Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Virginia 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 342 36,832 31,488 5,344 38,735 33,733 5,002 December 1,651 39,749 32,947 6,802 36,967 31,816 5,151 1993 March -1,655 35,821 29,996 5,825 43,287 35,807 7,480 June 2,282 47,895 41,105 6,790 31,043 26,535 4,508 September 1,013 39,569 33,558 6,011 39,876 34,878 4,998 December 2,659 42,648 35,589 7,059 36,916 32,516 4,400 1994 March -1,879 38,441 32,199 6,242 45,893 37,772 8,121 June 2,437 49,731 42,285 7,446 33,073 28,064 5,009 September 626 41,083 35,030 6,053 41,714 36,287 5,427 December 1,024 43,260 36,292 6,968 40,217 34,273 5,944 1995 March -241 40,859 33,464 7,395 46,155 38,519 7,636 June 22 46,857 40,772 6,085 36,146 30,083 6,063 September -84 40,993 34,114 6,879 43,939 36,976 6,963 December 2,723 44,841 35,761 9,080 41,086 34,729 6,357 1996 March -1,854 40,071 33,468 6,603 46,903 38,446 8,457 June 742 50,351 42,096 8,255 38,088 30,575 7,513 September 1,233 42,924 34,729 8,195 44,660 37,698 6,962 December 3,160 47,479 37,828 9,651 41,717 35,226 6,491 1997 March 3,411 43,597 35,230 8,367 44,312 39,356 4,956 June -2,494 49,726 43,148 6,578 40,733 31,661 9,072 September 792 42,793 35,690 7,103 45,193 38,882 6,311 December 2,836 47,609 38,566 9,043 42,227 36,020 6,207 1998 March -2,920 41,710 34,576 7,134 50,349 40,295 10,054 June 2,823 52,692 43,782 8,910 37,369 31,282 6,087 September 1,160 44,250 36,599 7,651 46,539 40,048 6,491 December 352 47,097 39,547 7,550 42,956 35,758 7,198 1999 March -977 43,947 35,555 8,392 50,837 41,468 9,369 June 2,157 53,041 44,703 8,338 38,324 32,143 6,181 September 183 43,980 37,162 6,818 47,371 40,736 6,635 December 560 48,870 40,671 8,199 43,855 36,216 7,639 2000 March -251 46,367 37,406 8,961 50,564 41,352 9,212 June 1,433 52,556 44,817 7,739 39,774 33,468 6,306 September 229 45,308 38,013 7,295 48,283 41,217 7,066 December 1,822 48,214 40,133 8,081 44,118 37,859 6,259 2001 March -1,472 44,142 36,635 7,507 51,248 42,269 8,979 June 1,945 53,250 44,637 8,613 40,520 33,852 6,668 September -673 41,873 35,499 6,374 49,723 42,676 7,047 December 1,243 46,863 38,603 8,260 45,824 38,807 7,017 2002 March -1,544 43,204 35,496 7,708 51,295 42,043 9,252 June 1,474 51,919 43,914 8,005 40,199 33,668 6,531 September -362 42,891 36,418 6,473 48,484 41,649 6,835 December 1,824 46,843 38,556 8,287 44,357 37,894 6,463 2003 March -1,738 42,285 34,556 7,729 53,095 43,628 9,467 June 1,274 53,228 45,519 7,709 39,052 32,617 6,435 September -36 43,680 37,282 6,398 48,222 41,788 6,434 December 2,307 49,605 41,140 8,465 43,304 37,146 6,158 2004 March -516 46,407 38,113 8,294 50,679 41,869 8,810 June 2,275 55,244 46,526 8,718 40,033 33,590 6,443 September -135 44,022 37,539 6,483 48,847 42,229 6,618 December 2,742 50,912 42,031 8,881 44,397 38,258 6,139 2005 March -1,345 46,477 37,637 8,840 54,644 44,459 10,185 June 1,738 56,398 47,852 8,546 41,953 35,145 6,808 September 2,788 48,471 40,087 8,384 48,824 43,228 5,596 December 761 51,559 41,888 9,671 49,996 41,086 8,910 2006 March -1,636 48,681 40,090 8,591 54,680 44,453 10,227 June 2,012 57,371 47,750 9,621 44,475 36,866 7,609 September -831 45,603 38,582 7,021 54,064 46,212 7,852 December 1,776 51,044 41,868 9,176 47,534 40,134 7,400 2007 March 925 51,008 39,299 11,709 56,430 45,646 10,784 June 1,884 58,027 47,811 10,216 45,406 37,074 8,332 September 334 46,955 38,081 8,874 54,900 46,360 8,540 December 661 50,204 41,806 8,398 48,281 40,544 7,737 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.