Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Montana Total private Establishments gaining jobs Establishments losing jobs Year 3 months ended Net change(1) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments 1992 September 187 7,079 5,669 1,410 6,695 5,472 1,223 December -214 6,613 5,529 1,084 6,732 5,434 1,298 1993 March 265 7,060 5,602 1,458 6,595 5,402 1,193 June 263 7,601 6,023 1,578 6,403 5,088 1,315 September 84 7,379 5,928 1,451 6,900 5,533 1,367 December 91 7,344 5,949 1,395 6,835 5,531 1,304 1994 March 319 7,678 6,092 1,586 6,910 5,643 1,267 June 525 7,917 6,180 1,737 6,779 5,567 1,212 September 260 7,921 6,286 1,635 7,160 5,785 1,375 December -27 7,579 6,182 1,397 7,380 5,956 1,424 1995 March 332 7,726 6,195 1,531 7,203 6,004 1,199 June -350 7,609 6,119 1,490 7,818 5,978 1,840 September 405 8,056 6,426 1,630 7,235 6,010 1,225 December -30 7,565 6,161 1,404 7,699 6,265 1,434 1996 March 461 7,939 6,243 1,696 7,514 6,279 1,235 June 409 8,185 6,419 1,766 7,462 6,105 1,357 September 242 8,531 6,594 1,937 7,926 6,231 1,695 December -182 7,827 6,319 1,508 8,144 6,454 1,690 1997 March 81 7,778 6,239 1,539 7,928 6,470 1,458 June 154 8,373 6,599 1,774 7,618 5,998 1,620 September -28 8,422 6,567 1,855 8,190 6,307 1,883 December 89 8,180 6,470 1,710 8,120 6,499 1,621 1998 March 469 8,510 6,488 2,022 8,063 6,510 1,553 June 149 8,405 6,614 1,791 8,024 6,382 1,642 September 150 8,478 6,711 1,767 8,147 6,530 1,617 December -91 8,079 6,668 1,411 8,063 6,561 1,502 1999 March 275 8,600 6,729 1,871 8,236 6,640 1,596 June -73 8,503 6,721 1,782 8,340 6,485 1,855 September 178 8,651 6,797 1,854 8,124 6,448 1,676 December -1,105 8,147 6,751 1,396 8,790 6,289 2,501 2000 March 1,248 9,559 6,883 2,676 7,777 6,349 1,428 June -63 8,618 6,787 1,831 8,642 6,748 1,894 September -249 8,546 6,639 1,907 8,877 6,721 2,156 December -265 8,282 6,670 1,612 8,395 6,518 1,877 2001 March 944 9,428 6,811 2,617 8,298 6,625 1,673 June -103 8,495 6,748 1,747 8,473 6,623 1,850 September -146 8,159 6,486 1,673 8,492 6,673 1,819 December -23 8,026 6,492 1,534 8,055 6,498 1,557 2002 March 379 8,578 6,580 1,998 8,249 6,630 1,619 June 274 8,555 6,810 1,745 7,753 6,282 1,471 September 85 8,763 6,855 1,908 8,381 6,558 1,823 December 275 8,758 6,843 1,915 8,360 6,720 1,640 2003 March 2 8,181 6,565 1,616 8,343 6,729 1,614 June 79 8,810 6,927 1,883 8,539 6,735 1,804 September 42 9,093 7,139 1,954 8,645 6,733 1,912 December 412 9,319 7,186 2,133 8,490 6,769 1,721 2004 March 379 9,356 7,391 1,965 8,160 6,574 1,586 June 335 9,477 7,299 2,178 9,124 7,281 1,843 September 50 9,040 7,193 1,847 8,859 7,062 1,797 December 415 9,753 7,664 2,089 8,749 7,075 1,674 2005 March 47 9,649 7,701 1,948 9,102 7,201 1,901 June -87 9,237 7,425 1,812 9,113 7,214 1,899 September 525 9,772 7,581 2,191 8,918 7,252 1,666 December 398 9,865 7,752 2,113 8,973 7,258 1,715 2006 March 178 10,350 8,297 2,053 8,983 7,108 1,875 June 308 9,910 7,840 2,070 9,391 7,629 1,762 September -70 9,371 7,499 1,872 9,895 7,953 1,942 December 379 10,436 8,225 2,211 9,225 7,393 1,832 2007 March 122 10,641 8,550 2,091 9,390 7,421 1,969 June 51 9,826 7,850 1,976 10,167 8,242 1,925 September 48 9,797 7,829 1,968 10,026 8,106 1,920 December 390 10,580 8,252 2,328 9,675 7,737 1,938 2008 March -162 10,267 8,238 2,029 10,140 7,949 2,191 June -264 9,573 7,623 1,950 10,942 8,728 2,214 September 37 9,393 7,463 1,930 10,057 8,164 1,893 December -112 9,360 7,132 2,228 10,856 8,516 2,340 2009 March -787 8,397 6,538 1,859 11,237 8,591 2,646 June -357 9,025 6,988 2,037 10,413 8,019 2,394 September -4 9,029 7,018 2,011 9,491 7,476 2,015 December 100 9,175 6,856 2,319 9,958 7,739 2,219 2010 March -465 8,807 6,855 1,952 9,976 7,559 2,417 June 85 9,167 7,098 2,069 9,311 7,327 1,984 September 11 9,122 7,180 1,942 9,191 7,260 1,931 December 396 9,604 7,169 2,435 9,459 7,420 2,039 2011 March -418 8,999 7,062 1,937 9,616 7,261 2,355 June 130 9,422 7,342 2,080 9,207 7,257 1,950 September 214 9,691 7,642 2,049 8,816 6,981 1,835 December 468 9,841 7,355 2,486 9,441 7,423 2,018 2012 March -291 9,587 7,594 1,993 9,595 7,311 2,284 June 207 9,797 7,618 2,179 9,313 7,341 1,972 September 113 9,444 7,396 2,048 9,381 7,446 1,935 December 355 10,198 7,720 2,478 9,451 7,328 2,123 2013 March -189 9,679 7,600 2,079 9,850 7,582 2,268 June 153 9,788 7,708 2,080 9,339 7,412 1,927 September 270 9,907 7,690 2,217 9,484 7,537 1,947 December 345 10,041 7,672 2,369 9,663 7,639 2,024 2014 March -743 9,394 7,421 1,973 10,366 7,650 2,716 June 21 9,842 7,666 2,176 9,383 7,228 2,155 September 312 10,122 7,722 2,400 9,662 7,574 2,088 December -769 10,306 7,891 2,415 10,457 7,273 3,184 2015 March 1,765 11,706 7,807 3,899 9,650 7,516 2,134 June -54 10,102 7,862 2,240 10,081 7,787 2,294 September 146 9,894 7,749 2,145 9,719 7,720 1,999 December 608 10,691 8,130 2,561 9,680 7,727 1,953 2016 March -328 10,284 8,285 1,999 9,957 7,630 2,327 June -116 10,214 7,737 2,477 10,634 8,041 2,593 September -48 9,955 7,769 2,186 10,061 7,827 2,234 December 489 10,333 7,767 2,566 9,896 7,819 2,077 2017 March 19 10,691 8,324 2,367 10,003 7,655 2,348 June 61 10,367 8,012 2,355 10,363 8,069 2,294 September 47 10,056 7,742 2,314 10,111 7,844 2,267 December 523 10,918 8,117 2,801 10,091 7,813 2,278 2018 March -81 10,519 8,099 2,420 10,323 7,822 2,501 June 166 10,642 8,115 2,527 10,294 7,933 2,361 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.