Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, not seasonally adjusted Virgin Islands 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 233 3,042 1,918 1,124 2,809 1,932 877 December 2,568 4,478 3,399 1,079 1,910 1,444 466 1993 March 2,081 4,234 3,324 910 2,153 1,661 492 June 766 3,693 1,868 1,825 2,927 1,974 953 September -1,312 3,327 2,632 695 4,639 4,007 632 December -2,856 3,781 2,176 1,605 6,637 4,925 1,712 1994 March -652 2,746 1,899 847 3,398 2,699 699 June -769 2,215 1,498 717 2,984 2,386 598 September -789 1,989 1,559 430 2,778 2,059 719 December 658 2,687 2,052 635 2,029 1,618 411 1995 March -319 2,310 1,609 701 2,629 1,940 689 June -893 2,230 1,281 949 3,123 2,124 999 September -1,683 2,010 1,147 863 3,693 2,192 1,501 December -1,033 3,485 2,297 1,188 4,518 3,526 992 1996 March 321 3,420 2,516 904 3,099 1,936 1,163 June 192 2,662 1,916 746 2,470 1,926 544 September -337 2,898 1,753 1,145 3,235 2,589 646 December 1,518 4,040 3,512 528 2,522 1,690 832 1997 March -199 3,361 1,747 1,614 3,560 2,450 1,110 June 75 2,452 1,364 1,088 2,377 1,700 677 September -766 1,956 1,306 650 2,722 2,133 589 December 913 3,598 2,749 849 2,685 1,525 1,160 1998 March 58 2,878 1,964 914 2,820 1,869 951 June -317 2,000 1,470 530 2,317 1,720 597 September -803 1,770 1,279 491 2,573 1,897 676 December 571 2,856 2,381 475 2,285 1,373 912 1999 March 969 2,951 1,853 1,098 1,982 1,521 461 June -833 1,634 1,261 373 2,467 1,826 641 September -1,177 1,547 1,204 343 2,724 1,792 932 December 1,066 3,231 2,709 522 2,165 1,701 464 2000 March -482 2,228 1,740 488 2,710 1,655 1,055 June 1,884 3,894 2,327 1,567 2,010 1,477 533 September -75 2,629 1,868 761 2,704 1,896 808 December 2,045 3,950 3,345 605 1,905 1,473 432 2001 March 1,309 3,565 2,320 1,245 2,256 2,018 238 June 287 2,361 1,968 393 2,074 1,750 324 September -1,811 1,809 1,427 382 3,620 3,108 512 December 190 2,535 2,000 535 2,345 1,908 437 2002 March 407 2,779 1,778 1,001 2,372 1,964 408 June -1,185 2,030 1,698 332 3,215 2,699 516 September -1,594 1,907 1,593 314 3,501 2,881 620 December 1,006 3,458 2,893 565 2,452 1,890 562 2003 March -443 2,225 1,549 676 2,668 2,107 561 June -447 1,622 1,253 369 2,069 1,747 322 September -604 1,675 1,386 289 2,279 1,599 680 December 1,364 2,820 2,163 657 1,456 1,139 317 2004 March 602 2,653 1,621 1,032 2,051 1,644 407 June -159 1,887 1,329 558 2,046 1,684 362 September 41 2,259 1,550 709 2,218 1,632 586 December 906 2,752 2,467 285 1,846 1,373 473 2005 March 694 2,785 2,019 766 2,091 1,682 409 June -473 1,931 1,437 494 2,404 1,882 522 September 206 2,342 1,896 446 2,136 1,790 346 December 945 2,891 2,448 443 1,946 1,723 223 2006 March 885 2,792 1,972 820 1,907 1,392 515 June -410 1,883 1,610 273 2,293 1,904 389 September -1,042 2,148 1,679 469 3,190 2,041 1,149 December 1,211 2,884 2,094 790 1,673 1,462 211 2007 March 85 2,488 1,773 715 2,403 1,964 439 June 637 3,039 2,573 466 2,402 1,998 404 September -1,762 1,916 1,391 