Table 3.  Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, annual March to March

Vermont

                                   Establishments gaining jobs             Establishments losing jobs
Year ended    Net change(1)  Total     Expanding     Opening        Total    Contracting    Closing
                                   establishments  establishments          establishments  establishments

March 1994          277       7,105       5,178        1,927          5,601      3,951        1,650
March 1995          290       7,143       5,251        1,892          5,782      4,180        1,602
March 1996          150       6,884       4,989        1,895          6,304      4,559        1,745
March 1997          367       7,019       5,001        2,018          6,272      4,621        1,651
March 1998          182       7,297       5,332        1,965          6,148      4,365        1,783
March 1999          204       7,508       5,584        1,924          6,105      4,385        1,720
March 2000          424       7,740       5,681        2,059          6,147      4,512        1,635
March 2001          -82       7,077       5,332        1,745          6,707      4,880        1,827
March 2002         -138       6,903       5,183        1,720          6,764      4,906        1,858
March 2003          198       6,804       4,872        1,932          6,785      5,051        1,734
March 2004          302       7,246       5,269        1,977          6,446      4,771        1,675
March 2005           72       7,106       5,302        1,804          6,566      4,834        1,732
March 2006          302       7,284       5,323        1,961          6,700      5,041        1,659
March 2007         -161       6,923       5,179        1,744          7,049      5,144        1,905
March 2008         -134       6,955       4,933        2,022          7,272      5,116        2,156
March 2009         -556       5,799       4,117        1,682          8,053      5,815        2,238
March 2010         -364       6,091       4,405        1,686          6,983      4,933        2,050
March 2011          -26       6,722       4,847        1,875          6,357      4,456        1,901
March 2012          113       7,152       5,143        2,009          6,258      4,362        1,896

(1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments
    and the number of closing establishments.