Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Maine Total private 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 6,025 41,305 32,131 9,174 35,280 28,142 7,138 December -326 35,629 28,004 7,625 35,955 27,729 8,226 1993 March -1,720 37,954 27,844 10,110 39,674 28,432 11,242 June 5,948 37,297 27,476 9,821 31,349 23,511 7,838 September 5,912 42,417 31,073 11,344 36,505 26,798 9,707 December 1,365 38,381 27,535 10,846 37,016 27,974 9,042 1994 March 3,480 40,902 30,260 10,642 37,422 28,409 9,013 June 1,812 38,032 28,581 9,451 36,220 25,360 10,860 September 9,673 46,138 33,825 12,313 36,465 26,723 9,742 December 675 37,922 29,317 8,605 37,247 28,711 8,536 1995 March 2,612 40,774 31,647 9,127 38,162 30,234 7,928 June 980 38,615 28,545 10,070 37,635 29,994 7,641 September 252 40,599 30,638 9,961 40,347 28,903 11,444 December -3,255 37,002 27,680 9,322 40,257 31,631 8,626 1996 March 5,159 42,317 33,614 8,703 37,158 28,894 8,264 June -248 38,665 29,682 8,983 38,913 29,840 9,073 September 5,432 42,429 32,640 9,789 36,997 27,845 9,152 December 2,226 40,549 30,840 9,709 38,323 28,707 9,616 1997 March 1,632 41,291 33,418 7,873 39,659 29,829 9,830 June 3,620 43,111 31,238 11,873 39,491 30,218 9,273 September 5,973 44,180 32,830 11,350 38,207 29,262 8,945 December 2,445 44,036 31,711 12,325 41,591 31,806 9,785 1998 March 5,866 46,238 34,356 11,882 40,372 30,861 9,511 June 2,127 40,774 30,496 10,278 38,647 30,085 8,562 September 6,268 43,215 34,833 8,382 36,947 29,047 7,900 December 2,485 41,171 31,651 9,520 38,686 30,401 8,285 1999 March 7,327 45,225 34,436 10,789 37,898 29,416 8,482 June 538 41,260 32,187 9,073 40,722 32,222 8,500 September 2,652 43,257 33,475 9,782 40,605 32,164 8,441 December 2,489 41,865 33,454 8,411 39,376 31,091 8,285 2000 March 13,060 49,852 37,938 11,914 36,792 29,391 7,401 June 15 41,481 32,247 9,234 41,466 33,970 7,496 September -3,131 42,439 34,405 8,034 45,570 37,128 8,442 December 2,088 42,883 35,101 7,782 40,795 32,565 8,230 2001 March 4,142 46,239 36,917 9,322 42,097 34,417 7,680 June -1,633 39,990 30,988 9,002 41,623 33,383 8,240 September -6,657 37,218 29,039 8,179 43,875 34,078 9,797 December -4,804 36,971 28,799 8,172 41,775 32,169 9,606 2002 March 8,047 46,741 34,908 11,833 38,694 29,590 9,104 June 947 38,677 30,214 8,463 37,730 30,517 7,213 September -2,735 35,183 27,486 7,697 37,918 31,052 6,866 December -884 38,098 30,493 7,605 38,982 29,751 9,231 2003 March 2,674 41,286 31,419 9,867 38,612 30,092 8,520 June -1,853 38,268 29,870 8,398 40,121 30,365 9,756 September 2,728 40,127 28,515 11,612 37,399 29,493 7,906 December 619 39,920 31,042 8,878 39,301 29,361 9,940 2004 March 2,029 40,063 31,866 8,197 38,034 29,879 8,155 June -659 39,568 30,471 9,097 40,227 33,086 7,141 September -481 39,818 29,058 10,760 40,299 30,923 9,376 December 2,792 41,410 30,623 10,787 38,618 29,769 8,849 2005 March -4,266 38,314 27,440 10,874 42,580 31,669 10,911 June -613 38,964 29,916 9,048 39,577 30,390 9,187 September -669 37,101 28,486 8,615 37,770 29,952 7,818 December 3,968 42,215 31,695 10,520 38,247 30,414 7,833 2006 March 957 38,415 29,238 9,177 37,458 29,079 8,379 June 709 39,106 30,088 9,018 38,397 30,791 7,606 September -4,289 35,844 27,445 8,399 40,133 32,061 8,072 December 3,824 41,299 31,893 9,406 37,475 28,840 8,635 2007 March 2,343 40,651 29,757 10,894 38,308 30,785 7,523 June -1,126 38,881 30,278 8,603 40,007 30,224 9,783 September -2,737 37,559 28,904 8,655 40,296 31,986 8,310 December 4,541 40,652 31,539 9,113 36,111 27,960 8,151 2008 March -1,132 37,959 29,181 8,778 39,091 30,982 8,109 June -2,506 38,248 29,726 8,522 40,754 30,462 10,292 September -7,552 35,384 27,157 8,227 42,936 32,638 10,298 December -2,465 39,138 27,433 11,705 41,603 33,333 8,270 2009 March -11,451 31,494 23,336 8,158 42,945 34,847 8,098 June -3,243 36,209 27,917 8,292 39,452 31,430 8,022 September -214 36,231 27,430 8,801 36,445 29,098 7,347 December -1,322 36,110 27,199 8,911 37,432 29,409 8,023 2010 March -3,287 32,314 24,660 7,654 35,601 27,893 7,708 June 483 36,197 28,061 8,136 35,714 27,557 8,157 September 1,841 35,816 27,715 8,101 33,975 26,940 7,035 December 132 35,285 27,628 7,657 35,153 26,783 8,370 2011 March -1,664 31,923 25,436 6,487 33,587 26,439 7,148 June 2,268 36,874 28,556 8,318 34,606 27,199 7,407 September 3,943 36,194 28,088 8,106 32,251 25,910 6,341 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.