Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Colorado Total private Gross job gains Gross job losses Year 3 months ended Net change (1) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments 1992 September 24,255 124,562 96,137 28,425 100,307 79,409 20,898 December 14,638 120,410 94,937 25,473 105,772 84,327 21,445 1993 March 24,405 129,478 99,528 29,950 105,073 83,113 21,960 June 8,318 121,850 94,090 27,760 113,532 87,677 25,855 September 21,743 129,364 101,386 27,978 107,621 88,870 18,751 December 25,114 136,084 105,994 30,090 110,970 88,555 22,415 1994 March 14,374 133,809 104,749 29,060 119,435 103,358 16,077 June 22,128 136,280 102,580 33,700 114,152 96,837 17,315 September 21,649 137,872 110,690 27,182 116,223 99,822 16,401 December 29,616 147,872 114,580 33,292 118,256 100,018 18,238 1995 March 19,841 143,467 113,265 30,202 123,626 104,055 19,571 June -250 131,453 103,149 28,304 131,703 112,087 19,616 September 23,168 150,936 114,583 36,353 127,768 109,279 18,489 December 21,050 144,711 110,981 33,730 123,661 102,937 20,724 1996 March 12,275 145,433 115,156 30,277 133,158 111,967 21,191 June 11,647 145,998 113,202 32,796 134,351 110,542 23,809 September 25,194 151,342 117,775 33,567 126,148 104,610 21,538 December 17,026 145,371 118,202 27,169 128,345 105,780 22,565 1997 March 18,206 150,581 116,903 33,678 132,375 108,645 23,730 June 13,496 148,605 111,425 37,180 135,109 113,624 21,485 September 20,273 154,495 119,476 35,019 134,222 113,776 20,446 December 32,511 168,679 133,269 35,410 136,168 108,843 27,325 1998 March 12,404 161,520 131,115 30,405 149,116 121,261 27,855 June 12,076 150,221 116,373 33,848 138,145 116,272 21,873 September 28,549 159,919 126,480 33,439 131,370 108,940 22,430 December 11,983 155,487 126,644 28,843 143,504 118,274 25,230 1999 March 19,159 164,529 127,030 37,499 145,370 119,214 26,156 June 18,294 160,171 122,532 37,639 141,877 120,266 21,611 September 16,469 154,218 125,090 29,128 137,749 111,560 26,189 December 20,895 157,007 128,649 28,358 136,112 110,495 25,617 2000 March 32,303 174,203 142,106 32,097 141,900 117,542 24,358 June 14,410 155,517 124,624 30,893 141,107 114,583 26,524 September 22,290 168,819 136,303 32,516 146,529 119,705 26,824 December 14,740 161,679 131,011 30,668 146,939 121,329 25,610 2001 March 3,947 162,295 132,584 29,711 158,348 130,656 27,692 June -19,625 153,126 124,801 28,325 172,751 146,330 26,421 September -26,435 140,418 111,939 28,479 166,853 139,174 27,679 December -32,435 140,845 112,401 28,444 173,280 145,105 28,175 2002 March -1,003 155,156 124,443 30,713 156,159 127,936 28,223 June -1,323 145,999 115,938 30,061 147,322 121,049 26,273 September -15,522 134,721 107,269 27,452 150,243 123,542 26,701 December -12,123 133,400 105,284 28,116 145,523 121,797 23,726 2003 March -22,781 129,993 102,255 27,738 152,774 125,098 27,676 June -2,991 138,064 111,252 26,812 141,055 114,707 26,348 September 438 135,066 106,721 28,345 134,628 107,736 26,892 December 2,841 137,353 107,476 29,877 134,512 109,649 24,863 2004 March 8,754 139,518 112,949 26,569 130,764 107,548 23,216 June 15,492 142,876 113,165 29,711 127,384 103,237 24,147 September 8,923 137,600 108,159 29,441 128,677 104,699 23,978 December 7,883 138,352 112,065 26,287 130,469 106,629 23,840 2005 March 15,850 148,733 120,147 28,586 132,883 105,114 27,769 June 8,119 140,391 112,433 27,958 132,272 104,566 27,706 September 15,027 148,435 117,972 30,463 133,408 105,582 27,826 December 12,300 147,101 117,028 30,073 134,801 110,671 24,130 2006 March 12,127 140,937 114,789 26,148 128,810 103,710 25,100 June 14,947 146,701 118,174 28,527 131,754 107,471 24,283 September 1,590 143,160 114,173 28,987 141,570 114,778 26,792 December 10,716 149,366 118,372 30,994 138,650 113,102 25,548 2007 March 15,178 149,622 119,107 30,515 134,444 109,280 25,164 June 12,335 148,781 119,242 29,539 136,446 110,674 25,772 September 4,240 149,425 116,323 33,102 145,185 116,173 29,012 December 4,671 146,972 116,456 30,516 142,301 114,794 27,507 2008 March 4,777 144,667 116,453 28,214 139,890 112,255 27,635 June -4,126 139,884 111,733 28,151 144,010 115,114 28,896 September -11,769 136,386 108,884 27,502 148,155 118,686 29,469 December -34,837 127,685 99,929 27,756 162,522 131,787 30,735 2009 March -51,774 110,657 85,421 25,236 162,431 134,333 28,098 June -34,834 118,606 92,799 25,807 153,440 124,089 29,351 September -18,797 118,102 94,275 23,827 136,899 109,256 27,643 December -12,296 121,793 95,107 26,686 134,089 106,979 27,110 2010 March -5,868 120,174 94,359 25,815 126,042 101,147 24,895 June 8,604 132,067 106,105 25,962 123,463 97,156 26,307 September 1,269 124,458 99,628 24,830 123,189 96,726 26,463 December 9,259 130,648 100,212 30,436 121,389 95,379 26,010 2011 March 6,672 123,532 96,554 26,978 116,860 91,938 24,922 June 16,795 130,994 105,765 25,229 114,199 90,948 23,251 September 16,482 131,153 105,359 25,794 114,671 93,595 21,076 December 5,567 127,804 102,753 25,051 122,237 98,442 23,795 2012 March 11,521 126,005 101,835 24,170 114,484 91,232 23,252 June 18,220 136,266 110,223 26,043 118,046 93,956 24,090 September 8,948 131,524 106,592 24,932 122,576 99,387 23,189 December 17,308 134,197 106,126 28,071 116,889 94,975 21,914 2013 March 16,727 136,870 110,314 26,556 120,143 93,655 26,488 June 17,050 136,913 112,759 24,154 119,863 95,951 23,912 September 13,038 136,188 109,299 26,889 123,150 101,211 21,939 December 18,249 138,223 111,379 26,844 119,974 97,062 22,912 2014 March 18,640 135,969 110,376 25,593 117,329 95,433 21,896 June 23,533 146,285 119,629 26,656 122,752 100,153 22,599 September 22,761 148,505 119,659 28,846 125,744 104,561 21,183 December 20,463 145,312 119,833 25,479 124,849 100,945 23,904 2015 March 13,143 142,267 115,331 26,936 129,124 107,669 21,455 June 11,681 146,462 120,560 25,902 134,781 109,117 25,664 September 12,413 146,856 118,194 28,662 134,443 109,632 24,811 December 12,641 147,332 118,178 29,154 134,691 108,951 25,740 2016 March 9,964 140,016 112,216 27,800 130,052 106,107 23,945 June 9,305 148,006 118,474 29,532 138,701 110,250 28,451 September 18,240 153,349 121,363 31,986 135,109 112,766 22,343 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.