Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Minnesota Establishments gaining jobs Establishments losing jobs Year 3 months ended Net change(1) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments 1992 September 1,181 29,997 23,556 6,441 31,498 26,238 5,260 December -444 30,720 25,881 4,839 30,285 25,002 5,283 1993 March -2,064 26,826 22,376 4,450 34,282 27,768 6,514 June 2,847 38,070 31,458 6,612 23,637 19,872 3,765 September 486 29,558 25,252 4,306 29,966 26,146 3,820 December 817 32,103 26,399 5,704 30,388 25,501 4,887 1994 March -928 28,428 22,675 5,753 34,731 28,050 6,681 June 3,122 40,290 32,983 7,307 24,601 20,416 4,185 September -74 30,589 26,097 4,492 31,738 27,172 4,566 December 427 33,826 27,394 6,432 32,562 26,557 6,005 1995 March -2,076 29,800 24,228 5,572 36,773 29,125 7,648 June 3,638 40,717 32,887 7,830 25,774 21,582 4,192 September -1,158 30,690 25,633 5,057 34,371 28,156 6,215 December 3,297 35,832 27,157 8,675 32,261 26,883 5,378 1996 March -3,904 30,135 24,734 5,401 38,642 29,337 9,305 June 3,836 41,797 33,526 8,271 26,257 21,822 4,435 September 675 32,061 26,600 5,461 34,518 29,732 4,786 December -490 35,662 29,031 6,631 34,581 27,460 7,121 1997 March -4,401 29,768 24,456 5,312 39,886 30,173 9,713 June 4,507 43,784 34,268 9,516 27,170 22,161 5,009 September 2,116 34,267 26,941 7,326 35,231 30,021 5,210 December 1,944 37,459 29,555 7,904 33,743 27,783 5,960 1998 March -3,757 31,030 25,715 5,315 39,784 30,712 9,072 June 4,494 45,292 35,612 9,680 27,773 22,587 5,186 September -27 32,577 27,465 5,112 36,250 31,111 5,139 December -634 35,912 30,080 5,832 34,564 28,098 6,466 1999 March -3,432 30,575 25,340 5,235 40,306 31,639 8,667 June 4,026 44,789 36,165 8,624 27,258 22,660 4,598 September 21 31,985 27,348 4,637 35,543 30,927 4,616 December -577 36,513 30,234 6,279 34,829 27,973 6,856 2000 March -2,780 31,836 26,124 5,712 40,204 31,712 8,492 June 3,772 44,078 35,934 8,144 27,693 23,321 4,372 September -153 33,456 27,148 6,308 38,089 31,628 6,461 December 1,600 37,328 29,108 8,220 36,052 29,432 6,620 2001 March -2,848 31,986 26,134 5,852 40,649 31,949 8,700 June 1,993 42,378 35,459 6,919 28,985 24,059 4,926 September -2,291 30,328 25,751 4,577 39,605 32,737 6,868 December 559 35,781 27,476 8,305 37,072 29,326 7,746 2002 March -1,970 31,575 24,232 7,343 43,429 34,116 9,313 June 4,801 45,104 35,132 9,972 28,487 23,316 5,171 September 849 32,524 26,921 5,603 36,359 31,605 4,754 December 215 35,330 28,895 6,435 36,411 30,191 6,220 2003 March -3,634 28,810 23,649 5,161 42,393 33,598 8,795 June 4,756 44,269 34,584 9,685 28,741 23,812 4,929 September -382 32,516 26,885 5,631 37,846 31,833 6,013 December -1,443 34,367 28,114 6,253 37,716 30,020 7,696 2004 March -3,697 30,531 24,654 5,877 42,181 32,607 9,574 June 5,486 46,779 36,714 10,065 26,676 22,097 4,579 September -2,413 32,366 26,094 6,272 40,732 32,047 8,685 December 1,016 36,223 29,231 6,992 35,729 29,753 5,976 2005 March -5,775 27,443 23,252 4,191 46,657 36,691 9,966 June 5,988 44,011 34,622 9,389 28,082 24,681 3,401 September 1,964 35,271 29,490 5,781 34,015 30,198 3,817 December 4,182 36,147 29,544 6,603 36,448 34,027 2,421 2006 March 30 29,843 25,422 4,421 38,678 34,287 4,391 June -936 43,287 38,579 4,708 29,655 24,011 5,644 September -4,971 30,017 26,105 3,912 41,446 32,563 8,883 December 475 34,541 28,267 6,274 35,757 29,958 5,799 2007 March -741 28,791 23,742 5,049 38,750 32,960 5,790 June -2,671 42,232 36,228 6,004 31,437 22,762 8,675 September 6,027 35,935 25,403 10,532 36,688 32,183 4,505 December 1,132 36,168 28,618 7,550 35,964 29,546 6,418 2008 March -2,159 29,768 23,635 6,133 41,727 33,435 8,292 June -2,533 41,579 34,657 6,922 32,980 23,525 9,455 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.