Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted South Dakota 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 26 5,684 4,784 900 5,410 4,536 874 December -120 5,363 4,602 761 5,506 4,625 881 1993 March 211 5,874 4,907 967 5,278 4,522 756 June 50 5,742 4,801 941 5,456 4,565 891 September 137 5,836 4,870 966 5,410 4,581 829 December 46 5,763 4,860 903 5,608 4,751 857 1994 March 236 6,099 5,046 1,053 5,452 4,635 817 June 89 5,878 4,925 953 5,479 4,615 864 September 20 5,963 4,986 977 5,734 4,777 957 December 32 5,891 4,974 917 5,698 4,813 885 1995 March 338 6,342 5,249 1,093 5,520 4,765 755 June -71 5,750 4,822 928 6,063 5,064 999 September 73 6,217 5,228 989 5,789 4,873 916 December -47 5,940 5,041 899 5,958 5,012 946 1996 March 202 6,084 5,035 1,049 5,850 5,003 847 June 18 6,025 5,064 961 6,080 5,137 943 September 105 6,170 5,150 1,020 5,894 4,979 915 December -153 5,786 4,876 910 6,406 5,343 1,063 1997 March 74 6,188 5,260 928 5,802 4,948 854 June 110 6,085 5,084 1,001 5,940 5,049 891 September 85 6,344 5,286 1,058 6,028 5,055 973 December 58 6,230 5,239 991 6,126 5,193 933 1998 March 170 6,137 5,049 1,088 6,202 5,284 918 June 111 6,312 5,170 1,142 6,261 5,230 1,031 September 0 6,342 5,315 1,027 6,260 5,233 1,027 December -70 6,222 5,305 917 6,173 5,186 987 1999 March 215 6,294 5,174 1,120 6,043 5,138 905 June -47 6,272 5,280 992 6,122 5,083 1,039 September 21 6,244 5,132 1,112 6,411 5,320 1,091 December 178 6,487 5,422 1,065 6,011 5,124 887 2000 March 98 6,613 5,534 1,079 6,239 5,258 981 June -8 6,245 5,201 1,044 6,566 5,514 1,052 September 45 6,237 5,153 1,084 6,474 5,435 1,039 December -47 6,223 5,125 1,098 6,492 5,347 1,145 2001 March -51 6,355 5,311 1,044 6,283 5,188 1,095 June 90 6,251 5,145 1,106 6,530 5,514 1,016 September 17 6,073 4,985 1,088 6,578 5,507 1,071 December 25 6,253 5,208 1,045 6,369 5,349 1,020 2002 March 57 6,133 5,111 1,022 6,399 5,434 965 June 94 6,329 5,222 1,107 6,272 5,259 1,013 September -13 6,132 5,135 997 6,444 5,434 1,010 December 78 6,236 5,200 1,036 6,176 5,218 958 2003 March -83 5,941 4,977 964 6,574 5,527 1,047 June 110 6,271 5,204 1,067 6,287 5,330 957 September 113 6,451 5,382 1,069 6,227 5,271 956 December 221 6,515 5,362 1,153 6,339 5,407 932 2004 March -7 6,363 5,345 1,018 6,390 5,365 1,025 June 215 6,530 5,403 1,127 6,327 5,415 912 September 29 6,394 5,322 1,072 6,523 5,480 1,043 December 256 6,717 5,484 1,233 6,335 5,358 977 2005 March 52 6,615 5,488 1,127 6,667 5,592 1,075 June 37 6,598 5,474 1,124 6,576 5,489 1,087 September 105 6,907 5,778 1,129 6,418 5,394 1,024 December 119 6,614 5,448 1,166 6,772 5,725 1,047 2006 March 38 6,972 5,864 1,108 6,663 5,593 1,070 June 115 6,677 5,548 1,129 6,849 5,835 1,014 September 60 6,582 5,453 1,129 6,933 5,864 1,069 December 195 6,880 5,679 1,201 6,584 5,578 1,006 2007 March -54 6,728 5,660 1,068 6,832 5,710 1,122 June 83 6,837 5,748 1,089 6,736 5,730 1,006 September 19 6,716 5,647 1,069 6,741 5,691 1,050 December 161 6,960 5,786 1,174 6,724 5,711 1,013 2008 March -115 6,912 5,854 1,058 6,850 5,677 1,173 June 6 6,750 5,577 1,173 7,017 5,850 1,167 September 38 6,787 5,682 1,105 6,796 5,729 1,067 December -4 6,552 5,433 1,119 7,093 5,970 1,123 2009 March 212 6,136 4,958 1,178 7,136 6,170 966 June -572 6,398 5,344 1,054 7,667 6,041 1,626 September -32 6,599 5,472 1,127 6,681 5,522 1,159 December -32 6,405 5,189 1,216 6,940 5,692 1,248 2010 March 5 6,240 4,968 1,272 7,136 5,869 1,267 June 142 6,864 5,613 1,251 6,548 5,439 1,109 September 42 6,593 5,412 1,181 6,704 5,565 1,139 December 153 6,699 5,478 1,221 6,734 5,666 1,068 2011 March -70 6,436 5,300 1,136 6,993 5,787 1,206 June -18 6,908 5,726 1,182 6,676 5,476 1,200 September 244 7,040 5,714 1,326 6,582 5,500 1,082 December 62 6,845 5,642 1,203 6,835 5,694 1,141 2012 March 19 6,999 5,802 1,197 6,905 5,727 1,178 June 17 6,894 5,779 1,115 6,708 5,610 1,098 September 34 6,692 5,555 1,137 6,900 5,797 1,103 December 175 7,104 5,824 1,280 6,725 5,620 1,105 2013 March -27 6,839 5,729 1,110 6,870 5,733 1,137 June 103 7,035 5,861 1,174 6,730 5,659 1,071 September 1 6,859 5,749 1,110 6,907 5,798 1,109 December 100 7,080 5,805 1,275 6,862 5,687 1,175 2014 March 74 7,046 5,818 1,228 6,934 5,780 1,154 June 147 7,070 5,847 1,223 6,848 5,772 1,076 September 134 6,967 5,757 1,210 6,988 5,912 1,076 December 151 7,201 5,946 1,255 6,930 5,826 1,104 2015 March 37 7,258 6,064 1,194 6,994 5,837 1,157 June 84 7,082 5,903 1,179 7,026 5,931 1,095 September 92 7,031 5,797 1,234 7,065 5,923 1,142 December 186 7,218 5,871 1,347 7,133 5,972 1,161 2016 March 134 7,345 6,041 1,304 7,188 6,018 1,170 June 63 7,010 5,806 1,204 7,343 6,202 1,141 September 11 7,028 5,877 1,151 7,218 6,078 1,140 December 148 6,997 5,687 1,310 7,218 6,056 1,162 2017 March 38 7,192 5,906 1,286 7,114 5,866 1,248 June 59 7,153 5,946 1,207 7,055 5,907 1,148 September -49 6,855 5,633 1,222 7,399 6,128 1,271 December 295 7,466 6,025 1,441 6,950 5,804 1,146 2018 March 40 7,085 5,698 1,387 7,343 5,996 1,347 June 44 7,103 5,873 1,230 7,291 6,105 1,186 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.