Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, 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 509 39,577 33,648 5,929 36,902 31,482 5,420 December 816 38,963 32,597 6,366 38,318 32,768 5,550 1993 March 18 38,878 32,977 5,901 38,369 32,486 5,883 June 1,372 42,391 35,924 6,467 36,167 31,072 5,095 September 1,291 42,562 35,861 6,701 37,976 32,566 5,410 December 1,841 41,873 35,259 6,614 38,210 33,437 4,773 1994 March -82 41,778 35,459 6,319 40,673 34,272 6,401 June 1,488 44,097 36,964 7,133 38,506 32,861 5,645 September 877 44,190 37,439 6,751 39,737 33,863 5,874 December 43 42,385 35,896 6,489 41,702 35,256 6,446 1995 March 1,492 44,275 36,786 7,489 40,946 34,949 5,997 June -1,026 41,469 35,648 5,821 42,112 35,265 6,847 September 107 44,120 36,470 7,650 42,050 34,507 7,543 December 1,546 43,895 35,414 8,481 42,671 35,736 6,935 1996 March 45 43,458 36,741 6,717 41,548 34,876 6,672 June -502 44,753 36,787 7,966 44,230 35,762 8,468 September 1,596 46,244 37,113 9,131 42,705 35,170 7,535 December 1,883 46,487 37,497 8,990 43,359 36,252 7,107 1997 March 4,570 47,204 38,714 8,490 39,651 35,731 3,920 June -3,848 44,130 37,738 6,392 47,384 37,144 10,240 September 1,090 46,088 38,167 7,921 43,109 36,278 6,831 December 1,613 46,670 38,257 8,413 43,880 37,080 6,800 1998 March -690 45,137 37,948 7,189 44,472 36,593 7,879 June 1,781 46,941 38,327 8,614 43,516 36,683 6,833 September 1,518 47,664 39,129 8,535 44,367 37,350 7,017 December -946 46,239 39,250 6,989 44,642 36,707 7,935 1999 March 1,093 47,538 39,069 8,469 45,113 37,737 7,376 June 1,146 47,208 39,130 8,078 44,591 37,659 6,932 September 411 47,333 39,743 7,590 45,175 37,996 7,179 December -891 47,959 40,386 7,573 45,696 37,232 8,464 2000 March 1,809 50,115 41,083 9,032 44,846 37,623 7,223 June 479 46,825 39,282 7,543 46,299 39,235 7,064 September 500 48,763 40,636 8,127 46,061 38,434 7,627 December 518 47,326 39,877 7,449 45,858 38,927 6,931 2001 March 531 47,648 40,097 7,551 45,482 38,462 7,020 June 983 47,425 39,033 8,392 46,950 39,541 7,409 September -511 45,062 37,965 7,097 47,406 39,798 7,608 December -231 45,858 38,284 7,574 47,689 39,884 7,805 2002 March 581 46,653 38,876 7,777 45,485 38,289 7,196 June 466 46,132 38,375 7,757 46,620 39,329 7,291 September -149 46,150 38,954 7,196 46,181 38,836 7,345 December 467 45,852 38,252 7,600 46,020 38,887 7,133 2003 March 422 45,643 37,840 7,803 47,131 39,750 7,381 June 291 47,229 39,768 7,461 45,251 38,081 7,170 September 185 46,997 39,872 7,125 45,882 38,942 6,940 December 958 48,651 40,902 7,749 44,921 38,130 6,791 2004 March 1,545 50,105 41,709 8,396 44,999 38,148 6,851 June 1,255 49,151 40,702 8,449 46,535 39,341 7,194 September 69 47,351 40,132 7,219 46,496 39,346 7,150 December 1,340 49,948 41,838 8,110 45,946 39,176 6,770 2005 March 1,026 49,997 41,066 8,931 48,469 40,564 7,905 June 735 50,131 41,820 8,311 48,684 41,108 7,576 September 3,304 52,194 42,850 9,344 46,302 40,262 6,040 December -1,084 50,490 41,633 8,857 52,006 42,065 9,941 2006 March 769 52,439 43,743 8,696 48,498 40,571 7,927 June 871 51,142 41,765 9,377 51,709 43,203 8,506 September -644 49,102 41,267 7,835 51,522 43,043 8,479 December 137 49,930 41,580 8,350 49,365 41,152 8,213 2007 March 3,451 54,896 43,001 11,895 50,117 41,673 8,444 June 768 51,923 41,826 10,097 52,949 43,620 9,329 September 549 50,729 40,840 9,889 52,529 43,189 9,340 December -2,193 50,261 42,579 7,682 52,781 42,906 9,875 2008 March 2,011 52,616 40,828 11,788 52,667 42,890 9,777 June 693 50,206 39,617 10,589 54,922 45,026 9,896 September 486 50,031 39,271 10,760 54,324 