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 23,849 124,538 96,083 28,455 100,689 79,995 20,694 December 14,576 120,227 94,641 25,586 105,651 84,191 21,460 1993 March 24,343 129,109 99,192 29,917 104,766 82,762 22,004 June 8,833 122,343 94,693 27,650 113,510 87,384 26,126 September 21,336 129,426 101,365 28,061 108,090 89,544 18,546 December 25,341 136,165 105,724 30,441 110,824 88,398 22,426 1994 March 14,128 133,190 104,192 28,998 119,062 102,922 16,140 June 23,142 137,207 103,252 33,955 114,065 96,597 17,468 September 21,125 137,895 110,634 27,261 116,770 100,529 16,241 December 29,654 147,765 114,229 33,536 118,111 99,822 18,289 1995 March 19,774 142,938 112,666 30,272 123,164 103,520 19,644 June 378 132,035 103,861 28,174 131,657 111,839 19,818 September 21,728 150,923 114,574 36,349 129,195 110,856 18,339 December 21,250 144,757 110,685 34,072 123,507 102,767 20,740 1996 March 12,130 144,863 114,491 30,372 132,733 111,525 21,208 June 12,325 146,575 113,977 32,598 134,250 110,257 23,993 September 24,563 151,336 117,703 33,633 126,773 105,417 21,356 December 16,997 145,160 117,859 27,301 128,163 105,565 22,598 1997 March 18,086 150,040 116,318 33,722 131,954 108,234 23,720 June 13,834 149,100 112,203 36,897 135,266 113,568 21,698 September 20,219 155,014 119,443 35,571 134,795 114,530 20,265 December 32,556 168,672 132,872 35,800 136,116 108,663 27,453 1998 March 12,115 160,678 130,327 30,351 148,563 120,783 27,780 June 12,744 150,784 117,156 33,628 138,040 115,951 22,089 September 28,060 159,958 126,397 33,561 131,898 109,663 22,235 December 11,912 155,361 126,347 29,014 143,449 118,136 25,313 1999 March 19,000 163,800 126,440 37,360 144,800 118,612 26,188 June 18,983 160,739 123,395 37,344 141,756 119,956 21,800 September 15,919 154,246 125,018 29,228 138,327 112,399 25,928 December 20,733 156,836 128,373 28,463 136,103 110,372 25,731 2000 March 32,306 173,730 141,656 32,074 141,424 117,027 24,397 June 15,356 156,400 125,610 30,790 141,044 114,246 26,798 September 21,704 168,869 136,267 32,602 147,165 120,608 26,557 December 14,594 161,466 130,683 30,783 146,872 121,174 25,698 2001 March 3,779 161,631 131,887 29,744 157,852 130,121 27,731 June -18,780 154,093 125,858 28,235 172,873 146,039 26,834 September -27,123 140,487 111,905 28,582 167,610 140,179 27,431 December -32,596 140,668 112,125 28,543 173,264 144,968 28,296 2002 March -845 154,758 124,044 30,714 155,603 127,396 28,207 June -694 146,644 116,661 29,983 147,338 120,798 26,540 September -16,147 134,767 107,238 27,529 150,914 124,491 26,423 December -12,180 133,245 105,000 28,245 145,425 121,616 23,809 2003 March -22,770 129,552 101,874 27,678 152,322 124,600 27,722 June -2,277 138,782 111,990 26,792 141,059 114,447 26,612 September 29 135,190 106,677 28,513 135,161 108,501 26,660 December 2,747 137,205 107,242 29,963 134,458 109,494 24,964 2004 March 8,713 139,074 112,549 26,525 130,361 107,107 23,254 June 16,160 143,489 113,868 29,621 127,329 102,949 24,380 September 8,435 137,714 108,179 29,535 129,279 105,500 23,779 December 7,756 138,192 111,802 26,390 130,436 106,491 23,945 2005 March 15,866 148,270 119,679 28,591 132,404 104,668 27,736 June 8,702 140,985 113,065 27,920 132,283 104,256 28,027 September 14,633 148,546 117,996 30,550 133,913 106,361 27,552 December 12,247 146,949 116,785 30,164 134,702 110,489 24,213 2006 March 11,974 140,480 114,374 26,106 128,506 103,344 25,162 June 15,659 147,314 118,853 28,461 131,655 107,153 24,502 September 1,095 143,309 114,215 29,094 142,214 115,652 26,562 December 10,629 149,189 118,121 31,068 138,560 112,903 25,657 2007 March 14,990 149,110 118,643 30,467 134,120 108,848 25,272 June 13,062 149,447 119,975 29,472 136,385 110,337 26,048 September 3,882 149,660 116,356 33,304 145,778 117,042 28,736 December 4,471 146,742 116,195 30,547 142,271 114,612 27,659 2008 March 4,453 144,027 116,050 27,977 139,574 111,849 27,725 June -3,585 140,471 112,349 28,122 144,056 114,807 29,249 September -11,984 136,758 108,962 27,796 148,742 119,589 29,153 December -34,871 127,620 99,742 27,878 162,491 131,577 30,914 2009 March -51,962 110,203 85,161 25,042 162,165 133,934 28,231 June -34,248 119,215 93,331 25,884 153,463 123,775 29,688 September -19,112 118,305 94,311 23,994 137,417 110,017 27,400 December -12,366 121,692 94,871 26,821 134,058 106,820 27,238 2010 March -5,849 119,851 94,135 25,716 125,700 100,644 25,056 June 9,125 132,640 106,710 25,930 123,515 96,929 26,586 September 1,047 124,670 99,721 24,949 123,623 97,429 26,194 December 9,097 130,478 99,974 30,504 121,381 95,263 26,118 2011 March 6,971 122,766 96,045 26,721 115,795 91,077 24,718 June 16,566 131,469 106,581 24,888 114,903 90,723 24,180 September 15,051 131,059 105,255 25,804 116,008 94,254 21,754 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.