Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted West Virginia 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 5,215 39,697 30,329 9,368 34,482 26,939 7,543 December 932 36,258 27,461 8,797 35,326 28,787 6,539 1993 March 1,910 38,471 28,610 9,861 36,561 28,824 7,737 June 1,287 41,627 33,538 8,089 40,340 32,398 7,942 September 6,339 43,323 33,890 9,433 36,984 30,474 6,510 December 6,663 44,186 36,641 7,545 37,523 30,811 6,712 1994 March 131 37,917 30,133 7,784 37,786 29,886 7,900 June 7,096 41,639 33,026 8,613 34,543 28,514 6,029 September 7,198 43,742 33,902 9,840 36,544 28,516 8,028 December -1,779 37,507 30,782 6,725 39,286 31,720 7,566 1995 March -338 40,354 31,193 9,161 40,692 33,233 7,459 June 3,928 41,338 31,414 9,924 37,410 30,708 6,702 September 5,241 42,219 33,880 8,339 36,978 30,107 6,871 December -1,810 39,227 30,878 8,349 41,037 32,982 8,055 1996 March -1,663 39,759 32,280 7,479 41,422 32,801 8,621 June 5,708 43,583 33,861 9,722 37,875 31,085 6,790 September 4,186 42,333 32,516 9,817 38,147 30,961 7,186 December -2,608 41,308 31,810 9,498 43,916 35,789 8,127 1997 March 1,102 39,136 31,308 7,828 38,034 31,436 6,598 June 2,841 39,647 32,273 7,374 36,806 29,345 7,461 September 3,666 42,282 31,956 10,326 38,616 32,066 6,550 December 2,591 42,622 33,784 8,838 40,031 32,466 7,565 1998 March -317 40,354 32,220 8,134 40,671 32,601 8,070 June 5,718 42,976 33,585 9,391 37,258 30,124 7,134 September -1,253 40,715 32,588 8,127 41,968 34,655 7,313 December 2,362 43,658 34,733 8,925 41,296 33,496 7,800 1999 March -2,912 40,234 32,139 8,095 43,146 35,011 8,135 June 956 41,969 33,090 8,879 41,013 32,526 8,487 September -226 41,613 33,675 7,938 41,839 32,756 9,083 December 3,225 43,762 35,356 8,406 40,537 32,629 7,908 2000 March 4,094 44,187 35,380 8,807 40,093 32,328 7,765 June -1,586 39,754 32,337 7,417 41,340 33,978 7,362 September -644 41,388 34,877 6,511 42,032 33,929 8,103 December 1,528 41,006 33,994 7,012 39,478 32,566 6,912 2001 March 1,416 40,865 33,586 7,279 39,449 33,058 6,391 June -1,884 39,457 32,720 6,737 41,341 33,895 7,446 September -3,971 38,116 31,717 6,399 42,087 33,869 8,218 December 995 39,632 32,079 7,553 38,637 31,668 6,969 2002 March 918 40,369 32,702 7,667 39,451 32,295 7,156 June -4,880 36,788 30,679 6,109 41,668 34,261 7,407 September 589 38,726 32,294 6,432 38,137 32,166 5,971 December -2,469 37,676 31,499 6,177 40,145 32,634 7,511 2003 March -2,478 35,280 28,550 6,730 37,758 31,667 6,091 June 157 37,990 30,436 7,554 37,833 31,141 6,692 September -894 37,534 30,659 6,875 38,428 31,770 6,658 December 3,040 39,485 32,271 7,214 36,445 30,447 5,998 2004 March 4,956 40,352 33,099 7,253 35,396 29,787 5,609 June -562 38,031 31,485 6,546 38,593 32,293 6,300 September 1,611 38,273 31,685 6,588 36,662 30,065 6,597 December 3,706 40,200 33,242 6,958 36,494 29,922 6,572 2005 March 2,628 39,802 32,825 6,977 37,174 30,530 6,644 June 908 38,750 31,702 7,048 37,842 30,751 7,091 September 2,383 39,008 32,007 7,001 36,625 30,729 5,896 December 3,005 40,515 33,201 7,314 37,510 31,237 6,273 2006 March 7,893 43,321 35,167 8,154 35,428 28,246 7,182 June -1,245 38,507 31,764 6,743 39,752 33,923 5,829 September -2,414 37,934 30,632 7,302 40,348 34,026 6,322 December 3,538 40,590 33,440 7,150 37,052 30,517 6,535 2007 March 941 38,985 32,165 6,820 38,044 32,002 6,042 June -428 37,553 31,457 6,096 37,981 31,660 6,321 September -2,296 36,543 29,487 7,056 38,839 32,691 6,148 December 3,689 40,109 33,882 6,227 36,420 29,394 7,026 2008 March -377 36,735 29,817 6,918 37,112 31,368 5,744 June -2,798 35,116 29,541 5,575 37,914 31,077 6,837 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.