Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted North Dakota Total private 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 2,304 16,420 13,170 3,250 14,116 11,662 2,454 December 1,614 16,063 13,441 2,622 14,449 12,155 2,294 1993 March 638 16,174 12,723 3,451 15,536 13,189 2,347 June 2,807 16,676 13,873 2,803 13,869 11,805 2,064 September 3,498 17,802 14,858 2,944 14,304 11,908 2,396 December 1,347 16,896 13,247 3,649 15,549 13,095 2,454 1994 March 3,319 18,079 14,036 4,043 14,760 12,539 2,221 June 3,076 17,893 14,954 2,939 14,817 12,516 2,301 September 4,020 19,282 16,430 2,852 15,262 12,659 2,603 December 1,060 17,242 13,929 3,313 16,182 13,550 2,632 1995 March 2,715 18,701 15,369 3,332 15,986 13,649 2,337 June 484 17,763 14,660 3,103 17,279 14,659 2,620 September 1,860 18,459 15,614 2,845 16,599 13,854 2,745 December 1,172 18,359 14,813 3,546 17,187 14,399 2,788 1996 March 3,399 19,330 16,052 3,278 15,931 13,690 2,241 June 1,451 19,353 16,161 3,192 17,902 15,014 2,888 September 731 20,463 16,474 3,989 19,732 15,498 4,234 December 1,898 20,550 16,558 3,992 18,652 15,429 3,223 1997 March 1,941 19,332 15,775 3,557 17,391 14,063 3,328 June 661 19,294 16,244 3,050 18,633 15,017 3,616 September 1,980 20,659 16,997 3,662 18,679 14,401 4,278 December 3,085 20,760 16,805 3,955 17,675 14,505 3,170 1998 March -1,564 18,232 15,605 2,627 19,796 16,083 3,713 June -494 18,742 15,068 3,674 19,236 15,783 3,453 September 786 21,309 16,915 4,394 20,523 16,665 3,858 December 1,287 20,269 17,301 2,968 18,982 15,723 3,259 1999 March 848 20,323 17,083 3,240 19,475 16,258 3,217 June 2,258 20,635 16,627 4,008 18,377 14,607 3,770 September 1,430 20,110 16,550 3,560 18,680 15,469 3,211 December 741 21,260 17,347 3,913 20,519 16,539 3,980 2000 March 1,149 20,449 16,841 3,608 19,300 16,109 3,191 June 63 18,517 15,727 2,790 18,454 15,267 3,187 September -179 18,872 15,744 3,128 19,051 16,108 2,943 December -1,656 17,830 15,096 2,734 19,486 15,685 3,801 2001 March -3,183 20,929 16,510 4,419 24,112 14,735 9,377 June 196 19,041 15,185 3,856 18,845 15,373 3,472 September -1,340 17,130 14,216 2,914 18,470 15,579 2,891 December -601 17,867 14,849 3,018 18,468 15,392 3,076 2002 March -1,364 17,959 15,225 2,734 19,323 15,612 3,711 June 1,993 18,563 15,250 3,313 16,570 14,207 2,363 September -757 16,264 14,004 2,260 17,021 14,198 2,823 December -226 16,978 14,398 2,580 17,204 14,611 2,593 2003 March -414 17,058 13,819 3,239 17,472 14,988 2,484 June 2,175 18,343 14,924 3,419 16,168 12,695 3,473 September 1,647 18,282 15,060 3,222 16,635 13,946 2,689 December -7 17,422 14,421 3,001 17,429 14,362 3,067 2004 March 2,276 18,651 15,450 3,201 16,375 13,697 2,678 June 3,219 19,180 16,126 3,054 15,961 13,079 2,882 September 1,169 18,266 14,639 3,627 17,097 14,600 2,497 December 1,709 18,404 15,186 3,218 16,695 14,198 2,497 2005 March 1,355 19,260 15,224 4,036 17,905 15,294 2,611 June 2,434 19,147 15,692 3,455 16,713 14,235 2,478 September 2,254 19,445 16,058 3,387 17,191 14,678 2,513 December 834 18,099 14,507 3,592 17,265 14,798 2,467 2006 March 4,483 22,017 18,051 3,966 17,534 14,189 3,345 June 431 19,957 15,968 3,989 19,526 16,810 2,716 September 1,728 19,480 16,060 3,420 17,752 15,275 2,477 December 1,081 19,331 15,633 3,698 18,250 15,623 2,627 2007 March 1,928 19,952 16,461 3,491 18,024 15,531 2,493 June 160 19,242 16,035 3,207 19,082 16,146 2,936 September 1,329 19,451 16,036 3,415 18,122 15,646 2,476 December 3,537 20,827 17,189 3,638 17,290 14,704 2,586 2008 March 4,862 22,413 18,860 3,553 17,551 14,833 2,718 June -66 18,992 15,752 3,240 19,058 16,500 2,558 September 1,847 20,289 17,112 3,177 18,442 15,878 2,564 December 1,241 20,250 17,077 3,173 19,009 16,225 2,784 2009 March -4,888 17,389 14,309 3,080 22,277 18,963 3,314 June -1,087 18,936 15,825 3,111 20,023 17,817 2,206 September 1,299 19,668 16,275 3,393 18,369 15,938 2,431 December 2,308 20,825 17,160 3,665 18,517 16,008 2,509 2010 March 1,468 20,779 17,868 2,911 19,311 16,649 2,662 June 1,232 20,135 16,878 3,257 18,903 16,192 2,711 September 5,615 22,768 18,145 4,623 17,153 14,410 2,743 December 7,660 25,477 20,889 4,588 17,817 14,947 2,870 2011 March 5,591 24,301 20,682 3,619 18,710 15,893 2,817 June 1,329 22,027 18,379 3,648 20,698 18,067 2,631 September 12,583 31,013 24,692 6,321 18,430 15,531 2,899 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.