Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Utah 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 349 12,204 10,064 2,140 10,655 8,864 1,791 December 125 12,127 10,141 1,986 10,953 9,092 1,861 1993 March 703 12,470 10,178 2,292 10,860 9,271 1,589 June 578 13,324 10,892 2,432 10,591 8,737 1,854 September 496 13,443 11,037 2,406 11,056 9,146 1,910 December 180 13,213 11,012 2,201 11,490 9,469 2,021 1994 March 846 14,094 11,429 2,665 11,560 9,741 1,819 June 598 14,062 11,469 2,593 11,403 9,408 1,995 September 619 14,233 11,576 2,657 12,185 10,147 2,038 December 164 13,658 11,238 2,420 12,865 10,609 2,256 1995 March 746 14,697 11,997 2,700 12,403 10,449 1,954 June 530 14,377 11,657 2,720 12,960 10,770 2,190 September 796 15,373 12,488 2,885 12,607 10,518 2,089 December 241 14,628 11,961 2,667 13,669 11,243 2,426 1996 March 929 15,494 12,497 2,997 13,468 11,400 2,068 June 719 15,793 12,585 3,208 14,303 11,814 2,489 September 598 16,001 12,853 3,148 14,189 11,639 2,550 December 50 15,715 12,937 2,778 14,611 11,883 2,728 1997 March 643 16,397 13,243 3,154 14,202 11,691 2,511 June 584 16,031 12,800 3,231 14,954 12,307 2,647 September 569 16,475 13,131 3,344 15,024 12,249 2,775 December 293 16,142 13,118 3,024 15,339 12,608 2,731 1998 March 392 16,085 12,844 3,241 15,317 12,468 2,849 June 618 16,668 13,104 3,564 15,486 12,540 2,946 September 479 16,618 13,203 3,415 15,545 12,609 2,936 December 545 16,965 13,659 3,306 15,382 12,621 2,761 1999 March 309 16,765 13,222 3,543 16,164 12,930 3,234 June 615 16,672 13,245 3,427 15,833 13,021 2,812 September 608 16,872 13,191 3,681 16,347 13,274 3,073 December 124 16,882 13,542 3,340 16,340 13,124 3,216 2000 March 401 16,814 13,287 3,527 16,560 13,434 3,126 June 284 17,087 13,631 3,456 16,222 13,050 3,172 September 145 16,811 13,275 3,536 16,998 13,607 3,391 December 445 16,996 13,431 3,565 16,460 13,340 3,120 2001 March 289 17,162 13,539 3,623 16,613 13,279 3,334 June 256 17,019 13,568 3,451 16,880 13,685 3,195 September 19 16,484 13,072 3,412 17,285 13,892 3,393 December 14 16,915 13,259 3,656 17,103 13,461 3,642 2002 March -111 16,306 12,878 3,428 17,319 13,780 3,539 June 416 17,093 13,233 3,860 16,941 13,497 3,444 September -376 16,761 13,209 3,552 17,248 13,320 3,928 December 919 17,463 13,244 4,219 16,443 13,143 3,300 2003 March 158 16,538 12,741 3,797 17,488 13,849 3,639 June 335 17,076 13,266 3,810 16,770 13,295 3,475 September 539 17,574 13,710 3,864 16,457 13,132 3,325 December 812 18,099 13,938 4,161 16,429 13,080 3,349 2004 March 262 17,817 13,945 3,872 17,112 13,502 3,610 June 541 18,461 14,531 3,930 16,471 13,082 3,389 September 649 18,296 14,249 4,047 16,960 13,562 3,398 December 1,221 19,274 14,578 4,696 17,064 13,589 3,475 2005 March 356 19,246 15,012 4,234 17,580 13,702 3,878 June 337 19,108 14,951 4,157 17,817 13,997 3,820 September 937 20,535 16,056 4,479 17,300 13,758 3,542 December 1,614 20,729 15,735 4,994 17,637 14,257 3,380 2006 March 784 21,161 16,446 4,715 18,034 14,103 3,931 June 713 20,616 16,216 4,400 18,452 14,765 3,687 September 699 20,724 16,280 4,444 18,860 15,115 3,745 December 1,938 22,403 16,975 5,428 18,362 14,872 3,490 2007 March 205 22,024 17,457 4,567 19,118 14,756 4,362 June 410 20,962 16,521 4,441 19,928 15,897 4,031 September -180 20,444 16,228 4,216 20,592 16,196 4,396 December 1,312 22,028 16,510 5,518 20,239 16,033 4,206 2008 March -827 20,086 15,981 4,105 21,177 16,245 4,932 June -247 19,193 14,973 4,220 21,560 17,093 4,467 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.