Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not 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 534 8,881 7,190 1,691 8,474 7,317 1,157 December -602 8,028 6,619 1,409 9,407 7,396 2,011 1993 March -2,273 6,736 5,359 1,377 11,672 8,022 3,650 June 2,121 12,636 9,288 3,348 6,099 4,872 1,227 September 424 9,143 7,254 1,889 9,030 7,565 1,465 December -382 8,535 6,662 1,873 9,966 7,711 2,255 1994 March -1,398 7,399 5,844 1,555 11,133 8,180 2,953 June 1,993 12,755 9,450 3,305 6,535 5,223 1,312 September 551 9,558 7,596 1,962 9,143 7,732 1,411 December -681 8,583 6,767 1,816 10,568 8,071 2,497 1995 March -1,531 7,433 5,966 1,467 11,320 8,322 2,998 June 2,276 13,079 9,403 3,676 6,885 5,485 1,400 September 157 9,176 7,324 1,852 9,775 8,080 1,695 December -556 8,572 6,655 1,917 10,826 8,353 2,473 1996 March -1,424 7,804 6,330 1,474 10,953 8,055 2,898 June 1,898 12,900 9,540 3,360 7,005 5,543 1,462 September 490 9,583 7,587 1,996 9,454 7,948 1,506 December -527 9,052 7,145 1,907 10,512 8,078 2,434 1997 March -2,348 7,541 6,155 1,386 11,808 8,074 3,734 June 2,586 13,500 9,503 3,997 6,788 5,377 1,411 September 608 9,680 7,507 2,173 9,643 8,078 1,565 December -416 9,326 7,309 2,017 10,484 8,051 2,433 1998 March -609 8,211 6,330 1,881 10,851 8,361 2,490 June 1,992 13,494 10,060 3,434 7,188 5,746 1,442 September 286 9,720 7,862 1,858 10,116 8,544 1,572 December -233 9,502 7,549 1,953 10,461 8,275 2,186 1999 March -961 8,512 6,827 1,685 11,192 8,546 2,646 June 1,776 13,511 10,286 3,225 7,541 6,092 1,449 September 410 10,127 8,238 1,889 10,199 8,720 1,479 December -572 9,783 7,927 1,856 10,853 8,425 2,428 2000 March -723 9,170 7,302 1,868 11,359 8,768 2,591 June 1,808 13,760 10,546 3,214 7,776 6,370 1,406 September 304 10,127 8,326 1,801 10,619 9,122 1,497 December -661 9,564 7,851 1,713 11,388 9,014 2,374 2001 March -909 8,683 6,923 1,760 11,938 9,269 2,669 June 1,870 13,650 10,400 3,250 7,615 6,235 1,380 September 142 9,730 7,844 1,886 10,999 9,255 1,744 December -913 9,453 7,704 1,749 11,617 8,955 2,662 2002 March -1,155 8,786 6,941 1,845 11,898 8,898 3,000 June 1,794 13,600 10,423 3,177 7,751 6,368 1,383 September 378 9,700 7,922 1,778 10,412 9,012 1,400 December -680 9,731 7,947 1,784 11,138 8,674 2,464 2003 March -1,049 8,337 6,637 1,700 12,027 9,278 2,749 June 1,632 13,481 10,278 3,203 7,868 6,297 1,571 September 500 9,791 7,883 1,908 10,459 9,051 1,408 December -622 9,663 7,878 1,785 11,337 8,930 2,407 2004 March -1,056 8,551 6,895 1,656 11,845 9,133 2,712 June 1,921 13,960 10,681 3,279 7,593 6,235 1,358 September 475 10,030 7,962 2,068 10,903 9,310 1,593 December -353 9,876 7,701 2,175 11,607 9,079 2,528 2005 March -2,012 8,240 6,530 1,710 13,278 9,556 3,722 June 1,755 14,063 10,657 3,406 7,830 6,179 1,651 September 414 9,911 7,994 1,917 10,675 9,172 1,503 December -266 9,877 7,653 2,224 11,451 8,961 2,490 2006 March -1,449 8,533 6,781 1,752 12,518 9,317 3,201 June 1,870 14,061 10,641 3,420 7,883 6,333 1,550 September 129 9,580 7,784 1,796 11,382 9,715 1,667 December -563 9,726 7,736 1,990 11,679 9,126 2,553 2007 March -1,261 8,498 6,631 1,867 12,644 9,516 3,128 June 1,642 13,832 10,489 3,343 8,219 6,518 1,701 September 247 9,900 7,868 2,032 11,201 9,416 1,785 December -740 9,763 7,785 1,978 11,726 9,008 