Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Montana 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 1,400 22,422 17,231 5,191 21,022 16,550 4,472 December 724 21,412 17,158 4,254 20,688 16,416 4,272 1993 March 1,917 22,510 17,267 5,243 20,593 15,912 4,681 June 5,225 24,699 19,000 5,699 19,474 15,395 4,079 September 3,129 24,110 18,055 6,055 20,981 16,551 4,430 December 1,488 24,718 19,083 5,635 23,230 17,983 5,247 1994 March 1,043 23,398 18,410 4,988 22,355 18,032 4,323 June 6,009 25,438 19,578 5,860 19,429 15,527 3,902 September 6,362 28,284 21,611 6,673 21,922 16,653 5,269 December 830 26,139 20,096 6,043 25,309 19,440 5,869 1995 March 2,023 26,733 22,226 4,507 24,710 19,944 4,766 June 1,420 25,703 19,767 5,936 24,283 17,134 7,149 September 5,756 27,224 21,377 5,847 21,468 18,150 3,318 December -1,205 23,841 18,175 5,666 25,046 19,862 5,184 1996 March 1,935 26,386 20,508 5,878 24,451 19,999 4,452 June 3,041 27,133 20,932 6,201 24,092 19,137 4,955 September 3,648 29,022 21,629 7,393 25,374 19,419 5,955 December -1,409 25,834 19,730 6,104 27,243 21,299 5,944 1997 March -2,071 24,527 19,057 5,470 26,598 20,814 5,784 June 4,408 28,057 21,124 6,933 23,649 18,639 5,010 September 2,085 28,240 21,582 6,658 26,155 20,544 5,611 December 2,692 28,699 21,344 7,355 26,007 20,467 5,540 1998 March 1,993 29,966 21,011 8,955 27,973 21,959 6,014 June 573 28,006 20,864 7,142 27,433 20,937 6,496 September 3,798 28,835 21,589 7,246 25,037 19,485 5,552 December 2,273 27,945 22,333 5,612 25,672 20,273 5,399 1999 March 908 27,649 21,591 6,058 26,741 21,283 5,458 June 403 27,709 21,574 6,135 27,306 20,358 6,948 September 2,801 28,434 22,017 6,417 25,633 19,646 5,987 December -780 26,874 21,834 5,040 27,654 19,240 8,414 2000 March 4,847 30,918 21,655 9,263 26,071 20,485 5,586 June 759 29,356 22,523 6,833 28,597 20,921 7,676 September -507 29,193 22,854 6,339 29,700 22,383 7,317 December 11 28,042 21,718 6,324 28,031 20,860 7,171 2001 March 5,086 33,710 23,656 10,054 28,624 21,219 7,405 June -1,113 27,642 21,579 6,063 28,755 22,072 6,683 September -1,005 27,645 21,632 6,013 28,650 21,866 6,784 December 814 26,468 20,640 5,828 25,654 20,562 5,092 2002 March 1,275 28,186 21,146 7,040 26,911 20,936 5,975 June 2,991 28,372 21,867 6,505 25,381 20,371 5,010 September -793 27,838 21,153 6,685 28,631 21,324 7,307 December 2,358 28,183 21,008 7,175 25,825 20,537 5,288 2003 March 489 28,047 20,900 7,147 27,558 20,626 6,932 June -1,336 28,250 22,354 5,896 29,586 22,525 7,061 September 308 28,138 21,832 6,306 27,830 21,554 6,276 December 4,340 31,162 22,778 8,384 26,822 20,699 6,123 2004 March 3,432 28,130 21,935 6,195 24,698 19,195 5,503 June 2,704 29,689 22,973 6,716 26,985 21,235 5,750 September 925 26,773 20,998 5,775 25,848 20,779 5,069 December 4,382 30,145 23,767 6,378 25,763 20,306 5,457 2005 March 3,286 29,370 23,678 5,692 26,084 20,266 5,818 June 471 28,248 22,190 6,058 27,777 21,971 5,806 September 3,855 29,497 22,875 6,622 25,642 21,063 4,579 December 3,612 30,623 24,197 6,426 27,011 21,646 5,365 2006 March 5,969 32,282 26,641 5,641 26,313 20,559 5,754 June 2,686 30,444 24,093 6,351 27,758 23,009 4,749 September -2,050 27,591 22,352 5,239 29,641 24,250 5,391 December 5,808 32,785 26,317 6,468 26,977 21,526 5,451 2007 March 5,897 32,425 26,647 5,778 26,528 20,862 5,666 June -729 30,040 24,160 5,880 30,769 24,714 6,055 September -252 29,111 23,403 5,708 29,363 24,398 4,965 December 4,049 32,517 24,892 7,625 28,468 22,830 5,638 2008 March 542 30,702 24,725 5,977 30,160 24,093 6,067 June -3,693 27,908 22,283 5,625 31,601 25,929 5,672 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.