Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not 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 290 6,689 5,394 1,295 7,069 6,064 1,005 December -408 6,234 5,175 1,059 7,220 5,753 1,467 1993 March -425 6,015 4,851 1,164 7,333 5,744 1,589 June 1,105 9,596 7,533 2,063 4,916 3,958 958 September 205 6,986 5,651 1,335 7,265 6,135 1,130 December -131 6,918 5,569 1,349 7,353 5,873 1,480 1994 March -421 6,515 5,254 1,261 7,669 5,987 1,682 June 1,374 9,963 7,720 2,243 5,153 4,284 869 September 371 7,494 5,993 1,501 7,545 6,415 1,130 December -254 7,128 5,775 1,353 7,918 6,311 1,607 1995 March -375 6,561 5,345 1,216 7,976 6,385 1,591 June 641 9,613 7,660 1,953 5,919 4,607 1,312 September 483 7,613 6,119 1,494 7,677 6,666 1,011 December -258 7,115 5,743 1,372 8,258 6,628 1,630 1996 March -282 6,756 5,400 1,356 8,294 6,656 1,638 June 1,314 10,330 8,017 2,313 5,705 4,706 999 September 377 8,064 6,283 1,781 8,315 6,911 1,404 December -429 7,401 5,927 1,474 8,755 6,852 1,903 1997 March -701 6,630 5,398 1,232 8,792 6,859 1,933 June 1,146 10,571 8,257 2,314 5,822 4,654 1,168 September 139 7,961 6,257 1,704 8,564 6,999 1,565 December -108 7,751 6,049 1,702 8,688 6,878 1,810 1998 March -370 7,293 5,609 1,684 8,949 6,895 2,054 June 1,137 10,570 8,249 2,321 6,116 4,932 1,184 September 282 8,029 6,403 1,626 8,587 7,243 1,344 December -294 7,614 6,222 1,392 8,649 6,963 1,686 1999 March -629 7,300 5,811 1,489 9,142 7,024 2,118 June 925 10,661 8,392 2,269 6,350 5,006 1,344 September 292 8,178 6,484 1,694 8,554 7,152 1,402 December -1,330 7,699 6,310 1,389 9,378 6,659 2,719 2000 March 281 8,110 5,949 2,161 8,602 6,722 1,880 June 935 10,756 8,451 2,305 6,587 5,217 1,370 September -55 8,062 6,329 1,733 9,244 7,456 1,788 December -432 7,809 6,210 1,599 8,903 6,872 2,031 2001 March -73 8,038 5,900 2,138 9,210 6,999 2,211 June 858 10,596 8,397 2,199 6,467 5,126 1,341 September 9 7,724 6,190 1,534 8,934 7,409 1,525 December -153 7,559 6,030 1,529 8,533 6,851 1,682 2002 March -519 7,337 5,711 1,626 9,151 7,006 2,145 June 1,132 10,688 8,489 2,199 5,975 4,908 1,067 September 211 8,284 6,548 1,736 8,800 7,275 1,525 December 102 8,281 6,381 1,900 8,904 7,106 1,798 2003 March -855 6,996 5,699 1,297 9,254 7,102 2,152 June 1,081 11,015 8,636 2,379 6,534 5,236 1,298 September 202 8,610 6,818 1,792 9,060 7,470 1,590 December 256 8,797 6,690 2,107 9,022 7,171 1,851 2004 March -544 7,946 6,378 1,568 9,038 6,926 2,112 June 1,417 11,861 9,114 2,747 6,969 5,639 1,330 September 188 8,559 6,870 1,689 9,344 7,843 1,501 December 231 9,194 7,113 2,081 9,355 7,505 1,850 2005 March -999 8,198 6,645 1,553 10,134 7,582 2,552 June 942 11,583 9,272 2,311 6,922 5,553 1,369 September 610 9,239 7,246 1,993 9,434 8,051 1,383 December 219 9,324 7,200 2,124 9,644 7,739 1,905 2006 March -895 8,763 7,140 1,623 10,000 7,482 2,518 June 1,395 12,456 9,806 2,650 7,121 5,866 1,255 September 103 8,878 7,164 1,714 10,446 8,835 1,611 December 203 9,851 7,623 2,228 9,889 7,864 2,025 2007 March -1,007 9,023 7,363 1,660 10,486 7,819 2,667 June 1,187 12,386 9,824 2,562 7,696 6,321 1,375 September 195 9,272 7,480 1,792 10,606 9,009 1,597 December 216 9,996 7,646 2,350 10,347 8,213 2,134 2008 March -1,381 8,730 