Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, not seasonally adjusted Maine Gross job gains Gross job losses Year 3 months ended Net change(1) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments 1992 September 5,113 35,490 28,280 7,210 30,377 25,461 4,916 December -11,640 32,711 27,104 5,607 44,351 33,141 11,210 1993 March -23,570 25,709 17,828 7,881 49,279 34,262 15,017 June 38,622 59,138 41,713 17,425 20,516 15,765 4,751 September 5,155 35,872 27,227 8,645 30,717 24,533 6,184 December -10,936 34,451 26,800 7,651 45,387 32,997 12,390 1994 March -18,857 27,388 19,249 8,139 46,245 34,361 11,884 June 36,423 59,959 43,094 16,865 23,536 16,817 6,719 September 7,991 39,190 29,634 9,556 31,199 24,712 6,487 December -11,634 34,289 28,215 6,074 45,923 34,286 11,637 1995 March -20,440 26,324 20,304 6,020 46,764 36,528 10,236 June 36,041 61,059 43,296 17,763 25,018 20,061 4,957 September 348 34,627 26,888 7,739 34,279 26,506 7,773 December -16,687 33,039 26,566 6,473 49,726 37,401 12,325 1996 March -18,456 27,705 21,715 5,990 46,161 35,410 10,751 June 35,835 61,562 45,248 16,314 25,727 20,080 5,647 September 4,634 36,530 28,789 7,741 31,896 25,739 6,157 December -10,489 36,600 29,841 6,759 47,089 34,441 12,648 1997 March -22,461 27,071 21,632 5,439 49,532 36,759 12,773 June 40,417 66,816 46,839 19,977 26,399 20,483 5,916 September 4,861 37,724 29,043 8,681 32,863 26,936 5,927 December -10,673 39,703 30,586 9,117 50,376 36,756 13,620 1998 March -20,149 30,407 21,659 8,748 50,556 38,162 12,394 June 38,668 64,215 46,006 18,209 25,547 20,311 5,236 September 4,406 36,627 30,202 6,425 32,221 26,973 5,248 December -11,064 37,310 30,651 6,659 48,374 36,387 11,987 1999 March -17,474 29,315 22,317 6,998 46,789 36,067 10,722 June 37,988 65,591 48,691 16,900 27,603 22,097 5,506 September 1,357 36,728 29,225 7,503 35,371 29,718 5,653 December -9,846 38,979 32,815 6,164 48,825 37,017 11,808 2000 March -13,015 32,583 24,298 8,285 45,598 36,120 9,478 June 38,423 65,921 48,821 17,100 27,498 22,547 4,951 September -3,075 36,774 30,196 6,578 39,849 34,329 5,520 December -11,607 39,279 33,773 5,506 50,886 39,156 11,730 2001 March -19,383 31,758 25,224 6,534 51,141 41,197 9,944 June 36,033 63,984 47,399 16,585 27,951 22,837 5,114 September -6,536 31,720 25,204 6,516 38,256 31,451 6,805 December -18,382 33,271 27,472 5,799 51,653 38,549 13,104 2002 March -17,337 30,254 22,462 7,792 47,591 35,798 11,793 June 36,883 62,358 46,464 15,894 25,475 20,580 4,895 September -3,785 29,612 23,716 5,896 33,397 28,807 4,590 December -13,979 34,401 28,909 5,492 48,380 35,556 12,824 2003 March -20,471 26,724 19,969 6,755 47,195 36,157 11,038 June 34,616 61,959 45,951 16,008 27,343 21,006 6,337 September 1,053 33,720 24,639 9,081 32,667 27,195 5,472 December -12,179 36,569 30,214 6,355 48,748 35,436 13,312 2004 March -19,485 25,698 19,998 5,700 45,183 34,924 10,259 June 37,632 63,389 46,607 16,782 25,757 21,170 4,587 September -1,206 33,613 25,231 8,382 34,819 28,535 6,284 December -11,203 37,429 30,173 7,256 48,632 36,106 12,526 2005 March -26,422 25,044 17,577 7,467 51,466 37,742 13,724 June 36,760 62,864 46,094 16,770 26,104 20,303 5,801 September -1,489 31,429 24,703 6,726 32,918 27,687 5,231 December -10,549 37,248 30,111 7,137 47,797 36,528 11,269 2006 March -20,509 24,659 18,338 6,321 45,168 34,592 10,576 June 38,506 63,574 46,570 17,004 25,068 20,008 5,060 September -4,494 30,392 23,866 6,526 34,886 29,665 5,221 December -10,122 36,785 30,229 6,556 46,907 35,218 11,689 2007 March -19,999 26,102 18,841 7,261 46,101 36,398 9,703 June 37,333 62,953 47,028 15,925 25,620 19,863 5,757 September -3,237 31,868 25,310 6,558 35,105 29,593 5,512 December -9,298 36,041 29,905 6,136 45,339 33,998 11,341 2008 March -22,577 24,258 18,251 6,007 46,835 36,505 10,330 June 35,611 61,493 45,959 15,534 25,882 19,883 5,999 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.