Table 3. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, annual March to March Montana 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 761 10,176 7,109 3,067 7,446 5,140 2,306 March 1995 1,117 10,408 7,149 3,259 7,829 5,687 2,142 March 1996 587 10,143 6,977 3,166 8,924 6,345 2,579 March 1997 564 10,303 7,137 3,166 8,946 6,344 2,602 March 1998 811 11,103 7,295 3,808 9,364 6,367 2,997 March 1999 514 10,866 7,560 3,306 9,517 6,725 2,792 March 2000 169 10,958 7,782 3,176 9,334 6,327 3,007 March 2001 385 10,966 7,359 3,607 10,056 6,834 3,222 March 2002 210 11,042 7,450 3,592 10,425 7,043 3,382 March 2003 613 11,699 7,859 3,840 10,125 6,898 3,227 March 2004 1,016 12,592 8,410 4,182 10,089 6,923 3,166 March 2005 860 12,718 8,594 4,124 10,655 7,391 3,264 March 2006 947 13,096 9,125 3,971 10,273 7,249 3,024 March 2007 734 13,403 9,442 3,961 10,845 7,618 3,227 March 2008 259 12,910 9,138 3,772 11,846 8,333 3,513 March 2009 -1,287 10,313 7,117 3,196 14,648 10,165 4,483 March 2010 -682 10,615 7,420 3,195 12,742 8,865 3,877 March 2011 -29 11,274 7,902 3,372 11,423 8,022 3,401 March 2012 457 12,399 8,774 3,625 10,727 7,559 3,168 March 2013 443 12,665 8,911 3,754 10,909 7,598 3,311 March 2014 -170 12,337 8,748 3,589 11,676 7,917 3,759 March 2015 1,130 13,726 9,363 4,363 10,782 7,549 3,233 March 2016 460 13,486 9,582 3,904 11,593 8,149 3,444 March 2017 499 13,146 8,918 4,228 12,329 8,600 3,729 March 2018 565 13,668 9,238 4,430 12,263 8,398 3,865 March 2019 608 14,116 9,280 4,836 12,760 8,532 4,228 March 2020 973 14,969 9,724 5,245 12,835 8,563 4,272 March 2021 2,129 16,222 9,570 6,652 13,755 9,232 4,523 March 2022 2,501 18,810 11,428 7,382 13,378 8,497 4,881 March 2023 1,495 18,067 11,029 7,038 14,917 9,374 5,543 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.