Table 8. Private sector establishments by direction of employment change, as a percent of total establishments(1), not seasonally adjusted Montana (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 1.2 28.4 22.9 5.5 30.1 25.8 4.3 December -1.8 26.6 22.1 4.5 30.8 24.5 6.3 1993 March -1.8 26.2 21.1 5.1 31.9 25.0 6.9 June 4.7 40.9 32.1 8.8 21.0 16.9 4.1 September 0.8 28.9 23.4 5.5 30.1 25.4 4.7 December -0.5 28.7 23.1 5.6 30.4 24.3 6.1 1994 March -1.7 27.3 22.0 5.3 32.1 25.1 7.0 June 5.6 40.8 31.6 9.2 21.1 17.5 3.6 September 1.4 29.6 23.7 5.9 29.8 25.3 4.5 December -1.0 28.1 22.8 5.3 31.2 24.9 6.3 1995 March -1.4 26.2 21.3 4.9 31.8 25.5 6.3 June 2.5 38.0 30.3 7.7 23.4 18.2 5.2 September 1.9 29.5 23.7 5.8 29.7 25.8 3.9 December -1.0 27.5 22.2 5.3 31.9 25.6 6.3 1996 March -1.1 26.4 21.1 5.3 32.3 25.9 6.4 June 5.0 39.5 30.7 8.8 21.8 18.0 3.8 September 1.4 29.9 23.3 6.6 30.8 25.6 5.2 December -1.6 27.5 22.0 5.5 32.5 25.4 7.1 1997 March -2.6 25.1 20.4 4.7 33.3 26.0 7.3 June 4.3 39.6 30.9 8.7 21.8 17.4 4.4 September 0.5 29.1 22.9 6.2 31.3 25.6 5.7 December -0.4 28.3 22.1 6.2 31.7 25.1 6.6 1998 March -1.4 26.9 20.7 6.2 33.0 25.4 7.6 June 4.1 38.3 29.9 8.4 22.2 17.9 4.3 September 1.0 28.5 22.7 5.8 30.4 25.6 4.8 December -1.1 26.9 22.0 4.9 30.6 24.6 6.0 1999 March -2.2 26.3 20.9 5.4 32.9 25.3 7.6 June 3.3 38.1 30.0 8.1 22.7 17.9 4.8 September 1.0 28.6 22.7 5.9 29.9 25.0 4.9 December -4.7 27.5 22.5 5.0 33.4 23.7 9.7 2000 March 1.1 29.5 21.6 7.9 31.2 24.4 6.8 June 3.3 38.2 30.0 8.2 23.4 18.5 4.9 September -0.1 28.2 22.1 6.1 32.2 26.0 6.2 December -1.6 27.5 21.9 5.6 31.4 24.2 7.2 2001 March -0.3 28.6 21.0 7.6 32.8 24.9 7.9 June 3.0 37.1 29.4 7.7 22.7 18.0 4.7 September 0.0 26.6 21.3 5.3 30.9 25.6 5.3 December -0.5 26.1 20.8 5.3 29.5 23.7 5.8 2002 March -1.8 25.7 20.0 5.7 32.0 24.5 7.5 June 3.9 36.8 29.2 7.6 20.6 16.9 3.7 September 0.7 27.8 22.0 5.8 29.5 24.4 5.1 December 0.4 27.7 21.3 6.4 29.8 23.8 6.0 2003 March -2.9 23.7 19.3 4.4 31.3 24.0 7.3 June 3.6 36.7 28.8 7.9 21.8 17.5 4.3 September 0.7 28.2 22.3 5.9 29.6 24.4 5.2 December 0.8 28.5 21.7 6.8 29.3 23.3 6.0 2004 March -1.8 25.9 20.8 5.1 29.5 22.6 6.9 June 4.5 37.9 29.1 8.8 22.3 18.0 4.3 September 0.6 26.7 21.4 5.3 29.1 24.4 4.7 December 0.7 28.4 22.0 6.4 28.9 23.2 5.7 2005 March -3.1 25.7 20.8 4.9 31.7 23.7 8.0 June 2.9 36.2 29.0 7.2 21.7 17.4 4.3 September 1.9 28.2 22.1 6.1 28.8 24.6 4.2 December 0.7 28.1 21.7 6.4 29.0 23.3 5.7 2006 March -2.7 26.6 21.7 4.9 30.3 22.7 7.6 June 4.1 37.3 29.4 7.9 21.4 17.6 3.8 September 0.3 26.0 21.0 5.0 30.6 25.9 4.7 December 0.6 28.7 22.2 6.5 28.8 22.9 5.9 2007 March -3.0 26.6 21.7 4.9 30.9 23.0 7.9 June 3.4 35.9 28.5 7.4 22.4 18.4 4.0 September 0.6 26.4 21.3 5.1 30.1 25.6 4.5 December 0.6 28.2 21.6 6.6 29.2 23.2 6.0 2008 March -4.0 25.0 20.4 4.6 32.6 24.0 8.6 June 2.8 34.4 27.2 7.2 23.5 19.1 4.4 (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.