Table 3. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, by establishment age Total Private Colorado Gross Job Gains Gross Job Losses Age Class Net Change Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing Establishments Establishments Establishments Establishments March 1994 Less than one year 12,027 12,027 0 12,027 0 0 0 Born before March 1993 -7,050 32,787 30,310 2,477 31,047 21,520 9,527 Total 4,977 44,814 30,310 14,504 31,047 21,520 9,527 March 1995 Less than one year 12,759 12,759 0 12,759 0 0 0 1 year -2,390 3,873 3,412 461 4,705 1,854 2,851 Born before March 1993 -5,313 29,429 27,594 1,835 29,099 21,951 7,148 Total 5,056 46,061 31,006 15,055 33,804 23,805 9,999 March 1996 Less than one year 12,810 12,810 0 12,810 0 0 0 1 year -2,781 3,994 3,561 433 5,155 1,941 3,214 2 years -1,390 3,078 2,631 447 3,775 1,938 1,837 Born before March 1993 -5,104 26,014 24,602 1,412 29,073 22,557 6,516 Total 3,535 45,896 30,794 15,102 38,003 26,436 11,567 March 1997 Less than one year 13,662 13,662 0 13,662 0 0 0 1 year -2,694 3,929 3,437 492 5,134 1,948 3,186 2 years -1,342 3,332 2,775 557 3,786 1,887 1,899 3 years -798 2,697 2,294 403 3,056 1,855 1,201 Born before March 1993 -4,086 24,769 23,285 1,484 26,959 21,389 5,570 Total 4,742 48,389 31,791 16,598 38,935 27,079 11,856 March 1998 Less than one year 13,869 13,869 0 13,869 0 0 0 1 year -2,938 4,174 3,725 449 5,427 2,040 3,387 2 years -1,421 3,356 2,860 496 3,865 1,948 1,917 3 years -1,011 2,884 2,507 377 3,215 1,827 1,388 4 years -750 2,460 2,188 272 2,738 1,716 1,022 Born before March 1993 -4,020 23,082 21,938 1,144 25,752 20,588 5,164 Total 3,729 49,825 33,218 16,607 40,997 28,119 12,878 March 1999 Less than one year 13,887 13,887 0 13,887 0 0 0 1 year -2,731 4,430 3,809 621 5,411 2,059 3,352 2 years -1,539 3,421 2,916 505 4,055 2,011 2,044 3 years -1,077 2,931 2,566 365 3,163 1,721 1,442 4 years -766 2,513 2,211 302 2,747 1,679 1,068 5 years -639 2,150 1,952 198 2,398 1,561 837 Born before March 1993 -3,864 21,950 20,862 1,088 24,495 19,543 4,952 Total 3,271 51,282 34,316 16,966 42,269 28,574 13,695 March 2000 Less than one year 15,337 15,337 0 15,337 0 0 0 1 year -2,940 4,449 3,891 558 5,524 2,026 3,498 2 years -1,602 3,663 3,076 587 4,247 2,058 2,189 3 years -1,086 3,119 2,707 412 3,363 1,865 1,498 4 years -763 2,494 2,210 284 2,778 1,731 1,047 5 years -613 2,269 2,011 258 2,541 1,670 871 6 years -542 2,006 1,807 199 2,241 1,500 741 Born before March 1993 -3,653 21,054 20,062 992 23,390 18,745 4,645 Total 4,138 54,391 35,764 18,627 44,084 29,595 14,489 March 2001 Less than one year 16,010 16,010 0 16,010 0 0 0 1 year -3,582 4,701 4,158 543 6,369 2,244 4,125 2 years -1,656 3,516 2,960 556 4,313 2,101 2,212 3 years -1,159 2,986 2,557 429 3,653 2,065 1,588 4 years -864 2,540 2,239 301 3,104 1,939 1,165 5 years -626 2,165 1,931 234 2,547 1,687 860 6 years -574 1,937 1,757 180 2,369 1,615 754 7 years -429 1,736 1,556 