Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Colorado Total private 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 937 28,470 22,801 5,669 25,247 20,515 4,732 December 428 28,299 23,244 5,055 25,340 20,713 4,627 1993 March 1,877 30,383 24,072 6,311 25,091 20,657 4,434 June 400 29,966 24,046 5,920 26,710 21,190 5,520 September 1,860 30,693 24,420 6,273 26,123 21,710 4,413 December 63 30,710 25,304 5,406 26,922 21,579 5,343 1994 March 2,453 31,944 25,481 6,463 26,568 22,558 4,010 June 1,468 31,542 25,266 6,276 27,995 23,187 4,808 September 1,521 32,401 26,050 6,351 28,349 23,519 4,830 December 487 31,608 26,201 5,407 28,768 23,848 4,920 1995 March 1,610 32,935 26,683 6,252 28,807 24,165 4,642 June 1,128 32,034 25,706 6,328 30,410 25,210 5,200 September 968 33,041 26,630 6,411 30,248 24,805 5,443 December 175 32,781 27,098 5,683 30,440 24,932 5,508 1996 March 1,397 34,151 27,386 6,765 30,648 25,280 5,368 June 936 33,419 26,576 6,843 31,829 25,922 5,907 September 883 34,292 27,356 6,936 31,596 25,543 6,053 December 672 33,960 27,623 6,337 31,282 25,617 5,665 1997 March 2,239 36,000 28,413 7,587 31,214 25,866 5,348 June 1,075 34,832 27,928 6,904 32,604 26,775 5,829 September 1,301 35,543 28,487 7,056 32,527 26,772 5,755 December 358 35,721 29,159 6,562 32,886 26,682 6,204 1998 March 1,081 36,528 29,494 7,034 32,917 26,964 5,953 June 874 35,884 28,961 6,923 33,189 27,140 6,049 September 1,885 36,952 29,770 7,182 32,740 27,443 5,297 December -995 36,375 30,043 6,332 34,583 27,256 7,327 1999 March 1,535 36,338 28,909 7,429 33,073 27,179 5,894 June 1,268 38,385 30,484 7,901 35,189 28,556 6,633 September 568 37,614 30,223 7,391 35,435 28,612 6,823 December 488 38,255 31,012 7,243 34,977 28,222 6,755 2000 March 1,788 39,481 31,243 8,238 35,193 28,743 6,450 June 1,380 39,171 30,843 8,328 36,414 29,466 6,948 September 756 39,230 31,042 8,188 37,121 29,689 7,432 December 595 38,995 31,412 7,583 36,437 29,449 6,988 2001 March 1,185 39,395 31,214 8,181 36,915 29,919 6,996 June 346 38,140 30,395 7,745 38,027 30,628 7,399 September -58 37,272 29,293 7,979 39,436 31,399 8,037 December -53 36,244 28,559 7,685 39,464 31,726 7,738 2002 March 602 37,491 29,419 8,072 37,913 30,443 7,470 June 253 37,685 29,410 8,275 38,125 30,103 8,022 September -6 36,548 28,586 7,962 38,768 30,800 7,968 December 599 36,216 28,227 7,989 38,360 30,970 7,390 2003 March 223 35,259 27,155 8,104 39,487 31,606 7,881 June 480 36,895 28,732 8,163 37,207 29,524 7,683 September 491 37,375 29,142 8,233 37,099 29,357 7,742 December 1,032 37,511 28,855 8,656 37,402 29,778 7,624 2004 March 466 37,768 29,604 8,164 37,170 29,472 7,698 June 1,161 38,732 30,035 8,697 36,693 29,157 7,536 September 583 38,383 30,200 8,183 36,866 29,266 7,600 December 979 39,233 30,418 8,815 37,181 29,345 7,836 2005 March 576 39,699 30,893 8,806 37,580 29,350 8,230 June 573 39,241 30,489 8,752 37,685 29,506 8,179 September 1,038 40,708 31,354 9,354 37,627 29,311 8,316 December 1,290 40,466 31,223 9,243 38,444 30,491 7,953 2006 March 95 40,584 31,880 8,704 38,439 29,830 8,609 June 1,145 41,012 31,946 9,066 37,992 30,071 7,921 September 562 40,478 31,213 9,265 39,598 30,895 8,703 December 1,436 41,260 31,405 9,855 39,729 31,310 8,419 2007 March 114 41,693 32,500 9,193 39,473 30,394 9,079 June 488 41,348 32,079 9,269 39,851 31,070 8,781 September 255 40,847 31,278 9,569 40,987 31,673 9,314 December 1,613 42,480 32,019 10,461 40,411 31,563 8,848 2008 March -636 41,423 32,110 9,313 41,174 31,225 9,949 June -345 39,925 30,639 9,286 42,259 32,628 9,631 September -475 39,287 30,059 9,228 41,773 32,070 