Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, not 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 -671 20,287 15,470 4,817 20,958 16,957 4,001 December -6,403 18,700 15,305 3,395 25,103 19,814 5,289 1993 March -4,366 17,183 12,921 4,262 21,549 16,221 5,328 June 21,561 36,069 27,791 8,278 14,508 11,534 2,974 September 897 21,819 16,202 5,617 20,922 16,958 3,964 December -6,678 21,524 17,023 4,501 28,202 21,706 6,496 1994 March -5,444 17,859 13,774 4,085 23,303 18,383 4,920 June 22,667 37,145 28,634 8,511 14,478 11,633 2,845 September 3,807 25,582 19,391 6,191 21,775 17,061 4,714 December -7,975 22,753 17,925 4,828 30,728 23,462 7,266 1995 March -5,427 20,329 16,629 3,700 25,756 20,331 5,425 June 19,485 37,535 28,911 8,624 18,050 12,837 5,213 September 3,046 24,609 19,185 5,424 21,563 18,595 2,968 December -9,653 20,737 16,211 4,526 30,390 23,972 6,418 1996 March -5,288 20,167 15,344 4,823 25,455 20,388 5,067 June 21,674 39,624 30,614 9,010 17,950 14,337 3,613 September 1,045 26,268 19,407 6,861 25,223 19,895 5,328 December -10,593 22,474 17,598 4,876 33,067 25,707 7,360 1997 March -9,036 18,765 14,276 4,489 27,801 21,218 6,583 June 23,351 40,968 30,896 10,072 17,617 13,964 3,653 September -525 25,542 19,365 6,177 26,067 21,047 5,020 December -6,653 24,911 19,038 5,873 31,564 24,704 6,860 1998 March -6,175 23,060 15,720 7,340 29,235 22,390 6,845 June 20,466 40,889 30,515 10,374 20,423 15,686 4,737 September 1,163 26,093 19,371 6,722 24,930 19,963 4,967 December -6,748 24,403 19,920 4,483 31,151 24,467 6,684 1999 March -6,782 21,126 16,154 4,972 27,908 21,696 6,212 June 20,147 40,465 31,554 8,911 20,318 15,252 5,066 September 225 25,708 19,755 5,953 25,483 20,127 5,356 December -10,137 23,501 19,475 4,026 33,638 23,221 10,417 2000 March -3,433 23,807 16,202 7,605 27,240 20,883 6,357 June 21,596 42,867 32,942 9,925 21,271 15,674 5,597 September -3,093 26,385 20,506 5,879 29,478 22,932 6,546 December -9,633 24,421 19,372 5,049 34,054 25,176 8,878 2001 March -4,105 25,953 17,698 8,255 30,058 21,631 8,427 June 18,956 40,365 31,561 8,804 21,409 16,536 4,873 September -3,480 24,988 19,410 5,578 28,468 22,401 6,067 December -8,056 23,064 18,410 4,654 31,120 24,816 6,304 2002 March -6,539 21,601 15,821 5,780 28,140 21,341 6,799 June 22,517 41,432 31,980 9,452 18,915 15,262 3,653 September -3,204 25,182 18,980 6,202 28,386 21,849 6,537 December -6,860 24,469 18,738 5,731 31,329 24,787 6,542 2003 March -7,394 21,565 15,698 5,867 28,959 21,029 7,930 June 19,051 41,175 32,649 8,526 22,124 16,975 5,149 September -2,303 25,353 19,543 5,810 27,656 22,118 5,538 December -5,325 27,146 20,347 6,799 32,471 24,854 7,617 2004 March -4,303 21,560 16,474 5,086 25,863 19,570 6,293 June 23,064 43,264 33,553 9,711 20,200 16,002 4,198 September -1,677 24,119 18,795 5,324 25,796 21,323 4,473 December -4,768 26,403 21,231 5,172 31,171 24,382 6,789 2005 March -4,857 22,456 17,783 4,673 27,313 20,662 6,651 June 20,375 41,171 32,410 8,761 20,796 16,557 4,239 September 926 26,580 20,475 6,105 25,654 21,614 4,040 December -5,839 26,826 21,615 5,211 32,665 25,991 6,674 2006 March -2,901 24,640 20,009 4,631 27,541 20,961 6,580 June 23,568 44,374 35,190 9,184 20,806 17,339 3,467 September -4,804 24,837 20,007 4,830 29,641 24,884 4,757 December -3,874 28,753 23,509 5,244 32,627 25,847 6,780 2007 March -2,993 24,755 20,013 4,742 27,748 21,270 6,478 June 20,745 43,790 35,287 8,503 23,045 18,624 4,421 September -3,208 26,209 20,948 5,261 29,417 25,036 4,381 December -6,006 28,419 22,236 6,183 