Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Montana 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 262 7,056 5,662 1,394 6,569 5,437 1,132 December -210 6,693 5,570 1,123 6,762 5,429 1,333 1993 March 158 6,989 5,578 1,411 6,681 5,428 1,253 June 299 7,611 6,026 1,585 6,444 5,158 1,286 September 166 7,373 5,935 1,438 6,773 5,501 1,272 December 84 7,423 5,994 1,429 6,888 5,543 1,345 1994 March 200 7,572 6,044 1,528 6,985 5,657 1,328 June 558 7,900 6,176 1,724 6,749 5,583 1,166 September 343 7,911 6,295 1,616 7,026 5,753 1,273 December -28 7,649 6,217 1,432 7,418 5,958 1,460 1995 March 217 7,621 6,149 1,472 7,289 6,034 1,255 June -262 7,627 6,128 1,499 7,765 6,004 1,761 September 470 8,034 6,425 1,609 7,117 5,978 1,139 December -27 7,637 6,183 1,454 7,737 6,256 1,481 1996 March 350 7,855 6,212 1,643 7,582 6,289 1,293 June 436 8,191 6,414 1,777 7,474 6,133 1,341 September 335 8,517 6,600 1,917 7,780 6,198 1,582 December -167 7,943 6,381 1,562 8,196 6,467 1,729 1997 March -34 7,701 6,209 1,492 8,008 6,482 1,526 June 210 8,383 6,606 1,777 7,632 6,065 1,567 September 72 8,407 6,572 1,835 8,040 6,277 1,763 December 160 8,316 6,512 1,804 8,136 6,492 1,644 1998 March 419 8,493 6,453 2,040 8,136 6,515 1,621 June 195 8,384 6,600 1,784 8,016 6,427 1,589 September 237 8,477 6,726 1,751 8,009 6,495 1,514 December -57 8,174 6,699 1,475 8,105 6,573 1,532 1999 March 132 8,489 6,685 1,804 8,310 6,638 1,672 June -60 8,458 6,714 1,744 8,328 6,524 1,804 September 244 8,635 6,811 1,824 7,994 6,414 1,580 December -999 8,265 6,793 1,472 8,757 6,286 2,471 2000 March 1,132 9,460 6,844 2,616 7,836 6,352 1,484 June -68 8,532 6,761 1,771 8,638 6,799 1,839 September -148 8,515 6,648 1,867 8,701 6,686 2,015 December -151 8,381 6,686 1,695 8,333 6,487 1,846 2001 March 843 9,377 6,789 2,588 8,359 6,614 1,745 June -109 8,409 6,718 1,691 8,480 6,680 1,800 September -67 8,154 6,502 1,652 8,364 6,645 1,719 December 92 8,113 6,492 1,621 7,996 6,467 1,529 2002 March 274 8,538 6,570 1,968 8,315 6,621 1,694 June 257 8,482 6,793 1,689 7,828 6,396 1,432 September 152 8,748 6,878 1,870 8,241 6,523 1,718 December 378 8,883 6,870 2,013 8,343 6,708 1,635 2003 March -110 8,111 6,543 1,568 8,407 6,729 1,678 June 78 8,760 6,926 1,834 8,546 6,790 1,756 September 135 9,107 7,165 1,942 8,494 6,687 1,807 December 527 9,402 7,187 2,215 8,476 6,788 1,688 2004 March 248 9,219 7,324 1,895 8,209 6,562 1,647 June 323 9,427 7,309 2,118 9,110 7,315 1,795 September 123 9,049 7,221 1,828 8,726 7,021 1,705 December 500 9,828 7,641 2,187 8,791 7,104 1,687 2005 March -114 9,508 7,631 1,877 9,175 7,184 1,991 June -67 9,217 7,436 1,781 9,051 7,203 1,848 September 586 9,773 7,616 2,157 8,778 7,207 1,571 December 496 9,967 7,734 2,233 9,062 7,325 1,737 2006 March -2 10,161 8,199 1,962 9,053 7,089 1,964 June 349 9,907 7,864 2,043 9,303 7,609 1,694 September 25 9,385 7,530 1,855 9,738 7,908 1,830 December 496 10,532 8,189 2,343 9,290 7,443 1,847 2007 March -74 10,462 8,455 2,007 9,489 7,408 2,081 June 119 9,854 7,879 1,975 10,055 8,199 1,856 September 126 9,803 7,862 1,941 9,879 8,064 1,815 December 523 10,683 8,213 2,470 9,721 7,774 1,947 2008 March -385 10,105 8,164 1,941 10,251 7,925 2,326 June -162 9,550 7,626 1,924 10,692 8,606 2,086 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.