Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, not 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 -1,795 16,087 13,284 2,803 17,882 15,576 2,306 December -4,196 15,909 13,439 2,470 20,105 15,775 4,330 1993 March -3,565 14,610 11,383 3,227 18,175 14,696 3,479 June 17,328 30,494 24,097 6,397 13,166 11,062 2,104 September -361 17,192 13,930 3,262 17,553 15,226 2,327 December -1,742 17,821 15,060 2,761 19,563 15,934 3,629 1994 March -3,046 15,209 12,032 3,177 18,255 14,371 3,884 June 18,513 30,697 25,190 5,507 12,184 10,153 2,031 September -890 17,749 14,143 3,606 18,639 16,027 2,612 December -2,078 18,496 15,520 2,976 20,574 16,727 3,847 1995 March -1,467 16,565 13,486 3,079 18,032 15,090 2,942 June 16,802 31,219 24,641 6,578 14,417 12,245 2,172 September -1,938 18,466 15,115 3,351 20,404 17,619 2,785 December -3,770 18,435 15,329 3,106 22,205 17,842 4,363 1996 March -5,495 14,882 12,097 2,785 20,377 16,695 3,682 June 17,492 31,601 24,976 6,625 14,109 12,117 1,992 September -2,430 18,062 15,329 2,733 20,492 18,136 2,356 December -5,391 17,944 14,945 2,999 23,335 18,890 4,445 1997 March -4,164 15,555 13,171 2,384 19,719 16,534 3,185 June 20,015 34,205 27,123 7,082 14,190 12,269 1,921 September -3,972 18,682 15,378 3,304 22,654 19,225 3,429 December -3,715 19,737 16,333 3,404 23,452 18,601 4,851 1998 March -7,226 16,032 12,300 3,732 23,258 18,776 4,482 June 20,414 36,331 27,821 8,510 15,917 12,817 3,100 September -4,116 18,724 14,793 3,931 22,840 20,016 2,824 December -2,194 20,780 17,429 3,351 22,974 17,836 5,138 1999 March -6,086 16,906 13,620 3,286 22,992 18,121 4,871 June 21,330 35,747 28,876 6,871 14,417 12,160 2,257 September -4,219 19,182 15,122 4,060 23,401 20,466 2,935 December -807 21,098 17,757 3,341 21,905 17,702 4,203 2000 March -4,126 18,352 14,380 3,972 22,478 18,412 4,066 June 16,851 33,645 26,966 6,679 16,794 14,429 2,365 September -5,337 18,558 14,501 4,057 23,895 20,960 2,935 December -5,295 20,606 16,157 4,449 25,901 19,865 6,036 2001 March -10,734 17,540 13,879 3,661 28,274 18,976 9,298 June 15,830 32,665 25,574 7,091 16,835 14,146 2,689 September -6,875 17,308 14,179 3,129 24,183 21,160 3,023 December -5,896 18,407 15,352 3,055 24,303 19,558 4,745 2002 March -8,853 16,274 13,164 3,110 25,127 19,461 5,666 June 19,461 34,192 26,756 7,436 14,731 12,466 2,265 September -4,958 16,700 13,943 2,757 21,658 18,872 2,786 December -4,416 18,369 15,252 3,117 22,785 18,296 4,489 2003 March -8,968 14,228 11,811 2,417 23,196 18,631 4,565 June 18,297 34,096 26,714 7,382 15,799 12,734 3,065 September -4,666 16,430 13,753 2,677 21,096 18,294 2,802 December -3,411 19,608 16,133 3,475 23,019 18,585 4,434 2004 March -7,085 15,414 12,936 2,478 22,499 17,929 4,570 June 20,905 34,727 27,643 7,084 13,822 11,657 2,165 September -3,776 17,321 13,965 3,356 21,097 18,452 2,645 December -4,683 18,929 15,673 3,256 23,612 19,398 4,214 2005 March -5,583 15,950 13,004 2,946 21,533 17,335 4,198 June 19,808 33,928 27,396 6,532 14,120 11,895 2,225 September -3,217 17,410 14,519 2,891 20,627 18,183 2,444 December -3,108 19,774 16,680 3,094 22,882 18,520 4,362 2006 March -5,240 16,392 13,709 2,683 21,632 17,510 4,122 June 19,827 34,032 27,226 6,806 14,205 12,390 1,815 September -3,852 17,710 14,781 2,929 21,562 19,166 2,396 December -2,602 20,004 16,817 3,187 22,606 18,327 4,279 2007 March -4,976 15,501 12,914 2,587 20,477 16,874 3,603 June 19,682 34,148 27,688 6,460 14,466 12,559 1,907 September -4,603 17,056 14,521 2,535 21,659 18,975 2,684 December -3,992 18,962 16,138 2,824 22,954 19,018 3,936 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.