2,718 2008 March -1,398 8,328 6,530 1,798 12,886 9,690 3,196 June 1,550 13,630 10,238 3,392 8,308 6,466 1,842 September 37 9,478 7,481 1,997 11,412 9,452 1,960 December -623 9,239 6,940 2,299 12,346 9,424 2,922 2009 March -1,928 7,034 5,420 1,614 13,708 10,166 3,542 June 1,475 13,056 9,648 3,408 8,242 6,309 1,933 September 274 9,447 7,360 2,087 10,568 8,755 1,813 December -522 9,173 7,022 2,151 11,535 8,862 2,673 2010 March -1,472 7,603 5,886 1,717 12,331 9,142 3,189 June 1,905 13,375 9,866 3,509 7,516 5,912 1,604 September 311 9,697 7,713 1,984 10,363 8,690 1,673 December -794 9,270 7,300 1,970 11,287 8,523 2,764 2011 March -1,721 7,786 6,091 1,695 12,530 9,114 3,416 June 2,033 13,816 10,073 3,743 7,624 5,914 1,710 September 419 9,990 7,927 2,063 10,218 8,574 1,644 December -606 9,589 7,484 2,105 11,242 8,531 2,711 2012 March -1,729 7,987 6,376 1,611 12,455 9,115 3,340 June 2,106 13,884 10,265 3,619 7,592 6,079 1,513 September 409 9,441 7,583 1,858 10,593 9,144 1,449 December -690 9,552 7,530 2,022 11,433 8,721 2,712 2013 March -1,761 7,980 6,389 1,591 12,556 9,204 3,352 June 2,244 14,260 10,585 3,675 7,461 6,030 1,431 September 455 9,784 7,901 1,883 10,652 9,224 1,428 December -668 9,725 7,674 2,051 11,556 8,837 2,719 2014 March -1,867 8,089 6,593 1,496 12,626 9,263 3,363 June 2,214 14,416 10,799 3,617 7,495 6,092 1,403 September 498 9,839 7,873 1,966 10,753 9,285 1,468 December -685 9,834 7,810 2,024 11,655 8,946 2,709 2015 March -1,649 8,354 6,632 1,722 12,755 9,384 3,371 June 2,362 14,591 10,872 3,719 7,465 6,108 1,357 September 316 9,935 8,009 1,926 11,114 9,504 1,610 December -462 10,385 8,180 2,205 11,463 8,796 2,667 2016 March -1,546 8,722 6,953 1,769 12,588 9,273 3,315 June 2,045 14,543 10,949 3,594 7,985 6,436 1,549 September 439 9,979 7,932 2,047 11,135 9,527 1,608 December -170 10,577 8,071 2,506 11,709 9,033 2,676 2017 March -1,051 9,234 6,943 2,291 12,714 9,372 3,342 June 1,912 14,617 11,000 3,617 8,171 6,466 1,705 September 378 10,168 7,927 2,241 11,709 9,846 1,863 December -427 10,504 8,139 2,365 11,695 8,903 2,792 2018 March -1,833 8,825 6,912 1,913 13,367 9,621 3,746 June 1,646 14,646 11,070 3,576 8,402 6,472 1,930 September 120 9,812 7,940 1,872 11,770 10,018 1,752 December -138 10,923 8,381 2,542 11,604 8,924 2,680 2019 March -1,496 9,275 7,301 1,974 12,720 9,250 3,470 June 2,060 14,601 10,889 3,712 8,411 6,759 1,652 September 156 10,066 8,104 1,962 11,692 9,886 1,806 December -298 10,729 8,287 2,442 11,813 9,073 2,740 2020 March -1,880 8,548 6,717 1,831 13,791 10,080 3,711 June 321 11,331 7,820 3,511 13,529 10,339 3,190 September 1,378 13,346 10,062 3,284 9,765 7,859 1,906 December 498 11,783 8,761 3,022 11,027 8,503 2,524 2021 March -282 10,564 7,821 2,743 12,022 8,997 3,025 June 2,279 15,506 11,349 4,157 8,940 7,062 1,878 September 865 11,852 8,762 3,090 12,128 9,903 2,225 December 605 12,676 9,269 3,407 12,210 9,408 2,802 2022 March -687 11,337 8,320 3,017 13,149 9,445 3,704 June 1,730 15,523 11,412 4,111 10,049 7,668 2,381 September 974 12,322 8,994 3,328 12,528 10,174 2,354 December -235 12,084 9,184 2,900 12,641 9,506 3,135 2023 March -923 10,728 8,063 2,665 13,163 9,575 3,588 June 1,704 15,617 11,630 3,987 9,623 7,340 2,283 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.