Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, not 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 11,859 157,933 102,459 55,474 146,074 96,871 49,203 December -9,515 131,648 107,010 24,638 141,163 113,626 27,537 1993 March -39,072 110,619 80,629 29,990 149,691 121,193 28,498 June 83,778 181,600 146,653 34,947 97,822 74,656 23,166 September 10,783 130,249 106,439 23,810 119,466 96,242 23,224 December -347 142,764 112,012 30,752 143,111 117,253 25,858 1994 March -37,531 123,146 89,046 34,100 160,677 125,528 35,149 June 96,447 200,056 161,668 38,388 103,609 74,979 28,630 September 1,756 137,122 107,507 29,615 135,366 101,436 33,930 December 3,488 152,280 113,917 38,363 148,792 118,314 30,478 1995 March -29,299 145,339 96,204 49,135 174,638 124,821 49,817 June 90,321 200,024 156,704 43,320 109,703 83,817 25,886 September -16,626 129,833 102,043 27,790 146,459 104,356 42,103 December 16,827 166,365 112,748 53,617 149,538 115,584 33,954 1996 March -42,138 134,625 92,519 42,106 176,763 130,386 46,377 June 96,092 208,403 160,499 47,904 112,311 89,388 22,923 September -2,735 137,257 105,776 31,481 139,992 111,102 28,890 December -6,573 151,262 123,327 27,935 157,835 122,425 35,410 1997 March -47,737 133,826 95,954 37,872 181,563 134,254 47,309 June 105,915 218,611 170,253 48,358 112,696 84,353 28,343 September 17,804 158,307 115,973 42,334 140,503 110,626 29,877 December -1,677 156,388 122,249 34,139 158,065 126,578 31,487 1998 March -47,911 141,481 105,756 35,725 189,392 133,956 55,436 June 108,239 229,914 170,398 59,516 121,675 91,429 30,246 September -2,187 133,879 102,878 31,001 136,066 110,753 25,313 December -7,480 146,990 120,795 26,195 154,470 118,593 35,877 1999 March -56,356 125,340 93,336 32,004 181,696 138,053 43,643 June 116,244 219,744 175,400 44,344 103,500 80,601 22,899 September -4,646 134,652 109,938 24,714 139,298 114,549 24,749 December 2,570 158,379 129,652 28,727 155,809 122,192 33,617 2000 March -54,047 137,852 96,751 41,101 191,899 146,390 45,509 June 110,343 222,191 178,800 43,391 111,848 89,091 22,757 September -7,665 141,610 106,667 34,943 149,275 120,090 29,185 December -9,813 155,529 119,654 35,875 165,342 131,580 33,762 2001 March -77,368 130,023 95,859 34,164 207,391 152,575 54,816 June 78,676 208,560 170,881 37,679 129,884 104,631 25,253 September -27,970 131,784 102,823 28,961 159,754 132,517 27,237 December -33,163 147,571 110,059 37,512 180,734 140,438 40,296 2002 March -73,111 129,401 91,009 38,392 202,512 153,465 49,047 June 103,373 221,470 172,099 49,371 118,097 89,962 28,135 September -8,879 126,854 100,878 25,976 135,733 116,243 19,490 December -27,258 133,533 110,994 22,539 160,791 128,903 31,888 2003 March -70,701 117,648 84,821 32,827 188,349 150,015 38,334 June 104,119 216,821 167,969 48,852 112,702 86,859 25,843 September -14,586 122,369 96,050 26,319 136,955 113,331 23,624 December -24,978 132,557 108,066 24,491 157,535 124,220 33,315 2004 March -61,782 117,305 86,659 30,646 179,087 137,420 41,667 June 130,976 223,146 178,248 44,898 92,170 71,294 20,876 September -19,145 129,836 96,210 33,626 148,981 115,836 33,145 December -8,658 139,143 113,488 25,655 147,801 120,366 27,435 2005 March -71,338 112,100 89,228 22,872 183,438 140,552 42,886 June 100,003 200,971 163,449 37,522 100,968 86,387 14,581 September 23,975 150,315 118,008 32,307 126,340 108,282 18,058 December -6,821 151,524 121,235 30,289 158,345 146,803 11,542 2006 March -47,268 122,820 90,565 32,255 170,088 141,035 29,053 June 100,818 214,286 187,594 26,692 113,468 83,900 29,568 September -37,810 120,521 101,501 19,020 158,331 118,907 39,424 December -17,249 138,912 111,372 27,540 156,161 125,587 30,574 2007 March -46,563 115,945 80,822 35,123 162,508 133,253 29,255 June 99,364 208,541 176,316 32,225 109,177 77,860 31,317 September -5,110 129,441 91,130 38,311 134,551 115,298 19,253 December -19,122 133,415 109,223 24,192 152,537 124,967 27,570 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.