Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted North Dakota 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 2,119 16,252 13,050 3,202 14,133 11,693 2,440 December 1,419 15,882 13,329 2,553 14,463 12,167 2,296 1993 March 606 16,084 12,659 3,425 15,478 13,158 2,320 June 3,068 16,851 13,994 2,857 13,783 11,691 2,092 September 3,288 17,614 14,708 2,906 14,326 11,934 2,392 December 1,082 16,648 13,140 3,508 15,566 13,100 2,466 1994 March 3,320 18,036 13,970 4,066 14,716 12,522 2,194 June 3,282 18,061 15,073 2,988 14,779 12,417 2,362 September 3,801 19,071 16,251 2,820 15,270 12,691 2,579 December 847 17,038 13,804 3,234 16,191 13,567 2,624 1995 March 2,667 18,601 15,291 3,310 15,934 13,617 2,317 June 728 17,947 14,790 3,157 17,219 14,541 2,678 September 1,635 18,260 15,455 2,805 16,625 13,898 2,727 December 871 18,081 14,639 3,442 17,210 14,408 2,802 1996 March 3,324 19,220 15,993 3,227 15,896 13,679 2,217 June 1,790 19,563 16,309 3,254 17,773 14,840 2,933 September 457 20,281 16,330 3,951 19,824 15,543 4,281 December 1,623 20,309 16,420 3,889 18,686 15,433 3,253 1997 March 1,935 19,246 15,734 3,512 17,311 14,030 3,281 June 885 19,493 16,387 3,106 18,608 14,917 3,691 September 1,742 20,430 16,829 3,601 18,688 14,456 4,232 December 2,839 20,537 16,658 3,879 17,698 14,521 3,177 1998 March -1,552 18,170 15,555 2,615 19,722 16,058 3,664 June -309 18,898 15,159 3,739 19,207 15,625 3,582 September 504 21,066 16,728 4,338 20,562 16,723 3,839 December 1,017 20,083 17,156 2,927 19,066 15,759 3,307 1999 March 848 20,231 17,041 3,190 19,383 16,219 3,164 June 2,498 20,844 16,761 4,083 18,346 14,512 3,834 September 1,150 19,860 16,332 3,528 18,710 15,520 3,190 December 488 21,028 17,189 3,839 20,540 16,545 3,995 2000 March 1,115 20,356 16,774 3,582 19,241 16,082 3,159 June 330 18,684 15,840 2,844 18,354 15,113 3,241 September -410 18,677 15,574 3,103 19,087 16,162 2,925 December -1,813 17,725 15,058 2,667 19,538 15,729 3,809 2001 March -3,338 20,866 16,466 4,400 24,204 14,739 9,465 June 444 19,225 15,302 3,923 18,781 15,238 3,543 September -1,561 16,955 14,061 2,894 18,516 15,641 2,875 December -843 17,693 14,752 2,941 18,536 15,398 3,138 2002 March -1,366 17,884 15,174 2,710 19,250 15,606 3,644 June 2,261 18,749 15,371 3,378 16,488 14,097 2,391 September -965 16,064 13,823 2,241 17,029 14,241 2,788 December -426 16,800 14,291 2,509 17,226 14,627 2,599 2003 March -467 16,956 13,758 3,198 17,423 14,975 2,448 June 2,336 18,530 15,054 3,476 16,194 12,607 3,587 September 1,401 18,054 14,880 3,174 16,653 13,979 2,674 December -235 17,209 14,281 2,928 17,444 14,373 3,071 2004 March 2,263 18,575 15,410 3,165 16,312 13,681 2,631 June 3,488 19,353 16,244 3,109 15,865 12,954 2,911 September 944 18,061 14,473 3,588 17,117 14,644 2,473 December 1,476 18,208 15,081 3,127 16,732 14,221 2,511 2005 March 1,276 19,132 15,140 3,992 17,856 15,276 2,580 June 2,714 19,315 15,800 3,515 