Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not 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 947 26,622 21,633 4,989 25,848 21,806 4,042 December 1,385 28,853 23,079 5,774 25,090 20,701 4,389 1993 March -338 27,768 22,109 5,659 28,120 22,123 5,997 June 1,731 33,697 27,337 6,360 22,986 18,357 4,629 September 1,760 28,688 23,176 5,512 26,828 23,076 3,752 December 1,144 31,319 25,117 6,202 26,647 21,589 5,058 1994 March 328 29,163 23,371 5,792 29,601 24,137 5,464 June 2,692 35,498 28,759 6,739 24,123 20,076 4,047 September 1,484 30,308 24,714 5,594 29,116 25,006 4,110 December 1,578 32,201 25,981 6,220 28,528 23,886 4,642 1995 March -692 30,105 24,474 5,631 32,192 25,869 6,323 June 2,402 36,013 29,257 6,756 26,144 21,790 4,354 September 1,007 30,905 25,264 5,641 31,006 26,372 4,634 December 1,373 33,428 26,876 6,552 30,137 24,958 5,179 1996 March -1,261 31,236 25,155 6,081 34,394 27,052 7,342 June 2,357 37,554 30,241 7,313 27,388 22,432 4,956 September 940 32,036 25,951 6,085 32,293 27,148 5,145 December 1,964 34,711 27,405 7,306 31,006 25,664 5,342 1997 March -527 32,939 26,131 6,808 35,012 27,677 7,335 June 2,473 39,176 31,812 7,364 28,035 23,144 4,891 September 1,296 33,214 27,021 6,193 33,360 28,463 4,897 December 1,792 36,551 28,947 7,604 32,558 26,746 5,812 1998 March -1,845 33,438 27,105 6,333 36,994 28,816 8,178 June 2,260 40,345 32,993 7,352 28,581 23,489 5,092 September 1,785 34,542 28,245 6,297 33,685 29,173 4,512 December 582 37,103 29,760 7,343 34,079 27,318 6,761 1999 March -1,406 33,185 26,514 6,671 37,122 29,045 8,077 June 2,776 43,070 34,723 8,347 30,287 24,716 5,571 September 676 35,149 28,665 6,484 36,227 30,419 5,808 December 2,137 39,112 30,710 8,402 34,519 28,254 6,265 2000 March -1,481 36,131 28,714 7,417 39,628 30,730 8,898 June 2,909 43,835 35,102 8,733 31,293 25,469 5,824 September 845 36,618 29,442 7,176 37,898 31,567 6,331 December 2,385 40,002 31,168 8,834 35,962 29,513 6,449 2001 March -2,306 36,091 28,714 7,377 41,687 32,004 9,683 June 1,967 42,831 34,648 8,183 32,719 26,503 6,216 September 140 34,786 27,798 6,988 40,236 33,388 6,848 December 1,825 37,259 28,308 8,951 38,924 31,798 7,126 2002 March -3,112 34,337 27,073 7,264 42,918 32,542 10,376 June 2,032 42,334 33,577 8,757 32,754 26,029 6,725 September 210 34,106 27,128 6,978 39,520 32,752 6,768 December 2,524 37,332 27,967 9,365 37,899 31,058 6,841 2003 March -3,654 32,325 25,036 7,289 44,691 33,748 10,943 June 2,194 41,415 32,780 8,635 31,982 25,541 6,441 September 623 34,851 27,643 7,208 37,807 31,222 6,585 December 3,118 38,678 28,548 10,130 36,851 29,839 7,012 2004 March -3,394 34,611 27,283 7,328 42,158 31,436 10,722 June 2,795 43,395 34,280 9,115 31,582 25,262 6,320 September 692 35,790 28,633 7,157 37,600 31,135 6,465 December 3,154 40,401 30,047 10,354 36,612 29,412 7,200 2005 March -3,571 36,364 28,466 7,898 42,747 31,278 11,469 June 2,313 43,948 34,766 9,182 32,432 25,563 6,869 September 1,110 37,904 29,733 8,171 38,268 31,207 7,061 December 3,652 41,762 30,847 10,915 37,806 30,543 7,263 2006 March -4,193 37,248 29,427 7,821 43,817 31,803 12,014 June 2,823 45,887 36,406 9,481 32,679 26,021 6,658 September 717 37,683 29,580 8,103 40,257 32,871 7,386 December 3,951 42,692 31,053 11,639 39,127 31,439 7,688 2007 March -4,460 38,243 29,982 8,261 45,091 32,370 12,721 June 2,305 46,227 36,549 9,678 34,244 26,871 7,373 September 467 38,014 29,647 8,367 41,606 33,706 7,900 December 4,356 44,032 31,620 12,412 39,723 31,667 8,056 2008 March -5,738 38,038 29,670 8,368 47,348 33,242 14,106 June 1,399 44,465 34,845 9,620 36,326 28,105 8,221 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.