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 -2,447 19,243 15,905 3,338 21,690 17,905 3,785 June 86 21,875 17,533 4,342 21,789 17,162 4,627 September 164 20,048 16,663 3,385 19,884 16,395 3,489 December 1,976 22,185 17,758 4,427 20,209 16,871 3,338 2004 March -177 20,842 17,420 3,422 21,019 17,230 3,789 June 3,331 22,310 18,143 4,167 18,979 15,710 3,269 September 1,334 21,164 16,920 4,244 19,830 16,537 3,293 December 619 21,400 17,252 4,148 20,781 17,609 3,172 2005 March 1,440 21,580 17,512 4,068 20,140 16,659 3,481 June 2,433 21,823 17,981 3,842 19,390 16,031 3,359 September 1,909 21,248 17,592 3,656 19,339 16,296 3,043 December 2,206 22,302 18,360 3,942 20,096 16,812 3,284 2006 March 1,921 22,166 18,461 3,705 20,245 16,827 3,418 June 2,434 21,872 17,869 4,003 19,438 16,698 2,740 September 1,454 21,613 17,909 3,704 20,159 17,176 2,983 December 2,714 22,571 18,511 4,060 19,857 16,636 3,221 2007 March 1,933 21,216 17,625 3,591 19,283 16,293 2,990 June 2,161 21,945 18,140 3,805 19,784 16,878 2,906 September 442 20,782 17,567 3,215 20,340 16,992 3,348 December 1,112 21,382 17,759 3,623 20,270 17,305 2,965 2008 March 2,560 21,942 18,868 3,074 19,382 16,298 3,084 June -365 21,298 17,134 4,164 21,663 18,202 3,461 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.