Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, annual March to March Vermont Total private Gross job gains Gross job losses Year ended Net change(1) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments March 1994 7,435 28,314 19,059 9,255 20,879 13,556 7,323 March 1995 7,315 29,360 20,289 9,071 22,045 14,439 7,606 March 1996 3,420 27,381 18,197 9,184 23,961 16,633 7,328 March 1997 2,327 26,304 17,732 8,572 23,977 17,103 6,874 March 1998 6,963 29,426 21,078 8,348 22,463 14,815 7,648 March 1999 5,726 28,321 21,247 7,074 22,595 15,188 7,407 March 2000 6,279 31,138 22,026 9,112 24,859 18,258 6,601 March 2001 3,579 28,365 20,933 7,432 24,786 16,998 7,788 March 2002 -4,197 24,731 16,574 8,157 28,928 21,732 7,196 March 2003 -2,410 23,716 16,427 7,289 26,126 18,513 7,613 March 2004 2,439 25,339 17,152 8,187 22,900 16,134 6,766 March 2005 2,578 25,871 18,560 7,311 23,293 15,746 7,547 March 2006 2,077 23,741 17,359 6,382 21,664 16,156 5,508 March 2007 195 22,405 17,130 5,275 22,210 16,064 6,146 March 2008 -207 24,260 17,180 7,080 24,467 16,710 7,757 March 2009 -10,092 19,217 13,696 5,521 29,309 21,826 7,483 March 2010 -2,894 19,780 14,125 5,655 22,674 16,141 6,533 March 2011 4,020 22,725 16,592 6,133 18,705 12,895 5,810 March 2012 4,918 24,433 18,617 5,816 19,515 13,431 6,084 March 2013 2,314 22,245 16,574 5,671 19,931 14,258 5,673 March 2014 1,900 23,129 16,434 6,695 21,229 15,465 5,764 March 2015 2,894 22,661 16,441 6,220 19,767 13,871 5,896 March 2016 515 22,689 16,952 5,737 22,174 15,478 6,696 March 2017 1,292 22,458 16,160 6,298 21,166 15,015 6,151 March 2018 1,729 22,740 16,423 6,317 21,011 14,361 6,650 March 2019 1,722 22,872 15,969 6,903 21,150 14,501 6,649 March 2020 -4,795 19,425 14,262 5,163 24,220 16,727 7,493 March 2021 -17,161 21,284 14,730 6,554 38,445 28,641 9,804 March 2022 12,662 32,652 22,694 9,958 19,990 13,321 6,669 March 2023 6,300 29,101 18,849 10,252 22,801 14,364 8,437 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.