Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, not 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 5,344 37,477 28,962 8,515 32,133 25,635 6,498 December -2,102 34,465 26,787 7,678 36,567 29,999 6,568 1993 March -11,867 32,964 23,280 9,684 44,831 34,447 10,384 June 19,549 52,120 42,120 10,000 32,571 26,281 6,290 September 6,330 40,937 32,363 8,574 34,607 28,999 5,608 December 3,475 42,326 35,741 6,585 38,851 32,109 6,742 1994 March -14,155 32,164 24,520 7,644 46,319 35,717 10,602 June 24,221 52,126 41,478 10,648 27,905 23,130 4,775 September 7,266 41,318 32,374 8,944 34,052 27,136 6,916 December -4,761 35,895 30,026 5,869 40,656 33,056 7,600 1995 March -15,349 34,378 25,382 8,996 49,727 39,717 10,010 June 21,504 51,722 39,453 12,269 30,218 24,910 5,308 September 5,364 39,933 32,353 7,580 34,569 28,650 5,919 December -5,055 37,407 30,120 7,287 42,462 34,371 8,091 1996 March -17,160 33,611 26,267 7,344 50,771 39,201 11,570 June 23,952 54,545 42,526 12,019 30,593 25,216 5,377 September 4,321 39,974 31,051 8,923 35,653 29,462 6,191 December -6,141 39,318 31,029 8,289 45,459 37,296 8,163 1997 March -13,261 33,163 25,476 7,687 46,424 37,569 8,855 June 19,936 49,649 40,532 9,117 29,713 23,804 5,909 September 3,745 39,902 30,516 9,386 36,157 30,514 5,643 December -764 40,668 32,955 7,713 41,432 33,833 7,599 1998 March -15,587 34,206 26,218 7,988 49,793 38,962 10,831 June 23,704 53,790 42,180 11,610 30,086 24,436 5,650 September -771 38,506 31,119 7,387 39,277 32,977 6,300 December -1,073 41,669 33,880 7,789 42,742 34,907 7,835 1999 March -18,658 34,101 26,152 7,949 52,759 41,841 10,918 June 19,429 52,535 41,558 10,977 33,106 26,385 6,721 September 377 39,372 32,157 7,215 38,995 31,170 7,825 December -122 41,824 34,488 7,336 41,946 34,003 7,943 2000 March -11,618 37,438 28,789 8,649 49,056 38,635 10,421 June 16,389 49,782 40,612 9,170 33,393 27,563 5,830 September -45 39,223 33,305 5,918 39,268 32,287 6,981 December -1,602 39,279 33,159 6,120 40,881 33,938 6,943 2001 March -13,608 34,477 27,329 7,148 48,085 39,508 8,577 June 16,030 49,422 41,093 8,329 33,392 27,495 5,897 September -3,205 36,104 30,288 5,816 39,309 32,229 7,080 December -2,119 37,883 31,291 6,592 40,002 33,002 7,000 2002 March -14,061 34,139 26,610 7,529 48,200 38,596 9,604 June 12,425 46,083 38,530 7,553 33,658 27,792 5,866 September 932 36,685 30,839 5,846 35,753 30,609 5,144 December -5,437 36,117 30,726 5,391 41,554 34,009 7,545 2003 March -16,189 29,873 23,184 6,689 46,062 37,908 8,154 June 16,901 47,519 38,312 9,207 30,618 25,317 5,301 September -661 35,431 29,124 6,307 36,092 30,369 5,723 December 338 37,877 31,601 6,276 37,539 31,483 6,056 2004 March -9,080 34,086 26,878 7,208 43,166 35,657 7,509 June 16,368 47,612 39,633 7,979 31,244 26,254 4,990 September 1,734 36,143 30,099 6,044 34,409 28,739 5,670 December 1,029 38,605 32,552 6,053 37,576 30,940 6,636 2005 March -11,851 33,590 26,656 6,934 45,441 36,547 8,894 June 17,880 48,497 39,906 8,591 30,617 25,000 5,617 September 2,385 36,827 30,404 6,423 34,442 29,374 5,068 December 241 38,875 32,512 6,363 38,634 32,300 6,334 2006 March -6,765 36,662 28,558 8,104 43,427 33,813 9,614 June 16,007 48,203 39,984 8,219 32,196 27,579 4,617 September -2,163 35,797 29,098 6,699 37,960 32,526 5,434 December 813 38,966 32,746 6,220 38,153 31,555 6,598 2007 March -13,499 32,898 26,120 6,778 46,397 38,309 8,088 June 16,281 47,027 39,597 7,430 30,746 25,739 5,007 September -2,050 34,484 28,011 6,473 36,534 31,250 5,284 December 1,107 38,595 33,178 5,417 37,488 30,394 7,094 2008 March -14,151 31,088 24,213 6,875 45,239 37,550 7,689 June 13,209 43,886 37,155 6,731 30,677 25,243 5,434 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.