180 2,051 1,442 609 Born before March 1993 -3,235 19,325 18,413 912 22,549 18,402 4,147 Total 3,885 54,916 35,571 19,345 46,955 31,495 15,460 March 2002 Less than one year 14,522 14,522 0 14,522 0 0 0 1 year -4,182 4,134 3,622 512 7,139 2,445 4,694 2 years -2,022 3,329 2,782 547 5,008 2,439 2,569 3 years -1,182 2,651 2,230 421 3,783 2,180 1,603 4 years -1,018 2,326 2,025 301 3,383 2,064 1,319 5 years -811 1,980 1,775 205 2,969 1,953 1,016 6 years -555 1,761 1,582 179 2,470 1,736 734 7 years -440 1,651 1,461 190 2,228 1,598 630 8 years -397 1,443 1,301 142 2,047 1,508 539 Born before March 1993 -3,039 16,583 15,728 855 22,985 19,091 3,894 Total 876 50,380 32,506 17,874 52,012 35,014 16,998 March 2003 Less than one year 14,163 14,163 0 14,163 0 0 0 1 year -3,371 3,761 3,242 519 6,092 2,202 3,890 2 years -1,938 3,173 2,537 636 4,938 2,364 2,574 3 years -1,320 2,651 2,206 445 4,022 2,257 1,765 4 years -936 2,193 1,878 315 3,289 2,038 1,251 5 years -718 2,043 1,743 300 2,959 1,941 1,018 6 years -618 1,700 1,511 189 2,637 1,830 807 7 years -502 1,484 1,329 155 2,367 1,710 657 8 years -419 1,403 1,260 143 2,063 1,501 562 9 years -366 1,262 1,137 125 1,929 1,438 491 Born before March 1993 -2,821 14,631 13,880 751 22,346 18,774 3,572 Total 1,154 48,464 30,723 17,741 52,642 36,055 16,587 March 2004 Less than one year 14,761 14,761 0 14,761 0 0 0 1 year -3,141 3,932 3,314 618 5,702 1,943 3,759 2 years -1,728 3,184 2,577 607 4,364 2,029 2,335 3 years -1,234 2,817 2,318 499 3,689 1,956 1,733 4 years -885 2,499 2,128 371 3,160 1,904 1,256 5 years -693 2,097 1,810 287 2,769 1,789 980 6 years -578 1,906 1,647 259 2,437 1,600 837 7 years -475 1,658 1,473 185 2,160 1,500 660 8 years -419 1,503 1,348 155 1,988 1,414 574 9 years -350 1,393 1,252 141 1,787 1,296 491 10 years -351 1,242 1,123 119 1,652 1,182 470 Born before March 1993 -2,367 15,186 14,395 791 19,428 16,270 3,158 Total 2,540 52,178 33,385 18,793 49,136 32,883 16,253 March 2005 Less than one year 15,541 15,541 0 15,541 0 0 0 1 year -3,327 4,001 3,360 641 5,998 2,030 3,968 2 years -1,564 3,318 2,688 630 4,073 1,879 2,194 3 years -1,019 2,887 2,281 606 3,355 1,730 1,625 4 years -948 2,570 2,184 386 3,055 1,721 1,334 5 years -666 2,331 2,038 293 2,652 1,693 959 6 years -503 1,956 1,739 217 2,287 1,567 720 7 years -555 1,820 1,628 192 2,202 1,455 747 8 years -411 1,627 1,467 160 1,951 1,380 571 9 years -380 1,460 1,335 125 1,688 1,183 505 10 years -293 1,377 1,249 128 1,588 1,167 421 11 years -264 1,281 1,174 107 1,409 1,038 371 Born before March 1993 -2,355 15,178 14,510 668 18,070 15,047 3,023 Total 3,256 55,347 35,653 19,694 48,328 31,890 16,438 March 2006 Less than one year 15,725 15,725 0 15,725 0 0 0 1 year -3,384 4,409 3,769 640 6,171 2,147 4,024 2 years -1,633 3,419 2,750 669 4,216 1,914 2,302 3 years -1,166 2,845 2,364 481 3,390 1,743 1,647 4 years -845 2,520 2,113 407 2,965 1,713 1,252 5 years -736 2,264 1,926 338 2,762 