44,050 10,274 December -1,084 47,557 37,639 9,918 57,528 46,526 11,002 2009 March -1,515 44,855 35,455 9,400 56,698 45,783 10,915 June -1,724 47,163 37,153 10,010 54,901 43,167 11,734 September -67 46,832 36,799 10,033 51,598 41,498 10,100 December 75 47,715 37,723 9,992 50,575 40,658 9,917 2010 March -1,137 45,801 36,657 9,144 51,408 41,127 10,281 June 1,158 51,028 39,936 11,092 48,677 38,743 9,934 September 298 48,734 38,410 10,324 49,854 39,828 10,026 December 812 50,286 39,357 10,929 49,730 39,613 10,117 2011 March 152 50,257 40,053 10,204 49,013 38,961 10,052 June 694 50,548 39,717 10,831 49,678 39,541 10,137 September 3,004 49,981 39,729 10,252 46,520 39,272 7,248 December -1,293 51,124 40,271 10,853 52,370 40,224 12,146 2012 March 382 51,398 41,092 10,306 49,124 39,200 9,924 June 784 49,136 39,703 9,433 48,632 39,983 8,649 September 386 51,447 39,867 11,580 51,659 40,465 11,194 December 1,002 51,910 40,841 11,069 49,608 39,541 10,067 2013 March -171 50,183 40,624 9,559 49,516 39,786 9,730 June -1,580 47,591 39,659 7,932 48,841 39,329 9,512 September -680 51,278 41,419 9,859 50,703 40,164 10,539 December -349 50,284 40,410 9,874 50,570 40,347 10,223 2014 March 404 49,869 39,819 10,050 50,848 41,202 9,646 June 1,354 53,234 42,041 11,193 49,391 39,552 9,839 September -199 50,306 40,938 9,368 50,948 41,381 9,567 December -2,916 48,631 41,599 7,032 49,620 39,672 9,948 2015 March 5,261 54,298 39,488 14,810 51,280 41,731 9,549 June 1,810 54,754 43,307 11,447 49,333 39,696 9,637 September 8,207 58,543 41,646 16,897 50,458 41,768 8,690 December 1,378 54,820 43,663 11,157 51,458 41,679 9,779 2016 March -2,290 52,956 42,494 10,462 54,892 42,140 12,752 June 1,510 56,227 42,829 13,398 55,415 43,527 11,888 September -4,468 53,162 43,609 9,553 57,257 43,236 14,021 December 512 56,170 43,571 12,599 54,983 42,896 12,087 2017 March 1,260 57,014 44,880 12,134 53,063 42,189 10,874 June -1,068 53,744 42,640 11,104 56,782 44,610 12,172 September -839 53,560 42,237 11,323 56,087 43,925 12,162 December 962 56,711 44,401 12,310 53,150 41,802 11,348 2018 March -211 55,066 44,065 11,001 54,248 43,036 11,212 June 904 55,113 43,573 11,540 54,666 44,030 10,636 September -708 52,617 41,910 10,707 56,406 44,991 11,415 December -610 55,668 44,271 11,397 54,650 42,643 12,007 2019 March 6,258 62,530 45,255 17,275 53,062 42,045 11,017 June 585 56,336 43,639 12,697 57,342 45,230 12,112 September -3,599 50,900 43,144 7,756 55,825 44,470 11,355 December 3,298 59,460 44,073 15,387 55,402 43,313 12,089 2020 March -780 54,974 42,792 12,182 58,560 45,598 12,962 June -4,912 43,195 30,639 12,556 83,868 66,400 17,468 September 4,810 68,121 51,673 16,448 48,606 36,968 11,638 December 1,237 59,771 46,313 13,458 51,051 38,830 12,221 2021 March 2,176 59,013 45,031 13,982 54,262 42,456 11,806 June 2,656 59,219 45,161 14,058 55,006 43,604 11,402 September 462 60,489 46,518 13,971 56,968 43,459 13,509 December 2,305 64,449 49,399 15,050 54,225 41,480 12,745 2022 March 1,751 62,948 47,632 15,316 56,901 43,336 13,565 June 1,644 62,097 44,935 17,162 60,959 45,441 15,518 September 2,177 65,105 47,539 17,566 59,810 44,421 15,389 December -1,618 60,328 46,425 13,903 59,332 43,811 15,521 2023 March 3,684 63,860 47,778 16,082 54,870 42,472 12,398 June 814 59,166 44,470 14,696 60,317 46,435 13,882 September -155 58,243 44,089 14,154 59,646 45,337 14,309 December -292 59,993 45,788 14,205 58,801 44,304 14,497 2024 March 2,298 60,718 45,747 14,971 57,593 44,920 12,673 June -90 57,073 43,369 13,704 60,951 47,157 13,794 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.