525 3,678 3,187 491 December 910 2,811 2,256 555 1,901 1,572 329 2008 March 352 2,471 1,941 530 2,119 1,584 535 June -693 1,862 1,401 461 2,555 2,129 426 September -960 1,636 1,250 386 2,596 2,130 466 December 578 2,459 1,945 514 1,881 1,556 325 2009 March -763 1,866 1,357 509 2,629 2,117 512 June -1,241 1,434 1,040 394 2,675 2,199 476 September -968 1,521 1,096 425 2,489 1,945 544 December 1,399 3,005 2,541 464 1,606 1,143 463 2010 March 1,030 2,927 2,455 472 1,897 1,505 392 June -1,136 1,708 1,295 413 2,844 2,485 359 September -182 1,917 1,485 432 2,099 1,560 539 December 1,515 3,017 2,512 505 1,502 1,247 255 2011 March 432 2,385 1,890 495 1,953 1,651 302 June -1,088 1,558 1,210 348 2,646 2,240 406 September -1,102 1,505 1,213 292 2,607 2,216 391 December 992 2,567 2,229 338 1,575 1,253 322 2012 March -243 1,772 1,421 351 2,015 1,617 398 June -2,355 1,584 917 667 3,939 3,519 420 September -1,375 1,232 889 343 2,607 2,095 512 December 1,326 2,645 2,278 367 1,319 986 333 2013 March 13 1,754 1,266 488 1,741 1,420 321 June -803 1,099 822 277 1,902 1,579 323 September -882 1,256 1,038 218 2,138 1,725 413 December 597 2,001 1,716 285 1,404 1,101 303 2014 March -131 1,460 1,054 406 1,591 1,268 323 June -365 1,362 966 396 1,727 1,318 409 September -402 1,433 1,129 304 1,835 1,492 343 December 986 2,254 1,809 445 1,268 1,064 204 2015 March 171 1,700 1,207 493 1,529 1,229 300 June -353 1,446 1,214 232 1,799 1,336 463 September -1,267 1,222 915 307 2,489 1,910 579 December 1,470 2,642 2,116 526 1,172 913 259 2016 March 223 1,731 1,395 336 1,508 1,205 303 June -144 1,464 1,164 300 1,608 1,356 252 September -966 1,316 1,040 276 2,282 1,807 475 December 947 2,254 1,878 376 1,307 1,009 298 2017 March 184 1,612 1,327 285 1,428 1,198 230 June -40 1,414 1,186 228 1,454 1,326 128 September -2,969 824 709 115 3,793 2,227 1,566 December -2,026 2,556 1,819 737 4,582 3,226 1,356 2018 March -577 3,210 1,930 1,280 3,787 2,618 1,169 June 827 2,349 1,843 506 1,522 1,252 270 September 734 2,347 2,010 337 1,613 1,174 439 December 877 2,342 1,661 681 1,465 1,195 270 2019 March 1,740 3,628 2,094 1,534 1,888 1,396 492 June 222 1,956 1,409 547 1,734 1,381 353 September 713 2,741 2,238 503 2,028 1,557 471 December 1,702 3,532 2,318 1,214 1,830 1,473 357 2020 March 51 2,510 1,433 1,077 2,459 2,105 354 June -4,083 1,180 775 405 5,263 4,431 832 September -2,027 1,363 1,014 349 3,390 2,907 483 December 1,716 2,871 2,239 632 1,155 967 188 2021 March -464 2,023 1,310 713 2,487 1,619 868 June 679 2,082 1,414 668 1,403 1,177 226 September -1,018 1,378 1,106 272 2,396 1,886 510 December 516 2,395 1,906 489 1,879 1,468 411 2022 March -84 1,903 1,396 507 1,987 1,455 532 June -522 1,543 1,236 307 2,065 1,158 907 September -153 1,534 1,103 431 1,687 1,609 78 December 1,006 1,921 1,586 335 915 768 147 2023 March 395 1,960 1,344 616 1,565 1,043 522 June -144 1,490 1,076 414 1,634 1,240 394 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.