Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, not seasonally adjusted South 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 -1,795 16,087 13,284 2,803 17,882 15,576 2,306 December -4,196 15,909 13,439 2,470 20,105 15,775 4,330 1993 March -3,565 14,610 11,383 3,227 18,175 14,696 3,479 June 17,328 30,494 24,097 6,397 13,166 11,062 2,104 September -361 17,192 13,930 3,262 17,553 15,226 2,327 December -1,742 17,821 15,060 2,761 19,563 15,934 3,629 1994 March -3,046 15,209 12,032 3,177 18,255 14,371 3,884 June 18,513 30,697 25,190 5,507 12,184 10,153 2,031 September -890 17,749 14,143 3,606 18,639 16,027 2,612 December -2,078 18,496 15,520 2,976 20,574 16,727 3,847 1995 March -1,467 16,565 13,486 3,079 18,032 15,090 2,942 June 16,802 31,219 24,641 6,578 14,417 12,245 2,172 September -1,938 18,466 15,115 3,351 20,404 17,619 2,785 December -3,770 18,435 15,329 3,106 22,205 17,842 4,363 1996 March -5,495 14,882 12,097 2,785 20,377 16,695 3,682 June 17,492 31,601 24,976 6,625 14,109 12,117 1,992 September -2,430 18,062 15,329 2,733 20,492 18,136 2,356 December -5,391 17,944 14,945 2,999 23,335 18,890 4,445 1997 March -4,164 15,555 13,171 2,384 19,719 16,534 3,185 June 20,015 34,205 27,123 7,082 14,190 12,269 1,921 September -3,972 18,682 15,378 3,304 22,654 19,225 3,429 December -3,715 19,737 16,333 3,404 23,452 18,601 4,851 1998 March -7,226 16,032 12,300 3,732 23,258 18,776 4,482 June 20,414 36,331 27,821 8,510 15,917 12,817 3,100 September -4,116 18,724 14,793 3,931 22,840 20,016 2,824 December -2,194 20,780 17,429 3,351 22,974 17,836 5,138 1999 March -6,086 16,906 13,620 3,286 22,992 18,121 4,871 June 21,330 35,747 28,876 6,871 14,417 12,160 2,257 September -4,219 19,182 15,122 4,060 23,401 20,466 2,935 December -807 21,098 17,757 3,341 21,905 17,702 4,203 2000 March -4,126 18,352 14,380 3,972 22,478 18,412 4,066 June 16,851 33,645 26,966 6,679 16,794 14,429 2,365 September -5,337 18,558 14,501 4,057 23,895 20,960 2,935 December -5,295 20,606 16,157 4,449 25,901 19,865 6,036 2001 March -10,734 17,540 13,879 3,661 28,274 18,976 9,298 June 15,830 32,665 25,574 7,091 16,835 14,146 2,689 September -6,875 17,308 14,179 3,129 24,183 21,160 3,023 December -5,896 18,407 15,352 3,055 24,303 19,558 4,745 2002 March -8,853 16,274 13,164 3,110 25,127 19,461 5,666 June 19,461 34,192 26,756 7,436 14,731 12,466 2,265 September -4,958 16,700 13,943 2,757 21,658 18,872 2,786 December -4,416 18,369 15,252 3,117 22,785 18,296 4,489 2003 March -8,968 14,228 11,811 2,417 23,196 18,631 4,565 June 18,297 34,096 26,714 7,382 15,799 12,734 3,065 September -4,666 16,430 13,753 2,677 21,096 18,294 2,802 December -3,411 19,608 16,133 3,475 23,019 18,585 4,434 2004 March -7,085 15,414 12,936 2,478 22,499 17,929 4,570 June 20,905 34,727 27,643 7,084 13,822 11,657 2,165 September -3,776 17,321 13,965 3,356 21,097 18,452 2,645 December -4,683 18,929 15,673 3,256 23,612 19,398 4,214 2005 March -5,583 15,950 13,004 2,946 21,533 17,335 4,198 June 19,808 33,928 27,396 6,532 14,120 11,895 2,225 September -3,217 17,410 14,519 2,891 20,627 18,183 2,444 December -3,108 19,774 16,680 3,094 22,882 18,520 4,362 2006 March -5,240 16,392 13,709 2,683 21,632 17,510 4,122 June 19,827 34,032 27,226 6,806 14,205 12,390 1,815 September -3,852 17,710 14,781 2,929 21,562 19,166 2,396 December -2,602 20,004 16,817 3,187 22,606 18,327 4,279 2007 March -4,872 15,688 13,088 2,600 20,560 16,954 3,606 June 19,659 34,107 27,638 6,469 14,448 12,523 1,925 September -4,608 17,041 14,499 2,542 21,649 18,960 2,689 December -4,025 18,978 16,134 2,844 23,003 19,064 3,939 2008 March -4,442 16,237 14,011 2,226 20,679 16,959 3,720 June 17,290 33,154 26,056 7,098 15,864 13,552 2,312 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.