Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Colorado 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 988 28,465 22,859 5,606 25,055 20,437 4,618 December 436 28,511 23,340 5,171 25,341 20,606 4,735 1993 March 1,706 29,911 23,749 6,162 25,308 20,852 4,456 June 484 30,027 24,110 5,917 26,595 21,162 5,433 September 1,906 30,683 24,490 6,193 25,914 21,627 4,287 December 98 30,955 25,401 5,554 26,946 21,490 5,456 1994 March 2,246 31,410 25,104 6,306 26,811 22,751 4,060 June 1,519 31,633 25,364 6,269 27,893 23,143 4,750 September 1,590 32,401 26,115 6,286 28,132 23,436 4,696 December 562 31,844 26,274 5,570 28,784 23,776 5,008 1995 March 1,433 32,420 26,289 6,131 29,081 24,383 4,698 June 1,174 32,088 25,803 6,285 30,230 25,119 5,111 September 1,044 33,034 26,696 6,338 30,010 24,716 5,294 December 280 33,047 27,180 5,867 30,430 24,843 5,587 1996 March 1,165 33,641 27,020 6,621 30,954 25,498 5,456 June 986 33,474 26,671 6,803 31,676 25,859 5,817 September 959 34,259 27,422 6,837 31,322 25,444 5,878 December 779 34,256 27,714 6,542 31,309 25,546 5,763 1997 March 1,963 35,482 28,069 7,413 31,537 26,087 5,450 June 1,110 34,908 28,057 6,851 32,421 26,680 5,741 September 1,364 35,512 28,553 6,959 32,271 26,676 5,595 December 539 36,083 29,274 6,809 32,893 26,623 6,270 1998 March 819 36,011 29,115 6,896 33,238 27,161 6,077 June 863 35,938 29,098 6,840 33,055 27,078 5,977 September 1,921 36,922 29,846 7,076 32,496 27,341 5,155 December -718 36,672 30,096 6,576 34,487 27,193 7,294 1999 March 1,262 35,744 28,480 7,264 33,379 27,377 6,002 June 1,226 38,389 30,624 7,765 35,031 28,492 6,539 September 650 37,576 30,290 7,286 35,145 28,509 6,636 December 766 38,581 31,057 7,524 34,882 28,124 6,758 2000 March 1,464 38,919 30,843 8,076 35,577 28,965 6,612 June 1,288 39,082 30,958 8,124 36,196 29,360 6,836 September 830 39,174 31,111 8,063 36,818 29,585 7,233 December 954 39,431 31,520 7,911 36,334 29,377 6,957 2001 March 837 38,875 30,843 8,032 37,361 30,166 7,195 June 317 38,171 30,558 7,613 37,848 30,552 7,296 September 28 37,226 29,374 7,852 39,116 31,292 7,824 December 329 36,644 28,628 8,016 39,339 31,652 7,687 2002 March 199 36,990 29,081 7,909 38,383 30,673 7,710 June 253 37,760 29,613 8,147 37,900 30,006 7,894 September 109 36,507 28,666 7,841 38,428 30,696 7,732 December 1,006 36,669 28,283 8,386 38,295 30,915 7,380 2003 March -195 34,829 26,893 7,936 39,941 31,810 8,131 June 473 36,943 28,910 8,033 37,003 29,443 7,560 September 576 37,309 29,210 8,099 36,785 29,262 7,523 December 1,507 37,941 28,870 9,071 37,266 29,702 7,564 2004 March 12 37,285 29,306 7,979 37,597 29,630 7,967 June 1,062 38,713 30,233 8,480 36,540 29,122 7,418 September 656 38,298 30,256 8,042 36,566 29,180 7,386 December 1,505 39,658 30,386 9,272 37,044 29,277 7,767 2005 March 78 39,177 30,577 8,600 38,004 29,482 8,522 June 479 39,204 30,662 8,542 37,532 29,469 8,063 September 1,114 40,600 31,419 9,181 37,315 29,248 8,067 December 1,939 40,969 31,195 9,774 38,238 30,403 7,835 2006 March -411 40,125 31,609 8,516 38,903 29,976 8,927 June 1,005 40,928 32,108 8,820 37,812 29,997 7,815 September 667 40,362 31,257 9,105 39,245 30,807 8,438 December 2,129 41,827 31,404 10,423 39,589 31,295 8,294 2007 March -588 41,194 32,229 8,965 40,031 30,478 9,553 June 339 41,245 32,250 8,995 39,590 30,934 8,656 September 382 40,750 31,352 9,398 40,554 31,538 9,016 December 2,373 43,069 31,982 11,087 40,249 31,535 8,714 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.