Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, not seasonally adjusted Virgin Islands 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 234 3,042 1,918 1,124 2,808 1,932 876 December 2,568 4,478 3,399 1,079 1,910 1,444 466 1993 March 2,082 4,233 3,324 909 2,151 1,659 492 June 764 3,691 1,866 1,825 2,927 1,974 953 September -1,308 3,327 2,632 695 4,635 4,007 628 December -2,856 3,780 2,175 1,605 6,636 4,925 1,711 1994 March -647 2,750 1,897 853 3,397 2,698 699 June -769 2,215 1,498 717 2,984 2,386 598 September -790 1,988 1,558 430 2,778 2,059 719 December 658 2,687 2,052 635 2,029 1,618 411 1995 March -319 2,310 1,609 701 2,629 1,940 689 June -893 2,230 1,281 949 3,123 2,124 999 September -1,682 2,010 1,147 863 3,692 2,191 1,501 December -1,033 3,485 2,297 1,188 4,518 3,526 992 1996 March 323 3,422 2,512 910 3,099 1,936 1,163 June 192 2,662 1,916 746 2,470 1,926 544 September -337 2,898 1,753 1,145 3,235 2,589 646 December 1,518 4,040 3,512 528 2,522 1,690 832 1997 March -199 3,361 1,747 1,614 3,560 2,450 1,110 June 75 2,452 1,364 1,088 2,377 1,700 677 September -766 1,956 1,306 650 2,722 2,133 589 December 913 3,598 2,749 849 2,685 1,525 1,160 1998 March 58 2,878 1,964 914 2,820 1,869 951 June -320 2,000 1,470 530 2,320 1,720 600 September -803 1,770 1,279 491 2,573 1,897 676 December 571 2,856 2,381 475 2,285 1,373 912 1999 March 970 2,951 1,853 1,098 1,981 1,520 461 June -833 1,634 1,261 373 2,467 1,826 641 September -1,177 1,547 1,204 343 2,724 1,792 932 December 1,067 3,231 2,709 522 2,164 1,700 464 2000 March -482 2,228 1,740 488 2,710 1,655 1,055 June 1,884 3,894 2,327 1,567 2,010 1,477 533 September -75 2,629 1,868 761 2,704 1,896 808 December 2,045 3,950 3,345 605 1,905 1,473 432 2001 March 1,310 3,566 2,320 1,246 2,256 2,018 238 June 287 2,361 1,968 393 2,074 1,750 324 September -1,811 1,809 1,427 382 3,620 3,108 512 December 190 2,535 2,000 535 2,345 1,908 437 2002 March 407 2,779 1,778 1,001 2,372 1,964 408 June -1,185 2,030 1,698 332 3,215 2,699 516 September -1,594 1,907 1,593 314 3,501 2,881 620 December 1,006 3,458 2,893 565 2,452 1,890 562 2003 March -443 2,225 1,549 676 2,668 2,107 561 June -447 1,622 1,253 369 2,069 1,747 322 September -604 1,675 1,386 289 2,279 1,599 680 December 1,364 2,820 2,163 657 1,456 1,139 317 2004 March 602 2,653 1,621 1,032 2,051 1,644 407 June -159 1,887 1,329 558 2,046 1,684 362 September 41 2,259 1,550 709 2,218 1,632 586 December 906 2,752 2,467 285 1,846 1,373 473 2005 March 694 2,785 2,019 766 2,091 1,682 409 June -473 1,931 1,437 494 2,404 1,882 522 September 206 2,342 1,896 446 2,136 1,790 346 December 945 2,891 2,448 443 1,946 1,723 223 2006 March 885 2,792 1,972 820 1,907 1,392 515 June -410 1,883 1,610 273 2,293 1,904 389 September -1,042 2,148 1,679 469 3,190 2,041 1,149 December 1,211 2,884 2,094 790 1,673 1,462 211 2007 March 85 2,488 1,773 715 2,403 1,964 439 June 637 3,039 2,573 466 2,402 1,998 404 September -1,762 1,916 1,391 525 3,678 3,187 491 December 910 2,811 2,256 555 1,901 1,572 329 2008 March 247 2,385 1,886 499 2,138 1,566 572 June -717 1,785 1,395 390 2,502 2,083 419 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.