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 318 9,287 7,326 1,961 8,405 6,762 1,643 December 5 8,747 7,052 1,695 8,632 6,942 1,690 1993 March -593 8,664 6,647 2,017 9,784 7,174 2,610 June 324 9,444 7,251 2,193 8,435 6,566 1,869 September 106 9,624 7,412 2,212 9,090 6,984 2,106 December 470 9,379 7,071 2,308 9,087 7,249 1,838 1994 March 221 9,613 7,300 2,313 9,424 7,332 2,092 June 252 9,579 7,386 2,193 9,000 7,059 1,941 September 269 10,032 7,757 2,275 9,144 7,138 2,006 December 142 9,424 7,192 2,232 9,681 7,591 2,090 1995 March 4 9,507 7,388 2,119 9,566 7,451 2,115 June 380 9,796 7,343 2,453 9,498 7,425 2,073 September -245 9,619 7,482 2,137 9,831 7,449 2,382 December 329 9,471 7,089 2,382 9,933 7,880 2,053 1996 March 43 9,986 7,881 2,105 9,284 7,222 2,062 June 68 9,673 7,451 2,222 9,650 7,496 2,154 September 132 10,014 7,756 2,258 9,455 7,329 2,126 December 317 9,945 7,585 2,360 9,626 7,583 2,043 1997 March -674 9,629 7,649 1,980 9,906 7,252 2,654 June 669 10,180 7,439 2,741 9,303 7,231 2,072 September 314 10,197 7,691 2,506 9,637 7,445 2,192 December 483 10,294 7,786 2,508 9,596 7,571 2,025 1998 March 927 10,601 7,882 2,719 9,304 7,512 1,792 June 194 10,219 7,887 2,332 9,945 7,807 2,138 September -64 10,191 8,060 2,131 10,078 7,883 2,195 December 561 10,368 8,009 2,359 9,564 7,766 1,798 1999 March 494 10,904 8,508 2,396 9,586 7,684 1,902 June 63 10,208 8,056 2,152 10,354 8,265 2,089 September 106 10,586 8,434 2,152 10,088 8,042 2,046 December 169 10,667 8,458 2,209 9,960 7,920 2,040 2000 March 800 11,754 9,104 2,650 9,721 7,871 1,850 June 165 10,439 8,264 2,175 10,669 8,659 2,010 September -28 10,574 8,539 2,035 10,477 8,414 2,063 December 59 10,417 8,370 2,047 10,484 8,496 1,988 2001 March 575 11,073 8,605 2,468 10,231 8,338 1,893 June 238 10,354 8,136 2,218 10,404 8,424 1,980 September -277 10,146 8,025 2,121 10,949 8,551 2,398 December -162 10,335 8,223 2,112 10,711 8,437 2,274 2002 March 483 11,235 8,629 2,606 10,114 7,991 2,123 June 153 10,287 8,166 2,121 10,609 8,641 1,968 September 97 10,139 8,108 2,031 10,246 8,312 1,934 December 32 10,613 8,489 2,124 10,235 8,143 2,092 2003 March 457 10,649 8,235 2,414 10,316 8,359 1,957 June -117 10,195 8,026 2,169 10,817 8,531 2,286 September 217 10,244 8,074 2,170 10,300 8,347 1,953 December 130 10,585 8,412 2,173 10,419 8,376 2,043 2004 March 433 10,968 8,598 2,370 10,159 8,222 1,937 June 235 10,572 8,357 2,215 10,450 8,470 1,980 September 165 10,522 8,146 2,376 10,795 8,584 2,211 December 475 10,848 8,222 2,626 10,663 8,512 2,151 2005 March -236 10,528 8,099 2,429 11,273 8,608 2,665 June -67 10,671 8,334 2,337 10,804 8,400 2,404 September 89 10,364 8,191 2,173 10,528 8,444 2,084 December 552 10,880 8,200 2,680 10,536 8,408 2,128 2006 March 205 10,906 8,442 2,464 10,652 8,393 2,259 June 119 10,668 8,334 2,334 10,869 8,654 2,215 September -317 10,005 7,988 2,017 11,292 8,958 2,334 December 224 10,719 8,320 2,399 10,746 8,571 2,175 2007 March 455 10,870 8,212 2,658 10,785 8,582 2,203 June -205 10,511 8,200 2,311 11,399 8,883 2,516 September -148 10,379 8,055 2,324 11,149 8,677 2,472 December 5 10,701 8,331 2,370 10,816 8,451 2,365 2008 March 303 10,604 8,047 2,557 10,981 8,727 2,254 June -330 10,409 8,028 2,381 11,485 8,774 2,711 September -453 9,922 7,648 2,274 11,433 8,706 2,727 December 203 10,179 7,433 2,746 11,414 8,871 2,543 2009 March -191 8,960 6,676 2,284 11,655 9,180 2,475 June -409 9,903 7,557 2,346 11,288 8,533 2,755 September -136 9,866 7,506 2,360 10,552 8,056 2,496 December 198 10,039 7,501 2,538 10,654 8,314 2,340 2010 March 176 9,660 7,241 2,419 10,518 8,275 2,243 June 72 10,123 7,713 2,410 10,328 7,990 2,338 September -10 10,140 7,874 2,266 10,264 7,988 2,276 December -88 10,130 7,816 2,314 10,385 7,983 2,402 2011 March -86 9,828 7,524 2,304 10,638 8,248 2,390 June -8 10,370 7,879 2,491 10,447 7,948 2,499 September 128 10,495 8,108 2,387 10,133 7,874 2,259 December 61 10,389 8,003 2,386 10,320 7,995 2,325 2012 March -149 10,030 7,853 2,177 10,565 8,239 2,326 June 178 10,415 8,035 2,380 10,383 8,181 2,202 September 188 9,941 7,764 2,177 10,363 8,374 1,989 December -64 10,306 8,037 2,269 10,529 8,196 2,333 2013 March -219 10,002 7,873 2,129 10,696 8,348 2,348 June 332 10,679 8,278 2,401 10,175 8,106 2,069 September 259 10,321 8,116 2,205 10,391 8,445 1,946 December -49 10,482 8,200 2,282 10,625 8,294 2,331 2014 March -365 10,139 8,147 1,992 10,767 8,410 2,357 June 340 10,809 8,444 2,365 10,212 8,187 2,025 September 278 10,363 8,075 2,288 10,504 8,494 2,010 December -97 10,600 8,362 2,238 10,732 8,397 2,335 2015 March -118 10,405 8,166 2,239 10,872 8,515 2,357 June 548 10,997 8,509 2,488 10,167 8,227 1,940 September 19 10,420 8,220 2,200 10,894 8,713 2,181 December 104 11,190 8,768 2,422 10,568 8,250 2,318 2016 March 16 10,920 8,576 2,344 10,734 8,406 2,328 June 208 10,999 8,567 2,432 10,894 8,670 2,224 September 119 10,468 8,136 2,332 10,950 8,737 2,213 December 407 11,400 8,659 2,741 10,809 8,475 2,334 2017 March 614 11,414 8,539 2,875 10,723 8,462 2,261 June 215 11,148 8,586 2,562 11,068 8,721 2,347 September -111 10,552 8,116 2,436 11,511 8,964 2,547 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.