Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted West Virginia Total private 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 4,332 39,063 29,946 9,117 34,731 26,963 7,768 December 968 35,912 26,956 8,956 34,944 28,667 6,277 1993 March 1,886 38,055 28,373 9,682 36,169 28,604 7,565 June 2,510 41,777 33,656 8,121 39,267 31,546 7,721 September 5,493 42,674 33,331 9,343 37,181 30,445 6,736 December 6,820 43,841 36,139 7,702 37,021 30,459 6,562 1994 March 1,091 38,510 30,536 7,974 37,419 29,485 7,934 June 7,546 41,821 33,144 8,677 34,275 28,392 5,883 September 6,437 43,279 33,757 9,522 36,842 28,510 8,332 December -1,655 37,071 30,221 6,850 38,726 31,605 7,121 1995 March 667 40,987 31,726 9,261 40,320 32,804 7,516 June 4,965 42,203 31,532 10,671 37,238 30,627 6,611 September 4,872 42,105 33,840 8,265 37,233 30,151 7,082 December -1,963 39,078 30,458 8,620 41,041 33,147 7,894 1996 March -1,440 40,081 32,699 7,382 41,521 32,552 8,969 June 7,266 45,197 33,914 11,283 37,931 31,297 6,634 September 3,595 42,140 32,520 9,620 38,545 30,978 7,567 December -2,548 40,839 31,194 9,645 43,387 35,597 7,790 1997 March 1,131 39,197 31,506 7,691 38,066 31,348 6,718 June 3,079 39,867 32,226 7,641 36,788 29,416 7,372 September 3,225 41,995 31,979 10,016 38,770 31,940 6,830 December 2,307 42,099 33,213 8,886 39,792 32,388 7,404 1998 March -23 40,205 32,138 8,067 40,228 32,241 7,987 June 6,226 43,116 33,731 9,385 36,890 30,039 6,851 September -1,379 40,744 32,739 8,005 42,123 34,588 7,535 December 1,716 43,217 34,064 9,153 41,501 33,864 7,637 1999 March -2,956 40,133 32,442 7,691 43,089 34,906 8,183 June 2,172 42,519 33,295 9,224 40,347 32,355 7,992 September -482 41,515 33,821 7,694 41,997 32,634 9,363 December 2,177 43,145 34,833 8,312 40,968 33,259 7,709 2000 March 5,440 44,860 36,256 8,604 39,420 31,713 7,707 June -1,280 40,139 32,655 7,484 41,419 34,136 7,283 September -732 41,456 34,990 6,466 42,188 33,802 8,386 December 696 39,988 32,935 7,053 39,292 32,831 6,461 2001 March 2,464 41,278 34,202 7,076 38,814 32,310 6,504 June -1,613 39,905 33,016 6,889 41,518 34,232 7,286 September -4,423 37,748 31,490 6,258 42,171 33,739 8,432 December 752 39,440 31,775 7,665 38,688 31,794 6,894 2002 March 1,558 40,892 33,449 7,443 39,334 31,964 7,370 June -3,876 37,192 30,886 6,306 41,068 34,114 6,954 September 427 38,739 32,427 6,312 38,312 32,126 6,186 December -3,003 36,922 30,718 6,204 39,925 32,616 7,309 2003 March -2,037 36,037 29,179 6,858 38,074 31,823 6,251 June 492 38,341 30,579 7,762 37,849 30,997 6,852 September -1,196 37,539 30,650 6,889 38,735 31,864 6,871 December 2,706 39,070 31,706 7,364 36,364 30,607 5,757 2004 March 5,275 41,037 33,620 7,417 35,762 29,824 5,938 June -7 38,220 31,606 6,614 38,227 32,270 5,957 September 1,314 38,297 31,628 6,669 36,983 30,183 6,800 December 4,116 40,209 32,853 7,356 36,093 29,919 6,174 2005 March 2,779 40,503 33,371 7,132 37,724 30,849 6,875 June 896 38,657 31,728 6,929 37,761 30,900 6,861 September 2,007 38,905 31,900 7,005 36,898 30,835 6,063 December 3,308 40,220 32,927 7,293 36,912 31,007 5,905 2006 March 7,826 43,994 35,840 8,154 36,168 28,691 7,477 June -1,036 38,432 31,694 6,738 39,468 33,829 5,639 September -2,840 37,913 30,594 7,319 40,753 34,179 6,574 December 3,341 40,348 33,131 7,217 37,007 30,701 6,306 2007 March 1,337 40,133 33,113 7,020 38,796 32,571 6,225 June -466 37,739 31,566 6,173 38,205 32,085 6,120 September -2,380 36,894 29,758 7,136 39,274 32,877 6,397 December 4,111 40,257 33,970 6,287 36,146 29,530 6,616 2008 March -24 38,111 31,086 7,025 38,135 32,433 5,702 June -2,622 35,502 29,698 5,804 38,124 31,275 6,849 September 1,826 38,707 32,285 6,422 36,881 30,266 6,615 December -772 39,739 33,203 6,536 40,511 34,268 6,243 2009 March -9,930 34,152 27,635 6,517 44,082 37,309 6,773 June -11,210 33,191 27,660 5,531 44,401 37,606 6,795 September -4,229 33,438 27,614 5,824 37,667 31,898 5,769 December 3,292 37,973 32,317 5,656 34,681 28,386 6,295 2010 March -1,729 33,824 27,901 5,923 35,553 30,186 5,367 June 422 37,343 31,605 5,738 36,921 28,948 7,973 September 2,575 36,469 30,613 5,856 33,894 28,416 5,478 December 30 34,909 29,444 5,465 34,879 28,700 6,179 2011 March 3,472 35,855 29,638 6,217 32,383 27,382 5,001 June 2,431 35,737 29,204 6,533 33,306 27,177 6,129 September 2,961 36,863 30,033 6,830 33,902 27,347 6,555 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.