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 595 43,512 33,297 10,215 40,718 31,098 9,620 June 1,114 43,583 32,604 10,979 42,189 32,324 9,865 September 2,308 44,602 33,524 11,078 40,307 31,537 8,770 December 1,090 43,400 32,901 10,499 41,699 32,290 9,409 2017 March 472 45,055 34,486 10,569 41,552 31,455 10,097 June 1,617 44,592 33,670 10,922 42,328 33,023 9,305 September 772 43,789 33,551 10,238 42,012 32,546 9,466 December 1,274 45,248 34,168 11,080 42,037 32,231 9,806 2018 March 936 46,166 35,196 10,970 42,565 32,531 10,034 June 800 45,095 34,489 10,606 43,198 33,392 9,806 September -466 44,194 33,877 10,317 44,590 33,807 10,783 December 1,526 46,732 34,951 11,781 42,709 32,454 10,255 2019 March 1,084 46,432 34,912 11,520 43,827 33,391 10,436 June 1,386 46,430 34,762 11,668 44,209 33,927 10,282 September 203 44,734 34,201 10,533 44,475 34,145 10,330 December 1,616 47,090 34,899 12,191 43,987 33,412 10,575 2020 March -1,602 44,010 33,383 10,627 47,507 35,278 12,229 June -95 39,979 26,544 13,435 62,313 48,783 13,530 September 2,292 54,346 39,671 14,675 42,463 30,080 12,383 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.