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 -862 4,209 3,593 616 6,649 5,171 1,478 June 652 6,943 5,493 1,450 4,493 3,695 798 September 253 5,304 4,153 1,151 5,894 4,996 898 December -256 5,416 4,409 1,007 5,891 4,628 1,263 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.