Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Montana 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 1,180 22,719 17,402 5,317 21,539 16,615 4,924 December -110 20,705 16,543 4,162 20,815 16,603 4,212 1993 March 2,085 22,401 17,197 5,204 20,316 15,809 4,507 June 5,554 24,578 18,879 5,699 19,024 14,977 4,047 September 3,105 24,634 18,204 6,430 21,529 16,601 4,928 December 377 24,055 18,558 5,497 23,678 18,185 5,493 1994 March 1,936 23,844 18,792 5,052 21,908 17,768 4,140 June 6,541 25,659 19,647 6,012 19,118 15,152 3,966 September 6,207 28,703 21,767 6,936 22,496 16,673 5,823 December 289 25,837 19,710 6,127 25,548 19,696 5,852 1995 March 3,160 27,698 23,044 4,654 24,538 19,857 4,681 June 1,314 25,599 19,833 5,766 24,285 17,075 7,210 September 5,632 27,578 21,559 6,019 21,946 18,318 3,628 December -1,674 23,300 17,755 5,545 24,974 20,081 4,893 1996 March 2,345 26,762 20,637 6,125 24,417 20,021 4,396 June 3,049 27,038 20,873 6,165 23,989 19,047 4,942 September 3,581 29,543 21,912 7,631 25,962 19,538 6,424 December -1,726 25,240 19,208 6,032 26,966 21,310 5,656 1997 March -1,582 24,805 19,365 5,440 26,387 20,796 5,591 June 4,971 28,047 21,053 6,994 23,076 18,093 4,983 September 1,935 28,641 21,776 6,865 26,706 20,657 6,049 December 1,783 27,815 20,558 7,257 26,032 20,711 5,321 1998 March 2,015 29,834 21,146 8,688 27,819 21,824 5,995 June 349 28,058 21,047 7,011 27,709 21,137 6,572 September 3,865 29,396 21,864 7,532 25,531 19,619 5,912 December 2,036 27,378 21,981 5,397 25,342 20,382 4,960 1999 March 1,604 28,207 21,941 6,266 26,603 21,287 5,316 June 145 27,785 21,556 6,229 27,640 20,488 7,152 September 2,870 29,125 22,351 6,774 26,255 19,759 6,496 December -1,375 26,408 21,555 4,853 27,783 19,497 8,286 2000 March 5,658 31,563 21,948 9,615 25,905 20,294 5,611 June 736 29,475 22,526 6,949 28,739 20,730 8,009 September -599 29,873 23,156 6,717 30,472 22,393 8,079 December -1,050 27,465 21,406 6,059 28,515 21,040 7,475 2001 March 5,365 34,065 24,053 10,012 28,700 21,276 7,424 June -842 27,878 21,660 6,218 28,720 21,988 6,732 September -1,259 27,955 21,748 6,207 29,214 21,808 7,406 December 381 26,205 20,564 5,641 25,824 20,722 5,102 2002 March 1,641 28,422 21,418 7,004 26,781 20,831 5,950 June 3,512 28,365 21,783 6,582 24,853 19,781 5,072 September -980 28,500 21,492 7,008 29,480 21,424 8,056 December 1,812 27,774 20,789 6,985 25,962 20,768 5,194 2003 March 1,312 28,551 21,415 7,136 27,239 20,608 6,631 June -1,086 28,067 22,096 5,971 29,153 22,096 7,057 September 29 28,536 22,066 6,470 28,507 21,709 6,798 December 3,918 30,714 22,517 8,197 26,796 20,576 6,220 2004 March 3,906 28,745 22,405 6,340 24,839 19,520 5,319 June 2,974 29,627 22,953 6,674 26,653 20,851 5,802 September 537 26,921 21,025 5,896 26,384 20,941 5,443 December 4,787 30,202 24,024 6,178 25,415 20,161 5,254 2005 March 3,871 30,199 24,227 5,972 26,328 20,594 5,734 June 321 28,298 22,191 6,107 27,977 22,022 5,955 September 3,611 29,753 22,913 6,840 26,142 21,177 4,965 December 3,943 30,438 24,176 6,262 26,495 21,390 5,105 2006 March 6,909 33,361 27,517 5,844 26,452 20,813 5,639 June 2,289 30,092 23,952 6,140 27,803 22,929 4,874 September -2,615 27,740 22,357 5,383 30,355 24,488 5,867 December 6,010 32,773 26,544 6,229 26,763 21,482 5,281 2007 March 6,806 33,473 27,488 5,985 26,667 21,236 5,431 June -1,481 29,609 23,942 5,667 31,090 25,037 6,053 September -669 29,402 23,480 5,922 30,071 24,673 5,398 December 4,453 32,612 25,206 7,406 