7,118 1,612 11,377 8,384 2,993 June 953 12,000 9,492 2,508 8,224 6,669 1,555 September 190 8,892 7,128 1,764 10,639 9,065 1,574 December -319 8,917 6,652 2,265 11,618 9,034 2,584 2009 March -2,150 7,185 5,703 1,482 12,696 9,064 3,632 June 976 11,355 8,698 2,657 7,891 6,210 1,681 September 172 8,556 6,713 1,843 9,984 8,313 1,671 December -109 8,760 6,416 2,344 10,665 8,212 2,453 2010 March -1,755 7,506 5,961 1,545 11,239 7,939 3,300 June 1,265 11,504 8,830 2,674 7,104 5,695 1,409 September 168 8,637 6,864 1,773 9,665 8,060 1,605 December 200 9,176 6,710 2,466 10,145 7,879 2,266 2011 March -1,690 7,686 6,151 1,535 10,860 7,635 3,225 June 1,313 11,843 9,139 2,704 7,065 5,674 1,391 September 345 9,166 7,302 1,864 9,267 7,748 1,519 December 323 9,382 6,851 2,531 10,088 7,880 2,208 2012 March -1,552 8,223 6,631 1,592 10,806 7,662 3,144 June 1,349 12,211 9,438 2,773 7,140 5,716 1,424 September 261 8,924 7,062 1,862 9,870 8,269 1,601 December 263 9,741 7,190 2,551 10,060 7,772 2,288 2013 March -1,460 8,292 6,635 1,657 11,059 7,942 3,117 June 1,254 12,231 9,579 2,652 7,212 5,814 1,398 September 388 9,333 7,334 1,999 9,984 8,373 1,611 December 261 9,613 7,164 2,449 10,275 8,087 2,188 2014 March -2,108 8,076 6,489 1,587 11,709 8,014 3,695 June 1,170 12,299 9,543 2,756 7,288 5,702 1,586 September 421 9,522 7,354 2,168 10,158 8,411 1,747 December -761 9,881 7,370 2,511 10,987 7,715 3,272 2015 March 261 10,001 6,807 3,194 10,814 7,881 2,933 June 1,126 12,598 9,789 2,809 7,783 6,100 1,683 September 271 9,315 7,373 1,942 10,246 8,575 1,671 December 579 10,217 7,551 2,666 10,269 8,182 2,087 2016 March -1,590 8,831 7,229 1,602 11,171 7,979 3,192 June 1,173 12,692 9,620 3,072 8,182 6,283 1,899 September 112 9,377 7,403 1,974 10,566 8,704 1,862 December 463 9,909 7,235 2,674 10,497 8,286 2,211 2017 March -1,307 9,167 7,249 1,918 11,221 7,996 3,225 June 1,248 12,911 9,972 2,939 8,030 6,339 1,691 September 200 9,468 7,381 2,087 10,607 8,720 1,887 December 489 10,439 7,529 2,910 10,697 8,276 2,421 2018 March -1,491 9,007 7,053 1,954 11,604 8,159 3,445 June 1,425 13,263 10,104 3,159 7,963 6,229 1,734 September 239 9,438 7,201 2,237 10,936 8,938 1,998 December 687 10,873 7,806 3,067 10,460 8,080 2,380 2019 March -1,878 8,981 6,930 2,051 12,504 8,575 3,929 June 1,521 13,345 10,249 3,096 7,898 6,323 1,575 September 356 9,609 7,278 2,331 10,764 8,789 1,975 December 731 10,971 7,766 3,205 10,823 8,349 2,474 2020 March -1,762 8,923 6,778 2,145 12,433 8,526 3,907 June 901 11,698 8,367 3,331 10,945 8,515 2,430 September 607 11,246 8,312 2,934 10,233 7,906 2,327 December 1,395 11,984 8,260 3,724 10,267 7,938 2,329 2021 March -859 10,782 8,001 2,781 11,282 7,642 3,640 June 1,987 14,821 10,938 3,883 8,577 6,681 1,896 September 477 11,090 8,058 3,032 12,156 9,601 2,555 December 1,088 13,183 9,061 4,122 11,143 8,109 3,034 2022 March -1,180 11,253 8,252 3,001 12,808 8,627 4,181 June 664 14,346 10,644 3,702 10,210 7,172 3,038 September 1,230 11,554 8,174 3,380 11,603 9,453 2,150 December 931 12,577 8,711 3,866 12,012 9,077 2,935 2023 March -1,456 11,095 8,350 2,745 13,000 8,799 4,201 June 1,157 14,374 10,766 3,608 9,559 7,108 2,451 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.