Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, not seasonally adjusted Montana 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 -671 20,287 15,470 4,817 20,958 16,957 4,001 December -6,403 18,700 15,305 3,395 25,103 19,814 5,289 1993 March -4,366 17,183 12,921 4,262 21,549 16,221 5,328 June 21,561 36,069 27,791 8,278 14,508 11,534 2,974 September 897 21,819 16,202 5,617 20,922 16,958 3,964 December -6,678 21,524 17,023 4,501 28,202 21,706 6,496 1994 March -5,444 17,859 13,774 4,085 23,303 18,383 4,920 June 22,667 37,145 28,634 8,511 14,478 11,633 2,845 September 3,807 25,582 19,391 6,191 21,775 17,061 4,714 December -7,975 22,753 17,925 4,828 30,728 23,462 7,266 1995 March -5,427 20,329 16,629 3,700 25,756 20,331 5,425 June 19,485 37,535 28,911 8,624 18,050 12,837 5,213 September 3,046 24,609 19,185 5,424 21,563 18,595 2,968 December -9,653 20,737 16,211 4,526 30,390 23,972 6,418 1996 March -5,288 20,167 15,344 4,823 25,455 20,388 5,067 June 21,674 39,624 30,614 9,010 17,950 14,337 3,613 September 1,045 26,268 19,407 6,861 25,223 19,895 5,328 December -10,593 22,474 17,598 4,876 33,067 25,707 7,360 1997 March -9,036 18,765 14,276 4,489 27,801 21,218 6,583 June 23,351 40,968 30,896 10,072 17,617 13,964 3,653 September -525 25,542 19,365 6,177 26,067 21,047 5,020 December -6,653 24,911 19,038 5,873 31,564 24,704 6,860 1998 March -6,175 23,060 15,720 7,340 29,235 22,390 6,845 June 20,466 40,889 30,515 10,374 20,423 15,686 4,737 September 1,163 26,093 19,371 6,722 24,930 19,963 4,967 December -6,748 24,403 19,920 4,483 31,151 24,467 6,684 1999 March -6,782 21,126 16,154 4,972 27,908 21,696 6,212 June 20,147 40,465 31,554 8,911 20,318 15,252 5,066 September 225 25,708 19,755 5,953 25,483 20,127 5,356 December -10,137 23,501 19,475 4,026 33,638 23,221 10,417 2000 March -3,433 23,807 16,202 7,605 27,240 20,883 6,357 June 21,596 42,867 32,942 9,925 21,271 15,674 5,597 September -3,093 26,385 20,506 5,879 29,478 22,932 6,546 December -9,633 24,421 19,372 5,049 34,054 25,176 8,878 2001 March -4,105 25,953 17,698 8,255 30,058 21,631 8,427 June 18,956 40,365 31,561 8,804 21,409 16,536 4,873 September -3,480 24,988 19,410 5,578 28,468 22,401 6,067 December -8,056 23,064 18,410 4,654 31,120 24,816 6,304 2002 March -6,539 21,601 15,821 5,780 28,140 21,341 6,799 June 22,517 41,432 31,980 9,452 18,915 15,262 3,653 September -3,204 25,182 18,980 6,202 28,386 21,849 6,537 December -6,860 24,469 18,738 5,731 31,329 24,787 6,542 2003 March -7,394 21,565 15,698 5,867 28,959 21,029 7,930 June 19,051 41,175 32,649 8,526 22,124 16,975 5,149 September -2,303 25,353 19,543 5,810 27,656 22,118 5,538 December -5,325 27,146 20,347 6,799 32,471 24,854 7,617 2004 March -4,303 21,560 16,474 5,086 25,863 19,570 6,293 June 23,064 43,264 33,553 9,711 20,200 16,002 4,198 September -1,677 24,119 18,795 5,324 25,796 21,323 4,473 December -4,768 26,403 21,231 5,172 31,171 24,382 6,789 2005 March -4,857 22,456 17,783 4,673 27,313 20,662 6,651 June 20,375 41,171 32,410 8,761 20,796 16,557 4,239 September 926 26,580 20,475 6,105 25,654 21,614 4,040 December -5,839 26,826 21,615 5,211 32,665 25,991 6,674 2006 March -2,901 24,640 20,009 4,631 27,541 20,961 6,580 June 23,568 44,374 35,190 9,184 20,806 17,339 3,467 September -4,804 24,837 20,007 4,830 29,641 24,884 4,757 December -3,874 28,753 23,509 5,244 32,627 25,847 6,780 2007 March -2,993 24,755 20,013 4,742 27,748 21,270 6,478 June 20,745 43,790 35,287 8,503 23,045 18,624 4,421 September -3,208 26,209 20,948 5,261 29,417 25,036 4,381 December -6,006 28,419 22,236 6,183 34,425 27,413 