Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, 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 69 4,982 4,162 820 4,713 3,962 751 December -105 4,829 4,144 685 4,839 4,049 790 1993 March 153 5,052 4,197 855 4,843 4,141 702 June 111 5,083 4,292 791 4,736 4,056 680 September -2 5,011 4,257 754 4,807 4,051 756 December -15 5,180 4,449 731 4,909 4,163 746 1994 March 97 5,268 4,477 791 4,944 4,250 694 June 54 5,210 4,425 785 4,994 4,263 731 September 68 5,347 4,536 811 5,032 4,289 743 December -16 5,275 4,508 767 5,118 4,335 783 1995 March 68 5,377 4,569 808 5,124 4,384 740 June 30 5,174 4,364 810 5,320 4,540 780 September 90 5,365 4,532 833 5,020 4,277 743 December -19 5,406 4,565 841 5,197 4,337 860 1996 March 110 5,294 4,441 853 5,244 4,501 743 June -51 5,329 4,533 796 5,383 4,536 847 September 3 5,393 4,563 830 5,288 4,461 827 December -32 5,251 4,424 827 5,421 4,562 859 1997 March -22 5,271 4,449 822 5,262 4,418 844 June -24 5,464 4,597 867 5,362 4,471 891 September -11 5,544 4,644 900 5,424 4,513 911 December 43 5,468 4,592 876 5,375 4,542 833 1998 March -220 5,036 4,386 650 5,526 4,656 870 June 137 5,193 4,224 969 5,546 4,714 832 September 184 5,567 4,498 1,069 5,494 4,609 885 December -61 5,263 4,509 754 5,480 4,665 815 1999 March -125 5,230 4,499 731 5,519 4,663 856 June -44 5,270 4,416 854 5,515 4,617 898 September 27 5,374 4,514 860 5,356 4,523 833 December 67 5,489 4,566 923 5,327 4,471 856 2000 March 16 5,325 4,459 866 5,498 4,648 850 June -65 5,159 4,377 782 5,410 4,563 847 September -47 5,128 4,324 804 5,402 4,551 851 December -97 5,087 4,284 803 5,466 4,566 900 2001 March 56 5,390 4,469 921 5,219 4,354 865 June 5 5,194 4,373 821 5,364 4,548 816 September -61 5,004 4,236 768 5,445 4,616 829 December 2 5,103 4,306 797 5,232 4,437 795 2002 March -86 4,983 4,240 743 5,284 4,455 829 June 168 5,226 4,357 869 5,076 4,375 701 September -27 5,089 4,324 765 5,341 4,549 792 December 21 5,124 4,287 837 5,201 4,385 816 2003 March 9 5,019 4,187 832 5,329 4,506 823 June 84 5,329 4,455 874 5,053 4,263 790 September 97 5,246 4,389 857 5,155 4,395 760 December 53 5,164 4,299 865 5,263 4,451 812 2004 March 33 5,340 4,465 875 5,095 4,253 842 June 14 5,466 4,579 887 5,197 4,324 873 September 107 5,309 4,388 921 5,367 4,553 814 December 79 5,434 4,581 853 5,254 4,480 774 2005 March 111 5,447 4,466 981 5,458 4,588 870 June 85 5,374 4,468 906 5,454 4,633 821 September 116 5,674 4,731 943 5,316 4,489 827 December 156 5,555 4,544 1,011 5,587 4,732 855 2006 March 72 5,873 4,904 969 5,475 4,578 897 June 68 5,589 4,663 926 5,663 4,805 858 September 43 5,570 4,643 927 5,635 4,751 884 December 189 5,709 4,699 1,010 5,531 4,710 821 2007 March 78 5,807 4,849 958 5,551 4,671 880 June 57 5,686 4,792 894 5,551 4,714 837 September 152 5,645 4,651 994 5,607 4,765 842 December 165 5,904 4,884 1,020 5,664 4,809 855 2008 March 35 5,996 5,025 971 5,661 4,725 936 June 5 5,708 4,808 900 5,907 5,012 895 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.