34,425 27,413 7,012 2008 March -8,088 23,641 18,718 4,923 31,729 24,661 7,068 June 16,817 40,595 32,430 8,165 23,778 19,623 4,155 September -3,957 24,806 19,821 4,985 28,763 24,448 4,315 December -13,223 24,647 19,317 5,330 37,870 30,175 7,695 2009 March -19,196 18,656 14,475 4,181 37,852 29,074 8,778 June 17,979 39,876 30,868 9,008 21,897 17,546 4,351 September -4,419 22,746 17,825 4,921 27,165 22,847 4,318 December -10,809 24,577 19,626 4,951 35,386 28,200 7,186 2010 March -9,252 19,831 15,467 4,364 29,083 21,891 7,192 June 19,447 39,317 30,664 8,653 19,870 15,783 4,087 September -247 24,376 19,351 5,025 24,623 20,338 4,285 December -9,576 24,272 19,228 5,044 33,848 26,896 6,952 2011 March -7,185 18,941 15,293 3,648 26,126 19,424 6,702 June 20,460 40,251 31,601 8,650 19,791 16,113 3,678 September 2,087 25,844 20,703 5,141 23,757 19,890 3,867 December -7,487 25,365 20,033 5,332 32,852 25,917 6,935 2012 March -6,435 20,932 16,664 4,268 27,367 20,474 6,893 June 22,168 42,143 33,406 8,737 19,975 16,343 3,632 September -434 24,733 19,382 5,351 25,167 21,032 4,135 December -7,320 25,894 20,506 5,388 33,214 25,887 7,327 2013 March -6,551 21,685 17,039 4,646 28,236 21,549 6,687 June 21,084 41,996 33,424 8,572 20,912 17,202 3,710 September -1,829 24,687 19,538 5,149 26,516 22,365 4,151 December -6,051 26,478 21,195 5,283 32,529 25,808 6,721 2014 March -10,336 19,807 15,682 4,125 30,143 21,704 8,439 June 21,724 43,149 34,165 8,984 21,425 17,112 4,313 September -2,437 25,848 19,926 5,922 28,285 23,688 4,597 December -7,314 27,270 21,835 5,435 34,584 24,873 9,711 2015 March -1,847 25,603 16,736 8,867 27,450 21,230 6,220 June 19,384 42,855 34,452 8,403 23,471 17,604 5,867 September -2,770 24,936 19,362 5,574 27,706 23,358 4,348 December -4,417 27,958 22,187 5,771 32,375 26,441 5,934 2016 March -6,464 21,774 17,791 3,983 28,238 21,435 6,803 June 18,733 43,292 33,414 9,878 24,559 19,211 5,348 September -2,609 25,392 19,964 5,428 28,001 22,988 5,013 December -7,575 25,685 20,365 5,320 33,260 26,682 6,578 2017 March -5,202 22,811 18,413 4,398 28,013 21,150 6,863 June 20,827 43,709 34,886 8,823 22,882 18,639 4,243 September -5,253 23,863 18,894 4,969 29,116 23,942 5,174 December -4,954 28,232 22,490 5,742 33,186 26,106 7,080 2018 March -5,515 22,463 17,688 4,775 27,978 20,884 7,094 June 21,707 45,040 35,627 9,413 23,333 18,822 4,511 September -5,372 24,247 19,183 5,064 29,619 24,147 5,472 December -2,895 30,206 23,344 6,862 33,101 25,739 7,362 2019 March -10,099 22,507 17,309 5,198 32,606 23,307 9,299 June 22,565 45,809 36,364 9,445 23,244 19,276 3,968 September -4,132 24,973 18,988 5,985 29,105 23,991 5,114 December -3,686 29,703 23,127 6,576 33,389 25,873 7,516 2020 March -9,172 22,280 16,989 5,291 31,452 22,471 8,981 June -3,693 36,853 27,601 9,252 40,546 33,667 6,879 September 5,997 32,046 25,308 6,738 26,049 20,492 5,557 December 1,491 32,038 24,871 7,167 30,547 23,987 6,560 2021 March -2,237 26,183 19,919 6,264 28,420 20,649 7,771 June 24,017 48,220 37,678 10,542 24,203 20,163 4,040 September -2,935 29,450 22,367 7,083 32,385 26,048 6,337 December 1,995 35,797 28,159 7,638 33,802 25,610 8,192 2022 March -3,298 28,973 21,925 7,048 32,271 23,036 9,235 June 19,574 48,678 37,901 10,777 29,104 21,210 7,894 September 160 31,438 22,773 8,665 31,278 25,634 5,644 December -4,571 33,965 26,447 7,518 38,536 29,758 8,778 2023 March -3,503 27,856 21,499 6,357 31,359 22,508 8,851 June 20,265 47,740 37,904 9,836 27,475 21,122 6,353 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.