Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted South 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 3,111 20,023 16,262 3,761 16,912 13,907 3,005 December 0 17,665 14,566 3,099 17,665 14,494 3,171 1993 March 3,410 20,428 15,982 4,446 17,018 14,070 2,948 June 1,216 19,343 15,669 3,674 18,127 14,860 3,267 September 4,493 21,110 16,905 4,205 16,617 13,559 3,058 December 3,201 20,269 16,336 3,933 17,068 14,419 2,649 1994 March 4,215 21,403 17,022 4,381 17,188 13,653 3,535 June 2,816 19,515 16,314 3,201 16,699 13,733 2,966 September 4,396 22,029 17,079 4,950 17,633 14,236 3,397 December 2,942 21,091 16,850 4,241 18,149 15,299 2,850 1995 March 6,495 23,251 18,840 4,411 16,756 14,355 2,401 June -169 19,993 16,291 3,702 20,162 16,475 3,687 September 3,413 22,775 18,413 4,362 19,362 15,714 3,648 December 1,006 20,672 16,635 4,037 19,666 16,233 3,433 1996 March 1,571 20,782 16,642 4,140 19,211 15,971 3,240 June 806 20,007 16,303 3,704 19,201 16,156 3,045 September 2,862 22,189 18,627 3,562 19,327 16,194 3,133 December -307 20,062 16,034 4,028 20,369 17,053 3,316 1997 March 3,161 21,671 18,267 3,404 18,510 15,820 2,690 June 2,494 21,898 17,686 4,212 19,404 16,549 2,855 September 1,297 23,007 18,733 4,274 21,710 17,155 4,555 December 961 21,797 17,536 4,261 20,836 17,213 3,623 1998 March 578 22,148 17,044 5,104 21,570 17,922 3,648 June 1,093 23,462 18,135 5,327 22,369 17,744 4,625 September 1,716 23,133 17,909 5,224 21,417 17,790 3,627 December 2,398 22,872 18,772 4,100 20,474 16,483 3,991 1999 March 2,205 23,372 18,718 4,654 21,167 17,184 3,983 June 3,280 22,999 19,062 3,937 19,719 16,230 3,489 September 1,421 23,588 18,496 5,092 22,167 18,311 3,856 December 4,323 23,539 19,116 4,423 19,216 16,175 3,041 2000 March 4,802 25,557 20,044 5,513 20,755 17,481 3,274 June -1,668 21,563 17,834 3,729 23,231 19,483 3,748 September 379 22,927 17,657 5,270 22,548 18,647 3,901 December -517 22,806 17,181 5,625 23,323 17,995 5,328 2001 March -4,015 24,227 18,951 5,276 28,242 17,897 10,345 June -2,526 20,634 16,511 4,123 23,160 19,202 3,958 September -1,252 21,483 17,478 4,005 22,735 18,836 3,899 December -993 20,475 16,525 3,950 21,468 17,914 3,554 2002 March -878 22,113 17,956 4,157 22,991 18,523 4,468 June 1,252 21,829 17,513 4,316 20,577 17,099 3,478 September 155 20,734 17,197 3,537 20,579 16,841 3,738 December 532 20,530 16,495 4,035 19,998 16,787 3,211 2003 March -1,986 19,501 16,040 3,461 21,487 17,770 3,717 June -274 21,426 17,264 4,162 21,700 17,460 4,240 September 340 20,345 16,909 3,436 20,005 16,364 3,641 December 2,230 22,229 17,615 4,614 19,999 16,764 3,235 2004 March 425 21,114 17,634 3,480 20,689 17,188 3,501 June 2,822 22,130 17,991 4,139 19,308 16,116 3,192 September 1,376 21,406 17,158 4,248 20,030 16,505 3,525 December 867 21,567 17,418 4,149 20,700 17,667 3,033 2005 March 2,278 22,389 18,212 4,177 20,111 16,725 3,386 June 1,559 21,457 17,679 