Table 4. Private sector gross job gains and losses, as a percent of employment(1), not seasonally adjusted Montana (Percent) Gross job gains Gross job losses Year 3 months ended Net change(2) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments 1992 September -0.3 8.3 6.3 2.0 8.6 7.0 1.6 December -2.6 7.8 6.4 1.4 10.4 8.2 2.2 1993 March -1.9 7.3 5.5 1.8 9.2 6.9 2.3 June 8.9 14.8 11.4 3.4 5.9 4.7 1.2 September 0.3 8.6 6.4 2.2 8.3 6.7 1.6 December -2.6 8.6 6.8 1.8 11.2 8.6 2.6 1994 March -2.2 7.3 5.6 1.7 9.5 7.5 2.0 June 8.8 14.5 11.2 3.3 5.7 4.6 1.1 September 1.3 9.5 7.2 2.3 8.2 6.4 1.8 December -3.0 8.5 6.7 1.8 11.5 8.8 2.7 1995 March -2.1 7.8 6.4 1.4 9.9 7.8 2.1 June 7.3 14.1 10.9 3.2 6.8 4.8 2.0 September 1.1 8.9 6.9 2.0 7.8 6.7 1.1 December -3.4 7.6 5.9 1.7 11.0 8.7 2.3 1996 March -1.9 7.6 5.8 1.8 9.5 7.6 1.9 June 7.9 14.4 11.1 3.3 6.5 5.2 1.3 September 0.3 9.2 6.8 2.4 8.9 7.0 1.9 December -3.7 8.0 6.3 1.7 11.7 9.1 2.6 1997 March -3.2 7.0 5.3 1.7 10.2 7.8 2.4 June 8.4 14.7 11.1 3.6 6.3 5.0 1.3 September -0.2 8.8 6.7 2.1 9.0 7.3 1.7 December -2.3 8.7 6.6 2.1 11.0 8.6 2.4 1998 March -2.2 8.2 5.6 2.6 10.4 8.0 2.4 June 7.1 14.2 10.6 3.6 7.1 5.5 1.6 September 0.4 8.8 6.5 2.3 8.4 6.7 1.7 December -2.4 8.2 6.7 1.5 10.6 8.3 2.3 1999 March -2.4 7.3 5.6 1.7 9.7 7.5 2.2 June 6.8 13.7 10.7 3.0 6.9 5.2 1.7 September 0.0 8.4 6.5 1.9 8.4 6.6 1.8 December -3.4 7.8 6.5 1.3 11.2 7.7 3.5 2000 March -1.2 8.1 5.5 2.6 9.3 7.1 2.2 June 7.2 14.2 10.9 3.3 7.0 5.2 1.8 September -1.0 8.5 6.6 1.9 9.5 7.4 2.1 December -3.1 8.0 6.3 1.7 11.1 8.2 2.9 2001 March -1.3 8.7 5.9 2.8 10.0 7.2 2.8 June 6.2 13.2 10.3 2.9 7.0 5.4 1.6 September -1.0 8.0 6.2 1.8 9.0 7.1 1.9 December -2.6 7.5 6.0 1.5 10.1 8.1 2.0 2002 March -2.2 7.2 5.3 1.9 9.4 7.1 2.3 June 7.4 13.5 10.4 3.1 6.1 4.9 1.2 September -1.1 7.9 6.0 1.9 9.0 6.9 2.1 December -2.2 7.8 6.0 1.8 10.0 7.9 2.1 2003 March -2.5 7.0 5.1 1.9 9.5 6.9 2.6 June 6.1 13.2 10.5 2.7 7.1 5.4 1.7 September -0.7 7.9 6.1 1.8 8.6 6.9 1.7 December -1.7 8.5 6.4 2.1 10.2 7.8 2.4 2004 March -1.4 6.9 5.3 1.6 8.3 6.3 2.0 June 7.1 13.4 10.4 3.0 6.3 5.0 1.3 September -0.4 7.3 5.7 1.6 7.7 6.4 1.3 December -1.4 8.1 6.5 1.6 9.5 7.4 2.1 2005 March -1.6 6.9 5.5 1.4 8.5 6.4 2.1 June 6.1 12.4 9.8 2.6 6.3 5.0 1.3 September 0.3 7.8 6.0 1.8 7.5 6.3 1.2 December -1.7 7.9 6.4 1.5 9.6 7.6 2.0 2006 March -0.8 7.4 6.0 1.4 8.2 6.2 2.0 June 6.9 12.9 10.2 2.7 6.0 5.0 1.0 September -1.3 7.0 5.6 1.4 8.3 7.0 1.3 December -1.1 8.2 6.7 1.5 9.3 7.4 1.9 2007 March -0.9 7.0 5.7 1.3 7.9 6.0 1.9 June 5.9 12.3 9.9 2.4 6.4 5.2 1.2 September -0.9 7.1 5.7 1.4 8.0 6.8 1.2 December -1.6 7.9 6.2 1.7 9.5 7.6 1.9 (1) The rates measure gross job gains and gross job losses as a percentage of the average of the previous and current quarter employment levels. (2) See footnote 1, table 1.