28,159 22,786 5,373 2008 March 846 31,607 25,409 6,198 30,761 24,866 5,895 June -5,163 27,642 22,129 5,513 32,805 26,887 5,918 September -1,420 27,920 22,303 5,617 29,340 24,091 5,249 December -3,533 27,793 21,416 6,377 31,326 25,201 6,125 2009 March -11,681 24,469 19,297 5,172 36,150 29,005 7,145 June -2,912 26,897 20,901 5,996 29,809 23,650 6,159 September -2,190 25,489 20,032 5,457 27,679 22,434 5,245 December -559 28,054 22,166 5,888 28,613 23,057 5,556 2010 March -1,820 26,212 20,820 5,392 28,032 21,990 6,042 June 436 26,816 21,006 5,810 26,380 20,685 5,695 September 2,162 27,266 21,733 5,533 25,104 19,934 5,170 December -221 27,248 21,159 6,089 27,469 22,103 5,366 2011 March 349 25,107 20,498 4,609 24,758 19,202 5,556 June 1,640 27,305 21,419 5,886 25,665 20,580 5,085 September 4,797 28,983 23,246 5,737 24,186 19,474 4,712 December 1,636 28,385 22,095 6,290 26,749 21,286 5,463 2012 March 1,480 27,575 22,308 5,267 26,095 20,483 5,612 June 2,530 28,805 22,799 6,006 26,275 21,303 4,972 September 1,905 27,575 21,726 5,849 25,670 20,620 5,050 December 1,566 28,921 22,649 6,272 27,355 21,417 5,938 2013 March 2,051 28,801 22,803 5,998 26,750 21,231 5,519 June 1,072 28,471 22,698 5,773 27,399 22,329 5,070 September 780 27,603 21,853 5,750 26,823 21,814 5,009 December 2,685 29,394 23,206 6,188 26,709 21,395 5,314 2014 March -2,290 26,297 21,118 5,179 28,587 21,487 7,100 June 2,043 29,330 23,238 6,092 27,287 21,488 5,799 September 583 29,231 22,518 6,713 28,648 23,128 5,520 December 1,128 30,251 23,981 6,270 29,123 20,794 8,329 2015 March 7,306 33,681 22,680 11,001 26,375 21,187 5,188 June -1,565 29,136 23,383 5,753 30,701 22,478 8,223 September 317 28,288 21,942 6,346 27,971 22,771 5,200 December 4,017 31,013 24,434 6,579 26,996 22,158 4,838 2016 March 1,891 29,152 24,087 5,065 27,261 21,592 5,669 June -2,104 29,570 22,738 6,832 31,674 24,305 7,369 September 248 28,710 22,629 6,081 28,462 22,415 6,047 December 396 28,580 22,446 6,134 28,184 22,651 5,533 2017 March 3,201 30,331 24,861 5,470 27,130 21,451 5,679 June 948 29,782 23,711 6,071 28,834 23,107 5,727 September -2,465 27,015 21,449 5,566 29,480 23,217 6,263 December 3,061 31,309 24,620 6,689 28,248 22,365 5,883 2018 March 2,553 29,752 23,721 6,031 27,199 21,412 5,787 June 1,543 30,699 24,211 6,488 29,156 23,164 5,992 September -2,437 27,537 21,949 5,588 29,974 23,400 6,574 December 6,113 33,866 25,772 8,094 27,753 21,640 6,113 2019 March -1,819 29,428 23,087 6,341 31,247 23,560 7,687 June 1,766 31,058 24,640 6,418 29,292 24,007 5,285 September -1,109 28,363 21,668 6,695 29,472 23,315 6,157 December 4,792 32,929 25,276 7,653 28,137 21,807 6,330 2020 March -1,328 29,298 22,775 6,523 30,626 23,026 7,600 June -26,018 25,768 19,025 6,743 51,786 42,514 9,272 September 10,120 36,665 29,078 7,587 26,545 19,860 6,685 December 9,393 35,257 27,119 8,138 25,864 20,289 5,575 2021 March 7,501 34,551 26,790 7,761 27,050 20,577 6,473 June 1,817 33,347 25,624 7,723 31,530 26,061 5,469 September 669 33,492 25,557 7,935 32,823 25,282 7,541 December 10,870 39,590 30,832 8,758 28,720 21,638 7,082 2022 March 6,917 38,119 29,414 8,705 31,202 23,492 7,710 June -3,548 33,843 25,992 7,851 37,391 27,078 10,313 September 3,603 35,364 25,713 9,651 31,761 24,967 6,794 December 5,499 38,144 29,440 8,704 32,645 25,125 7,520 2023 March 6,534 36,820 28,939 7,881 30,286 22,901 7,385 June -2,655 33,093 25,953 7,140 35,748 27,166 8,582 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.