7,012 2008 March -8,088 23,641 18,718 4,923 31,729 24,661 7,068 June 16,817 40,595 32,430 8,165 23,778 19,623 4,155 September -3,957 24,806 19,821 4,985 28,763 24,448 4,315 December -13,223 24,647 19,317 5,330 37,870 30,175 7,695 2009 March -19,196 18,656 14,475 4,181 37,852 29,074 8,778 June 17,979 39,876 30,868 9,008 21,897 17,546 4,351 September -4,419 22,746 17,825 4,921 27,165 22,847 4,318 December -10,809 24,577 19,626 4,951 35,386 28,200 7,186 2010 March -9,252 19,831 15,467 4,364 29,083 21,891 7,192 June 19,447 39,317 30,664 8,653 19,870 15,783 4,087 September -247 24,376 19,351 5,025 24,623 20,338 4,285 December -9,576 24,272 19,228 5,044 33,848 26,896 6,952 2011 March -7,185 18,941 15,293 3,648 26,126 19,424 6,702 June 20,460 40,251 31,601 8,650 19,791 16,113 3,678 September 2,087 25,844 20,703 5,141 23,757 19,890 3,867 December -7,487 25,365 20,033 5,332 32,852 25,917 6,935 2012 March -6,435 20,932 16,664 4,268 27,367 20,474 6,893 June 22,168 42,143 33,406 8,737 19,975 16,343 3,632 September -434 24,733 19,382 5,351 25,167 21,032 4,135 December -7,320 25,894 20,506 5,388 33,214 25,887 7,327 2013 March -6,551 21,685 17,039 4,646 28,236 21,549 6,687 June 21,084 41,996 33,424 8,572 20,912 17,202 3,710 September -1,829 24,687 19,538 5,149 26,516 22,365 4,151 December -6,051 26,478 21,195 5,283 32,529 25,808 6,721 2014 March -10,336 19,807 15,682 4,125 30,143 21,704 8,439 June 21,724 43,149 34,165 8,984 21,425 17,112 4,313 September -2,437 25,848 19,926 5,922 28,285 23,688 4,597 December -7,314 27,270 21,835 5,435 34,584 24,873 9,711 2015 March -1,847 25,603 16,736 8,867 27,450 21,230 6,220 June 19,384 42,855 34,452 8,403 23,471 17,604 5,867 September -2,770 24,936 19,362 5,574 27,706 23,358 4,348 December -4,417 27,958 22,187 5,771 32,375 26,441 5,934 2016 March -6,464 21,774 17,791 3,983 28,238 21,435 6,803 June 18,733 43,292 33,414 9,878 24,559 19,211 5,348 September -2,609 25,392 19,964 5,428 28,001 22,988 5,013 December -7,575 25,685 20,365 5,320 33,260 26,682 6,578 2017 March -5,202 22,811 18,413 4,398 28,013 21,150 6,863 June 20,827 43,709 34,886 8,823 22,882 18,639 4,243 September -5,253 23,863 18,894 4,969 29,116 23,942 5,174 December -4,954 28,232 22,490 5,742 33,186 26,106 7,080 2018 March -5,515 22,463 17,688 4,775 27,978 20,884 7,094 June 21,707 45,040 35,627 9,413 23,333 18,822 4,511 September -5,372 24,247 19,183 5,064 29,619 24,147 5,472 December -2,895 30,206 23,344 6,862 33,101 25,739 7,362 2019 March -10,099 22,507 17,309 5,198 32,606 23,307 9,299 June 22,565 45,809 36,364 9,445 23,244 19,276 3,968 September -4,132 24,973 18,988 5,985 29,105 23,991 5,114 December -3,686 29,703 23,127 6,576 33,389 25,873 7,516 2020 March -9,172 22,280 16,989 5,291 31,452 22,471 8,981 June -3,693 36,853 27,601 9,252 40,546 33,667 6,879 September 5,997 32,046 25,308 6,738 26,049 20,492 5,557 December 1,491 32,038 24,871 7,167 30,547 23,987 6,560 2021 March -2,237 26,183 19,919 6,264 28,420 20,649 7,771 June 24,017 48,220 37,678 10,542 24,203 20,163 4,040 September -2,935 29,450 22,367 7,083 32,385 26,048 6,337 December 1,995 35,797 28,159 7,638 33,802 25,610 8,192 2022 March -3,298 28,973 21,925 7,048 32,271 23,036 9,235 June 19,574 48,678 37,901 10,777 29,104 21,210 7,894 September 160 31,438 22,773 8,665 31,278 25,634 5,644 December -4,571 33,965 26,447 7,518 38,536 29,758 8,778 2023 March -3,503 27,856 21,499 6,357 31,359 22,508 8,851 June 20,265 47,740 37,904 9,836 27,475 21,122 6,353 September -6,620 28,358 21,038 7,320 34,978 27,619 7,359 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.