Table 3. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, annual March to March Minnesota Total private Establishments gaining jobs Establishments losing jobs Year ended Net change(1) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments March 1994 3,314 44,389 31,979 12,410 34,714 25,618 9,096 March 1995 1,451 45,551 33,107 12,444 37,058 26,065 10,993 March 1996 1,917 45,432 32,421 13,011 38,676 27,582 11,094 March 1997 -326 45,147 32,611 12,536 40,426 27,564 12,862 March 1998 4,884 49,072 33,568 15,504 38,312 27,692 10,620 March 1999 388 46,902 34,043 12,859 40,919 28,448 12,471 March 2000 720 48,357 35,651 12,706 40,472 28,486 11,986 March 2001 2,370 48,738 33,502 15,236 43,608 30,742 12,866 March 2002 -1,678 43,466 31,083 12,383 47,767 33,706 14,061 March 2003 2,235 46,062 31,707 14,355 44,290 32,170 12,120 March 2004 -749 46,025 32,089 13,936 46,327 31,642 14,685 March 2005 -1,660 45,412 31,264 14,148 49,270 33,462 15,808 March 2006 12,110 54,507 32,903 21,604 43,568 34,074 9,494 March 2007 -6,077 44,577 32,588 11,989 52,234 34,168 18,066 March 2008 1,367 48,714 31,058 17,656 49,017 32,728 16,289 March 2009 -9,697 37,301 26,633 10,668 57,224 36,859 20,365 March 2010 -601 39,395 27,052 12,343 47,034 34,090 12,944 March 2011 791 43,937 31,601 12,336 40,739 29,194 11,545 March 2012 2,436 47,268 33,314 13,954 40,631 29,113 11,518 March 2013 584 46,354 33,700 12,654 41,847 29,777 12,070 March 2014 -1,768 44,648 34,252 10,396 42,339 30,175 12,164 March 2015 2,637 48,541 34,431 14,110 41,585 30,112 11,473 March 2016 869 48,094 34,934 13,160 43,187 30,896 12,291 March 2017 4,828 50,832 34,948 15,884 43,295 32,239 11,056 March 2018 -3,872 46,408 34,325 12,083 49,166 33,211 15,955 March 2019 895 47,409 34,369 13,040 45,537 33,392 12,145 March 2020 1,389 48,053 33,854 14,199 47,350 34,540 12,810 March 2021 2,112 45,734 30,332 15,402 53,925 40,635 13,290 March 2022 3,748 57,889 40,030 17,859 45,217 31,106 14,111 March 2023 5,802 59,636 38,917 20,719 47,253 32,336 14,917 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.