Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted North Dakota Total private Establishments gaining jobs Establishments losing jobs Year 3 months ended Net change(1) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments 1992 September 61 4,545 3,878 667 5,030 4,424 606 December -239 4,812 4,193 619 4,794 3,936 858 1993 March -273 4,114 3,442 672 5,540 4,595 945 June 667 6,490 5,306 1,184 3,768 3,251 517 September 3 4,580 3,967 613 5,134 4,524 610 December -149 5,163 4,502 661 4,857 4,047 810 1994 March -312 4,294 3,672 622 5,650 4,716 934 June 619 6,645 5,470 1,175 3,973 3,417 556 September 60 4,886 4,227 659 5,388 4,789 599 December -158 5,255 4,562 693 5,065 4,214 851 1995 March -361 4,382 3,747 635 5,861 4,865 996 June 620 6,608 5,395 1,213 4,232 3,639 593 September 78 4,901 4,224 677 5,375 4,776 599 December -174 5,379 4,619 760 5,150 4,216 934 1996 March -330 4,312 3,642 670 5,995 4,995 1,000 June 548 6,795 5,603 1,192 4,280 3,636 644 September 8 4,927 4,252 675 5,648 4,981 667 December -186 5,224 4,477 747 5,368 4,435 933 1997 March -491 4,295 3,649 646 6,039 4,902 1,137 June 620 6,981 5,683 1,298 4,262 3,584 678 September -3 5,059 4,327 732 5,774 5,039 735 December -113 5,439 4,647 792 5,320 4,415 905 1998 March -660 4,108 3,597 511 6,337 5,166 1,171 June 817 6,671 5,221 1,450 4,412 3,779 633 September 155 5,060 4,191 869 5,861 5,147 714 December -204 5,244 4,563 681 5,420 4,535 885 1999 March -577 4,265 3,690 575 6,326 5,174 1,152 June 596 6,738 5,459 1,279 4,384 3,701 683 September 27 4,905 4,206 699 5,723 5,051 672 December -96 5,454 4,620 834 5,276 4,346 930 2000 March -464 4,338 3,657 681 6,303 5,158 1,145 June 527 6,582 5,411 1,171 4,302 3,658 644 September -32 4,683 4,029 654 5,768 5,082 686 December -252 5,061 4,335 726 5,417 4,439 978 2001 March -441 4,389 3,665 724 5,996 4,831 1,165 June 608 6,635 5,406 1,229 4,267 3,646 621 September -45 4,571 3,947 624 5,823 5,154 669 December -144 5,077 4,357 720 5,177 4,313 864 2002 March -532 4,061 3,477 584 6,059 4,943 1,116 June 768 6,687 5,386 1,301 4,040 3,507 533 September -17 4,651 4,029 622 5,719 5,080 639 December -130 5,094 4,338 756 5,149 4,263 886 2003 March -460 4,095 3,441 654 6,112 4,998 1,114 June 702 6,813 5,512 1,301 4,014 3,415 599 September 88 4,777 4,078 699 5,519 4,908 611 December -93 5,137 4,350 787 5,211 4,331 880 2004 March -452 4,357 3,669 688 5,858 4,718 1,140 June 659 6,987 5,666 1,321 4,126 3,464 662 September 96 4,828 4,077 751 5,739 5,084 655 December -63 5,412 4,636 776 5,198 4,359 839 2005 March -407 4,441 3,670 771 6,268 5,090 1,178 June 725 6,876 5,528 1,348 4,334 3,711 623 September 104 5,164 4,395 769 5,677 5,012 665 December -6 5,518 4,598 920 5,530 4,604 926 2006 March -453 4,792 4,030 762 6,293 5,078 1,215 June 727 7,148 5,770 1,378 4,500 3,849 651 September 45 5,070 4,314 756 6,016 5,305 711 December 30 5,674 4,755 919 5,472 4,583 889 2007 March -439 4,738 3,985 753 6,373 5,181 1,192 June 696 7,260 5,929 1,331 4,411 3,776 635 September 133 5,131 4,321 810 5,998 5,321 677 December 1 5,870 4,942 