Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted New Mexico 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 196 9,926 8,223 1,703 8,983 7,476 1,507 December 77 9,749 7,973 1,776 9,494 7,795 1,699 1993 March 408 10,238 8,368 1,870 9,081 7,619 1,462 June 232 10,429 8,565 1,864 9,261 7,629 1,632 September 296 10,472 8,555 1,917 9,438 7,817 1,621 December 650 10,796 8,813 1,983 8,990 7,657 1,333 1994 March 130 10,657 8,657 2,000 10,000 8,130 1,870 June 305 10,913 8,816 2,097 9,826 8,034 1,792 September 668 11,022 8,883 2,139 9,594 8,123 1,471 December 698 10,629 9,144 1,485 9,045 8,258 787 1995 March 1,777 11,496 9,168 2,328 9,356 8,805 551 June 72 11,048 9,456 1,592 10,415 8,895 1,520 September -6 10,859 9,214 1,645 10,626 8,975 1,651 December -2,345 10,713 9,058 1,655 12,812 8,812 4,000 1996 March 141 11,060 9,143 1,917 10,410 8,634 1,776 June 18 11,091 9,056 2,035 10,644 8,627 2,017 September 91 11,068 8,938 2,130 10,998 8,959 2,039 December -92 10,993 9,035 1,958 10,842 8,792 2,050 1997 March 406 11,229 8,970 2,259 10,558 8,705 1,853 June 150 11,262 9,085 2,177 10,948 8,921 2,027 September -70 11,282 9,176 2,106 10,977 8,801 2,176 December 310 11,280 8,980 2,300 11,042 9,052 1,990 1998 March 66 11,371 9,372 1,999 10,715 8,782 1,933 June 117 11,156 9,097 2,059 11,071 9,129 1,942 September 15 11,179 9,130 2,049 11,009 8,975 2,034 December -10 11,388 9,189 2,199 11,307 9,098 2,209 1999 March 94 11,163 9,082 2,081 11,124 9,137 1,987 June 138 11,219 9,108 2,111 10,918 8,945 1,973 September 147 11,366 9,276 2,090 11,037 9,094 1,943 December -190 11,242 9,342 1,900 10,957 8,867 2,090 2000 March -2 11,420 9,383 2,037 11,001 8,962 2,039 June 13 11,554 9,345 2,209 11,330 9,134 2,196 September 140 11,443 9,251 2,192 11,175 9,123 2,052 December 136 11,190 9,149 2,041 11,087 9,182 1,905 2001 March -2 11,432 9,328 2,104 11,135 9,029 2,106 June -111 11,353 9,185 2,168 11,323 9,044 2,279 September 22 10,977 8,914 2,063 11,205 9,164 2,041 December -54 11,009 8,993 2,016 11,212 9,142 2,070 2002 March 64 11,099 9,021 2,078 10,879 8,865 2,014 June -96 11,122 9,170 1,952 11,205 9,157 2,048 September 250 11,211 9,118 2,093 10,864 9,021 1,843 December 52 11,397 9,086 2,311 11,296 9,037 2,259 2003 March 8 11,110 9,051 2,059 11,203 9,152 2,051 June 177 11,333 9,238 2,095 10,809 8,891 1,918 September 117 11,728 9,534 2,194 10,960 8,883 2,077 December 340 11,562 9,262 2,300 11,025 9,065 1,960 2004 March 19 11,645 9,492 2,153 11,218 9,084 2,134 June 57 11,567 9,454 2,113 11,154 9,098 2,056 September -6 11,753 9,527 2,226 11,413 9,181 2,232 December 130 12,068 9,763 2,305 11,260 9,085 2,175 2005 March 92 11,940 9,616 2,324 11,554 9,322 2,232 June 241 11,884 9,603 2,281 11,341 9,301 2,040 September 301 12,343 9,942 2,401 11,363 9,263 2,100 December 555 12,434 9,945 2,489 11,427 9,493 1,934 2006 March 134 12,599 10,250 2,349 11,750 9,535 2,215 June 239 12,345 9,988 2,357 12,108 9,990 2,118 September 10 12,408 10,121 2,287 11,825 9,548 2,277 December 458 12,706 10,071 2,635 11,870 9,693 2,177 2007 March -82 12,383 10,108 2,275 12,065 9,708 2,357 June 85 12,037 9,788 2,249 12,311 10,147 2,164 September 128 12,241 9,942 2,299 12,081 9,910 2,171 December 384 12,544 10,080 2,464 11,823 9,743 2,080 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.