Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Minnesota 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 27,998 185,025 120,452 64,573 157,027 99,072 57,955 December 8,461 138,921 110,502 28,419 130,460 103,806 26,654 1993 March 16,415 138,797 108,094 30,703 122,382 100,922 21,460 June 638 131,046 103,770 27,276 130,408 102,957 27,451 September 27,059 152,168 124,660 27,508 125,109 98,118 26,991 December 18,137 151,061 116,099 34,962 132,924 107,401 25,523 1994 March 23,113 153,631 118,869 34,762 130,518 104,439 26,079 June 8,131 144,663 114,159 30,504 136,532 101,772 34,760 September 16,348 160,238 125,944 34,294 143,890 103,173 40,717 December 20,648 161,804 117,505 44,299 141,156 110,312 30,844 1995 March 35,691 174,957 129,880 45,077 139,266 102,395 36,871 June -2,352 143,825 109,988 33,837 146,177 114,139 32,038 September -4,866 151,210 119,201 32,009 156,076 106,671 49,405 December 37,166 178,808 116,309 62,499 141,642 106,118 35,524 1996 March 22,151 166,281 125,153 41,128 144,130 108,287 35,843 June 1,202 151,683 112,232 39,451 150,481 121,866 28,615 September 14,287 160,545 123,789 36,756 146,258 113,121 33,137 December 12,399 159,149 127,290 31,859 146,750 112,545 34,205 1997 March 16,548 163,881 126,202 37,679 147,333 111,704 35,629 June 6,622 157,743 119,119 38,624 151,121 115,369 35,752 September 37,458 185,248 136,447 48,801 147,790 112,924 34,866 December 15,981 165,192 125,955 39,237 149,211 117,373 31,838 1998 March 27,221 178,552 142,180 36,372 151,331 109,636 41,695 June 5,439 167,406 119,544 47,862 161,967 124,782 37,185 September 13,282 156,583 120,391 36,192 143,301 113,945 29,356 December 9,752 155,915 125,896 30,019 146,163 109,482 36,681 1999 March 13,566 159,636 126,983 32,653 146,070 113,269 32,801 June 17,404 157,567 122,702 34,865 140,163 111,566 28,597 September 10,857 157,317 128,630 28,687 146,460 117,372 29,088 December 20,911 166,940 134,229 32,711 146,029 112,609 33,420 2000 March 17,373 172,495 130,455 42,040 155,122 120,935 34,187 June 9,055 159,504 124,822 34,682 150,449 122,556 27,893 September 7,662 165,509 124,156 41,353 157,847 123,702 34,145 December 20,782 171,569 123,599 47,970 150,787 119,519 31,268 2001 March -10,844 162,797 128,435 34,362 173,641 126,037 47,604 June -23,984 151,818 118,606 33,212 175,802 144,345 31,457 September -16,016 152,826 119,604 33,222 168,842 136,810 32,032 December -16,079 157,606 113,895 43,711 173,685 129,301 44,384 2002 March 1,565 164,218 121,901 42,317 162,653 127,520 35,133 June -604 158,519 118,916 39,603 159,123 124,381 34,742 September 5,559 147,339 117,186 30,153 141,780 118,979 22,801 December -7,382 140,667 114,338 26,329 148,049 116,534 31,515 2003 March -6,919 146,276 112,372 33,904 153,195 124,847 28,348 June 4,722 154,845 115,257 39,588 150,123 118,092 32,031 September -1,604 142,490 112,028 30,462 144,094 116,584 27,510 December -4,699 142,214 113,826 28,388 146,913 112,538 34,375 2004 March 351 146,206 114,669 31,537 145,855 114,857 30,998 June 35,503 158,958 123,504 35,454 123,455 97,804 25,651 September -5,588 150,567 111,894 38,673 156,155 118,617 37,538 December 12,957 148,797 119,413 29,384 135,840 108,838 27,002 2005 March -5,132 143,149 119,232 23,917 148,281 117,055 31,226 June 4,519 142,050 112,829 29,221 137,531 119,504 18,027 September 42,114 174,717 137,114 37,603 132,603 111,803 20,800 December 12,320 161,094 126,416 34,678 148,774 136,126 12,648 2006 March 13,842 154,773 123,120 31,653 140,931 118,161 22,770 June -5,061 152,867 129,879 22,988 157,928 120,227 37,701 September -28,789 139,601 117,405 22,196 168,390 122,272 46,118 December 8,838 153,980 117,105 36,875 145,142 114,096 31,046 2007 March 3,475 141,961 106,471 35,490 138,486 113,925 24,561 June 1,644 148,203 121,568 26,635 146,559 107,675 38,884 September 8,760 150,159 103,898 46,261 141,399 119,688 21,711 December 4,097 146,333 115,841 30,492 142,236 112,896 29,340 2008 March 579 143,778 110,383 33,395 143,199 117,762 25,437 June -8,104 136,952 110,514 26,438 145,056 112,071 32,985 September -20,133 125,649 103,874 21,775 145,782 118,867 26,915 December -30,715 121,080 94,810 26,270 151,795 126,107 25,688 2009 March -55,156 114,327 94,726 19,601 169,483 140,864 28,619 June -30,803 129,260 101,410 27,850 160,063 135,038 25,025 September -13,061 126,493 98,278 28,215 139,554 118,924 20,630 December -1,517 129,367 110,410 18,957 130,884 106,447 24,437 2010 March -7,188 126,078 98,131 27,947 133,266 105,935 27,331 June 25,843 137,099 112,898 24,201 111,256 92,809 18,447 September 1,154 123,800 105,209 18,591 122,646 99,191 23,455 December 7,027 134,234 107,704 26,530 127,207 102,894 24,313 2011 March 12,071 127,741 103,396 24,345 115,670 95,654 20,016 June 23,999 141,622 114,337 27,285 117,623 94,119 23,504 September 27,411 144,467 116,817 27,650 117,056 100,574 16,482 December -5,906 125,820 106,984 18,836 131,726 108,243 23,483 2012 March 18,231 152,204 123,195 29,009 133,973 100,988 32,985 June 18,347 139,597 117,255 22,342 121,250 98,410 22,840 September 4,222 134,849 107,957 26,892 130,627 106,101 24,526 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.