Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted 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 22,817 175,846 143,380 32,466 153,029 128,138 24,891 December 11,348 170,706 137,118 33,588 159,358 135,028 24,330 1993 March -1,054 161,086 129,371 31,715 162,140 138,475 23,665 June 36,034 181,161 146,846 34,315 145,127 123,663 21,464 September 21,522 179,223 145,705 33,518 157,701 129,117 28,584 December 15,456 184,364 148,304 36,060 168,908 142,281 26,627 1994 March 12,201 185,131 154,228 30,903 172,930 146,093 26,837 June 28,482 194,263 154,913 39,350 165,781 140,387 25,394 September 30,692 199,158 161,758 37,400 168,466 142,850 25,616 December 8,351 185,777 150,172 35,605 177,426 147,707 29,719 1995 March 17,108 192,996 155,940 37,056 175,888 147,838 28,050 June 18,938 192,336 155,724 36,612 173,398 143,034 30,364 September 15,657 197,663 158,063 39,600 182,006 145,625 36,381 December 12,233 203,024 157,922 45,102 190,791 157,033 33,758 1996 March 14,548 191,587 153,981 37,606 177,039 146,285 30,754 June 10,504 208,179 168,643 39,536 197,675 157,889 39,786 September 23,890 218,602 169,161 49,441 194,712 157,551 37,161 December 32,777 215,422 165,818 49,604 182,645 150,310 32,335 1997 March 17,222 207,397 163,176 44,221 190,175 164,278 25,897 June 12,036 204,782 159,799 44,983 192,746 154,182 38,564 September 32,709 216,646 166,105 50,541 183,937 151,177 32,760 December 17,671 208,978 169,052 39,926 191,307 153,004 38,303 1998 March 7,562 212,756 169,086 43,670 205,194 161,483 43,711 June 25,876 221,352 172,413 48,939 195,476 161,696 33,780 September 26,239 217,185 174,024 43,161 190,946 156,448 34,498 December 10,161 212,926 170,970 41,956 202,765 156,912 45,853 1999 March 12,008 218,427 165,937 52,490 206,419 163,227 43,192 June 21,915 215,969 169,910 46,059 194,054 161,743 32,311 September 26,580 225,419 186,865 38,554 198,839 163,162 35,677 December 29,888 226,039 183,900 42,139 196,151 155,675 40,476 2000 March 31,845 231,563 184,580 46,983 199,718 162,632 37,086 June 9,980 210,664 174,588 36,076 200,684 168,310 32,374 September 17,936 212,691 174,624 38,067 194,755 157,289 37,466 December 14,879 210,934 177,786 33,148 196,055 165,522 30,533 2001 March 4,640 213,430 177,640 35,790 208,790 173,591 35,199 June -20,306 195,049 157,576 37,473 215,355 180,502 34,853 September -21,606 185,908 152,185 33,723 207,514 172,441 35,073 December -23,704 183,984 152,652 31,332 207,688 174,832 32,856 2002 March 32 193,972 157,999 35,973 193,940 160,751 33,189 June -4,224 190,946 156,346 34,600 195,170 158,651 36,519 September -4,494 187,322 154,398 32,924 191,816 159,964 31,852 December -954 185,090 151,154 33,936 186,044 156,601 29,443 2003 March -11,633 181,751 146,926 34,825 193,384 156,897 36,487 June 8,282 192,007 160,622 31,385 183,725 152,979 30,746 September 10,249 192,183 157,960 34,223 181,934 153,505 28,429 December 21,658 201,597 165,436 36,161 179,939 151,106 28,833 2004 March 26,654 197,889 166,286 31,603 171,235 143,792 27,443 June 19,092 196,877 161,911 34,966 177,785 144,668 33,117 September 10,797 189,105 156,918 32,187 178,308 150,367 27,941 December 23,515 196,181 161,590 34,591 172,666 147,117 25,549 2005 March 15,963 189,660 157,836 31,824 173,697 144,203 29,494 June 14,231 194,802 163,661 31,141 180,571 151,341 29,230 September 25,976 206,042 166,656 39,386 180,066 154,243 25,823 December 4,418 192,831 155,739 37,092 188,413 158,133 30,280 2006 March 25,792 194,705 166,045 28,660 168,913 143,715 25,198 June 2,521 195,842 162,248 33,594 193,321 162,411 30,910 September -14,246 181,613 149,944 31,669 195,859 164,813 31,046 December 11,811 193,377 159,437 33,940 181,566 153,116 28,450 2007 March 19,332 195,693 159,625 36,068 176,361 146,591 29,770 June 4,972 191,902 157,149 34,753 186,930 155,294 31,636 September -12,762 178,420 143,233 35,187 191,182 160,080 31,102 December -1,911 184,806 157,059 27,747 186,717 156,170 30,547 2008 March 4,556 186,117 140,767 45,350 181,561 151,471 30,090 June -4,797 185,464 150,933 34,531 190,261 156,112 34,149 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.