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 32 11,126 9,051 2,075 11,197 9,154 2,043 June 190 11,360 9,251 2,109 10,790 8,871 1,919 September 104 11,713 9,532 2,181 10,964 8,887 2,077 December 308 11,526 9,248 2,278 11,045 9,075 1,970 2004 March 44 11,662 9,492 2,170 11,212 9,086 2,126 June 70 11,595 9,468 2,127 11,135 9,078 2,057 September -18 11,739 9,526 2,213 11,417 9,186 2,231 December 98 12,032 9,748 2,284 11,281 9,095 2,186 2005 March 120 11,960 9,617 2,343 11,547 9,324 2,223 June 255 11,913 9,616 2,297 11,323 9,281 2,042 September 287 12,328 9,941 2,387 11,368 9,268 2,100 December 522 12,395 9,929 2,466 11,449 9,505 1,944 2006 March 163 12,620 10,251 2,369 11,743 9,537 2,206 June 253 12,375 10,002 2,373 12,088 9,968 2,120 September -3 12,394 10,120 2,274 11,829 9,552 2,277 December 422 12,667 10,056 2,611 11,893 9,704 2,189 2007 March -46 12,505 10,145 2,360 12,208 9,802 2,406 June 147 12,231 9,838 2,393 12,533 10,287 2,246 September 68 12,416 10,033 2,383 12,348 10,033 2,315 December 360 12,667 10,115 2,552 12,070 9,878 2,192 2008 March 38 12,308 9,936 2,372 12,332 9,998 2,334 June -213 11,598 9,371 2,227 12,971 10,531 2,440 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.