Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, not seasonally adjusted North Dakota 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 1,069 15,001 12,441 2,560 13,932 11,922 2,010 December -1,565 14,837 12,697 2,140 16,402 13,399 3,003 1993 March -5,946 11,520 8,704 2,816 17,466 14,603 2,863 June 13,397 24,200 19,587 4,613 10,803 9,318 1,485 September 1,982 16,176 13,822 2,354 14,194 12,233 1,961 December -2,206 15,399 12,682 2,717 17,605 14,355 3,250 1994 March -4,092 12,503 9,678 2,825 16,595 13,881 2,714 June 14,270 25,817 21,093 4,724 11,547 9,906 1,641 September 2,438 17,515 15,331 2,184 15,077 12,996 2,081 December -1,813 16,216 13,511 2,705 18,029 14,906 3,123 1995 March -4,500 13,259 10,488 2,771 17,759 14,832 2,927 June 12,364 25,759 20,779 4,980 13,395 11,465 1,930 September 393 16,872 14,642 2,230 16,479 14,296 2,183 December -2,364 16,890 14,016 2,874 19,254 15,740 3,514 1996 March -4,139 13,675 11,118 2,557 17,814 15,007 2,807 June 14,199 28,376 23,256 5,120 14,177 11,941 2,236 September -402 18,789 15,605 3,184 19,191 15,913 3,278 December -2,202 19,204 15,792 3,412 21,406 17,581 3,825 1997 March -5,678 14,039 11,033 3,006 19,717 15,569 4,148 June 13,646 28,409 23,395 5,014 14,763 12,079 2,684 September 438 18,741 15,844 2,897 18,303 14,918 3,385 December -724 19,281 16,090 3,191 20,005 16,178 3,827 1998 March -8,933 13,068 11,044 2,024 22,001 17,555 4,446 June 12,629 27,290 21,482 5,808 14,661 12,126 2,535 September -1,206 18,939 15,516 3,423 20,145 17,005 3,140 December -1,643 19,081 16,420 2,661 20,724 16,888 3,836 1999 March -7,258 14,737 11,932 2,805 21,995 17,837 4,158 June 15,958 30,354 23,969 6,385 14,396 11,673 2,723 September -304 18,157 15,450 2,707 18,461 15,987 2,474 December -3,496 19,723 16,344 3,379 23,219 18,579 4,640 2000 March -6,716 14,698 11,684 3,014 21,414 17,668 3,746 June 13,029 27,007 22,538 4,469 13,978 11,678 2,300 September -1,588 17,173 14,763 2,410 18,761 16,501 2,260 December -4,530 16,873 14,705 2,168 21,403 17,023 4,380 2001 March -8,634 15,093 11,457 3,636 23,727 16,114 7,613 June 12,938 27,352 21,569 5,783 14,414 11,942 2,472 September -2,590 15,703 13,425 2,278 18,293 16,098 2,195 December -4,139 16,711 14,207 2,504 20,850 17,060 3,790 2002 March -8,595 12,900 10,631 2,269 21,495 16,975 4,520 June 14,040 26,849 21,625 5,224 12,809 10,999 1,810 September -1,904 14,990 13,201 1,789 16,894 14,729 2,165 December -3,302 15,923 13,854 2,069 19,225 16,021 3,204 2003 March -7,265 12,329 9,681 2,648 19,594 16,406 3,188 June 13,933 26,764 21,387 5,377 12,831 10,316 2,515 September 289 16,743 14,216 2,527 16,454 14,345 2,109 December -4,279 16,105 13,650 2,455 20,384 16,527 3,857 2004 March -5,089 13,368 10,824 2,544 18,457 14,988 3,469 June 15,742 28,155 23,305 4,850 12,413 10,313 2,100 September -404 16,474 13,633 2,841 16,878 14,909 1,969 December -2,155 17,094 14,502 2,592 19,249 15,998 3,251 2005 March -6,072 13,558 10,406 3,152 19,630 16,358 3,272 June 15,175 27,910 22,538 5,372 12,735 10,941 1,794 September 609 17,681 15,022 2,659 17,072 15,110 1,962 December -3,139 16,533 13,538 2,995 19,672 16,539 3,133 2006 March -4,151 15,347 12,290 3,057 19,498 15,322 4,176 June 14,301 29,057 22,872 6,185 14,756 12,836 1,920 September 259 17,774 15,100 2,674 17,515 15,626 1,889 December -3,018 17,481 14,599 2,882 20,499 17,190 3,309 2007 March -5,808 14,072 11,394 2,678 19,880 16,813 3,067 June 13,826 28,029 22,882 5,147 14,203 12,207 1,996 September -128 17,735 14,981 2,754 17,863 15,956 1,907 December -1,000 18,647 