Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, not 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 -680 20,277 15,461 4,816 20,957 16,956 4,001 December -6,399 18,702 15,304 3,398 25,101 19,812 5,289 1993 March -4,324 17,224 12,919 4,305 21,548 16,221 5,327 June 21,559 36,067 27,789 8,278 14,508 11,534 2,974 September 897 21,817 16,200 5,617 20,920 16,957 3,963 December -6,678 21,522 17,021 4,501 28,200 21,704 6,496 1994 March -5,433 17,869 13,774 4,095 23,302 18,382 4,920 June 22,668 37,146 28,634 8,512 14,478 11,633 2,845 September 3,807 25,582 19,391 6,191 21,775 17,061 4,714 December -7,976 22,752 17,925 4,827 30,728 23,462 7,266 1995 March -5,426 20,329 16,629 3,700 25,755 20,331 5,424 June 19,483 37,533 28,911 8,622 18,050 12,837 5,213 September 3,042 24,605 19,181 5,424 21,563 18,595 2,968 December -9,652 20,737 16,211 4,526 30,389 23,971 6,418 1996 March -5,284 20,170 15,344 4,826 25,454 20,387 5,067 June 21,671 39,621 30,614 9,007 17,950 14,337 3,613 September 1,043 26,266 19,407 6,859 25,223 19,895 5,328 December -10,591 22,474 17,598 4,876 33,065 25,706 7,359 1997 March -9,052 18,749 14,258 4,491 27,801 21,218 6,583 June 23,349 40,966 30,896 10,070 17,617 13,964 3,653 September -525 25,542 19,365 6,177 26,067 21,047 5,020 December -6,647 24,913 19,038 5,875 31,560 24,701 6,859 1998 March -6,158 23,072 15,720 7,352 29,230 22,385 6,845 June 20,466 40,889 30,515 10,374 20,423 15,686 4,737 September 1,163 26,093 19,371 6,722 24,930 19,963 4,967 December -6,748 24,403 19,920 4,483 31,151 24,467 6,684 1999 March -6,780 21,128 16,154 4,974 27,908 21,696 6,212 June 20,147 40,465 31,554 8,911 20,318 15,252 5,066 September 225 25,708 19,755 5,953 25,483 20,127 5,356 December -10,137 23,501 19,475 4,026 33,638 23,221 10,417 2000 March -3,433 23,807 16,202 7,605 27,240 20,883 6,357 June 21,596 42,867 32,942 9,925 21,271 15,674 5,597 September -3,091 26,387 20,506 5,881 29,478 22,932 6,546 December -9,631 24,423 19,372 5,051 34,054 25,176 8,878 2001 March -4,104 25,954 17,699 8,255 30,058 21,631 8,427 June 18,959 40,368 31,561 8,807 21,409 16,536 4,873 September -3,483 24,988 19,410 5,578 28,471 22,402 6,069 December -8,055 23,065 18,410 4,655 31,120 24,816 6,304 2002 March -6,541 21,601 15,821 5,780 28,142 21,342 6,800 June 22,516 41,431 31,982 9,449 18,915 15,262 3,653 September -3,202 25,182 18,980 6,202 28,384 21,847 6,537 December -6,864 24,469 18,738 5,731 31,333 24,786 6,547 2003 March -7,392 21,564 15,697 5,867 28,956 21,029 7,927 June 19,046 41,175 32,649 8,526 22,129 16,974 5,155 September -2,300 25,356 19,542 5,814 27,656 22,118 5,538 December -5,325 27,146 20,347 6,799 32,471 24,854 7,617 2004 March -4,303 21,560 16,474 5,086 25,863 19,570 6,293 June 23,066 43,266 33,553 9,713 20,200 16,002 4,198 September -1,677 24,119 18,795 5,324 25,796 21,323 4,473 December -4,768 26,403 21,231 5,172 31,171 24,382 6,789 2005 March -4,859 22,456 17,783 4,673 27,315 20,662 6,653 June 20,375 41,171 32,410 8,761 20,796 16,557 4,239 September 926 26,580 20,475 6,105 25,654 21,614 4,040 December -5,839 26,826 21,615 5,211 32,665 25,991 6,674 2006 March -2,901 24,640 20,009 4,631 27,541 20,961 6,580 June 23,568 44,374 35,190 9,184 20,806 17,339 3,467 September -4,804 24,837 20,007 4,830 29,641 24,884 4,757 December -3,874 28,754 23,509 5,245 32,628 25,847 6,781 2007 March -2,993 24,756 20,013 4,743 27,749 21,270 6,479 June 20,745 43,790 35,287 8,503 23,045 18,624 4,421 September -3,206 26,211 20,948 5,263 29,417 25,036 4,381 December -6,008 28,419 22,236 6,183 34,427 27,413 7,014 2008 March -8,025 23,477 18,570 4,907 31,502 24,564 6,938 June 16,815 40,527 32,409 8,118 23,712 19,580 4,132 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.