Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted South Dakota 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 74 5,060 4,280 780 5,954 5,248 706 December -279 5,214 4,502 712 5,618 4,627 991 1993 March -275 4,930 4,181 749 5,901 4,877 1,024 June 708 7,479 6,116 1,363 4,142 3,487 655 September 169 5,191 4,356 835 5,964 5,298 666 December -117 5,593 4,771 822 5,703 4,764 939 1994 March -304 5,102 4,293 809 6,104 4,991 1,113 June 720 7,657 6,305 1,352 4,170 3,538 632 September 78 5,295 4,459 836 6,284 5,526 758 December -160 5,700 4,873 827 5,821 4,834 987 1995 March -179 5,328 4,477 851 6,168 5,138 1,030 June 635 7,502 6,150 1,352 4,585 3,868 717 September 117 5,529 4,678 851 6,371 5,637 734 December -232 5,741 4,920 821 6,070 5,017 1,053 1996 March -324 5,105 4,291 814 6,531 5,393 1,138 June 702 7,865 6,459 1,406 4,650 3,946 704 September 151 5,503 4,620 883 6,490 5,758 732 December -352 5,615 4,797 818 6,535 5,365 1,170 1997 March -442 5,197 4,475 722 6,487 5,323 1,164 June 772 7,940 6,499 1,441 4,557 3,888 669 September 129 5,641 4,732 909 6,630 5,850 780 December -125 6,015 5,101 914 6,236 5,197 1,039 1998 March -401 5,164 4,317 847 6,932 5,684 1,248 June 846 8,209 6,601 1,608 4,762 4,000 762 September 58 5,646 4,757 889 6,889 6,058 831 December -236 6,015 5,165 850 6,271 5,185 1,086 1999 March -350 5,292 4,412 880 6,761 5,531 1,230 June 657 8,162 6,737 1,425 4,663 3,895 768 September 87 5,559 4,591 968 7,026 6,145 881 December -14 6,254 5,281 973 6,121 5,134 987 2000 March -474 5,550 4,694 856 6,987 5,657 1,330 June 705 8,133 6,645 1,488 4,984 4,201 783 September 112 5,554 4,612 942 7,121 6,291 830 December -227 6,011 4,997 1,014 6,606 5,365 1,241 2001 March -657 5,336 4,517 819 7,055 5,579 1,476 June 828 8,175 6,585 1,590 4,973 4,211 762 September 88 5,414 4,466 948 7,231 6,371 860 December -161 6,028 5,071 957 6,483 5,365 1,118 2002 March -505 5,165 4,356 809 7,159 5,845 1,314 June 825 8,258 6,690 1,568 4,759 4,016 743 September 56 5,471 4,607 864 7,099 6,291 808 December -101 5,990 5,034 956 6,293 5,236 1,057 2003 March -664 4,996 4,243 753 7,350 5,933 1,417 June 824 8,218 6,683 1,535 4,768 4,057 711 September 144 5,736 4,816 920 6,880 6,104 776 December 10 6,237 5,194 1,043 6,468 5,435 1,033 2004 March -591 5,333 4,536 797 7,153 5,765 1,388 June 908 8,519 6,929 1,590 4,792 4,110 682 September 99 5,694 4,761 933 7,180 6,346 834 December 71 6,418 5,286 1,132 6,452 5,391 1,061 2005 March -589 5,541 4,667 874 7,468 6,005 1,463 June 813 8,636 7,044 1,592 4,944 4,165 779 September 149 6,144 5,171 973 7,078 6,254 824 December -66 6,338 5,253 1,085 6,906 5,755 1,151 2006 March -581 5,848 4,978 870 7,451 6,000 1,451 June 857 8,719 7,119 1,600 5,144 4,401 743 September 119 5,863 4,887 976 7,654 6,797 857 December -6 6,598 5,501 1,097 6,745 5,642 1,103 2007 March -679 5,672 4,830 842 7,630 6,109 1,521 June 807 8,900 7,361 1,539 5,060 4,328 732 September 72 5,982 5,063 919 7,441 6,594 847 December -2 6,677 5,586 1,091 6,852 5,759 1,093 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.