15,808 2,839 19,647 16,461 3,186 2008 March -3,775 15,443 12,804 2,639 19,218 15,962 3,256 June 13,509 27,980 22,559 5,421 14,471 12,652 1,819 September 326 18,489 15,913 2,576 18,163 16,191 1,972 December -3,916 17,987 15,496 2,491 21,903 18,423 3,480 2009 March -12,197 12,180 9,756 2,424 24,377 20,338 4,039 June 13,169 27,989 22,783 5,206 14,820 13,080 1,740 September -97 17,880 15,141 2,739 17,977 16,103 1,874 December -3,528 18,213 15,450 2,763 21,741 18,575 3,166 2010 March -6,667 14,276 11,998 2,278 20,943 17,621 3,322 June 15,879 29,731 24,372 5,359 13,852 11,983 1,869 September 3,810 20,577 16,823 3,754 16,767 14,643 2,124 December 1,490 21,959 18,394 3,565 20,469 16,800 3,669 2011 March -3,809 16,867 14,037 2,830 20,676 16,967 3,709 June 17,483 32,373 26,550 5,823 14,890 12,981 1,909 September 10,328 28,419 22,992 5,427 18,091 15,894 2,197 December 4,348 27,447 22,503 4,944 23,099 19,190 3,909 2012 March 957 23,932 18,714 5,218 22,975 18,084 4,891 June 22,483 38,823 31,058 7,765 16,340 13,852 2,488 September 2,890 26,336 21,331 5,005 23,446 20,521 2,925 December -2,897 24,984 20,390 4,594 27,881 23,295 4,586 2013 March -5,414 20,546 16,283 4,263 25,960 21,447 4,513 June 18,438 38,125 31,077 7,048 19,687 16,917 2,770 September 3,839 27,288 22,783 4,505 23,449 20,571 2,878 December -3,094 25,836 21,647 4,189 28,930 24,263 4,667 2014 March -5,726 22,048 17,674 4,374 27,774 22,507 5,267 June 22,592 41,590 33,935 7,655 18,998 16,392 2,606 September 3,456 28,026 23,703 4,323 24,570 21,397 3,173 December -1,656 28,033 23,579 4,454 29,689 24,941 4,748 2015 March -18,617 18,896 14,472 4,424 37,513 31,769 5,744 June 7,427 36,169 29,246 6,923 28,742 24,484 4,258 September -5,348 23,445 18,096 5,349 28,793 25,035 3,758 December -11,737 21,090 17,394 3,696 32,827 27,881 4,946 2016 March -18,847 16,384 12,763 3,621 35,231 28,800 6,431 June 12,245 34,953 28,018 6,935 22,708 19,355 3,353 September 2,537 25,786 21,499 4,287 23,249 19,776 3,473 December -10,670 20,310 16,119 4,191 30,980 25,966 5,014 2017 March -7,910 17,987 14,317 3,670 25,897 20,633 5,264 June 16,272 33,836 27,955 5,881 17,564 14,680 2,884 September -567 21,479 17,994 3,485 22,046 18,498 3,548 December -5,430 20,832 17,070 3,762 26,262 22,041 4,221 2018 March -7,301 17,137 13,753 3,384 24,438 19,624 4,814 June 17,376 34,193 28,320 5,873 16,817 14,486 2,331 September -429 21,369 18,165 3,204 21,798 18,846 2,952 December -3,958 20,829 17,546 3,283 24,787 21,112 3,675 2019 March -7,301 17,700 15,019 2,681 25,001 20,407 4,594 June 16,872 34,598 28,893 5,705 17,726 15,285 2,441 September -2,661 21,278 17,331 3,947 23,939 21,132 2,807 December -5,634 20,985 17,366 3,619 26,619 21,810 4,809 2020 March -10,831 17,058 14,194 2,864 27,889 23,201 4,688 June -17,595 25,867 20,031 5,836 43,462 38,457 5,005 September 5,304 26,070 21,619 4,451 20,766 17,514 3,252 December -4,809 20,937 17,655 3,282 25,746 21,385 4,361 2021 March -5,098 19,576 16,384 3,192 24,674 19,449 5,225 June 16,208 32,691 25,723 6,968 16,483 14,204 2,279 September 1,412 22,701 18,623 4,078 21,289 18,209 3,080 December -954 23,145 19,502 3,643 24,099 19,956 4,143 2022 March -6,064 17,859 14,049 3,810 23,923 19,156 4,767 June 16,106 33,138 26,773 6,365 17,032 15,061 1,971 September 3,015 23,807 20,274 3,533 20,792 17,762 3,030 December -5,269 19,907 16,997 2,910 25,176 21,720 3,456 2023 March -3,012 18,475 15,301 3,174 21,487 16,932 4,555 June 16,228 34,384 28,126 6,258 18,156 15,871 2,285 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.