Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, 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 1,215 22,593 17,323 5,270 21,378 16,574 4,804 December -9 20,784 16,644 4,140 20,793 16,514 4,279 1993 March 2,015 22,328 17,070 5,258 20,313 15,802 4,511 June 5,454 24,546 18,888 5,658 19,092 15,089 4,003 September 3,230 24,580 18,133 6,447 21,350 16,560 4,790 December 515 24,140 18,671 5,469 23,625 18,051 5,574 1994 March 1,842 23,746 18,666 5,080 21,904 17,762 4,142 June 6,483 25,631 19,651 5,980 19,148 15,217 3,931 September 6,340 28,609 21,682 6,927 22,269 16,622 5,647 December 78 25,639 19,764 5,875 25,561 19,583 5,978 1995 March 3,111 27,538 22,866 4,672 24,427 19,853 4,574 June 1,365 25,649 19,833 5,816 24,284 17,183 7,101 September 5,667 27,473 21,472 6,001 21,806 18,263 3,543 December -1,580 23,380 17,852 5,528 24,960 19,974 4,986 1996 March 2,274 26,645 20,490 6,155 24,371 19,946 4,425 June 3,009 27,012 20,879 6,133 24,003 19,112 4,891 September 3,746 29,404 21,835 7,569 25,658 19,479 6,179 December -1,628 25,339 19,296 6,043 26,967 21,214 5,753 1997 March -1,692 24,670 19,220 5,450 26,362 20,762 5,600 June 4,908 28,023 21,068 6,955 23,115 18,196 4,919 September 2,027 28,516 21,675 6,841 26,489 20,584 5,905 December 1,929 27,904 20,652 7,252 25,975 20,621 5,354 1998 March 1,928 29,709 21,019 8,690 27,781 21,788 5,993 June 341 28,154 21,058 7,096 27,813 21,280 6,533 September 3,967 29,284 21,764 7,520 25,317 19,574 5,743 December 2,188 27,513 22,073 5,440 25,325 20,287 5,038 1999 March 1,535 28,102 21,816 6,286 26,567 21,254 5,313 June 181 27,791 21,585 6,206 27,610 20,606 7,004 September 3,024 29,010 22,268 6,742 25,986 19,706 6,280 December -1,343 26,513 21,642 4,871 27,856 19,417 8,439 2000 March 5,537 31,439 21,799 9,640 25,902 20,274 5,628 June 796 29,606 22,549 7,057 28,810 20,844 7,966 September -458 29,735 23,054 6,681 30,193 22,340 7,853 December -988 27,549 21,501 6,048 28,537 20,955 7,582 2001 March 5,258 33,944 23,898 10,046 28,686 21,236 7,450 June -955 27,868 21,678 6,190 28,823 22,130 6,693 September -1,130 27,818 21,655 6,163 28,948 21,758 7,190 December 503 26,310 20,649 5,661 25,807 20,613 5,194 2002 March 1,542 28,327 21,299 7,028 26,785 20,828 5,957 June 3,431 28,366 21,805 6,561 24,935 19,904 5,031 September -798 28,356 21,373 6,983 29,154 21,359 7,795 December 1,890 27,853 20,880 6,973 25,963 20,676 5,287 2003 March 1,191 28,388 21,258 7,130 27,197 20,576 6,621 June -1,209 28,051 22,123 5,928 29,260 22,234 7,026 September 149 28,391 21,946 6,445 28,242 21,663 6,579 December 4,045 30,853 22,638 8,215 26,808 20,490 6,318 2004 March 3,795 28,632 22,273 6,359 24,837 19,467 5,370 June 2,864 29,607 22,971 6,636 26,743 20,971 5,772 September 624 26,824 20,949 5,875 26,200 20,885 5,315 December 4,942 30,371 24,167 6,204 25,429 20,095 5,334 2005 March 3,775 30,084 24,091 5,993 26,309 20,559 5,750 June 167 28,267 22,203 6,064 28,100 22,181 5,919 September 3,695 29,646 22,823 6,823 25,951 21,116 4,835 December 4,042 30,532 24,267 6,265 26,490 21,299 5,191 2006 March 6,805 33,253 27,391 5,862 26,448 20,800 5,648 June 2,166 30,085 23,970 6,115 27,919 23,086 4,833 September -2,498 27,659 22,289 5,370 30,157 24,418 5,739 December 6,215 32,977 26,695 6,282 26,762 21,405 5,357 2007 March 6,665 33,342 27,335 6,007 26,677 21,217 5,460 June -1,644 29,610 23,963 5,647 31,254 25,220 6,034 September -598 29,283 23,375 5,908 29,881 24,621 5,260 December 4,601 32,771 25,349 7,422 28,170 22,703 5,467 2008 March 749 31,491 25,270 6,221 30,742 24,832 5,910 June -5,276 27,659 22,160 5,499 32,935 27,076 5,859 September -1,301 27,830 22,215 5,615 29,131 24,027 5,104 December -3,351 27,956 21,530 6,426 31,307 25,089 6,218 2009 March -11,805 24,393 19,197 5,196 36,198 29,016 7,182 June -3,051 26,905 20,930 5,975 29,956 23,835 6,121 September -2,130 25,365 19,931 5,434 27,495 22,375 5,120 December -481 28,145 22,202 5,943 28,626 22,988 5,638 2010 March -1,911 26,131 20,718 5,413 28,042 21,975 6,067 June 361 26,816 21,025 5,791 26,455 20,809 5,646 September 2,241 27,160 21,649 5,511 24,919 19,885 5,034 December -52 27,412 21,260 6,152 27,464 22,030 5,434 2011 March 173 24,773 20,183 4,590 24,600 18,981 5,619 June 2,125 27,613 21,614 5,999 25,488 20,659 4,829 September 4,370 28,498 22,838 5,660 24,128 19,435 4,693 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.