3,778 19,898 16,459 3,439 September 2,048 21,496 17,739 3,757 19,448 16,265 3,183 December 2,444 22,410 18,374 4,036 19,966 16,750 3,216 2006 March 2,349 22,603 18,829 3,774 20,254 16,920 3,334 June 1,428 21,517 17,660 3,857 20,089 17,315 2,774 September 1,498 21,774 17,999 3,775 20,276 17,093 3,183 December 2,774 22,520 18,282 4,238 19,746 16,599 3,147 2007 March 2,391 21,776 18,172 3,604 19,385 16,303 3,082 June 1,442 21,651 17,937 3,714 20,209 17,272 2,937 September 650 21,027 17,691 3,336 20,377 16,866 3,511 December 1,205 21,464 17,843 3,621 20,259 17,213 3,046 2008 March 2,923 22,438 19,209 3,229 19,515 16,306 3,209 June -1,340 20,884 16,812 4,072 22,224 18,594 3,630 September 355 21,263 17,331 3,932 20,908 17,765 3,143 December -1,254 21,466 17,779 3,687 22,720 19,133 3,587 2009 March -5,862 18,094 14,919 3,175 23,956 21,016 2,940 June -4,385 20,222 16,335 3,887 24,607 20,216 4,391 September -1,452 19,914 16,216 3,698 21,366 17,082 4,284 December -1,180 19,674 15,672 4,002 20,854 17,173 3,681 2010 March -1,856 19,524 15,272 4,252 21,380 17,810 3,570 June 2,096 21,519 17,540 3,979 19,423 16,390 3,033 September 1,567 20,962 17,343 3,619 19,395 16,011 3,384 December 1,713 21,172 17,759 3,413 19,459 16,403 3,056 2011 March -1,222 19,112 15,606 3,506 20,334 17,007 3,327 June 2,262 21,412 17,599 3,813 19,150 15,925 3,225 September 3,435 22,334 17,993 4,341 18,899 15,653 3,246 December 2,063 21,410 17,570 3,840 19,347 16,080 3,267 2012 March 1,892 21,777 17,803 3,974 19,885 16,715 3,170 June 1,479 22,292 18,877 3,415 20,813 17,852 2,961 September 542 21,163 17,478 3,685 20,621 17,219 3,402 December 374 20,827 17,179 3,648 20,453 17,076 3,377 2013 March 284 20,811 17,511 3,300 20,527 17,228 3,299 June 2,661 21,549 17,658 3,891 18,888 16,271 2,617 September -236 20,629 17,437 3,192 20,865 17,116 3,749 December 2,665 22,800 19,218 3,582 20,135 16,514 3,621 2014 March 1,450 21,811 18,130 3,681 20,361 17,102 3,259 June 1,470 21,536 17,924 3,612 20,066 16,758 3,308 September 817 20,928 17,349 3,579 20,111 17,230 2,881 December 1,377 21,257 17,655 3,602 19,880 16,708 3,172 2015 March 2,230 21,694 18,277 3,417 19,464 16,544 2,920 June 1,157 21,340 17,709 3,631 20,183 17,113 3,070 September -523 20,505 16,966 3,539 21,028 18,151 2,877 December 2,557 22,968 19,014 3,954 20,411 17,215 3,196 2016 March 325 21,499 17,259 4,240 21,174 18,209 2,965 June 403 21,901 18,215 3,686 21,498 18,436 3,062 September 942 22,340 18,519 3,821 21,398 18,340 3,058 December -265 21,023 17,153 3,870 21,288 18,053 3,235 2017 March 1,694 22,280 18,204 4,076 20,586 17,241 3,345 June 54 21,835 18,282 3,553 21,781 18,661 3,120 September -661 19,999 16,663 3,336 20,660 17,510 3,150 December 2,231 22,366 18,134 4,232 20,135 16,838 3,297 2018 March 1,823 22,660 18,334 4,326 20,837 17,414 3,423 June -186 21,354 17,884 3,470 21,540 18,237 3,303 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.