Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Virginia Total private 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 342 36,832 31,488 5,344 38,735 33,733 5,002 December 1,651 39,749 32,947 6,802 36,967 31,816 5,151 1993 March -1,655 35,821 29,996 5,825 43,287 35,807 7,480 June 2,282 47,895 41,105 6,790 31,043 26,535 4,508 September 1,013 39,569 33,558 6,011 39,876 34,878 4,998 December 2,659 42,648 35,589 7,059 36,916 32,516 4,400 1994 March -1,879 38,441 32,199 6,242 45,893 37,772 8,121 June 2,437 49,731 42,285 7,446 33,073 28,064 5,009 September 626 41,083 35,030 6,053 41,714 36,287 5,427 December 1,024 43,260 36,292 6,968 40,217 34,273 5,944 1995 March -241 40,859 33,464 7,395 46,155 38,519 7,636 June 22 46,857 40,772 6,085 36,146 30,083 6,063 September -84 40,993 34,114 6,879 43,939 36,976 6,963 December 2,723 44,841 35,761 9,080 41,086 34,729 6,357 1996 March -1,854 40,071 33,468 6,603 46,903 38,446 8,457 June 742 50,351 42,096 8,255 38,088 30,575 7,513 September 1,233 42,924 34,729 8,195 44,660 37,698 6,962 December 3,160 47,479 37,828 9,651 41,717 35,226 6,491 1997 March 3,411 43,597 35,230 8,367 44,312 39,356 4,956 June -2,494 49,726 43,148 6,578 40,733 31,661 9,072 September 792 42,793 35,690 7,103 45,193 38,882 6,311 December 2,836 47,609 38,566 9,043 42,227 36,020 6,207 1998 March -2,920 41,710 34,576 7,134 50,349 40,295 10,054 June 2,823 52,692 43,782 8,910 37,369 31,282 6,087 September 1,160 44,250 36,599 7,651 46,539 40,048 6,491 December 352 47,097 39,547 7,550 42,956 35,758 7,198 1999 March -977 43,947 35,555 8,392 50,837 41,468 9,369 June 2,157 53,041 44,703 8,338 38,324 32,143 6,181 September 183 43,980 37,162 6,818 47,371 40,736 6,635 December 560 48,870 40,671 8,199 43,855 36,216 7,639 2000 March -251 46,367 37,406 8,961 50,564 41,352 9,212 June 1,433 52,556 44,817 7,739 39,774 33,468 6,306 September 229 45,308 38,013 7,295 48,283 41,217 7,066 December 1,822 48,214 40,133 8,081 44,118 37,859 6,259 2001 March -1,472 44,142 36,635 7,507 51,248 42,269 8,979 June 1,945 53,250 44,637 8,613 40,520 33,852 6,668 September -673 41,873 35,499 6,374 49,723 42,676 7,047 December 1,243 46,863 38,603 8,260 45,824 38,807 7,017 2002 March -1,544 43,204 35,496 7,708 51,295 42,043 9,252 June 1,474 51,919 43,914 8,005 40,199 33,668 6,531 September -362 42,891 36,418 6,473 48,484 41,649 6,835 December 1,824 46,843 38,556 8,287 44,357 37,894 6,463 2003 March -1,738 42,285 34,556 7,729 53,095 43,628 9,467 June 1,274 53,228 45,519 7,709 39,052 32,617 6,435 September -36 43,680 37,282 6,398 48,222 41,788 6,434 December 2,307 49,605 41,140 8,465 43,304 37,146 6,158 2004 March -516 46,407 38,113 8,294 50,679 41,869 8,810 June 2,275 55,244 46,526 8,718 40,033 33,590 6,443 September -135 44,022 37,539 6,483 48,847 42,229 6,618 December 2,742 50,912 42,031 8,881 44,397 38,258 6,139 2005 March -1,345 46,477 37,637 8,840 54,644 44,459 10,185 June 1,738 56,398 47,852 8,546 41,953 35,145 6,808 September 2,788 48,471 40,087 8,384 48,824 43,228 5,596 December 761 51,559 41,888 9,671 49,996 41,086 8,910 2006 March -1,636 48,681 40,090 8,591 54,680 44,453 10,227 June 2,012 57,371 47,750 9,621 44,475 36,866 7,609 September -831 45,603 38,582 7,021 54,064 46,212 7,852 December 1,776 51,044 41,868 9,176 47,534 40,134 7,400 2007 March 845 51,086 39,360 11,726 56,565 45,684 10,881 June 1,931 58,116 47,802 10,314 45,636 37,253 8,383 September 253 47,088 38,163 8,925 55,055 46,383 8,672 December -363 51,326 42,842 8,484 50,710 41,863 8,847 2008 March -972 49,060 37,437 11,623 59,581 46,986 12,595 June 1,907 55,979 45,230 10,749 47,306 38,464 8,842 September 198 46,393 36,682 9,711 56,822 47,309 9,513 December 1,041 48,871 37,961 10,910 55,197 45,328 9,869 2009 March -4,756 41,841 32,554 9,287 64,120 50,077 14,043 June -359 52,593 42,441 10,152 47,505 36,994 10,511 September -267 43,467 34,374 9,093 53,989 44,629 9,360 December 2,154 49,054 38,029 11,025 48,528 39,657 8,871 2010 March -4,216 42,663 33,664 8,999 58,174 44,959 13,215 June 2,319 56,860 45,611 11,249 42,174 33,244 8,930 September 78 45,261 35,878 9,383 52,147 42,842 9,305 December 3,010 51,722 39,658 12,064 47,637 38,583 9,054 2011 March -2,956 46,740 36,712 10,028 55,576 42,592 12,984 June 1,802 56,354 45,402 10,952 43,016 33,866 9,150 September 2,601 46,430 37,073 9,357 49,059 42,303 6,756 December 1,226 52,521 40,571 11,950 49,892 39,168 10,724 2012 March -2,800 47,694 37,676 10,018 55,541 42,723 12,818 June 1,771 54,761 45,288 9,473 41,969 34,267 7,702 September 129 47,582 37,118 10,464 53,914 43,579 10,335 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.