9,703 December -837 37,631 27,875 9,756 44,413 33,820 10,593 2009 March -1,931 33,792 25,044 8,748 45,828 35,149 10,679 June -1,539 35,034 26,159 8,875 43,671 33,257 10,414 September -1,274 35,390 26,847 8,543 39,831 30,014 9,817 December 69 36,379 26,664 9,715 39,710 30,064 9,646 2010 March -1,321 35,822 27,211 8,611 39,692 29,760 9,932 June 286 37,712 28,522 9,190 36,964 28,060 8,904 September -1,006 36,984 28,488 8,496 37,485 27,983 9,502 December 748 38,425 28,199 10,226 37,201 27,723 9,478 2011 March -410 36,724 27,576 9,148 37,744 28,186 9,558 June 1,024 38,074 29,003 9,071 35,443 27,396 8,047 September 1,051 38,913 29,937 8,976 35,293 27,368 7,925 December 197 38,260 28,906 9,354 37,502 28,345 9,157 2012 March -261 38,384 29,539 8,845 36,967 27,861 9,106 June 577 39,766 30,558 9,208 35,990 27,359 8,631 September 381 38,653 29,562 9,091 37,149 28,439 8,710 December 1,975 40,462 30,504 9,958 35,733 27,750 7,983 2013 March 209 39,588 30,555 9,033 37,586 28,762 8,824 June 333 39,811 30,808 9,003 37,327 28,657 8,670 September 1,070 40,056 30,957 9,099 36,988 28,959 8,029 December 1,326 40,917 31,177 9,740 37,228 28,814 8,414 2014 March 98 40,600 31,637 8,963 37,719 28,854 8,865 June 1,195 41,998 32,287 9,711 37,617 29,101 8,516 September 1,851 42,351 32,453 9,898 37,761 29,714 8,047 December 927 43,252 33,550 9,702 38,074 29,299 8,775 2015 March 8 41,842 32,606 9,236 39,582 30,354 9,228 June 766 42,885 33,142 9,743 39,170 30,193 8,977 September 1,348 43,329 33,168 10,161 39,025 30,212 8,813 December 1,188 43,621 33,262 10,359 40,007 30,836 9,171 2016 March 558 43,481 33,284 10,197 40,731 31,092 9,639 June 1,115 43,571 32,618 10,953 42,137 32,299 9,838 September 2,295 44,586 33,546 11,040 40,278 31,533 8,745 December 1,110 43,417 32,879 10,538 41,747 32,319 9,428 2017 March 425 45,035 34,478 10,557 41,585 31,453 10,132 June 1,632 44,629 33,711 10,918 42,258 32,972 9,286 September 794 43,755 33,561 10,194 41,917 32,517 9,400 December 1,288 45,244 34,120 11,124 42,133 32,297 9,836 2018 March 858 46,145 35,179 10,966 42,658 32,550 10,108 June 787 45,135 34,540 10,595 43,084 33,276 9,808 September -358 44,148 33,872 10,276 44,413 33,779 10,634 December 1,564 46,723 34,900 11,823 42,804 32,545 10,259 2019 March 1,095 46,532 34,915 11,617 43,923 33,401 10,522 June 1,300 46,437 34,833 11,604 44,097 33,793 10,304 September 260 44,632 34,185 10,447 44,290 34,103 10,187 December 1,702 47,070 34,820 12,250 44,094 33,546 10,548 2020 March -769 44,751 33,059 11,692 48,109 35,648 12,461 June -494 40,069 26,635 13,434 62,004 48,076 13,928 September 2,166 54,203 39,676 14,527 42,408 30,047 12,361 December 2,047 48,010 34,859 13,151 44,188 33,084 11,104 2021 March 4,648 52,776 38,423 14,353 40,471 30,766 9,705 June 1,882 51,226 37,810 13,416 44,311 32,777 11,534 September 1,658 52,451 38,285 14,166 47,377 34,869 12,508 December 2,423 53,312 39,536 13,776 44,966 33,613 11,353 2022 March 2,657 52,705 38,556 14,149 46,699 35,207 11,492 June 4,115 52,170 37,678 14,492 47,057 36,680 10,377 September -8,645 46,257 38,862 7,395 51,694 35,654 16,040 December 3,679 54,408 37,165 17,243 48,655 35,091 13,564 2023 March 1,886 50,771 37,187 13,584 47,064 35,366 11,698 June 2,854 52,254 36,246 16,008 49,369 36,215 13,154 September 7,867 35,695 19,070 16,625 55,747 46,989 8,758 December -6,142 64,370 51,635 12,735 53,716 34,839 18,877 2024 March -2,462 46,863 33,562 13,301 54,451 38,688 15,763 June -114 48,160 35,327 12,833 47,871 34,924 12,947 September -3,642 46,411 34,537 11,874 51,195 35,679 15,516 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.