Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not 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 -36 601 465 136 791 619 172 December 44 768 607 161 593 476 117 1993 March 47 757 582 175 660 532 128 June 33 671 511 160 676 549 127 September -34 594 467 127 805 644 161 December 36 783 614 169 637 504 133 1994 March 21 724 563 161 700 560 140 June 3 581 442 139 767 631 136 September -56 562 445 117 818 645 173 December 33 771 632 139 570 464 106 1995 March -6 664 517 147 750 597 153 June -33 575 463 112 686 541 145 September -135 492 395 97 879 647 232 December -32 690 513 177 821 612 209 1996 March 23 902 702 200 651 474 177 June 23 640 522 118 646 551 95 September -26 577 468 109 766 631 135 December -8 750 636 114 610 488 122 1997 March 5 774 538 236 761 530 231 June 52 680 498 182 653 523 130 September 11 567 419 148 767 630 137 December -5 750 607 143 591 443 148 1998 March 12 671 507 164 696 544 152 June -46 588 490 98 704 560 144 September -36 549 443 106 756 614 142 December -44 685 602 83 575 448 127 1999 March 79 740 568 172 599 506 93 June -85 494 427 67 715 563 152 September -53 494 402 92 721 576 145 December -36 722 635 87 488 365 123 2000 March -15 605 510 95 634 524 110 June 58 601 422 179 597 476 121 September -46 537 424 113 722 563 159 December 40 687 559 128 540 452 88 2001 March 121 696 509 187 583 517 66 June -1 542 458 84 590 505 85 September -30 546 447 99 756 627 129 December -4 646 535 111 579 464 115 2002 March 10 653 528 125 584 469 115 June -16 550 464 86 617 515 102 September -40 511 444 67 666 559 107 December 10 671 572 99 477 388 89 2003 March 28 661 518 143 585 470 115 June -4 543 447 96 634 534 100 September -64 497 426 71 687 552 135 December 70 701 561 140 451 381 70 2004 March -20 608 512 96 616 500 116 June 44 578 459 119 556 481 75 September 2 565 465 100 639 541 98 December -5 660 576 84 490 401 89 2005 March 29 716 580 136 584 477 107 June 14 589 492 97 602 519 83 September 8 524 427 97 665 576 89 December 41 739 623 116 529 454 75 2006 March 7 691 584 107 617 517 100 June -1 567 493 74 642 567 75 September -154 533 449 84 813 575 238 December 103 694 535 159 527 471 56 2007 March 2 657 565 92 600 510 90 June 10 612 519 93 627 544 83 September -54 561 487 74 742 614 128 December 26 725 615 110 557 473 84 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.