Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Minnesota Total private 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 1,181 29,997 23,556 6,441 31,501 26,241 5,260 December -443 30,722 25,881 4,841 30,288 25,004 5,284 1993 March -2,065 26,828 22,378 4,450 34,286 27,771 6,515 June 2,847 38,072 31,459 6,613 23,640 19,874 3,766 September 486 29,562 25,255 4,307 29,970 26,149 3,821 December 821 32,111 26,402 5,709 30,392 25,504 4,888 1994 March -933 28,427 22,677 5,750 34,734 28,051 6,683 June 3,123 40,293 32,984 7,309 24,603 20,417 4,186 September -73 30,595 26,102 4,493 31,738 27,172 4,566 December 428 33,828 27,395 6,433 32,565 26,560 6,005 1995 March -2,079 29,802 24,231 5,571 36,776 29,126 7,650 June 3,638 40,720 32,889 7,831 25,776 21,583 4,193 September -1,159 30,693 25,636 5,057 34,373 28,157 6,216 December 3,299 35,836 27,158 8,678 32,264 26,885 5,379 1996 March -3,910 30,133 24,736 5,397 38,646 29,339 9,307 June 3,835 41,798 33,527 8,271 26,259 21,823 4,436 September 677 32,063 26,600 5,463 34,518 29,732 4,786 December -488 35,666 29,033 6,633 34,581 27,460 7,121 1997 March -4,403 29,767 24,456 5,311 39,889 30,175 9,714 June 4,508 43,785 34,268 9,517 27,170 22,161 5,009 September 2,113 34,266 26,942 7,324 35,232 30,021 5,211 December 1,945 37,460 29,555 7,905 33,743 27,783 5,960 1998 March -3,760 31,029 25,715 5,314 39,786 30,712 9,074 June 4,494 45,292 35,612 9,680 27,773 22,587 5,186 September -27 32,577 27,465 5,112 36,250 31,111 5,139 December -635 35,912 30,080 5,832 34,565 28,098 6,467 1999 March -3,432 30,575 25,340 5,235 40,306 31,639 8,667 June 4,027 44,790 36,165 8,625 27,258 22,660 4,598 September 20 31,985 27,348 4,637 35,544 30,927 4,617 December -576 36,514 30,234 6,280 34,829 27,973 6,856 2000 March -2,781 31,835 26,124 5,711 40,204 31,712 8,492 June 3,772 44,078 35,934 8,144 27,693 23,321 4,372 September -153 33,456 27,148 6,308 38,089 31,628 6,461 December 1,600 37,328 29,108 8,220 36,052 29,432 6,620 2001 March -2,848 31,986 26,134 5,852 40,649 31,949 8,700 June 1,993 42,378 35,459 6,919 28,985 24,059 4,926 September -2,291 30,328 25,751 4,577 39,605 32,737 6,868 December 559 35,781 27,476 8,305 37,072 29,326 7,746 2002 March -1,970 31,575 24,232 7,343 43,429 34,116 9,313 June 4,801 45,104 35,132 9,972 28,487 23,316 5,171 September 849 32,524 26,921 5,603 36,359 31,605 4,754 December 215 35,330 28,895 6,435 36,411 30,191 6,220 2003 March -3,627 28,817 23,649 5,168 42,393 33,598 8,795 June 4,756 44,271 34,585 9,686 28,745 23,815 4,930 September -389 32,513 26,889 5,624 37,847 31,834 6,013 December -1,443 34,367 28,114 6,253 37,716 30,020 7,696 2004 March -3,697 30,531 24,654 5,877 42,181 32,607 9,574 June 5,486 46,779 36,714 10,065 26,676 22,097 4,579 September -2,413 32,366 26,094 6,272 40,732 32,047 8,685 December 1,016 36,223 29,231 6,992 35,729 29,753 5,976 2005 March -5,775 27,443 23,252 4,191 46,657 36,691 9,966 June 5,981 44,004 34,622 9,382 28,082 24,681 3,401 September 1,949 35,255 29,489 5,766 34,015 30,198 3,817 December 4,165 36,130 29,544 6,586 36,448 34,027 2,421 2006 March 2 29,812 25,421 4,391 38,676 34,287 4,389 June -946 43,268 38,572 4,696 29,652 24,010 5,642 September -4,985 29,993 26,101 3,892 41,435 32,558 8,877 December 447 34,506 28,264 6,242 35,746 29,951 5,795 2007 March -622 28,791 23,742 5,049 38,631 32,960 5,671 June -2,671 42,232 36,228 6,004 31,437 22,762 8,675 September 6,026 35,934 25,403 10,531 36,688 32,183 4,505 December 586 