Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Minnesota 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 28,237 181,809 117,482 64,327 153,572 99,055 54,517 December 5,560 138,624 110,645 27,979 133,064 105,315 27,749 1993 March 12,918 135,658 106,429 29,229 122,740 101,340 21,400 June 3,043 132,906 104,517 28,389 129,863 99,911 29,952 September 25,512 149,656 122,046 27,610 124,144 98,412 25,732 December 16,006 150,740 115,817 34,923 134,734 108,677 26,057 1994 March 19,413 150,773 117,539 33,234 131,360 104,965 26,395 June 9,043 146,403 115,218 31,185 137,360 100,343 37,017 September 16,294 157,611 123,270 34,341 141,317 103,723 37,594 December 20,981 161,353 117,787 43,566 140,372 109,660 30,712 1995 March 33,092 174,876 126,988 47,888 141,784 104,374 37,410 June 1,232 146,872 111,681 35,191 145,640 112,171 33,469 September -4,129 149,230 117,005 32,225 153,359 106,709 46,650 December 36,121 177,466 116,578 60,888 141,345 107,130 34,215 1996 March 19,308 163,161 122,124 41,037 143,853 109,027 34,826 June 4,036 153,300 114,385 38,915 149,264 119,626 29,638 September 12,174 157,791 121,286 36,505 145,617 113,607 32,010 December 10,087 159,239 127,516 31,723 149,152 113,470 35,682 1997 March 15,781 163,568 126,658 36,910 147,787 112,261 35,526 June 11,087 160,621 121,337 39,284 149,534 112,888 36,646 September 35,844 182,068 132,978 49,090 146,224 113,120 33,104 December 16,122 165,171 126,402 38,769 149,049 117,320 31,729 1998 March 20,773 174,414 139,596 34,818 153,641 112,012 41,629 June 8,324 169,788 121,440 48,348 161,464 122,358 39,106 September 12,614 153,911 117,963 35,948 141,297 113,250 28,047 December 8,573 154,645 124,898 29,747 146,072 109,919 36,153 1999 March 6,182 154,393 123,202 31,191 148,211 115,438 32,773 June 23,554 161,028 125,005 36,023 137,474 107,867 29,607 September 10,162 154,716 126,058 28,658 144,554 117,132 27,422 December 19,550 166,679 134,056 32,623 147,129 113,254 33,875 2000 March 11,183 167,767 127,710 40,057 156,584 122,409 34,175 June 14,025 162,677 127,428 35,249 148,652 119,229 29,423 September 7,691 162,826 122,307 40,519 155,135 122,798 32,337 December 8,482 164,459 123,719 40,740 155,977 121,956 34,021 2001 March -8,916 159,829 126,532 33,297 168,745 127,581 41,164 June -20,284 152,393 121,784 30,609 172,677 140,026 32,651 September -14,200 151,483 117,900 33,583 165,683 135,505 30,178 December -14,375 156,397 113,798 42,599 170,772 130,166 40,606 2002 March -7,609 157,547 120,130 37,417 165,156 128,325 36,831 June 5,988 162,759 122,652 40,107 156,771 120,394 36,377 September 5,331 145,790 115,669 30,121 140,459 118,864 21,595 December -11,247 140,360 114,764 25,596 151,607 119,474 32,133 2003 March -9,427 143,984 111,745 32,239 153,411 124,831 28,580 June 8,679 158,662 119,179 39,483 149,983 116,898 33,085 September -781 142,156 111,826 30,330 142,937 116,017 26,920 December -9,465 139,041 111,106 27,935 148,506 115,192 33,314 2004 March -1,152 144,263 114,166 30,097 145,415 114,350 31,065 June 40,084 162,760 126,473 36,287 122,676 95,950 26,726 September -5,587 150,763 112,012 38,751 156,350 118,581 37,769 December 6,892 145,944 116,681 29,263 139,052 111,618 27,434 2005 March -8,918 140,013 117,551 22,462 148,931 116,957 31,974 June 11,368 146,298 115,972 30,326 134,930 116,263 18,667 September 43,196 174,621 137,390 37,231 131,425 110,848 20,577 December 11,519 159,195 124,646 34,549 147,676 136,134 11,542 2006 March 11,970 150,989 119,312 31,677 139,019 117,358 21,661 June 3,907 154,677 133,104 21,573 150,770 112,916 37,854 September -26,558 140,091 118,172 21,919 166,649 121,725 44,924 December -1,115 145,918 114,505 31,413 147,033 116,460 30,573 2007 March 5,084 141,667 105,374 36,293 136,583 112,700 23,883 June 7,996 151,593 124,197 27,396 143,597 104,045 39,552 September 11,062 151,427 104,899 46,528 140,365 119,424 20,941 December -3,392 140,089 112,239 27,850 143,481 115,931 27,550 2008 March -3,669 139,026 107,563 31,463 142,695 113,938 28,757 June -3,244 141,178 114,221 26,957 144,422 110,944 33,478 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.