Table 8. Private sector establishments by direction of employment change, as a percent of total establishments(1), not seasonally adjusted South Dakota (Percent) Establishments gaining jobs Establishments losing jobs Year 3 months ended Net change(2) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments 1992 September 0.4 25.1 21.2 3.9 29.4 25.9 3.5 December -1.4 25.9 22.4 3.5 27.9 23.0 4.9 1993 March -1.4 25.1 21.3 3.8 30.0 24.8 5.2 June 3.5 37.5 30.7 6.8 20.8 17.5 3.3 September 0.8 25.5 21.4 4.1 29.4 26.1 3.3 December -0.6 27.4 23.4 4.0 28.0 23.4 4.6 1994 March -1.6 25.4 21.4 4.0 30.5 24.9 5.6 June 3.6 37.8 31.1 6.7 20.6 17.5 3.1 September 0.3 25.6 21.6 4.0 30.5 26.8 3.7 December -0.8 27.6 23.6 4.0 28.3 23.5 4.8 1995 March -0.8 26.1 21.9 4.2 30.2 25.2 5.0 June 3.0 36.3 29.8 6.5 22.2 18.7 3.5 September 0.5 26.3 22.3 4.0 30.3 26.8 3.5 December -1.1 27.4 23.5 3.9 28.9 23.9 5.0 1996 March -1.6 24.7 20.8 3.9 31.6 26.1 5.5 June 3.3 37.6 30.9 6.7 22.3 18.9 3.4 September 0.7 25.8 21.7 4.1 30.4 27.0 3.4 December -1.6 26.5 22.6 3.9 30.8 25.3 5.5 1997 March -2.1 25.0 21.5 3.5 31.2 25.6 5.6 June 3.7 37.9 31.0 6.9 21.7 18.5 3.2 September 0.6 26.3 22.1 4.2 30.9 27.3 3.6 December -0.5 28.1 23.8 4.3 29.1 24.3 4.8 1998 March -1.9 24.4 20.4 4.0 32.7 26.8 5.9 June 3.9 38.3 30.8 7.5 22.3 18.7 3.6 September 0.3 25.8 21.7 4.1 31.5 27.7 3.8 December -1.1 27.6 23.7 3.9 28.8 23.8 5.0 1999 March -1.6 24.6 20.5 4.1 31.4 25.7 5.7 June 3.0 37.7 31.1 6.6 21.6 18.0 3.6 September 0.4 25.3 20.9 4.4 31.9 27.9 4.0 December -0.1 28.4 24.0 4.4 27.8 23.3 4.5 2000 March -2.2 25.4 21.5 3.9 32.1 26.0 6.1 June 3.2 37.1 30.3 6.8 22.8 19.2 3.6 September 0.5 24.8 20.6 4.2 31.9 28.2 3.7 December -1.1 26.9 22.4 4.5 29.7 24.1 5.6 2001 March -3.0 24.5 20.7 3.8 32.3 25.5 6.8 June 3.7 37.2 30.0 7.2 22.7 19.2 3.5 September 0.4 24.1 19.9 4.2 32.2 28.4 3.8 December -0.7 26.9 22.6 4.3 28.9 23.9 5.0 2002 March -2.2 23.4 19.7 3.7 32.4 26.5 5.9 June 3.7 36.9 29.9 7.0 21.3 18.0 3.3 September 0.3 24.0 20.2 3.8 31.1 27.6 3.5 December -0.4 26.3 22.1 4.2 27.6 23.0 4.6 2003 March -2.9 22.4 19.0 3.4 32.8 26.5 6.3 June 3.6 36.4 29.6 6.8 21.2 18.0 3.2 September 0.6 24.9 20.9 4.0 29.9 26.5 3.4 December 0.0 27.0 22.5 4.5 28.0 23.5 4.5 2004 March -2.6 23.4 19.9 3.5 31.3 25.2 6.1 June 3.9 36.9 30.0 6.9 20.8 17.8 3.0 September 0.5 24.2 20.2 4.0 30.4 26.9 3.5 December 0.3 27.1 22.3 4.8 27.2 22.7 4.5 2005 March -2.5 23.6 19.9 3.7 31.8 25.6 6.2 June 3.4 36.5 29.8 6.7 20.9 17.6 3.3 September 0.6 25.5 21.5 4.0 29.4 26.0 3.4 December -0.3 26.3 21.8 4.5 28.6 23.8 4.8 2006 March -2.4 24.6 20.9 3.7 31.3 25.2 6.1 June 3.5 36.2 29.6 6.6 21.4 18.3 3.1 September 0.5 23.9 19.9 4.0 31.2 27.7 3.5 December 0.0 26.8 22.3 4.5 27.4 22.9 4.5 2007 March -2.8 23.4 19.9 3.5 31.6 25.3 6.3 June 3.3 36.5 30.2 6.3 20.7 17.7 3.0 September 0.3 24.1 20.4 3.7 29.9 26.5 3.4 December 0.0 26.8 22.4 4.4 27.5 23.1 4.4 2008 March -3.0 23.7 20.3 3.4 31.2 24.8 6.4 June 3.2 35.6 29.0 6.6 21.4 18.0 3.4 (1) The rates measure establishments gaining or losing jobs as a percentage of the average of the previous and current quarter total number of establishments. (2) See footnote 1, table 5.