Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Montana 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 289 6,684 5,390 1,294 7,068 6,063 1,005 December -407 6,234 5,174 1,060 7,218 5,751 1,467 1993 March -422 6,015 4,849 1,166 7,332 5,744 1,588 June 1,105 9,595 7,532 2,063 4,916 3,958 958 September 206 6,985 5,650 1,335 7,263 6,134 1,129 December -131 6,917 5,568 1,349 7,352 5,872 1,480 1994 March -420 6,516 5,254 1,262 7,668 5,986 1,682 June 1,375 9,964 7,720 2,244 5,153 4,284 869 September 371 7,494 5,993 1,501 7,545 6,415 1,130 December -255 7,127 5,775 1,352 7,918 6,311 1,607 1995 March -374 6,561 5,345 1,216 7,975 6,385 1,590 June 639 9,611 7,660 1,951 5,919 4,607 1,312 September 483 7,611 6,117 1,494 7,677 6,666 1,011 December -258 7,115 5,743 1,372 8,257 6,627 1,630 1996 March -281 6,757 5,400 1,357 8,293 6,655 1,638 June 1,313 10,329 8,017 2,312 5,705 4,706 999 September 376 8,063 6,283 1,780 8,315 6,911 1,404 December -428 7,401 5,927 1,474 8,753 6,851 1,902 1997 March -700 6,630 5,397 1,233 8,792 6,859 1,933 June 1,145 10,570 8,257 2,313 5,822 4,654 1,168 September 139 7,961 6,257 1,704 8,564 6,999 1,565 December -106 7,752 6,049 1,703 8,686 6,877 1,809 1998 March -369 7,294 5,609 1,685 8,948 6,894 2,054 June 1,137 10,570 8,249 2,321 6,116 4,932 1,184 September 282 8,029 6,403 1,626 8,587 7,243 1,344 December -294 7,614 6,222 1,392 8,649 6,963 1,686 1999 March -628 7,301 5,811 1,490 9,142 7,024 2,118 June 925 10,661 8,392 2,269 6,350 5,006 1,344 September 292 8,178 6,484 1,694 8,554 7,152 1,402 December -1,330 7,699 6,310 1,389 9,378 6,659 2,719 2000 March 281 8,110 5,949 2,161 8,602 6,722 1,880 June 935 10,756 8,451 2,305 6,587 5,217 1,370 September -54 8,063 6,329 1,734 9,244 7,456 1,788 December -431 7,810 6,210 1,600 8,903 6,872 2,031 2001 March -73 8,039 5,901 2,138 9,210 6,999 2,211 June 860 10,598 8,397 2,201 6,467 5,126 1,341 September 8 7,724 6,190 1,534 8,936 7,410 1,526 December -152 7,560 6,030 1,530 8,533 6,851 1,682 2002 March -520 7,337 5,711 1,626 9,153 7,007 2,146 June 1,131 10,689 8,491 2,198 5,975 4,908 1,067 September 211 8,284 6,548 1,736 8,799 7,274 1,525 December 101 8,281 6,381 1,900 8,905 7,106 1,799 2003 March -854 6,995 5,698 1,297 9,253 7,102 2,151 June 1,078 11,015 8,636 2,379 6,536 5,235 1,301 September 204 8,611 6,817 1,794 9,060 7,470 1,590 December 256 8,797 6,690 2,107 9,022 7,171 1,851 2004 March -544 7,946 6,378 1,568 9,038 6,926 2,112 June 1,418 11,862 9,114 2,748 6,969 5,639 1,330 September 188 8,559 6,870 1,689 9,344 7,843 1,501 December 231 9,194 7,113 2,081 9,355 7,505 1,850 2005 March -1,000 8,198 6,645 1,553 10,135 7,582 2,553 June 942 11,583 9,272 2,311 6,922 5,553 1,369 September 610 9,239 7,246 1,993 9,434 8,051 1,383 December 219 9,324 7,200 2,124 9,644 7,739 1,905 2006 March -895 8,763 7,140 1,623 10,000 7,482 2,518 June 1,395 12,456 9,806 2,650 7,121 5,866 1,255 September 103 8,878 7,164 1,714 10,446 8,835 1,611 December 203 9,852 7,623 2,229 9,890 7,864 2,026 2007 March -1,007 9,014 7,358 1,656 10,456 7,793 2,663 June 1,179 12,374 9,822 2,552 7,679 6,306 1,373 September 194 9,246 7,466 1,780 10,568 8,982 1,586 December 199 9,972 7,641 2,331 10,329 8,197 2,132 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.