Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, annual March to March Wyoming Total private Gross job gains Gross job losses Year ended Net change(1) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments March 1994 7,260 23,118 14,647 8,471 15,858 10,526 5,332 March 1995 4,076 22,425 15,200 7,225 18,349 12,186 6,163 March 1996 451 20,215 13,480 6,735 19,764 13,464 6,300 March 1997 3,159 22,526 14,799 7,727 19,367 12,806 6,561 March 1998 3,610 23,831 15,266 8,565 20,221 12,295 7,926 March 1999 4,102 25,311 17,112 8,199 21,209 13,545 7,664 March 2000 6,071 26,611 18,485 8,126 20,540 13,565 6,975 March 2001 4,847 26,345 18,052 8,293 21,498 14,025 7,473 March 2002 1,469 25,290 17,248 8,042 23,821 15,388 8,433 March 2003 -662 21,516 14,478 7,038 22,178 15,872 6,306 March 2004 6,014 25,577 17,904 7,673 19,563 13,184 6,379 March 2005 6,234 26,511 18,510 8,001 20,277 12,986 7,291 March 2006 11,866 30,471 21,320 9,151 18,605 12,554 6,051 March 2007 11,650 32,463 23,123 9,340 20,813 14,509 6,304 March 2008 6,531 30,818 21,059 9,759 24,287 16,933 7,354 March 2009 -7,472 24,806 17,093 7,713 32,278 22,145 10,133 March 2010 -11,979 19,243 12,287 6,956 31,222 24,115 7,107 March 2011 3,210 24,299 17,489 6,810 21,089 14,447 6,642 March 2012 5,971 26,164 18,827 7,337 20,193 13,462 6,731 March 2013 130 24,205 16,449 7,756 24,075 16,876 7,199 March 2014 3,319 24,929 17,747 7,182 21,610 16,188 5,422 March 2015 2,832 26,009 17,641 8,368 23,177 16,496 6,681 March 2016 -10,581 21,682 15,024 6,658 32,263 24,393 7,870 March 2017 -4,728 21,173 14,660 6,513 25,901 19,359 6,542 March 2018 3,062 23,692 16,717 6,975 20,630 14,523 6,107 March 2019 5,586 26,175 18,297 7,878 20,589 14,858 5,731 March 2020 -1,962 24,091 16,128 7,963 26,053 18,201 7,852 March 2021 -10,168 22,020 15,339 6,681 32,188 23,988 8,200 March 2022 8,028 27,642 19,527 8,115 19,614 13,718 5,896 March 2023 5,704 26,618 18,313 8,305 20,914 14,175 6,739 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.