Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Minnesota Gross job gains Gross job losses Year 3 months ended Net change(1) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments 1992 September 28,237 181,809 117,482 64,327 153,572 99,055 54,517 December 5,560 138,624 110,645 27,979 133,064 105,315 27,749 1993 March 12,918 135,658 106,429 29,229 122,740 101,340 21,400 June 3,043 132,906 104,517 28,389 129,863 99,911 29,952 September 25,512 149,656 122,046 27,610 124,144 98,412 25,732 December 16,006 150,740 115,817 34,923 134,734 108,677 26,057 1994 March 19,413 150,773 117,539 33,234 131,360 104,965 26,395 June 9,043 146,403 115,218 31,185 137,360 100,343 37,017 September 16,294 157,611 123,270 34,341 141,317 103,723 37,594 December 20,981 161,353 117,787 43,566 140,372 109,660 30,712 1995 March 33,092 174,876 126,988 47,888 141,784 104,374 37,410 June 1,232 146,872 111,681 35,191 145,640 112,171 33,469 September -4,129 149,230 117,005 32,225 153,359 106,709 46,650 December 36,121 177,466 116,578 60,888 141,345 107,130 34,215 1996 March 19,308 163,161 122,124 41,037 143,853 109,027 34,826 June 4,036 153,300 114,385 38,915 149,264 119,626 29,638 September 12,174 157,791 121,286 36,505 145,617 113,607 32,010 December 10,087 159,239 127,516 31,723 149,152 113,470 35,682 1997 March 15,781 163,568 126,658 36,910 147,787 112,261 35,526 June 11,087 160,621 121,337 39,284 149,534 112,888 36,646 September 35,844 182,068 132,978 49,090 146,224 113,120 33,104 December 16,122 165,171 126,402 38,769 149,049 117,320 31,729 1998 March 20,773 174,414 139,596 34,818 153,641 112,012 41,629 June 8,324 169,788 121,440 48,348 161,464 122,358 39,106 September 12,614 153,911 117,963 35,948 141,297 113,250 28,047 December 8,573 154,645 124,898 29,747 146,072 109,919 36,153 1999 March 6,182 154,393 123,202 31,191 148,211 115,438 32,773 June 23,554 161,028 125,005 36,023 137,474 107,867 29,607 September 10,162 154,716 126,058 28,658 144,554 117,132 27,422 December 19,550 166,679 134,056 32,623 147,129 113,254 33,875 2000 March 11,183 167,767 127,710 40,057 156,584 122,409 34,175 June 14,025 162,677 127,428 35,249 148,652 119,229 29,423 September 7,691 162,826 122,307 40,519 155,135 122,798 32,337 December 8,482 164,459 123,719 40,740 155,977 121,956 34,021 2001 March -8,916 159,829 126,532 33,297 168,745 127,581 41,164 June -20,284 152,393 121,784 30,609 172,677 140,026 32,651 September -14,200 151,483 117,900 33,583 165,683 135,505 30,178 December -14,375 156,397 113,798 42,599 170,772 130,166 40,606 2002 March -7,609 157,547 120,130 37,417 165,156 128,325 36,831 June 5,988 162,759 122,652 40,107 156,771 120,394 36,377 September 5,331 145,790 115,669 30,121 140,459 118,864 21,595 December -11,247 140,360 114,764 25,596 151,607 119,474 32,133 2003 March -10,271 143,956 111,962 31,994 154,227 125,440 28,787 June 9,739 159,394 119,709 39,685 149,655 116,242 33,413 September -1,409 140,652 110,133 30,519 142,061 115,886 26,175 December -9,156 139,549 111,737 27,812 148,705 115,134 33,571 2004 March -1,942 144,256 114,388 29,868 146,198 114,909 31,289 June 41,106 163,508 127,035 36,473 122,402 95,411 26,991 September -5,863 149,309 110,317 38,992 155,172 118,448 36,724 December 7,269 146,477 117,343 29,134 139,208 111,562 27,646 2005 March -9,663 140,070 117,779 22,291 149,733 117,528 32,205 June 12,507 146,969 116,488 30,481 134,462 115,610 18,852 September 42,043 172,774 135,311 37,463 130,731 110,723 20,008 December 12,054 159,750 125,353 34,397 147,696 136,065 11,631 2006 March 11,232 150,980 119,544 31,436 139,748 117,931 21,817 June 4,866 155,378 133,695 21,683 150,512 112,282 38,230 September -26,831 138,439 116,384 22,055 165,270 121,588 43,682 December -780 146,430 115,155 31,275 147,210 116,401 30,809 2007 March 7,522 140,915 106,684 34,231 133,393 111,424 21,969 June 7,342 151,477 125,253 26,224 144,135 104,482 39,653 September 9,186 149,125 104,961 44,164 139,939 118,085 21,854 December -2,901 140,424 112,917 27,507 143,325 115,872 27,453 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.