Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted North Dakota 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 2,431 16,583 13,239 3,344 14,152 11,636 2,516 December 1,754 16,144 13,537 2,607 14,390 11,998 2,392 1993 March 203 15,895 12,558 3,337 15,692 13,325 2,367 June 2,410 16,643 13,705 2,938 14,233 12,217 2,016 September 3,388 17,783 14,708 3,075 14,395 11,940 2,455 December 1,388 16,831 13,521 3,310 15,443 12,854 2,589 1994 March 2,401 17,311 13,963 3,348 14,910 12,666 2,244 June 2,552 17,768 14,759 3,009 15,216 12,988 2,228 September 3,878 19,167 16,314 2,853 15,289 12,684 2,605 December 1,866 17,701 14,405 3,296 15,835 13,347 2,488 1995 March 2,462 18,416 15,132 3,284 15,954 13,534 2,420 June 58 17,710 14,539 3,171 17,652 15,032 2,620 September 1,808 18,493 15,580 2,913 16,685 13,953 2,732 December 1,551 18,445 14,943 3,502 16,894 14,094 2,800 1996 March 3,060 19,074 16,041 3,033 16,014 13,693 2,321 June 841 19,533 16,272 3,261 18,692 15,656 3,036 September 1,130 20,765 16,605 4,160 19,635 15,532 4,103 December 2,204 20,994 16,837 4,157 18,790 15,743 3,047 1997 March 1,845 19,481 15,918 3,563 17,636 14,206 3,430 June 81 19,562 16,369 3,193 19,481 15,837 3,644 September 1,848 20,645 16,860 3,785 18,797 14,560 4,237 December 3,507 21,042 17,154 3,888 17,535 14,486 3,049 1998 March -1,361 18,333 15,934 2,399 19,694 16,018 3,676 June -609 18,730 15,031 3,699 19,339 15,898 3,441 September 456 20,983 16,511 4,472 20,527 16,597 3,930 December 2,570 20,748 17,506 3,242 18,178 15,122 3,056 1999 March 825 20,539 17,215 3,324 19,714 16,276 3,438 June 1,837 20,838 16,771 4,067 19,001 15,304 3,697 September 1,276 19,977 16,441 3,536 18,701 15,604 3,097 December 1,209 21,542 17,425 4,117 20,333 16,636 3,697 2000 March 1,210 20,429 16,857 3,572 19,219 16,121 3,098 June 183 18,616 15,770 2,846 18,433 15,311 3,122 September -76 18,858 15,710 3,148 18,934 16,105 2,829 December -413 18,320 15,678 2,642 18,733 15,243 3,490 2001 March -159 20,839 16,530 4,309 20,998 14,703 6,295 June -238 18,775 15,092 3,683 19,013 15,657 3,356 September -1,198 17,262 14,286 2,976 18,460 15,712 2,748 December -97 18,198 15,147 3,051 18,295 15,276 3,019 2002 March -1,200 18,027 15,338 2,689 19,227 15,489 3,738 June 1,580 18,458 15,131 3,327 16,878 14,421 2,457 September -702 16,384 14,047 2,337 17,086 14,376 2,710 December 392 17,291 14,770 2,521 16,899 14,346 2,553 2003 March -500 17,106 13,968 3,138 17,606 14,970 2,636 June 1,450 18,389 14,964 3,425 16,939 13,525 3,414 September 1,787 18,428 15,127 3,301 16,641 14,001 2,640 December -328 17,544 14,553 2,991 17,872 14,799 3,073 2004 March 2,087 18,632 15,617 3,015 16,545 13,676 2,869 June 3,023 19,395 16,306 3,089 16,372 13,521 2,851 September 1,201 18,218 14,507 3,711 17,017 14,552 2,465 December 1,704 18,619 15,461 3,158 16,915 14,325 2,590 2005 March 1,118 18,750 15,014 3,736 17,632 14,926 2,706 June 2,411 19,192 15,770 3,422 16,781 14,345 2,436 September 2,255 19,459 15,985 3,474 17,204 14,748 2,456 December 777 18,083 14,434 3,649 17,306 14,810 2,496 2006 March 3,921 21,355 17,732 3,623 17,434 13,981 3,453 June 506 19,942 16,003 3,939 19,436 16,829 2,607 September 1,946 19,561 16,068 3,493 17,615 15,251 2,364 December 1,048 19,077 15,565 3,512 18,029 15,393 2,636 2007 March 1,736 19,613 16,439 3,174 17,877 15,341 2,536 June 648 19,321 16,032 3,289 18,673 15,975 2,698 September 1,539 19,514 15,951 3,563 17,975 15,582 2,393 December 2,930 20,244 16,775 3,469 17,314 14,788 2,526 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.