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 -2,418 26,239 21,046 5,193 28,657 21,542 7,115 June 2,069 29,375 23,277 6,098 27,306 21,527 5,779 September 390 29,099 22,418 6,681 28,709 23,163 5,546 December 1,368 30,361 24,093 6,268 28,993 20,684 8,309 2015 March 7,225 33,617 22,602 11,015 26,392 21,234 5,158 June -1,523 29,166 23,421 5,745 30,689 22,587 8,102 September -3 28,037 21,748 6,289 28,040 22,827 5,213 December 4,519 31,344 24,713 6,631 26,825 21,992 4,833 2016 March 1,790 29,103 24,039 5,064 27,313 21,590 5,723 June -2,426 29,530 22,718 6,812 31,956 24,594 7,362 September -10 28,515 22,436 6,079 28,525 22,483 6,042 December 1,031 28,925 22,744 6,181 27,894 22,407 5,487 2017 March 3,136 30,342 24,854 5,488 27,206 21,395 5,811 June 496 29,677 23,621 6,056 29,181 23,496 5,685 September -2,884 26,820 21,267 5,553 29,704 23,375 6,329 December 3,996 31,819 25,064 6,755 27,823 22,032 5,791 2018 March 2,818 29,814 23,786 6,028 26,996 21,254 5,742 June 883 30,470 24,098 6,372 29,587 23,625 5,962 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.