Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, not seasonally adjusted Colorado 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 11,113 106,641 82,558 24,083 95,528 77,928 17,600 December 18,790 127,568 102,187 25,381 108,778 86,298 22,480 1993 March -8,635 108,087 81,109 26,978 116,722 89,433 27,289 June 44,619 150,331 116,454 33,877 105,712 82,752 22,960 September 9,637 112,708 87,290 25,418 103,071 86,949 16,122 December 29,380 143,082 113,369 29,713 113,702 90,622 23,080 1994 March -17,466 111,400 85,790 25,610 128,866 108,449 20,417 June 61,424 167,174 126,683 40,491 105,750 90,365 15,385 September 7,691 119,222 95,011 24,211 111,531 97,760 13,771 December 35,694 156,080 122,853 33,227 120,386 101,414 18,972 1995 March -15,421 120,779 92,980 27,799 136,200 111,838 24,362 June 39,026 160,498 126,964 33,534 121,472 104,523 16,949 September 7,785 131,560 99,212 32,348 123,775 108,354 15,421 December 25,860 152,652 119,693 32,959 126,792 104,986 21,806 1996 March -24,757 122,747 95,337 27,410 147,504 120,756 26,748 June 55,066 179,175 138,844 40,331 124,109 102,828 21,281 September 11,264 131,447 101,345 30,102 120,183 102,117 18,066 December 23,070 154,204 126,991 27,213 131,134 107,752 23,382 1997 March -20,927 126,892 96,849 30,043 147,819 117,449 30,370 June 58,384 182,627 138,294 44,333 124,243 105,227 19,016 September 5,504 134,425 103,532 30,893 128,921 111,806 17,115 December 39,909 178,218 143,414 34,804 138,309 111,783 26,526 1998 March -28,907 137,272 109,555 27,717 166,179 130,615 35,564 June 56,783 184,198 143,734 40,464 127,415 107,798 19,617 September 13,382 138,895 109,170 29,725 125,513 106,765 18,748 December 19,571 164,208 135,397 28,811 144,637 119,641 24,996 1999 March -23,268 138,683 104,484 34,199 161,951 128,513 33,438 June 65,132 195,950 151,173 44,777 130,818 111,594 19,224 September 2,776 133,838 107,911 25,927 131,062 109,213 21,849 December 26,628 165,291 137,108 28,183 138,663 112,920 25,743 2000 March -12,653 145,180 116,546 28,634 157,833 126,382 31,451 June 61,765 191,170 154,070 37,100 129,405 106,286 23,119 September 7,074 146,751 117,621 29,130 139,677 117,320 22,357 December 21,896 171,885 141,045 30,840 149,989 124,305 25,684 2001 March -39,674 137,329 110,731 26,598 177,003 141,746 35,257 June 31,357 188,387 154,194 34,193 157,030 133,656 23,374 September -38,154 121,535 96,293 25,242 159,689 136,550 23,139 December -25,661 149,075 120,433 28,642 174,736 146,736 28,000 2002 March -45,780 128,649 100,851 27,798 174,429 137,665 36,764 June 46,299 180,808 144,678 36,130 134,509 111,061 23,448 September -25,589 117,747 93,120 24,627 143,336 120,903 22,433 December -5,440 142,324 113,750 28,574 147,764 124,299 23,465 2003 March -59,870 109,374 84,196 25,178 169,244 133,425 35,819 June 40,779 171,049 138,401 32,648 130,270 106,411 23,859 September -10,666 117,328 92,078 25,250 127,994 105,573 22,421 December 9,635 145,714 115,632 30,082 136,079 111,434 24,645 2004 March -28,679 116,332 92,494 23,838 145,011 115,060 29,951 June 58,261 176,561 141,116 35,445 118,300 96,762 21,538 September -2,971 119,422 93,060 26,362 122,393 102,319 20,074 December 15,029 147,554 120,879 26,675 132,525 108,975 23,550 2005 March -22,161 124,489 99,479 25,010 146,650 110,648 36,002 June 50,832 173,738 140,151 33,587 122,906 98,410 24,496 September 1,931 128,345 101,272 27,073 126,414 103,125 23,289 December 19,256 156,320 125,594 30,726 137,064 113,260 23,804 2006 March -24,992 117,934 94,401 23,533 142,926 110,601 32,325 June 59,397 181,779 147,554 34,225 122,382 100,449 21,933 September -11,059 123,126 97,275 25,851 134,185 111,771 22,414 December 18,581 159,429 127,651 31,778 140,848 115,774 25,074 2007 March -21,955 125,600 97,824 27,776 147,555 115,050 32,505 June 57,702 183,491 147,889 35,602 125,789 102,947 22,842 September -8,379 127,972 98,757 29,215 136,351 112,111 24,240 December 12,359 156,146 125,303 30,843 143,787 116,988 26,799 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.