Table 4. Private sector gross job gains and losses, as a percent of employment(1), not seasonally adjusted West Virginia (Percent) Gross job gains Gross job losses Year 3 months ended Net change(2) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments 1992 September 1.1 7.6 5.9 1.7 6.5 5.2 1.3 December -0.4 7.0 5.4 1.6 7.4 6.1 1.3 1993 March -2.4 6.8 4.8 2.0 9.2 7.1 2.1 June 4.0 10.6 8.6 2.0 6.6 5.3 1.3 September 1.3 8.1 6.4 1.7 6.8 5.7 1.1 December 0.7 8.3 7.0 1.3 7.6 6.3 1.3 1994 March -2.8 6.4 4.9 1.5 9.2 7.1 2.1 June 4.8 10.2 8.1 2.1 5.4 4.5 0.9 September 1.4 7.9 6.2 1.7 6.5 5.2 1.3 December -0.9 6.8 5.7 1.1 7.7 6.3 1.4 1995 March -3.0 6.6 4.9 1.7 9.6 7.7 1.9 June 4.2 10.0 7.6 2.4 5.8 4.8 1.0 September 1.0 7.5 6.1 1.4 6.5 5.4 1.1 December -0.8 7.1 5.7 1.4 7.9 6.4 1.5 1996 March -3.3 6.4 5.0 1.4 9.7 7.5 2.2 June 4.6 10.4 8.1 2.3 5.8 4.8 1.0 September 0.9 7.5 5.8 1.7 6.6 5.5 1.1 December -1.1 7.3 5.8 1.5 8.4 6.9 1.5 1997 March -2.5 6.3 4.8 1.5 8.8 7.1 1.7 June 3.7 9.3 7.6 1.7 5.6 4.5 1.1 September 0.7 7.3 5.6 1.7 6.6 5.6 1.0 December -0.2 7.4 6.0 1.4 7.6 6.2 1.4 1998 March -2.9 6.4 4.9 1.5 9.3 7.3 2.0 June 4.4 9.9 7.8 2.1 5.5 4.5 1.0 September -0.2 6.9 5.6 1.3 7.1 6.0 1.1 December -0.2 7.5 6.1 1.4 7.7 6.3 1.4 1999 March -3.4 6.3 4.8 1.5 9.7 7.7 2.0 June 3.6 9.7 7.7 2.0 6.1 4.9 1.2 September 0.1 7.1 5.8 1.3 7.0 5.6 1.4 December -0.1 7.5 6.2 1.3 7.6 6.2 1.4 2000 March -2.1 6.9 5.3 1.6 9.0 7.1 1.9 June 3.0 9.1 7.4 1.7 6.1 5.0 1.1 September 0.0 7.1 6.0 1.1 7.1 5.8 1.3 December -0.2 7.1 6.0 1.1 7.3 6.1 1.2 2001 March -2.5 6.3 5.0 1.3 8.8 7.2 1.6 June 2.9 9.0 7.5 1.5 6.1 5.0 1.1 September -0.7 6.4 5.4 1.0 7.1 5.8 1.3 December -0.4 6.9 5.7 1.2 7.3 6.0 1.3 2002 March -2.6 6.3 4.9 1.4 8.9 7.1 1.8 June 2.3 8.5 7.1 1.4 6.2 5.1 1.1 September 0.2 6.7 5.6 1.1 6.5 5.6 0.9 December -1.0 6.6 5.6 1.0 7.6 6.2 1.4 2003 March -3.0 5.5 4.3 1.2 8.5 7.0 1.5 June 3.1 8.8 7.1 1.7 5.7 4.7 1.0 September -0.1 6.5 5.3 1.2 6.6 5.6 1.0 December 0.0 6.9 5.8 1.1 6.9 5.8 1.1 2004 March -1.7 6.3 5.0 1.3 8.0 6.6 1.4 June 3.1 8.8 7.3 1.5 5.7 4.8 0.9 September 0.3 6.5 5.4 1.1 6.2 5.2 1.0 December 0.1 6.9 5.8 1.1 6.8 5.6 1.2 2005 March -2.1 6.1 4.8 1.3 8.2 6.6 1.6 June 3.3 8.8 7.2 1.6 5.5 4.5 1.0 September 0.4 6.5 5.4 1.1 6.1 5.2 0.9 December 0.0 6.8 5.7 1.1 6.8 5.7 1.1 2006 March -1.2 6.5 5.1 1.4 7.7 6.0 1.7 June 2.8 8.5 7.1 1.4 5.7 4.9 0.8 September -0.3 6.3 5.1 1.2 6.6 5.7 0.9 December 0.1 6.8 5.7 1.1 6.7 5.5 1.2 2007 March -2.3 5.8 4.6 1.2 8.1 6.7 1.4 June 2.7 8.1 6.9 1.2 5.4 4.5 0.9 September -0.4 5.9 4.8 1.1 6.3 5.5 0.8 December 0.2 6.6 5.7 0.9 6.4 5.2 1.2 (1) The rates measure gross job gains and gross job losses as a percentage of the average of the previous and current quarter employment levels. (2) See footnote 1, table 1.