Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted South 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 2,724 19,589 16,065 3,524 16,865 13,970 2,895 December 329 17,921 14,757 3,164 17,592 14,340 3,252 1993 March 2,845 19,809 15,392 4,417 16,964 14,079 2,885 June 1,516 19,601 15,823 3,778 18,085 14,925 3,160 September 4,372 20,949 16,847 4,102 16,577 13,656 2,921 December 2,865 20,074 16,537 3,537 17,209 14,484 2,725 1994 March 3,631 20,619 16,270 4,349 16,988 13,768 3,220 June 3,044 19,793 16,541 3,252 16,749 13,698 3,051 September 3,984 21,638 17,104 4,534 17,654 14,375 3,279 December 2,760 20,854 17,042 3,812 18,094 15,205 2,889 1995 March 5,555 22,451 18,236 4,215 16,896 14,457 2,439 June 280 20,064 16,180 3,884 19,784 16,521 3,263 September 3,194 22,493 18,280 4,213 19,299 15,803 3,496 December 1,315 20,810 16,832 3,978 19,495 16,219 3,276 1996 March 1,122 20,170 16,358 3,812 19,048 15,995 3,053 June 972 20,312 16,400 3,912 19,340 16,348 2,992 September 2,751 21,975 18,539 3,436 19,224 16,266 2,958 December -258 20,252 16,411 3,841 20,510 17,172 3,338 1997 March 2,592 21,073 17,810 3,263 18,481 15,840 2,641 June 2,553 21,992 17,810 4,182 19,439 16,553 2,886 September 1,204 22,752 18,598 4,154 21,548 17,243 4,305 December 1,743 22,295 17,935 4,360 20,552 16,909 3,643 1998 March 36 21,740 16,632 5,108 21,704 17,988 3,716 June 1,343 23,293 18,268 5,025 21,950 17,293 4,657 September 1,336 22,833 17,890 4,943 21,497 17,952 3,545 December 3,359 23,430 19,138 4,292 20,071 16,213 3,858 1999 March 1,515 22,915 18,417 4,498 21,400 17,361 4,039 June 3,222 23,018 18,961 4,057 19,796 16,406 3,390 September 1,352 23,393 18,288 5,105 22,041 18,356 3,685 December 4,529 23,777 19,498 4,279 19,248 16,092 3,156 2000 March 3,872 24,882 19,445 5,437 21,010 17,639 3,371 June -1,370 21,651 17,707 3,944 23,021 19,468 3,553 September 154 22,638 17,537 5,101 22,484 18,799 3,685 December 850 23,441 17,742 5,699 22,591 18,058 4,533 2001 March -2,111 23,778 18,767 5,011 25,889 18,180 7,709 June -2,145 20,980 16,793 4,187 23,125 19,086 4,039 September -1,691 21,082 17,148 3,934 22,773 18,978 3,795 December -571 20,771 16,858 3,913 21,342 17,779 3,563 2002 March -1,285 22,057 17,800 4,257 23,342 18,644 4,698 June 1,739 21,960 17,569 4,391 20,221 16,819 3,402 September -94 20,329 16,862 3,467 20,423 16,926 3,497 December 737 20,740 16,748 3,992 20,003 16,632 3,371 2003 March -2,355 19,279 15,971 3,308 21,634 17,849 3,785 June 115 21,900 17,541 4,359 21,785 17,181 4,604 September 73 19,999 16,633 3,366 19,926 16,408 3,518 December 1,942 22,166 17,715 4,451 20,224 16,894 3,330 2004 March -82 20,884 17,492 3,392 20,966 17,177 3,789 June 3,354 22,334 18,151 4,183 18,980 15,728 3,252 September 1,239 21,109 16,889 4,220 19,870 16,550 3,320 December 583 21,381 17,210 4,171 20,798 17,633 3,165 2005 March 1,528 21,617 17,584 4,033 20,089 16,608 3,481 June 2,455 21,846 17,989 3,857 19,391 16,049 3,342 September 1,818 21,194 17,559 3,635 19,376 16,308 3,068 December 2,168 22,279 18,316 3,963 20,111 16,835 3,276 2006 March 2,017 22,210 18,537 3,673 20,193 16,775 3,418 June 2,454 21,897 17,878 4,019 19,443 16,717 2,726 September 1,361 21,559 17,876 3,683 20,198 17,190 3,008 December 2,675 22,548 18,466 4,082 19,873 16,660 3,213 2007 March 1,850 21,003 17,462 3,541 19,153 16,166 2,987 June 2,205 21,989 18,176 3,813 19,784 16,903 2,881 September 443 20,788 17,578 3,210 20,345 17,005 3,340 December 1,118 21,362 17,742 3,620 20,244 17,282 2,962 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.