Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted North Dakota 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 61 4,545 3,878 667 5,030 4,424 606 December -239 4,812 4,193 619 4,794 3,936 858 1993 March -273 4,114 3,442 672 5,540 4,595 945 June 667 6,490 5,306 1,184 3,768 3,251 517 September 3 4,580 3,967 613 5,134 4,524 610 December -149 5,163 4,502 661 4,857 4,047 810 1994 March -312 4,294 3,672 622 5,650 4,716 934 June 619 6,645 5,470 1,175 3,973 3,417 556 September 60 4,886 4,227 659 5,388 4,789 599 December -158 5,255 4,562 693 5,065 4,214 851 1995 March -361 4,382 3,747 635 5,861 4,865 996 June 619 6,607 5,395 1,212 4,232 3,639 593 September 78 4,900 4,223 677 5,375 4,776 599 December -174 5,379 4,619 760 5,150 4,216 934 1996 March -329 4,313 3,642 671 5,995 4,995 1,000 June 548 6,795 5,603 1,192 4,280 3,636 644 September 8 4,927 4,252 675 5,648 4,981 667 December -186 5,224 4,477 747 5,368 4,435 933 1997 March -491 4,295 3,649 646 6,039 4,902 1,137 June 620 6,981 5,683 1,298 4,262 3,584 678 September -3 5,059 4,327 732 5,774 5,039 735 December -113 5,439 4,647 792 5,320 4,415 905 1998 March -660 4,108 3,597 511 6,337 5,166 1,171 June 817 6,671 5,221 1,450 4,412 3,779 633 September 155 5,060 4,191 869 5,861 5,147 714 December -204 5,244 4,563 681 5,420 4,535 885 1999 March -577 4,265 3,690 575 6,326 5,174 1,152 June 596 6,738 5,459 1,279 4,384 3,701 683 September 27 4,905 4,206 699 5,723 5,051 672 December -96 5,454 4,620 834 5,276 4,346 930 2000 March -464 4,338 3,657 681 6,303 5,158 1,145 June 527 6,582 5,411 1,171 4,302 3,658 644 September -32 4,683 4,029 654 5,768 5,082 686 December -252 5,061 4,335 726 5,417 4,439 978 2001 March -441 4,389 3,665 724 5,996 4,831 1,165 June 608 6,635 5,406 1,229 4,267 3,646 621 September -45 4,571 3,947 624 5,823 5,154 669 December -144 5,077 4,357 720 5,177 4,313 864 2002 March -532 4,061 3,477 584 6,059 4,943 1,116 June 768 6,687 5,386 1,301 4,040 3,507 533 September -17 4,651 4,029 622 5,719 5,080 639 December -130 5,094 4,338 756 5,149 4,263 886 2003 March -460 4,095 3,441 654 6,112 4,998 1,114 June 702 6,813 5,512 1,301 4,014 3,415 599 September 88 4,777 4,078 699 5,519 4,908 611 December -93 5,137 4,350 787 5,211 4,331 880 2004 March -452 4,357 3,669 688 5,858 4,718 1,140 June 659 6,987 5,666 1,321 4,126 3,464 662 September 96 4,828 4,077 751 5,739 5,084 655 December -63 5,412 4,636 776 5,198 4,359 839 2005 March -407 4,441 3,670 771 6,268 5,090 1,178 June 725 6,876 5,528 1,348 4,334 3,711 623 September 104 5,164 4,395 769 5,677 5,012 665 December -6 5,518 4,598 920 5,530 4,604 926 2006 March -453 4,792 4,030 762 6,293 5,078 1,215 June 727 7,148 5,770 1,378 4,500 3,849 651 September 45 5,070 4,314 756 6,016 5,305 711 December 30 5,674 4,755 919 5,472 4,583 889 2007 March -439 4,738 3,985 753 6,373 5,181 1,192 June 696 7,260 5,929 1,331 4,411 3,776 635 September 133 5,131 4,321 810 5,998 5,321 677 December 2 5,870 4,942 928 5,605 4,679 926 2008 March -504 4,892 4,129 763 6,508 5,241 1,267 June 654 7,271 5,938 1,333 4,704 4,025 679 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.