1,688 1,074 6 years -620 2,074 1,855 219 2,460 1,621 839 7 years -470 1,800 1,624 176 2,135 1,489 646 8 years -405 1,645 1,472 173 1,998 1,420 578 9 years -358 1,486 1,341 145 1,825 1,322 503 10 years -307 1,361 1,242 119 1,587 1,161 426 11 years -277 1,257 1,156 101 1,514 1,136 378 12 years -195 1,183 1,080 103 1,343 1,045 298 Born before March 1993 -2,338 14,641 13,944 697 17,331 14,296 3,035 Total 2,991 56,629 36,636 19,993 49,697 32,695 17,002 March 2007 Less than one year 16,056 16,056 0 16,056 0 0 0 1 year -3,426 4,278 3,623 655 6,171 2,090 4,081 2 years -1,790 3,672 3,009 663 4,438 1,985 2,453 3 years -1,154 2,820 2,303 517 3,497 1,826 1,671 4 years -805 2,408 2,035 373 2,941 1,763 1,178 5 years -689 2,212 1,910 302 2,554 1,563 991 6 years -643 2,105 1,831 274 2,422 1,505 917 7 years -479 1,922 1,714 208 2,211 1,524 687 8 years -392 1,666 1,504 162 1,975 1,421 554 9 years -397 1,469 1,330 139 1,894 1,358 536 10 years -321 1,360 1,225 135 1,747 1,291 456 11 years -261 1,248 1,144 104 1,515 1,150 365 12 years -248 1,206 1,111 95 1,383 1,040 343 13 years -224 1,098 1,022 76 1,319 1,019 300 Born before March 1993 -2,149 13,998 13,334 664 16,658 13,845 2,813 Total 3,078 57,518 37,095 20,423 50,725 33,380 17,345 March 2008 Less than one year 15,532 15,532 0 15,532 0 0 0 1 year -3,547 4,311 3,603 708 6,454 2,199 4,255 2 years -1,922 3,544 2,805 739 4,687 2,026 2,661 3 years -1,261 2,995 2,444 551 3,870 2,058 1,812 4 years -1,000 2,410 2,026 384 3,172 1,788 1,384 5 years -762 2,121 1,825 296 2,659 1,601 1,058 6 years -651 1,966 1,722 244 2,487 1,592 895 7 years -534 1,832 1,605 227 2,275 1,514 761 8 years -472 1,686 1,505 181 2,157 1,504 653 9 years -366 1,533 1,380 153 1,861 1,342 519 10 years -343 1,383 1,248 135 1,732 1,254 478 11 years -297 1,287 1,175 112 1,541 1,132 409 12 years -248 1,130 1,040 90 1,418 1,080 338 13 years -234 1,026 948 78 1,382 1,070 312 14 years -241 1,024 949 75 1,300 984 316 Born before March 1993 -2,068 13,051 12,453 598 16,426 13,760 2,666 Total 1,586 56,831 36,728 20,103 53,421 34,904 18,517 March 2009 Less than one year 13,315 13,315 0 13,315 0 0 0 1 year -4,068 3,536 2,909 627 6,979 2,284 4,695 2 years -2,416 2,959 2,304 655 5,500 2,429 3,071 3 years -1,676 2,485 1,957 528 4,471 2,267 2,204 4 years -1,267 2,167 1,757 410 3,853 2,176 1,677 5 years -930 1,861 1,535 326 3,193 1,937 1,256 6 years -753 1,588 1,343 245 2,821 1,823 998 7 years -628 1,439 1,224 215 2,581 1,738 843 8 years -551 1,374 1,187 187 2,417 1,679 738 9 years -502 1,266 1,104 162 2,348 1,684 664 10 years -447 1,089 969 120 2,122 1,555 567 11 years -387 1,072 942 130 1,949 1,432 517 12 years -311 924 817 107 1,744 1,326 418 13 years -315 827 745 82 1,647 1,250 397 14 years -288 811 729 82 1,592 1,222 370 15 years -246 720 644 76 1,458 1,136 322 Born before March 1993 -2,238 9,937 9,345 592 18,488 15,658 2,830 Total -3,708 47,370 29,511 17,859 63,163 41,596 21,567 March 2010 