Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not 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 449 11,846 9,912 1,934 10,564 9,079 1,485 December 361 11,874 9,786 2,088 11,122 9,395 1,727 1993 March -61 11,417 9,234 2,183 12,278 10,034 2,244 June 1,116 15,104 12,447 2,657 9,055 7,514 1,541 September 592 13,046 10,871 2,175 10,951 9,368 1,583 December 439 12,941 10,627 2,314 11,660 9,785 1,875 1994 March -31 12,907 10,369 2,538 13,112 10,543 2,569 June 1,175 15,940 13,107 2,833 9,749 8,091 1,658 September 713 13,804 11,402 2,402 12,082 10,393 1,689 December 451 13,389 10,845 2,544 13,056 10,963 2,093 1995 March -187 13,456 10,884 2,572 14,068 11,309 2,759 June 1,151 16,292 13,321 2,971 11,083 9,263 1,820 September 876 14,908 12,300 2,608 12,505 10,773 1,732 December 552 14,346 11,543 2,803 13,869 11,618 2,251 1996 March -67 14,192 11,338 2,854 15,259 12,338 2,921 June 1,437 17,887 14,382 3,505 12,229 10,161 2,068 September 732 15,505 12,659 2,846 14,036 11,922 2,114 December 389 15,404 12,484 2,920 14,810 12,279 2,531 1997 March -542 15,019 12,015 3,004 16,199 12,653 3,546 June 1,330 18,158 14,628 3,530 12,785 10,585 2,200 September 723 15,956 12,933 3,023 14,846 12,546 2,300 December 645 15,838 12,659 3,179 15,562 13,028 2,534 1998 March -936 14,740 11,653 3,087 17,517 13,494 4,023 June 1,446 18,869 14,975 3,894 13,233 10,785 2,448 September 653 16,091 13,004 3,087 15,349 12,915 2,434 December 913 16,656 13,181 3,475 15,604 13,042 2,562 1999 March -1,193 15,370 11,996 3,374 18,561 13,994 4,567 June 1,407 18,880 15,136 3,744 13,536 11,199 2,337 September 780 16,319 12,992 3,327 16,143 13,596 2,547 December 527 16,579 13,068 3,511 16,546 13,562 2,984 2000 March -1,056 15,414 12,055 3,359 18,955 14,540 4,415 June 1,139 19,352 15,577 3,775 13,860 11,224 2,636 September 385 16,271 13,075 3,196 16,748 13,937 2,811 December 853 16,709 12,961 3,748 16,680 13,785 2,895 2001 March -1,258 15,734 12,283 3,451 19,081 14,372 4,709 June 1,115 19,275 15,505 3,770 14,425 11,770 2,655 September 271 15,959 12,875 3,084 17,042 14,229 2,813 December 464 16,638 12,795 3,843 17,289 13,910 3,379 2002 March -1,733 14,949 11,684 3,265 19,912 14,914 4,998 June 1,355 19,339 15,122 4,217 14,470 11,608 2,862 September -45 16,221 13,010 3,211 16,899 13,643 3,256 December 1,373 17,216 12,781 4,435 16,643 13,581 3,062 2003 March -1,576 15,160 11,563 3,597 20,138 14,965 5,173 June 1,279 19,296 15,143 4,153 14,342 11,468 2,874 September 709 16,956 13,488 3,468 16,226 13,467 2,759 December 1,346 17,912 13,480 4,432 16,576 13,490 3,086 2004 March -1,464 16,324 12,656 3,668 19,722 14,590 5,132 June 1,481 20,871 16,587 4,284 14,087 11,284 2,803 September 812 17,650 14,018 3,632 16,727 13,907 2,820 December 1,799 19,100 14,099 5,001 17,217 14,015 3,202 2005 March -1,501 17,635 13,624 4,011 20,318 14,806 5,512 June 1,372 21,599 17,067 4,532 15,233 12,073 3,160 September 1,081 19,815 15,795 4,020 17,047 14,108 2,939 December 2,204 20,537 15,218 5,319 17,819 14,704 3,115 2006 March -1,120 19,393 14,926 4,467 20,826 15,239 5,587 June 1,746 23,306 18,510 4,796 15,786 12,736 3,050 September 880 20,004 16,016 3,988 18,608 15,500 3,108 December 2,565 22,199 16,418 5,781 18,555 15,339 3,216 2007 March -1,796 20,129 15,812 4,317 21,991 15,878 6,113 June 1,530 23,695 18,866 4,829 16,969 13,670 3,299 September 168 19,712 15,958 3,754 20,149 16,563 3,586 December 2,041 21,866 15,988 5,878 20,323 16,486 3,837 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.