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 205 39,643 30,601 9,042 37,599 28,762 8,837 June 333 39,791 30,803 8,988 37,353 28,698 8,655 September 1,065 40,019 30,928 9,091 36,985 28,959 8,026 December 1,368 40,960 31,179 9,781 37,190 28,777 8,413 2014 March -519 40,041 31,694 8,347 37,719 28,853 8,866 June 1,652 42,431 32,285 10,146 37,655 29,161 8,494 September 1,812 42,287 32,392 9,895 37,821 29,738 8,083 December 1,087 43,411 33,562 9,849 37,994 29,232 8,762 2015 March -212 41,708 32,665 9,043 39,607 30,352 9,255 June 926 43,016 33,147 9,869 39,202 30,259 8,943 September 1,235 43,146 33,080 10,066 39,095 30,264 8,831 December 1,325 43,779 33,300 10,479 39,886 30,732 9,154 2016 March 527 43,523 33,353 10,170 40,739 31,096 9,643 June 1,227 43,659 32,609 11,050 42,222 32,399 9,823 September 2,199 44,424 33,435 10,989 40,381 31,591 8,790 December 1,177 43,514 32,942 10,572 41,580 32,185 9,395 2017 March -898 44,674 34,343 10,331 42,505 31,276 11,229 June 1,036 43,769 33,494 10,275 42,106 32,867 9,239 September 548 43,641 33,483 10,158 42,070 32,460 9,610 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.