Less than one year 11,438 11,438 0 11,438 0 0 0 1 year -3,404 2,971 2,392 579 5,769 1,786 3,983 2 years -1,996 2,904 2,153 751 4,812 2,065 2,747 3 years -1,516 2,527 1,942 585 4,128 2,027 2,101 4 years -1,160 2,190 1,709 481 3,519 1,878 1,641 5 years -928 1,891 1,532 359 3,200 1,913 1,287 6 years -768 1,642 1,351 291 2,744 1,685 1,059 7 years -553 1,469 1,232 237 2,377 1,587 790 8 years -535 1,373 1,166 207 2,231 1,489 742 9 years -430 1,264 1,075 189 2,130 1,511 619 10 years -408 1,187 1,023 164 1,996 1,424 572 11 years -332 1,068 941 127 1,752 1,293 459 12 years -301 1,040 908 132 1,617 1,184 433 13 years -279 843 750 93 1,583 1,211 372 14 years -239 788 684 104 1,448 1,105 343 15 years -225 726 650 76 1,351 1,050 301 16 years -184 739 653 86 1,239 969 270 Born before March 1993 -1,989 9,448 8,827 621 16,845 14,235 2,610 Total -3,809 45,508 28,988 16,520 58,741 38,412 20,329 March 2011 Less than one year 11,948 11,948 0 11,948 0 0 0 1 year -2,679 2,917 2,424 493 4,600 1,428 3,172 2 years -1,383 2,858 2,148 710 3,561 1,468 2,093 3 years -1,179 2,706 2,106 600 3,370 1,591 1,779 4 years -851 2,580 2,006 574 2,986 1,561 1,425 5 years -689 2,208 1,754 454 2,606 1,463 1,143 6 years -577 2,025 1,676 349 2,359 1,433 926 7 years -456 1,716 1,417 299 2,002 1,247 755 8 years -427 1,556 1,322 234 1,835 1,174 661 9 years -294 1,494 1,264 230 1,720 1,196 524 10 years -399 1,363 1,199 164 1,695 1,132 563 11 years -306 1,289 1,140 149 1,570 1,115 455 12 years -247 1,184 1,033 151 1,465 1,067 398 13 years -220 1,102 969 133 1,344 991 353 14 years -213 1,002 905 97 1,208 898 310 15 years -166 925 807 118 1,181 897 284 16 years -162 872 779 93 1,081 826 255 17 years -143 804 723 81 967 743 224 Born before March 1993 -1,733 11,011 10,409 602 13,531 11,196 2,335 Total -176 51,560 34,081 17,479 49,081 31,426 17,655 March 2012 Less than one year 12,623 12,623 0 12,623 0 0 0 1 year -2,408 3,208 2,680 528 4,472 1,536 2,936 2 years -1,217 2,550 1,972 578 3,086 1,291 1,795 3 years -912 2,534 1,986 548 2,864 1,404 1,460 4 years -797 2,495 2,028 467 2,697 1,433 1,264 5 years -662 2,335 1,904 431 2,537 1,444 1,093 6 years -529 2,014 1,675 339 2,174 1,306 868 7 years -427 1,860 1,567 293 2,078 1,358 720 8 years -339 1,668 1,402 266 1,785 1,180 605 9 years -303 1,522 1,308 214 1,593 1,076 517 10 years -324 1,498 1,311 187 1,565 1,054 511 11 years -218 1,410 1,220 190 1,462 1,054 408 12 years -246 1,217 1,067 150 1,455 1,059 396 13 years -207 1,164 1,044 120 1,295 968 327 14 years -216 1,064 946 118 1,255 921 334 15 years -173 970 873 97 1,103 833 270 16 years -142 944 855 89 989 758 231 17 years -140 878 790 88 963 735 228 18 years -152 818 757 61 910 697 213 Born before March 1993 -1,393 11,144 10,498 646 12,518 10,479 2,039 Total 1,818 53,916 35,883 18,033 46,801 30,586 16,215 NOTE: A '_' indicates that the data are not available and a 'N' indicates that the data do not meet BLS disclosure standards.