Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Maine Total private 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 372 9,272 7,305 1,967 8,370 6,775 1,595 December -57 8,712 7,056 1,656 8,629 6,916 1,713 1993 March -819 8,424 6,621 1,803 9,803 7,181 2,622 June 302 9,416 7,268 2,148 8,386 6,540 1,846 September 176 9,605 7,391 2,214 9,039 7,001 2,038 December 403 9,338 7,076 2,262 9,086 7,227 1,859 1994 March -8 9,370 7,274 2,096 9,439 7,335 2,104 June 211 9,534 7,402 2,132 8,952 7,031 1,921 September 336 10,020 7,738 2,282 9,102 7,156 1,946 December 58 9,376 7,198 2,178 9,686 7,566 2,120 1995 March -116 9,374 7,364 2,010 9,585 7,459 2,126 June 348 9,757 7,360 2,397 9,446 7,397 2,049 September -154 9,614 7,461 2,153 9,778 7,471 2,307 December 239 9,415 7,094 2,321 9,935 7,853 2,082 1996 March -73 9,855 7,855 2,000 9,304 7,231 2,073 June 43 9,639 7,466 2,173 9,599 7,469 2,130 September 227 10,024 7,736 2,288 9,414 7,353 2,061 December 212 9,879 7,596 2,283 9,630 7,559 2,071 1997 March -801 9,497 7,624 1,873 9,937 7,263 2,674 June 615 10,120 7,456 2,664 9,251 7,202 2,049 September 400 10,194 7,670 2,524 9,594 7,470 2,124 December 380 10,225 7,796 2,429 9,594 7,545 2,049 1998 March 748 10,407 7,856 2,551 9,327 7,524 1,803 June 150 10,169 7,904 2,265 9,889 7,774 2,115 September 25 10,196 8,042 2,154 10,035 7,906 2,129 December 454 10,293 8,017 2,276 9,565 7,743 1,822 1999 March 375 10,766 8,479 2,287 9,603 7,691 1,912 June 25 10,162 8,071 2,091 10,306 8,240 2,066 September 193 10,591 8,411 2,180 10,049 8,062 1,987 December 77 10,609 8,467 2,142 9,961 7,896 2,065 2000 March 641 11,574 9,074 2,500 9,741 7,882 1,859 June 117 10,385 8,281 2,104 10,615 8,628 1,987 September 53 10,580 8,521 2,059 10,439 8,433 2,006 December -49 10,345 8,379 1,966 10,489 8,474 2,015 2001 March 446 10,929 8,577 2,352 10,253 8,347 1,906 June 165 10,285 8,159 2,126 10,359 8,398 1,961 September -199 10,140 8,008 2,132 10,907 8,576 2,331 December -273 10,267 8,228 2,039 10,724 8,412 2,312 2002 March 330 11,066 8,601 2,465 10,136 8,001 2,135 June 107 10,251 8,186 2,065 10,571 8,613 1,958 September 152 10,116 8,088 2,028 10,210 8,334 1,876 December -64 10,552 8,496 2,056 10,237 8,117 2,120 2003 March 319 10,501 8,213 2,288 10,340 8,371 1,969 June -171 10,144 8,047 2,097 10,770 8,502 2,268 September 283 10,241 8,053 2,188 10,274 8,369 1,905 December 9 10,501 8,420 2,081 10,429 8,357 2,072 2004 March 282 10,799 8,567 2,232 10,185 8,235 1,950 June 194 10,531 8,377 2,154 10,401 8,441 1,960 September 252 10,528 8,129 2,399 10,754 8,607 2,147 December 353 10,760 8,229 2,531 10,666 8,488 2,178 2005 March -391 10,364 8,073 2,291 11,301 8,619 2,682 June -144 10,599 8,359 2,240 10,755 8,371 2,384 September 165 10,364 8,174 2,190 10,491 8,466 2,025 December 431 10,796 8,206 2,590 10,540 8,381 2,159 2006 March 42 10,729 8,411 2,318 10,684 8,408 2,276 June 47 10,594 8,354 2,240 10,820 8,627 2,193 September -215 10,015 7,967 2,048 11,244 8,981 2,263 December 86 10,616 8,327 2,289 10,750 8,547 2,203 2007 March 272 10,673 8,181 2,492 10,806 8,586 2,220 June -267 10,443 8,230 2,213 11,326 8,846 2,480 September -64 10,380 8,031 2,349 11,119 8,706 2,413 December -126 10,608 8,338 2,270 10,832 8,436 2,396 2008 March 145 10,429 8,016 2,413 10,999 8,731 2,268 June -401 10,332 8,058 2,274 11,415 8,740 2,675 September -380 9,898 7,621 2,277 11,390 8,733 2,657 December 51 10,072 7,441 2,631 11,432 8,852 2,580 2009 March -327 8,830 6,655 2,175 11,688 9,186 2,502 June -471 9,825 7,581 2,244 11,214 8,499 2,715 September -54 9,861 7,479 2,382 10,516 8,080 2,436 December 63 9,948 7,511 2,437 10,666 8,292 2,374 2010 March 40 9,520 7,221 2,299 10,540 8,281 2,259 June 23 10,069 7,742 2,327 10,264 7,960 2,304 September 86 10,157 7,847 2,310 10,240 8,016 2,224 December -216 10,041 7,824 2,217 10,393 7,960 2,433 2011 March -179 9,743 7,502 2,241 10,673 8,253 2,420 June 45 10,401 7,913 2,488 10,359 7,916 2,443 September 180 10,454 8,071 2,383 10,115 7,912 2,203 December -1 10,376 8,019 2,357 10,323 7,965 2,358 2012 March -130 9,888 7,768 2,120 10,452 8,202 2,250 June 349 10,393 8,023 2,370 10,096 8,075 2,021 September 112 9,693 7,688 2,005 10,259 8,366 1,893 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.