Table 3.  Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, annual March to March

Idaho

                                   Establishments gaining jobs             Establishments losing jobs
Year ended    Net change(1)  Total     Expanding     Opening        Total    Contracting    Closing
                                   establishments  establishments          establishments  establishments

March 1994        1,782      13,829       9,667        4,162          8,580      6,200        2,380
March 1995        1,067      13,239       9,296        3,943         10,361      7,485        2,876
March 1996          996      13,154       9,085        4,069         11,198      8,125        3,073
March 1997        1,043      13,765       9,579        4,186         11,388      8,245        3,143
March 1998        1,019      14,014       9,547        4,467         12,167      8,719        3,448
March 1999          904      14,454       9,928        4,526         12,374      8,752        3,622
March 2000          867      15,166      10,565        4,601         12,451      8,717        3,734
March 2001          657      15,057       9,977        5,080         13,674      9,251        4,423
March 2002         -190      14,038       9,523        4,515         14,501      9,796        4,705
March 2003        1,131      15,171      10,127        5,044         13,038      9,125        3,913
March 2004          859      15,517      10,431        5,086         13,332      9,105        4,227
March 2005        1,953      17,360      11,470        5,890         12,859      8,922        3,937
March 2006        2,075      18,710      12,249        6,461         13,602      9,216        4,386
March 2007        1,552      18,914      12,412        6,502         14,983     10,033        4,950
March 2008         -355      16,851      11,087        5,764         17,805     11,686        6,119
March 2009       -2,228      13,016       8,257        4,759         20,780     13,793        6,987
March 2010       -1,171      13,799       9,080        4,719         17,391     11,501        5,890
March 2011         -548      14,418       9,552        4,866         15,504     10,090        5,414
March 2012         -761      15,100      10,123        4,977         15,551      9,813        5,738

(1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments
    and the number of closing establishments.