Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not 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 292 5,228 4,229 999 4,681 3,974 707 December -154 4,793 3,875 918 5,246 4,174 1,072 1993 March -675 4,176 3,403 773 6,025 4,577 1,448 June 970 6,841 5,217 1,624 3,779 3,125 654 September 287 5,285 4,374 911 4,786 4,162 624 December -249 5,062 4,236 826 5,354 4,279 1,075 1994 March -731 4,191 3,534 657 6,054 4,666 1,388 June 933 6,781 5,198 1,583 3,960 3,310 650 September 181 5,396 4,585 811 4,791 4,161 630 December -213 5,089 4,282 807 5,435 4,415 1,020 1995 March -612 4,309 3,609 700 6,111 4,799 1,312 June 833 6,775 5,246 1,529 4,098 3,402 696 September 125 5,153 4,338 815 5,069 4,379 690 December -139 5,023 4,112 911 5,536 4,486 1,050 1996 March -677 4,305 3,628 677 6,142 4,788 1,354 June 832 6,929 5,364 1,565 4,178 3,445 733 September 169 5,227 4,405 822 5,250 4,597 653 December -103 5,188 4,287 901 5,512 4,508 1,004 1997 March -534 4,358 3,597 761 6,337 5,042 1,295 June 777 7,006 5,529 1,477 4,085 3,385 700 September 265 5,496 4,521 975 5,334 4,624 710 December -200 5,315 4,507 808 5,503 4,495 1,008 1998 March -657 4,492 3,754 738 6,337 4,942 1,395 June 933 7,253 5,670 1,583 4,155 3,505 650 September 30 5,291 4,546 745 5,475 4,760 715 December -356 5,190 4,548 642 5,540 4,542 998 1999 March -404 4,728 3,838 890 6,329 5,035 1,294 June 772 7,090 5,652 1,438 4,288 3,622 666 September 336 5,243 4,414 829 5,501 5,008 493 December -84 5,684 4,811 873 5,496 4,539 957 2000 March -602 4,920 4,160 760 6,450 5,088 1,362 June 688 7,046 5,702 1,344 4,339 3,683 656 September 242 5,311 4,500 811 5,627 5,058 569 December -134 5,537 4,694 843 5,603 4,626 977 2001 March -881 4,433 3,848 585 6,672 5,206 1,466 June 535 6,649 5,406 1,243 4,409 3,701 708 September 73 5,094 4,283 811 5,797 5,059 738 December -41 5,456 4,497 959 5,531 4,531 1,000 2002 March -709 4,471 3,743 728 6,561 5,124 1,437 June 824 6,805 5,280 1,525 4,455 3,754 701 September 174 5,169 4,313 856 5,662 4,980 682 December -174 5,334 4,422 912 5,630 4,544 1,086 2003 March -627 4,310 3,562 748 6,650 5,275 1,375 June 720 7,057 5,485 1,572 4,398 3,546 852 September 225 5,242 4,407 835 5,393 4,783 610 December -231 5,251 4,398 853 5,700 4,616 1,084 2004 March -412 4,649 3,756 893 6,454 5,149 1,305 June 841 7,307 5,757 1,550 4,234 3,525 709 September 253 5,312 4,366 946 5,626 4,933 693 December -262 5,356 4,509 847 5,833 4,724 1,109 2005 March -757 4,421 3,747 674 6,693 5,262 1,431 June 898 7,340 5,739 1,601 4,282 3,579 703 September 198 5,211 4,317 894 5,848 5,152 696 December -193 5,303 4,421 882 5,819 4,744 1,075 2006 March -609 4,634 3,844 790 6,578 5,179 1,399 June 760 7,168 5,674 1,494 4,378 3,644 734 September 115 5,090 4,217 873 5,858 5,100 758 December -293 5,299 4,414 885 5,837 4,659 1,178 2007 March -744 4,282 3,625 657 6,612 5,211 1,401 June 681 7,002 5,530 1,472 4,518 3,727 791 September 272 5,356 4,181 1,175 5,929 5,026 903 December -229 5,465 4,422 1,043 5,909 4,637 1,272 