Table 4. Private sector gross job gains and losses, as a percent of employment(1), not seasonally adjusted North Dakota (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 0.5 7.2 6.0 1.2 6.7 5.7 1.0 December -0.8 7.1 6.1 1.0 7.9 6.5 1.4 1993 March -2.9 5.7 4.3 1.4 8.6 7.2 1.4 June 6.4 11.6 9.4 2.2 5.2 4.5 0.7 September 0.9 7.5 6.4 1.1 6.6 5.7 0.9 December -1.0 7.2 5.9 1.3 8.2 6.7 1.5 1994 March -1.9 5.9 4.6 1.3 7.8 6.5 1.3 June 6.5 11.9 9.7 2.2 5.4 4.6 0.8 September 1.1 7.8 6.8 1.0 6.7 5.8 0.9 December -0.8 7.2 6.0 1.2 8.0 6.6 1.4 1995 March -2.1 5.9 4.7 1.2 8.0 6.7 1.3 June 5.4 11.4 9.2 2.2 6.0 5.1 0.9 September 0.3 7.3 6.3 1.0 7.0 6.1 0.9 December -1.1 7.2 6.0 1.2 8.3 6.8 1.5 1996 March -1.8 6.0 4.9 1.1 7.8 6.6 1.2 June 6.0 12.1 9.9 2.2 6.1 5.1 1.0 September -0.2 7.8 6.5 1.3 8.0 6.6 1.4 December -0.9 8.0 6.6 1.4 8.9 7.3 1.6 1997 March -2.4 6.0 4.7 1.3 8.4 6.6 1.8 June 5.8 11.9 9.8 2.1 6.1 5.0 1.1 September 0.1 7.6 6.4 1.2 7.5 6.1 1.4 December -0.4 7.8 6.5 1.3 8.2 6.6 1.6 1998 March -3.7 5.4 4.6 0.8 9.1 7.3 1.8 June 5.2 11.2 8.8 2.4 6.0 5.0 1.0 September -0.5 7.6 6.2 1.4 8.1 6.8 1.3 December -0.6 7.7 6.6 1.1 8.3 6.8 1.5 1999 March -2.9 6.1 4.9 1.2 9.0 7.3 1.7 June 6.5 12.3 9.7 2.6 5.8 4.7 1.1 September -0.2 7.1 6.0 1.1 7.3 6.3 1.0 December -1.4 7.7 6.4 1.3 9.1 7.3 1.8 2000 March -2.7 5.9 4.7 1.2 8.6 7.1 1.5 June 5.3 10.8 9.0 1.8 5.5 4.6 0.9 September -0.7 6.6 5.7 0.9 7.3 6.4 0.9 December -1.7 6.7 5.8 0.9 8.4 6.7 1.7 2001 March -3.5 6.1 4.6 1.5 9.6 6.5 3.1 June 5.1 10.9 8.6 2.3 5.8 4.8 1.0 September -1.0 6.2 5.3 0.9 7.2 6.3 0.9 December -1.7 6.6 5.6 1.0 8.3 6.8 1.5 2002 March -3.5 5.2 4.3 0.9 8.7 6.9 1.8 June 5.7 10.8 8.7 2.1 5.1 4.4 0.7 September -0.8 5.9 5.2 0.7 6.7 5.8 0.9 December -1.4 6.3 5.5 0.8 7.7 6.4 1.3 2003 March -3.0 5.0 3.9 1.1 8.0 6.7 1.3 June 5.7 10.8 8.6 2.2 5.1 4.1 1.0 September 0.1 6.5 5.5 1.0 6.4 5.6 0.8 December -1.6 6.4 5.4 1.0 8.0 6.5 1.5 2004 March -2.1 5.3 4.3 1.0 7.4 6.0 1.4 June 6.2 11.0 9.1 1.9 4.8 4.0 0.8 September -0.1 6.3 5.2 1.1 6.4 5.7 0.7 December -0.8 6.5 5.5 1.0 7.3 6.1 1.2 2005 March -2.5 5.2 4.0 1.2 7.7 6.4 1.3 June 5.8 10.7 8.6 2.1 4.9 4.2 0.7 September 0.3 6.6 5.6 1.0 6.3 5.6 0.7 December -1.3 6.1 5.0 1.1 7.4 6.2 1.2 2006 March -1.6 5.8 4.6 1.2 7.4 5.8 1.6 June 5.3 10.8 8.5 2.3 5.5 4.8 0.7 September 0.1 6.4 5.4 1.0 6.3 5.6 0.7 December -1.1 6.3 5.3 1.0 7.4 6.2 1.2 2007 March -2.1 5.2 4.2 1.0 7.3 6.2 1.1 June 5.1 10.2 8.3 1.9 5.1 4.4 0.7 September 0.0 6.3 5.3 1.0 6.3 5.6 0.7 December -0.3 6.6 5.6 1.0 6.9 5.8 1.1 (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.