Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, not seasonally adjusted North 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 1,069 15,001 12,441 2,560 13,932 11,922 2,010 December -1,565 14,837 12,697 2,140 16,402 13,399 3,003 1993 March -5,946 11,520 8,704 2,816 17,466 14,603 2,863 June 13,397 24,200 19,587 4,613 10,803 9,318 1,485 September 1,982 16,176 13,822 2,354 14,194 12,233 1,961 December -2,206 15,399 12,682 2,717 17,605 14,355 3,250 1994 March -4,092 12,503 9,678 2,825 16,595 13,881 2,714 June 14,270 25,817 21,093 4,724 11,547 9,906 1,641 September 2,438 17,515 15,331 2,184 15,077 12,996 2,081 December -1,813 16,216 13,511 2,705 18,029 14,906 3,123 1995 March -4,500 13,259 10,488 2,771 17,759 14,832 2,927 June 12,363 25,758 20,779 4,979 13,395 11,465 1,930 September 392 16,871 14,641 2,230 16,479 14,296 2,183 December -2,364 16,890 14,016 2,874 19,254 15,740 3,514 1996 March -4,137 13,677 11,118 2,559 17,814 15,007 2,807 June 14,199 28,376 23,256 5,120 14,177 11,941 2,236 September -402 18,789 15,605 3,184 19,191 15,913 3,278 December -2,202 19,204 15,792 3,412 21,406 17,581 3,825 1997 March -5,678 14,039 11,033 3,006 19,717 15,569 4,148 June 13,646 28,409 23,395 5,014 14,763 12,079 2,684 September 438 18,741 15,844 2,897 18,303 14,918 3,385 December -724 19,281 16,090 3,191 20,005 16,178 3,827 1998 March -8,933 13,068 11,044 2,024 22,001 17,555 4,446 June 12,629 27,290 21,482 5,808 14,661 12,126 2,535 September -1,206 18,939 15,516 3,423 20,145 17,005 3,140 December -1,643 19,081 16,420 2,661 20,724 16,888 3,836 1999 March -7,258 14,737 11,932 2,805 21,995 17,837 4,158 June 15,958 30,354 23,969 6,385 14,396 11,673 2,723 September -304 18,157 15,450 2,707 18,461 15,987 2,474 December -3,496 19,723 16,344 3,379 23,219 18,579 4,640 2000 March -6,716 14,698 11,684 3,014 21,414 17,668 3,746 June 13,029 27,007 22,538 4,469 13,978 11,678 2,300 September -1,588 17,173 14,763 2,410 18,761 16,501 2,260 December -4,530 16,873 14,705 2,168 21,403 17,023 4,380 2001 March -8,634 15,093 11,457 3,636 23,727 16,114 7,613 June 12,938 27,352 21,569 5,783 14,414 11,942 2,472 September -2,590 15,703 13,425 2,278 18,293 16,098 2,195 December -4,139 16,711 14,207 2,504 20,850 17,060 3,790 2002 March -8,595 12,900 10,631 2,269 21,495 16,975 4,520 June 14,040 26,849 21,625 5,224 12,809 10,999 1,810 September -1,904 14,990 13,201 1,789 16,894 14,729 2,165 December -3,302 15,923 13,854 2,069 19,225 16,021 3,204 2003 March -7,265 12,329 9,681 2,648 19,594 16,406 3,188 June 13,933 26,764 21,387 5,377 12,831 10,316 2,515 September 289 16,743 14,216 2,527 16,454 14,345 2,109 December -4,279 16,105 13,650 2,455 20,384 16,527 3,857 2004 March -5,089 13,368 10,824 2,544 18,457 14,988 3,469 June 15,742 28,155 23,305 4,850 12,413 10,313 2,100 September -404 16,474 13,633 2,841 16,878 14,909 1,969 December -2,155 17,094 14,502 2,592 19,249 15,998 3,251 2005 March -6,072 13,558 10,406 3,152 19,630 16,358 3,272 June 15,175 27,910 22,538 5,372 12,735 10,941 1,794 September 609 17,681 15,022 2,659 17,072 15,110 1,962 December -3,139 16,533 13,538 2,995 19,672 16,539 3,133 2006 March -4,151 15,347 12,290 3,057 19,498 15,322 4,176 June 14,301 29,057 22,872 6,185 14,756 12,836 1,920 September 259 17,774 15,100 2,674 17,515 15,626 1,889 December -3,018 17,481 14,599 2,882 20,499 17,190 3,309 2007 March -5,808 14,072 11,394 2,678 19,880 16,813 3,067 June 13,826 28,029 22,882 5,147 14,203 12,207 1,996 September -128 17,735 14,981 2,754 17,863 15,956 1,907 December -1,000 18,629 15,790 2,839 19,629 16,461 3,168 2008 March -3,751 15,638 13,010 2,628 19,389 16,159 3,230 June 13,470 27,937 22,551 5,386 14,467 12,652 1,815 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.