Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Vermont 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 155 5,520 4,353 1,167 4,759 3,747 1,012 December 113 5,008 3,937 1,071 5,057 4,099 958 1993 March 85 5,233 4,163 1,070 4,992 4,007 985 June 132 5,296 4,256 1,040 4,938 4,030 908 September 149 5,561 4,505 1,056 4,831 3,924 907 December -5 5,268 4,311 957 5,169 4,207 962 1994 March -50 5,202 4,308 894 5,026 4,082 944 June 114 5,256 4,231 1,025 5,144 4,233 911 September 48 5,677 4,735 942 4,813 3,919 894 December -2 5,264 4,347 917 5,267 4,348 919 1995 March 45 5,362 4,408 954 5,109 4,200 909 June 52 5,275 4,263 1,012 5,335 4,375 960 September -49 5,412 4,475 937 5,111 4,125 986 December 82 5,185 4,154 1,031 5,352 4,403 949 1996 March -20 5,347 4,428 919 5,138 4,199 939 June 79 5,396 4,360 1,036 5,329 4,372 957 September 33 5,489 4,544 945 5,245 4,333 912 December 127 5,341 4,313 1,028 5,326 4,425 901 1997 March 117 5,406 4,391 1,015 5,318 4,420 898 June 58 5,473 4,505 968 5,216 4,306 910 September 117 5,791 4,668 1,123 5,362 4,356 1,006 December -8 5,464 4,563 901 5,330 4,421 909 1998 March 23 5,590 4,579 1,011 5,327 4,339 988 June 183 5,684 4,617 1,067 5,341 4,457 884 September -149 5,558 4,698 860 5,490 4,481 1,009 December -194 5,359 4,632 727 5,402 4,481 921 1999 March 311 5,915 4,700 1,215 5,323 4,419 904 June 53 5,553 4,595 958 5,522 4,617 905 September 276 5,529 4,572 957 5,389 4,708 681 December 103 5,861 4,888 973 5,335 4,465 870 2000 March 64 6,130 5,111 1,019 5,420 4,465 955 June 32 5,526 4,632 894 5,575 4,713 862 September 148 5,601 4,667 934 5,550 4,764 786 December 48 5,728 4,779 949 5,450 4,549 901 2001 March -236 5,533 4,739 794 5,615 4,585 1,030 June -116 5,216 4,390 826 5,681 4,739 942 September -96 5,373 4,432 941 5,791 4,754 1,037 December 169 5,658 4,575 1,083 5,376 4,462 914 2002 March -19 5,584 4,591 993 5,522 4,510 1,012 June 91 5,290 4,280 1,010 5,747 4,828 919 September 33 5,456 4,467 989 5,643 4,687 956 December 44 5,537 4,514 1,023 5,430 4,451 979 2003 March 69 5,415 4,388 1,027 5,612 4,654 958 June -134 5,476 4,438 1,038 5,713 4,541 1,172 September 131 5,525 4,552 973 5,334 4,492 842 December -6 5,469 4,484 985 5,511 4,520 991 2004 March 320 5,845 4,620 1,225 5,441 4,536 905 June 56 5,668 4,655 1,013 5,482 4,525 957 September 121 5,604 4,509 1,095 5,614 4,640 974 December -34 5,559 4,595 964 5,620 4,622 998 2005 March -62 5,538 4,604 934 5,636 4,640 996 June 103 5,702 4,647 1,055 5,550 4,598 952 September 65 5,493 4,459 1,034 5,806 4,837 969 December 16 5,528 4,533 995 5,621 4,642 979 2006 March 119 5,815 4,723 1,092 5,535 4,562 973 June -30 5,583 4,596 987 5,699 4,682 1,017 September -45 5,369 4,351 1,018 5,856 4,793 1,063 December -74 5,499 4,509 990 5,630 4,566 1,064 2007 March -49 5,370 4,452 918 5,572 4,605 967 June -103 5,453 4,484 969 5,912 4,840 1,072 September 78 5,677 4,318 1,359 6,000 4,719 1,281 December 21 5,689 4,504 1,185 5,697 4,533 1,164 2008 March -59 5,490 4,374 1,116 5,868 4,693 1,175 June -51 5,508 4,436 1,072 5,679 4,556 1,123 September -126 5,172 4,155 1,017 5,852 4,709 1,143 December -250 5,057 4,005 1,052 6,217 4,915 1,302 2009 March -128 4,815 3,694 1,121 6,107 4,858 1,249 June -183 5,184 4,081 1,103 5,713 4,427 1,286 September -248 5,092 4,015 1,077 5,629 4,304 1,325 December -64 5,174 4,021 1,153 5,547 4,330 1,217 2010 March 9 5,029 3,914 1,115 5,411 4,305 1,106 June 93 5,346 4,184 1,162 5,506 4,437 1,069 September -46 5,501 4,411 1,090 5,258 4,122 1,136 December -89 5,352 4,218 1,134 5,481 4,258 1,223 2011 March -13 5,174 4,079 1,095 5,429 4,321 1,108 June -140 5,515 4,387 1,128 5,404 4,136 1,268 September 20 5,377 4,129 1,248 5,465 4,237 1,228 December 152 5,654 4,398 1,256 5,229 4,125 1,104 2012 March 13 5,474 4,356 1,118 5,411 4,306 1,105 June -5 5,465 4,310 1,155 5,298 4,138 1,160 September 5 5,269 4,111 1,158 5,501 4,348 1,153 December -89 5,233 4,134 1,099 5,575 4,387 1,188 2013 March 49 5,189 4,052 1,137 5,444 4,356 1,088 June 59 5,402 4,263 1,139 5,346 4,266 1,080 September -94 5,241 4,181 1,060 5,525 4,371 1,154 December 167 5,565 4,319 1,246 5,337 4,258 1,079 2014 March 2 5,359 4,249 1,110 5,500 4,392 1,108 June 51 5,542 4,398 1,144 5,330 4,237 1,093 September 167 5,580 4,398 1,182 5,327 4,312 1,015 December 68 5,608 4,517 1,091 5,383 4,360 1,023 2015 March 30 5,427 4,306 1,121 5,514 4,423 1,091 June 35 5,537 4,469 1,068 5,514 4,481 1,033 September -90 5,300 4,230 1,070 5,716 4,556 1,160 December 22 5,647 4,541 1,106 5,325 4,241 1,084 2016 March 72 5,557 4,352 1,205 5,520 4,387 1,133 June -48 5,589 4,422 1,167 5,539 4,324 1,215 September 138 5,335 4,094 1,241 5,621 4,518 1,103 December 37 5,532 4,347 1,185 5,485 4,337 1,148 2017 March 123 5,394 4,229 1,165 5,465 4,423 1,042 June -34 5,627 4,493 1,134 5,507 4,339 1,168 September -113 5,294 4,218 1,076 5,702 4,513 1,189 December 123 5,556 4,378 1,178 5,354 4,299 1,055 2018 March 121 5,624 4,459 1,165 5,421 4,377 1,044 June -139 5,404 4,295 1,109 5,829 4,581 1,248 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.