Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, 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 262 7,056 5,662 1,394 6,569 5,437 1,132 December -210 6,693 5,570 1,123 6,762 5,429 1,333 1993 March 158 6,989 5,578 1,411 6,681 5,428 1,253 June 299 7,611 6,026 1,585 6,444 5,158 1,286 September 166 7,373 5,935 1,438 6,773 5,501 1,272 December 84 7,423 5,994 1,429 6,888 5,543 1,345 1994 March 200 7,572 6,044 1,528 6,985 5,657 1,328 June 558 7,900 6,176 1,724 6,749 5,583 1,166 September 343 7,911 6,295 1,616 7,026 5,753 1,273 December -28 7,649 6,217 1,432 7,418 5,958 1,460 1995 March 217 7,621 6,149 1,472 7,289 6,034 1,255 June -262 7,627 6,128 1,499 7,765 6,004 1,761 September 470 8,034 6,425 1,609 7,117 5,978 1,139 December -27 7,637 6,183 1,454 7,737 6,256 1,481 1996 March 350 7,855 6,212 1,643 7,582 6,289 1,293 June 436 8,191 6,414 1,777 7,474 6,133 1,341 September 335 8,517 6,600 1,917 7,780 6,198 1,582 December -167 7,943 6,381 1,562 8,196 6,467 1,729 1997 March -34 7,701 6,209 1,492 8,008 6,482 1,526 June 210 8,383 6,606 1,777 7,632 6,065 1,567 September 72 8,407 6,572 1,835 8,040 6,277 1,763 December 160 8,316 6,512 1,804 8,136 6,492 1,644 1998 March 419 8,493 6,453 2,040 8,136 6,515 1,621 June 195 8,384 6,600 1,784 8,016 6,427 1,589 September 237 8,477 6,726 1,751 8,009 6,495 1,514 December -57 8,174 6,699 1,475 8,105 6,573 1,532 1999 March 132 8,489 6,685 1,804 8,310 6,638 1,672 June -60 8,458 6,714 1,744 8,328 6,524 1,804 September 244 8,635 6,811 1,824 7,994 6,414 1,580 December -999 8,265 6,793 1,472 8,757 6,286 2,471 2000 March 1,132 9,460 6,844 2,616 7,836 6,352 1,484 June -68 8,532 6,761 1,771 8,638 6,799 1,839 September -148 8,515 6,648 1,867 8,701 6,686 2,015 December -151 8,381 6,686 1,695 8,333 6,487 1,846 2001 March 843 9,377 6,789 2,588 8,359 6,614 1,745 June -109 8,409 6,718 1,691 8,480 6,680 1,800 September -67 8,154 6,502 1,652 8,364 6,645 1,719 December 92 8,113 6,492 1,621 7,996 6,467 1,529 2002 March 274 8,538 6,570 1,968 8,315 6,621 1,694 June 257 8,482 6,793 1,689 7,828 6,396 1,432 September 152 8,748 6,878 1,870 8,241 6,523 1,718 December 378 8,883 6,870 2,013 8,343 6,708 1,635 2003 March -128 8,125 6,555 1,570 8,409 6,711 1,698 June 82 8,737 6,909 1,828 8,568 6,822 1,746 September 141 9,093 7,161 1,932 8,490 6,699 1,791 December 550 9,434 7,202 2,232 8,451 6,769 1,682 2004 March 231 9,235 7,337 1,898 8,212 6,545 1,667 June 327 9,404 7,292 2,112 9,134 7,349 1,785 September 128 9,035 7,216 1,819 8,724 7,033 1,691 December 524 9,863 7,658 2,205 8,766 7,085 1,681 2005 March -135 9,525 7,645 1,880 9,180 7,165 2,015 June -61 9,194 7,418 1,776 9,074 7,237 1,837 September 588 9,757 7,611 2,146 8,778 7,220 1,558 December 519 10,001 7,751 2,250 9,037 7,306 1,731 2006 March -22 10,179 8,214 1,965 9,057 7,070 1,987 June 352 9,881 7,845 2,036 9,329 7,645 1,684 September 31 9,371 7,525 1,846 9,738 7,923 1,815 December 520 10,568 8,207 2,361 9,265 7,424 1,841 2007 March -98 10,469 8,465 2,004 9,466 7,364 2,102 June 116 9,853 7,889 1,964 10,029 8,181 1,848 September 130 9,761 7,841 1,920 9,841 8,051 1,790 December 537 10,683 8,215 2,468 9,684 7,753 1,931 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.