Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, annual March to March North Dakota Total private Gross job gains Gross job losses Year ended Net change(1) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments March 1994 9,081 26,064 18,239 7,825 16,983 12,220 4,763 March 1995 10,395 27,907 19,935 7,972 17,512 12,282 5,230 March 1996 6,254 26,965 19,543 7,422 20,711 15,307 5,404 March 1997 5,917 30,142 21,223 8,919 24,225 16,065 8,160 March 1998 4,427 28,583 21,390 7,193 24,156 15,427 8,729 March 1999 2,522 28,156 18,922 9,234 25,634 17,719 7,915 March 2000 5,442 29,405 19,991 9,414 23,963 15,914 8,049 March 2001 -1,723 26,398 18,962 7,436 28,121 16,392 11,729 March 2002 -2,386 25,147 17,894 7,253 27,533 19,089 8,444 March 2003 1,569 24,066 16,924 7,142 22,497 16,677 5,820 March 2004 4,854 25,697 18,256 7,441 20,843 14,175 6,668 March 2005 7,111 26,814 19,359 7,455 19,703 14,707 4,996 March 2006 8,494 30,294 21,555 8,739 21,800 15,360 6,440 March 2007 5,734 28,629 19,560 9,069 22,895 17,335 5,560 March 2008 8,923 30,584 21,743 8,841 21,661 16,338 5,323 March 2009 -2,278 26,002 18,491 7,511 28,280 21,631 6,649 March 2010 2,877 26,661 19,419 7,242 23,784 18,265 5,519 March 2011 17,370 38,900 29,458 9,442 21,530 16,087 5,443 March 2012 33,116 56,083 39,430 16,653 22,967 16,884 6,083 March 2013 17,062 48,233 33,252 14,981 31,171 22,535 8,636 March 2014 13,457 47,331 33,079 14,252 33,874 24,640 9,234 March 2015 5,775 44,222 30,497 13,725 38,447 28,735 9,712 March 2016 -28,505 32,115 20,983 11,132 60,620 46,139 14,481 March 2017 -3,798 33,135 23,162 9,973 36,933 26,783 10,150 March 2018 2,974 35,943 26,302 9,641 32,969 23,488 9,481 March 2019 5,688 35,959 26,236 9,723 30,271 22,314 7,957 March 2020 -2,254 32,559 23,546 9,013 34,813 25,854 8,959 March 2021 -22,198 29,018 20,418 8,600 51,216 38,242 12,974 March 2022 10,602 40,767 29,048 11,719 30,165 22,058 8,107 March 2023 10,840 39,818 29,184 10,634 28,978 20,960 8,018 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.