Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted West Virginia Establishments gaining jobs Establishments losing jobs Year 3 months ended Net change(1) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments 1992 September 334 10,379 8,346 2,033 9,239 7,540 1,699 December 252 9,982 8,176 1,806 9,533 7,979 1,554 1993 March 252 9,773 8,011 1,762 10,183 8,673 1,510 June -27 10,720 8,908 1,812 9,447 7,608 1,839 September 473 10,772 8,768 2,004 9,646 8,115 1,531 December 105 10,537 8,810 1,727 9,920 8,298 1,622 1994 March -211 9,887 8,223 1,664 10,566 8,691 1,875 June 392 11,206 9,245 1,961 9,493 7,924 1,569 September 360 11,244 9,225 2,019 10,042 8,383 1,659 December -45 10,432 8,875 1,557 10,300 8,698 1,602 1995 March 32 10,569 8,836 1,733 10,527 8,826 1,701 June 244 10,832 8,832 2,000 10,479 8,723 1,756 September 248 10,902 9,037 1,865 10,432 8,815 1,617 December -79 10,467 8,677 1,790 11,001 9,132 1,869 1996 March -156 10,409 8,671 1,738 10,901 9,007 1,894 June 111 10,991 9,124 1,867 10,457 8,701 1,756 September 337 11,174 9,175 1,999 10,527 8,865 1,662 December 9 10,868 9,021 1,847 11,171 9,333 1,838 1997 March 183 11,085 9,210 1,875 10,620 8,928 1,692 June -98 10,707 9,020 1,687 10,950 9,165 1,785 September 309 11,189 9,245 1,944 10,668 9,033 1,635 December -21 10,997 9,180 1,817 11,037 9,199 1,838 1998 March -4 10,638 8,932 1,706 11,003 9,293 1,710 June 293 11,299 9,275 2,024 10,823 9,092 1,731 September 28 11,179 9,318 1,861 11,228 9,395 1,833 December 68 11,106 9,280 1,826 11,275 9,517 1,758 1999 March -103 10,711 8,950 1,761 11,440 9,576 1,864 June 17 11,141 9,394 1,747 10,968 9,238 1,730 September -216 10,708 8,966 1,742 11,518 9,560 1,958 December 94 11,114 9,269 1,845 10,991 9,240 1,751 2000 March 192 11,452 9,540 1,912 11,115 9,395 1,720 June -160 10,773 9,153 1,620 11,514 9,734 1,780 September -318 10,637 9,044 1,593 11,432 9,521 1,911 December -94 10,871 9,184 1,687 11,145 9,364 1,781 2001 March -95 11,046 9,308 1,738 11,109 9,276 1,833 June -100 10,774 9,036 1,738 11,447 9,609 1,838 September -453 10,462 8,935 1,527 11,313 9,333 1,980 December -16 10,735 9,080 1,655 10,677 9,006 1,671 2002 March 36 11,008 9,279 1,729 10,641 8,948 1,693 June -231 10,277 8,730 1,547 11,318 9,540 1,778 September -11 10,972 9,357 1,615 10,719 9,093 1,626 December -79 10,560 8,921 1,639 10,958 9,240 1,718 2003 March -9 10,297 8,653 1,644 10,943 9,290 1,653 June -1 10,745 9,076 1,669 10,556 8,886 1,670 September 56 10,787 9,168 1,619 10,779 9,216 1,563 December 200 11,024 9,285 1,739 10,559 9,020 1,539 2004 March 275 11,384 9,603 1,781 10,523 9,017 1,506 June 10 11,004 9,331 1,673 11,074 9,411 1,663 September -128 11,053 9,452 1,601 11,045 9,316 1,729 December 195 11,398 9,597 1,801 10,841 9,235 1,606 2005 March -101 11,086 9,482 1,604 11,230 9,525 1,705 June 136 11,245 9,488 1,757 11,087 9,466 1,621 September -98 11,058 9,468 1,590 11,165 9,477 1,688 December 68 11,143 9,377 1,766 11,329 9,631 1,698 2006 March 156 11,941 10,106 1,835 10,678 8,999 1,679 June 13 10,813 9,237 1,576 11,557 9,994 1,563 September -53 10,813 9,260 1,553 11,464 9,858 1,606 December -2 11,264 9,614 1,650 11,068 9,416 1,652 2007 March -38 11,314 9,696 1,618 11,191 9,535 1,656 June -139 10,820 9,289 1,531 11,683 10,013 1,670 September -99 10,710 9,104 1,606 11,472 9,767 1,705 December -88 11,188 9,570 1,618 11,273 9,567 1,706 2008 March -60 10,951 9,330 1,621 11,089 9,408 1,681 June -224 10,415 8,954 1,461 11,706 10,021 1,685 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.