 10,298 8,246 2,052 10,605 8,363 2,242 2002 March 238 10,932 8,506 2,426 10,261 8,073 2,188 June 86 10,285 8,197 2,088 10,609 8,607 2,002 September 183 10,161 8,100 2,061 10,167 8,289 1,878 December 26 10,601 8,506 2,095 10,170 8,101 2,069 2003 March 231 10,369 8,133 2,236 10,423 8,418 2,005 June -165 10,189 8,083 2,106 10,782 8,511 2,271 September 309 10,269 8,060 2,209 10,225 8,325 1,900 December 75 10,527 8,432 2,095 10,360 8,340 2,020 2004 March 195 10,624 8,450 2,174 10,265 8,286 1,979 June 192 10,555 8,400 2,155 10,390 8,427 1,963 September 258 10,538 8,141 2,397 10,703 8,564 2,139 December 429 10,794 8,242 2,552 10,602 8,479 2,123 2005 March -471 10,246 8,002 2,244 11,385 8,670 2,715 June -147 10,619 8,381 2,238 10,736 8,351 2,385 September 201 10,393 8,173 2,220 10,456 8,437 2,019 December 518 10,800 8,191 2,609 10,460 8,369 2,091 2006 March -36 10,609 8,310 2,299 10,788 8,453 2,335 June 8 10,615 8,368 2,247 10,798 8,559 2,239 September -156 10,039 7,959 2,080 11,172 8,936 2,236 December 191 10,614 8,280 2,334 10,666 8,523 2,143 2007 March 229 10,492 8,078 2,414 10,757 8,572 2,185 June -236 10,448 8,250 2,198 11,213 8,779 2,434 September -57 10,323 7,994 2,329 10,983 8,597 2,386 December 18 10,535 8,250 2,285 10,637 8,370 2,267 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.