Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Virgin Islands 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 11 702 540 162 689 538 151 December 33 685 525 160 685 558 127 1993 March 18 690 549 141 673 550 123 June 35 729 553 176 674 533 141 September 9 694 543 151 702 560 142 December 23 699 531 168 736 591 145 1994 March -5 660 531 129 713 579 134 June 1 630 478 152 763 612 151 September -13 656 517 139 713 561 152 December 23 685 547 138 659 544 115 1995 March -29 605 487 118 764 617 147 June -38 624 501 123 686 525 161 September -88 575 459 116 767 563 204 December -51 620 444 176 944 717 227 1996 March -9 823 662 161 660 490 170 June 24 694 565 129 640 535 105 September 11 674 544 130 668 549 119 December -20 664 551 113 705 572 133 1997 March -31 697 507 190 769 548 221 June 56 739 539 200 652 508 144 September 55 663 487 176 669 548 121 December -19 667 525 142 680 519 161 1998 March -14 610 478 132 709 563 146 June -52 638 530 108 704 544 160 September 1 641 515 126 659 534 125 December -55 604 521 83 663 525 138 1999 March 49 674 536 138 612 523 89 June -94 536 462 74 714 546 168 September -18 577 467 110 629 501 128 December -47 637 550 87 562 428 134 2000 March -29 557 481 76 647 542 105 June 62 653 457 196 596 462 134 September -5 628 493 135 630 490 140 December 31 611 484 127 626 530 96 2001 March 87 630 480 150 598 535 63 June -2 588 496 92 584 490 94 September 4 637 519 118 659 545 114 December -15 573 463 110 669 544 125 2002 March -9 599 498 101 595 485 110 June -19 596 502 94 613 500 113 September -14 596 516 80 580 486 94 December 1 593 495 98 552 455 97 2003 March 5 603 488 115 596 486 110 June -6 589 484 105 629 518 111 September -34 580 495 85 599 480 119 December 63 625 486 139 523 447 76 2004 March -34 560 483 77 628 517 111 June 48 628 497 131 550 467 83 September 33 659 540 119 557 471 86 December -13 583 499 84 567 470 97 2005 March 6 656 547 109 596 493 103 June 14 639 533 106 596 504 92 September 38 612 496 116 579 501 78 December 33 654 539 115 614 532 82 2006 March -10 637 551 86 631 535 96 June -2 615 534 81 633 550 83 September -110 622 522 100 710 500 210 December 97 621 463 158 613 552 61 2007 March -12 607 533 74 613 527 86 June 11 661 559 102 619 528 91 September -22 653 564 89 644 533 111 December 17 643 534 109 646 554 92 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.