16,601 14,069 2,532 September 2,006 19,224 15,870 3,354 17,218 14,725 2,493 December 549 17,844 14,348 3,496 17,295 14,811 2,484 2006 March 4,387 21,846 17,956 3,890 17,459 14,161 3,298 June 768 20,125 16,081 4,044 19,357 16,606 2,751 September 1,451 19,225 15,852 3,373 17,774 15,321 2,453 December 750 19,022 15,447 3,575 18,272 15,629 2,643 2007 March 1,876 19,834 16,403 3,431 17,958 15,502 2,456 June 511 19,415 16,150 3,265 18,904 15,944 2,960 September 1,038 19,191 15,826 3,365 18,153 15,692 2,461 December 3,178 20,490 16,956 3,534 17,312 14,720 2,592 2008 March 4,701 22,210 18,727 3,483 17,509 14,815 2,694 June 203 19,182 15,873 3,309 18,979 16,359 2,620 September 1,546 20,016 16,876 3,140 18,470 15,924 2,546 December 863 19,896 16,811 3,085 19,033 16,232 2,801 2009 March -4,897 17,277 14,229 3,048 22,174 18,909 3,265 June -401 19,145 15,960 3,185 19,546 17,313 2,233 September 957 19,357 16,026 3,331 18,400 15,985 2,415 December 1,891 20,393 16,851 3,542 18,502 15,990 2,512 2010 March 1,301 20,524 17,654 2,870 19,223 16,599 2,624 June 1,618 20,364 17,049 3,315 18,746 15,966 2,780 September 5,275 22,457 17,911 4,546 17,182 14,454 2,728 December 7,060 24,899 20,443 4,456 17,839 14,953 2,886 2011 March 5,169 23,953 20,396 3,557 18,784 15,863 2,921 June 2,250 22,316 18,581 3,735 20,066 17,388 2,678 September 12,710 31,142 24,825 6,317 18,432 15,565 2,867 December 11,749 31,687 25,321 6,366 19,938 16,743 3,195 2012 March 13,914 34,259 27,522 6,737 20,345 16,609 3,736 June 5,545 27,075 21,959 5,116 21,530 18,081 3,449 September 3,400 28,528 22,640 5,888 25,128 21,241 3,887 December 4,847 28,926 22,974 5,952 24,079 20,227 3,852 2013 March 5,789 29,239 23,774 5,465 23,450 19,917 3,533 June -726 26,097 21,449 4,648 26,823 23,176 3,647 September 4,933 29,737 24,291 5,446 24,804 21,024 3,780 December 4,603 29,627 24,341 5,286 25,024 21,055 3,969 2014 March 6,975 31,776 26,204 5,572 24,801 20,770 4,031 June 2,661 28,325 23,449 4,876 25,664 22,002 3,662 September 4,400 30,390 25,239 5,151 25,990 21,820 4,170 December 7,095 32,864 26,985 5,879 25,769 21,751 4,018 2015 March -6,100 27,168 21,354 5,814 33,268 28,891 4,377 June -16,296 24,824 20,295 4,529 41,120 35,038 6,082 September -5,410 25,489 19,059 6,430 30,899 25,987 4,912 December -4,814 24,030 19,331 4,699 28,844 24,486 4,358 2016 March -7,821 23,553 18,789 4,764 31,374 26,354 5,020 June -7,741 23,262 18,885 4,377 31,003 26,111 4,892 September 3,441 28,010 22,928 5,082 24,569 20,070 4,499 December -3,503 22,994 17,692 5,302 26,497 22,161 4,336 2017 March 2,971 26,055 21,030 5,025 23,084 19,064 4,020 June -571 23,247 19,447 3,800 23,818 19,569 4,249 September 121 23,228 18,977 4,251 23,107 18,553 4,554 December 271 23,364 18,586 4,778 23,093 19,480 3,613 2018 March 2,356 24,123 19,957 4,166 21,767 18,167 3,600 June 1,853 23,378 19,455 3,923 21,525 18,375 3,150 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.