928 5,606 4,679 927 2008 March -505 4,893 4,128 765 6,514 5,244 1,270 June 666 7,283 5,940 1,343 4,701 4,024 677 September 148 5,527 4,698 829 5,946 5,265 681 December -83 5,787 4,871 916 5,805 4,806 999 2009 March -840 4,398 3,720 678 7,175 5,657 1,518 June 772 7,241 5,869 1,372 4,464 3,864 600 September 38 5,134 4,375 759 6,053 5,332 721 December 22 5,727 4,749 978 5,697 4,741 956 2010 March -664 4,661 3,965 696 6,811 5,451 1,360 June 880 7,615 6,105 1,510 4,432 3,802 630 September 160 5,701 4,762 939 5,982 5,203 779 December 159 6,255 5,087 1,168 5,886 4,877 1,009 2011 March -550 5,215 4,361 854 6,757 5,353 1,404 June 959 8,109 6,435 1,674 4,735 4,020 715 September 498 6,842 5,533 1,309 5,991 5,180 811 December 252 7,125 5,782 1,343 6,172 5,081 1,091 2012 March -114 6,563 5,234 1,329 7,017 5,574 1,443 June 1,112 9,055 7,135 1,920 5,131 4,323 808 September 325 6,887 5,567 1,320 7,137 6,142 995 December 122 7,338 5,910 1,428 7,034 5,728 1,306 2013 March -503 6,449 5,188 1,261 7,958 6,194 1,764 June 989 9,292 7,401 1,891 5,656 4,754 902 September 319 7,264 5,910 1,354 7,420 6,385 1,035 December 34 7,402 5,963 1,439 7,437 6,032 1,405 2014 March -806 6,464 5,309 1,155 8,505 6,544 1,961 June 1,032 9,655 7,651 2,004 5,820 4,848 972 September 204 7,413 6,103 1,310 7,751 6,645 1,106 December 16 7,809 6,401 1,408 7,616 6,224 1,392 2015 March -787 6,360 5,157 1,203 9,060 7,070 1,990 June 706 8,922 7,022 1,900 6,931 5,737 1,194 September 7 6,634 5,388 1,246 8,374 7,135 1,239 December -254 6,877 5,626 1,251 8,221 6,716 1,505 2016 March -1,027 5,599 4,532 1,067 9,343 7,249 2,094 June 644 8,289 6,532 1,757 6,547 5,434 1,113 September -5 6,660 5,484 1,176 7,707 6,526 1,181 December -105 6,574 5,241 1,333 7,727 6,289 1,438 2017 March -776 5,940 4,862 1,078 8,257 6,403 1,854 June 773 8,797 7,020 1,777 5,809 4,805 1,004 September 31 6,327 5,217 1,110 7,621 6,542 1,079 December 52 6,999 5,681 1,318 7,166 5,900 1,266 2018 March -680 5,896 4,813 1,083 8,172 6,409 1,763 June 853 8,943 7,195 1,748 5,674 4,779 895 September 32 6,450 5,380 1,070 7,575 6,537 1,038 December -43 6,899 5,703 1,196 7,216 5,977 1,239 2019 March -714 5,948 4,899 1,049 8,205 6,442 1,763 June 817 8,886 7,237 1,649 5,598 4,766 832 September 136 6,531 5,369 1,162 7,626 6,600 1,026 December -35 6,983 5,697 1,286 7,204 5,883 1,321 2020 March -727 5,820 4,818 1,002 8,451 6,722 1,729 June 280 7,192 5,490 1,702 8,247 6,825 1,422 September 292 7,207 5,802 1,405 7,164 6,051 1,113 December 70 6,904 5,550 1,354 7,143 5,859 1,284 2021 March -489 6,466 5,256 1,210 7,552 5,853 1,699 June 1,000 8,884 6,974 1,910 5,858 4,948 910 September 126 6,984 5,690 1,294 7,593 6,425 1,168 December 129 7,471 6,018 1,453 7,100 5,776 1,324 2022 March -586 6,469 5,181 1,288 8,222 6,348 1,874 June 1,144 9,236 7,213 2,023 5,936 5,057 879 September 453 7,458 6,025 1,433 7,418 6,438 980 December 108 7,055 5,716 1,339 7,505 6,274 1,231 2023 March -694 6,811 5,557 1,254 7,975 6,027 1,948 June 876 9,477 7,551 1,926 5,948 4,898 1,050 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.