Table 8. Private sector establishments by direction of employment change, as a percent of total establishments(1), not seasonally adjusted North Dakota (Percent) Establishments gaining jobs Establishments losing jobs Year 3 months ended Net change(2) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments 1992 September 0.3 25.4 21.7 3.7 28.2 24.8 3.4 December -1.3 27.1 23.6 3.5 27.0 22.2 4.8 1993 March -1.6 23.8 19.9 3.9 32.1 26.6 5.5 June 3.8 36.9 30.2 6.7 21.4 18.5 2.9 September 0.0 25.6 22.2 3.4 28.7 25.3 3.4 December -0.8 29.0 25.3 3.7 27.2 22.7 4.5 1994 March -1.8 24.4 20.9 3.5 32.2 26.9 5.3 June 3.5 37.5 30.9 6.6 22.4 19.3 3.1 September 0.3 27.0 23.4 3.6 29.8 26.5 3.3 December -0.9 29.1 25.3 3.8 28.1 23.4 4.7 1995 March -2.0 24.7 21.1 3.6 33.0 27.4 5.6 June 3.5 37.0 30.2 6.8 23.6 20.3 3.3 September 0.4 26.9 23.2 3.7 29.5 26.2 3.3 December -0.9 29.6 25.4 4.2 28.3 23.2 5.1 1996 March -1.9 24.0 20.3 3.7 33.5 27.9 5.6 June 3.0 37.6 31.0 6.6 23.7 20.1 3.6 September 0.1 26.9 23.2 3.7 30.7 27.1 3.6 December -1.0 28.6 24.5 4.1 29.4 24.3 5.1 1997 March -2.7 23.9 20.3 3.6 33.6 27.3 6.3 June 3.4 38.7 31.5 7.2 23.6 19.8 3.8 September 0.0 27.6 23.6 4.0 31.4 27.4 4.0 December -0.6 29.7 25.4 4.3 29.0 24.1 4.9 1998 March -3.7 22.9 20.1 2.8 35.3 28.8 6.5 June 4.5 36.9 28.9 8.0 24.4 20.9 3.5 September 0.9 27.3 22.6 4.7 31.6 27.8 3.8 December -1.1 28.3 24.6 3.7 29.3 24.5 4.8 1999 March -3.2 23.6 20.4 3.2 34.9 28.5 6.4 June 3.2 37.1 30.1 7.0 24.2 20.4 3.8 September 0.2 26.5 22.7 3.8 30.9 27.3 3.6 December -0.5 29.5 25.0 4.5 28.5 23.5 5.0 2000 March -2.6 23.8 20.1 3.7 34.6 28.3 6.3 June 2.9 36.0 29.6 6.4 23.5 20.0 3.5 September -0.2 25.3 21.8 3.5 31.2 27.5 3.7 December -1.3 27.6 23.6 4.0 29.5 24.2 5.3 2001 March -2.5 24.3 20.3 4.0 33.3 26.8 6.5 June 3.4 36.6 29.8 6.8 23.5 20.1 3.4 September -0.2 24.8 21.4 3.4 31.6 28.0 3.6 December -0.8 27.7 23.8 3.9 28.2 23.5 4.7 2002 March -3.0 22.5 19.3 3.2 33.6 27.4 6.2 June 4.2 36.7 29.6 7.1 22.1 19.2 2.9 September -0.1 25.0 21.7 3.3 30.7 27.3 3.4 December -0.7 27.5 23.4 4.1 27.8 23.0 4.8 2003 March -2.5 22.5 18.9 3.6 33.5 27.4 6.1 June 3.8 36.8 29.8 7.0 21.7 18.5 3.2 September 0.5 25.3 21.6 3.7 29.2 26.0 3.2 December -0.5 27.2 23.0 4.2 27.6 22.9 4.7 2004 March -2.4 23.4 19.7 3.7 31.4 25.3 6.1 June 3.5 37.1 30.1 7.0 21.9 18.4 3.5 September 0.5 25.1 21.2 3.9 29.9 26.5 3.4 December -0.4 28.1 24.1 4.0 27.1 22.7 4.4 2005 March -2.1 23.4 19.3 4.1 33.0 26.8 6.2 June 3.8 35.8 28.8 7.0 22.6 19.4 3.2 September 0.5 26.3 22.4 3.9 29.0 25.6 3.4 December 0.0 28.1 23.4 4.7 28.1 23.4 4.7 2006 March -2.4 24.7 20.8 3.9 32.5 26.2 6.3 June 3.7 36.5 29.5 7.0 23.0 19.7 3.3 September 0.2 25.4 21.6 3.8 30.2 26.6 3.6 December 0.2 28.4 23.8 4.6 27.3 22.9 4.4 2007 March -2.2 23.9 20.1 3.8 32.2 26.2 6.0 June 3.5 36.4 29.7 6.7 22.1 18.9 3.2 September 0.7 25.2 21.2 4.0 29.4 26.1 3.3 December 0.0 28.6 24.1 4.5 27.4 22.9 4.5 2008 March -2.5 24.2 20.4 3.8 32.2 25.9 6.3 June 3.3 35.8 29.2 6.6 23.1 19.8 3.3 (1) The rates measure establishments gaining or losing jobs as a percentage of the average of the previous and current quarter total number of establishments. (2) See footnote 1, table 5.