2008 March -880 4,418 3,594 824 7,020 5,316 1,704 June 870 7,136 5,455 1,681 4,363 3,552 811 September 72 4,898 4,023 875 5,813 5,010 803 December -514 4,860 3,935 925 6,457 5,018 1,439 2009 March -995 3,893 3,069 824 7,324 5,505 1,819 June 785 6,722 5,007 1,715 4,377 3,447 930 September -4 4,809 3,893 916 5,512 4,592 920 December -341 4,947 3,934 1,013 5,765 4,411 1,354 2010 March -808 4,052 3,244 808 6,477 4,861 1,616 June 1,021 6,916 5,137 1,779 4,225 3,467 758 September 130 5,188 4,265 923 5,191 4,398 793 December -376 5,105 4,115 990 5,698 4,332 1,366 2011 March -811 4,167 3,366 801 6,490 4,878 1,612 June 785 7,123 5,394 1,729 4,191 3,247 944 September 197 5,067 3,994 1,073 5,406 4,530 876 December -128 5,363 4,271 1,092 5,427 4,207 1,220 2012 March -774 4,410 3,583 827 6,461 4,860 1,601 June 877 7,054 5,314 1,740 4,096 3,233 863 September 189 4,965 3,966 999 5,460 4,650 810 December -348 5,017 4,050 967 5,779 4,464 1,315 2013 March -725 4,170 3,343 827 6,458 4,906 1,552 June 925 6,992 5,273 1,719 4,143 3,349 794 September 82 4,936 4,033 903 5,511 4,690 821 December -109 5,301 4,214 1,087 5,533 4,337 1,196 2014 March -756 4,304 3,483 821 6,520 4,943 1,577 June 894 7,132 5,434 1,698 4,138 3,334 804 September 292 5,254 4,240 1,014 5,353 4,631 722 December -175 5,353 4,390 963 5,579 4,441 1,138 2015 March -730 4,368 3,547 821 6,523 4,972 1,551 June 836 7,127 5,541 1,586 4,261 3,511 750 September 81 4,981 4,072 909 5,723 4,895 828 December -230 5,369 4,406 963 5,519 4,326 1,193 2016 March -711 4,454 3,562 892 6,524 4,921 1,603 June 794 7,161 5,460 1,701 4,266 3,359 907 September 264 5,009 3,946 1,063 5,647 4,848 799 December -218 5,270 4,221 1,049 5,680 4,413 1,267 2017 March -599 4,352 3,479 873 6,436 4,964 1,472 June 796 7,208 5,538 1,670 4,248 3,374 874 September 57 4,985 4,064 921 5,714 4,850 864 December -143 5,282 4,250 1,032 5,561 4,386 1,175 2018 March -627 4,544 3,673 871 6,407 4,909 1,498 June 715 6,952 5,320 1,632 4,503 3,586 917 September 117 4,952 3,948 1,004 5,826 4,939 887 December -206 5,453 4,368 1,085 5,647 4,356 1,291 2019 March -437 4,639 3,662 977 6,143 4,729 1,414 June 755 6,843 5,249 1,594 4,479 3,640 839 September 64 4,890 3,943 947 5,763 4,880 883 December -171 5,398 4,363 1,035 5,517 4,311 1,206 2020 March -909 4,024 3,316 708 6,710 5,093 1,617 June -344 4,912 3,480 1,432 7,168 5,392 1,776 September 497 6,316 4,837 1,479 4,651 3,669 982 December -127 5,394 4,285 1,109 5,194 3,958 1,236 2021 March -103 4,822 3,589 1,233 5,657 4,321 1,336 June 1,363 7,712 5,459 2,253 4,110 3,220 890 September 238 5,753 4,275 1,478 5,892 4,652 1,240 December 339 6,133 4,575 1,558 5,489 4,270 1,219 2022 March 45 5,444 3,862 1,582 6,280 4,743 1,537 June 914 7,316 5,430 1,886 4,667 3,695 972 September 414 5,695 4,114 1,581 6,006 4,839 1,167 December 202 6,075 4,441 1,634 5,884 4,452 1,432 2023 March -161 5,556 4,146 1,410 6,137 4,566 1,571 June 704 7,223 5,444 1,779 4,811 3,736 1,075 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.