Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, annual March to March Idaho Gross job gains Gross job losses Year ended Net change(1) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments March 1994 26,782 57,862 39,821 18,041 31,080 21,300 9,780 March 1995 17,402 58,111 40,367 17,744 40,709 27,358 13,351 March 1996 9,566 55,202 37,113 18,089 45,636 34,202 11,434 March 1997 14,647 57,428 39,024 18,404 42,781 30,518 12,263 March 1998 14,573 61,582 41,356 20,226 47,009 32,916 14,093 March 1999 12,277 61,525 40,247 21,278 49,248 33,443 15,805 March 2000 17,676 65,669 44,253 21,416 47,993 33,262 14,731 March 2001 15,089 74,701 47,856 26,845 59,612 36,653 22,959 March 2002 -10,958 58,678 37,911 20,767 69,636 47,152 22,484 March 2003 7,434 62,141 39,448 22,693 54,707 37,583 17,124 March 2004 9,298 63,693 41,574 22,119 54,395 34,614 19,781 March 2005 23,909 72,333 49,167 23,166 48,424 31,149 17,275 March 2006 26,295 76,202 51,617 24,585 49,907 32,926 16,981 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 -11,532 50,942 34,599 16,343 62,474 42,275 20,199 March 2011 2,418 52,525 35,581 16,944 50,107 33,111 16,996 March 2012 5,940 56,074 38,111 17,963 50,134 32,857 17,277 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.