36,249 28,583 7,666 36,625 29,545 7,080 2008 March -2,634 29,646 23,807 5,839 41,952 33,479 8,473 June -1,502 42,144 34,572 7,572 32,694 23,620 9,074 September -1,589 29,394 24,981 4,413 38,203 32,201 6,002 December 389 32,819 25,139 7,680 38,500 31,209 7,291 2009 March -7,034 24,858 20,343 4,515 46,861 35,312 11,549 June 3,467 39,122 30,581 8,541 29,394 24,320 5,074 September 590 28,743 22,971 5,772 36,459 31,277 5,182 December 204 31,590 25,642 5,948 34,318 28,574 5,744 2010 March -4,908 27,241 21,593 5,648 41,678 31,122 10,556 June 3,581 41,429 33,536 7,893 25,145 20,833 4,312 September -915 29,425 24,811 4,614 34,517 28,988 5,529 December 888 34,160 27,000 7,160 33,299 27,027 6,272 2011 March -2,789 29,188 23,118 6,070 38,846 29,987 8,859 June 4,155 43,789 34,286 9,503 26,438 21,090 5,348 September 2,245 33,635 26,962 6,673 33,930 29,502 4,428 December -167 33,775 27,773 6,002 34,539 28,370 6,169 2012 March -3,815 30,096 24,363 5,733 40,383 30,835 9,548 June 2,671 42,443 35,132 7,311 26,459 21,819 4,640 September 816 32,022 25,817 6,205 36,526 31,137 5,389 December 691 35,593 28,728 6,865 34,125 27,951 6,174 2013 March -3,661 30,419 25,116 5,303 39,872 30,908 8,964 June 3,786 44,437 35,889 8,548 27,083 22,321 4,762 September 349 32,209 27,125 5,084 36,481 31,746 4,735 December -708 34,819 28,980 5,839 35,329 28,782 6,547 2014 March -5,242 28,590 24,646 3,944 40,878 31,692 9,186 June 6,008 46,756 36,317 10,439 26,695 22,264 4,431 September 338 31,799 26,503 5,296 37,759 32,801 4,958 December -610 35,886 29,702 6,184 35,361 28,567 6,794 2015 March -3,141 31,230 25,806 5,424 40,140 31,575 8,565 June 5,000 46,357 36,976 9,381 27,241 22,860 4,381 September 153 31,445 26,533 4,912 38,092 33,333 4,759 December -663 36,562 29,827 6,735 36,999 29,601 7,398 2016 March -3,636 31,251 25,751 5,500 41,198 32,062 9,136 June 3,168 44,514 35,944 8,570 29,534 24,132 5,402 September 869 33,065 27,301 5,764 37,389 32,494 4,895 December -113 35,821 29,164 6,657 36,543 29,773 6,770 2017 March 829 32,983 26,561 6,422 37,585 31,992 5,593 June 42 44,846 38,221 6,625 30,471 23,888 6,583 September -267 31,451 26,264 5,187 40,160 34,706 5,454 December -26 36,850 30,122 6,728 36,361 29,607 6,754 2018 March -3,682 31,636 25,962 5,674 41,992 32,636 9,356 June 4,648 46,273 37,092 9,181 28,473 23,940 4,533 September -34 32,070 26,658 5,412 40,109 34,663 5,446 December 111 37,096 30,197 6,899 36,438 29,650 6,788 2019 March -3,885 30,941 25,536 5,405 42,384 33,094 9,290 June 4,542 46,900 37,192 9,708 29,264 24,098 5,166 September 329 32,396 26,539 5,857 40,298 34,770 5,528 December 97 37,661 30,403 7,258 37,243 30,082 7,161 2020 March -3,647 30,727 24,777 5,950 44,251 34,654 9,597 June 215 34,263 25,621 8,642 47,133 38,706 8,427 September 1,866 40,754 32,927 7,827 34,215 28,254 5,961 December 978 37,900 29,359 8,541 37,039 29,476 7,563 2021 March -1,039 36,728 28,524 8,204 38,792 29,549 9,243 June 3,916 48,161 38,336 9,825 28,750 22,841 5,909 September -401 36,282 28,556 7,726 41,482 33,355 8,127 December 3,158 42,853 32,306 10,547 36,173 28,784 7,389 2022 March -2,962 34,127 27,829 6,298 41,736 32,476 9,260 June 2,583 49,730 39,122 10,608 32,047 24,022 8,025 September 2,068 37,565 28,599 8,966 40,959 34,061 6,898 December 206 39,474 30,907 8,567 38,490 30,129 8,361 2023 March 911 34,787 27,669 7,118 38,687 32,480 6,207 June 1,544 48,382 39,153 9,229 32,284 24,599 7,685 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.