Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, annual March to March Idaho 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 26,729 57,810 39,829 17,981 31,081 21,301 9,780 March 1995 17,402 58,111 40,367 17,744 40,709 27,358 13,351 March 1996 9,569 55,205 37,113 18,092 45,636 34,202 11,434 March 1997 14,648 57,430 39,024 18,406 42,782 30,518 12,264 March 1998 14,572 61,583 41,356 20,227 47,011 32,916 14,095 March 1999 12,275 61,525 40,247 21,278 49,250 33,443 15,807 March 2000 17,676 65,669 44,253 21,416 47,993 33,262 14,731 March 2001 15,088 74,700 47,866 26,834 59,612 36,653 22,959 March 2002 -10,944 58,692 37,911 20,781 69,636 47,152 22,484 March 2003 7,464 62,187 39,448 22,739 54,723 37,583 17,140 March 2004 9,251 63,656 41,574 22,082 54,405 34,624 19,781 March 2005 23,911 72,335 49,167 23,168 48,424 31,149 17,275 March 2006 26,296 76,202 51,617 24,585 49,906 32,926 16,980 March 2007 22,414 77,920 50,290 27,630 55,506 35,752 19,754 March 2008 -2,302 66,733 43,307 23,426 69,035 47,442 21,593 March 2009 -42,684 48,572 28,276 20,296 91,256 65,895 25,361 March 2010 -11,533 50,941 34,599 16,342 62,474 42,275 20,199 March 2011 2,419 52,525 35,581 16,944 50,106 33,111 16,995 March 2012 5,354 55,879 37,851 18,028 50,525 33,503 17,022 March 2013 15,592 62,239 44,121 18,118 46,647 30,100 16,547 March 2014 17,458 65,651 42,164 23,487 48,193 32,383 15,810 March 2015 15,967 69,044 46,356 22,688 53,077 35,323 17,754 March 2016 20,321 70,751 49,883 20,868 50,430 32,957 17,473 March 2017 17,568 68,132 47,801 20,331 50,564 34,871 15,693 March 2018 20,578 70,049 48,801 21,248 49,471 34,418 15,053 March 2019 18,851 71,870 48,140 23,730 53,019 37,915 15,104 March 2020 21,485 75,423 51,501 23,922 53,938 37,336 16,602 March 2021 17,121 85,212 58,797 26,415 68,091 51,145 16,946 March 2022 34,741 98,323 66,653 31,670 63,582 43,881 19,701 March 2023 8,336 91,354 60,993 30,361 83,018 48,662 34,356 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.