Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, not 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 5,364 37,499 28,981 8,518 32,135 25,637 6,498 December -2,090 34,485 26,805 7,680 36,575 30,007 6,568 1993 March -11,980 32,857 23,283 9,574 44,837 34,453 10,384 June 19,553 52,126 42,125 10,001 32,573 26,282 6,291 September 6,337 40,946 32,370 8,576 34,609 29,000 5,609 December 3,473 42,330 35,745 6,585 38,857 32,115 6,742 1994 March -14,159 32,156 24,521 7,635 46,315 35,719 10,596 June 24,234 52,140 41,492 10,648 27,906 23,131 4,775 September 7,264 41,321 32,377 8,944 34,057 27,141 6,916 December -4,765 35,897 30,028 5,869 40,662 33,062 7,600 1995 March -15,377 34,350 25,393 8,957 49,727 39,717 10,010 June 21,504 51,722 39,453 12,269 30,218 24,910 5,308 September 5,362 39,934 32,354 7,580 34,572 28,653 5,919 December -5,052 37,411 30,124 7,287 42,463 34,372 8,091 1996 March -17,162 33,613 26,269 7,344 50,775 39,201 11,574 June 23,952 54,545 42,526 12,019 30,593 25,216 5,377 September 4,324 39,979 31,051 8,928 35,655 29,464 6,191 December -6,136 39,323 31,034 8,289 45,459 37,296 8,163 1997 March -13,266 33,163 25,477 7,686 46,429 37,574 8,855 June 19,934 49,649 40,532 9,117 29,715 23,805 5,910 September 3,748 39,905 30,519 9,386 36,157 30,514 5,643 December -768 40,668 32,955 7,713 41,436 33,836 7,600 1998 March -15,590 34,207 26,218 7,989 49,797 38,966 10,831 June 23,709 53,795 42,185 11,610 30,086 24,436 5,650 September -768 38,509 31,122 7,387 39,277 32,977 6,300 December -1,077 41,669 33,880 7,789 42,746 34,911 7,835 1999 March -18,661 34,103 26,154 7,949 52,764 41,841 10,923 June 19,429 52,539 41,558 10,981 33,110 26,389 6,721 September 379 39,375 32,160 7,215 38,996 31,170 7,826 December -125 41,822 34,488 7,334 41,947 34,004 7,943 2000 March -11,618 37,441 28,792 8,649 49,059 38,637 10,422 June 16,386 49,780 40,615 9,165 33,394 27,564 5,830 September -43 39,226 33,308 5,918 39,269 32,288 6,981 December -1,602 39,280 33,160 6,120 40,882 33,939 6,943 2001 March -13,622 34,463 27,330 7,133 48,085 39,508 8,577 June 16,035 49,422 41,093 8,329 33,387 27,495 5,892 September -3,208 36,100 30,288 5,812 39,308 32,229 7,079 December -2,118 37,882 31,291 6,591 40,000 33,001 6,999 2002 March -13,972 34,228 26,610 7,618 48,200 38,596 9,604 June 12,336 46,049 38,533 7,516 33,713 27,847 5,866 September 934 36,687 30,841 5,846 35,753 30,609 5,144 December -5,434 36,118 30,726 5,392 41,552 34,008 7,544 2003 March -16,188 29,873 23,184 6,689 46,061 37,908 8,153 June 16,900 47,518 38,312 9,206 30,618 25,317 5,301 September -668 35,424 29,124 6,300 36,092 30,369 5,723 December 339 37,876 31,600 6,276 37,537 31,483 6,054 2004 March -9,080 34,085 26,878 7,207 43,165 35,656 7,509 June 16,367 47,611 39,633 7,978 31,244 26,254 4,990 September 1,735 36,143 30,099 6,044 34,408 28,738 5,670 December 1,030 38,603 32,552 6,051 37,573 30,940 6,633 2005 March -11,848 33,590 26,656 6,934 45,438 36,547 8,891 June 17,880 48,497 39,906 8,591 30,617 25,000 5,617 September 2,385 36,827 30,404 6,423 34,442 29,374 5,068 December 241 38,875 32,512 6,363 38,634 32,300 6,334 2006 March -6,766 36,661 28,558 8,103 43,427 33,813 9,614 June 16,007 48,203 39,984 8,219 32,196 27,579 4,617 September -2,164 35,796 29,097 6,699 37,960 32,526 5,434 December 813 38,966 32,746 6,220 38,153 31,555 6,598 2007 March -13,497 32,898 26,120 6,778 46,395 38,309 8,086 June 16,281 47,027 39,597 7,430 30,746 25,739 5,007 September -2,050 34,484 28,011 6,473 36,534 31,250 5,284 December 1,107 38,595 33,178 5,417 37,488 30,394 7,094 2008 March -13,898 31,475 24,551 6,924 45,373 37,970 7,403 June 13,310 44,144 37,251 6,893 30,834 25,301 5,533 September 2,408 36,803 30,862 5,941 34,395 28,903 5,492 December -3,591 38,193 32,536 5,657 41,784 35,360 6,424 2009 March -24,629 28,340 21,834 6,506 52,969 44,085 8,884 June 5,072 41,186 34,472 6,714 36,114 30,547 5,567 September -3,606 31,535 26,190 5,345 35,141 30,360 4,781 December 504 36,335 31,464 4,871 35,831 29,456 6,375 2010 March -14,364 28,199 22,337 5,862 42,563 35,750 6,813 June 16,725 46,620 39,519 7,101 29,895 23,545 6,350 September 3,111 34,822 29,348 5,474 31,711 27,217 4,494 December -2,568 34,120 29,523 4,597 36,688 30,354 6,334 2011 March -9,212 30,112 23,901 6,211 39,324 32,693 6,631 June 17,110 44,441 36,750 7,691 27,331 22,647 4,684 September 3,960 35,601 29,068 6,533 31,641 26,289 5,352 December 2,848 36,694 30,792 5,902 33,846 28,102 5,744 2012 March -8,866 33,268 27,158 6,110 42,134 35,702 6,432 June 11,114 44,663 37,191 7,472 33,549 28,034 5,515 September -1,310 34,698 29,211 5,487 36,008 30,807 5,201 December -2,714 35,107 29,565 5,542 37,821 32,120 5,701 2013 March -11,480 30,468 24,305 6,163 41,948 35,050 6,898 June 12,089 43,181 35,911 7,270 31,092 26,002 5,090 September -1,057 32,226 27,411 4,815 33,283 28,232 5,051 December -1,538 35,585 30,851 4,734 37,123 31,284 5,839 2014 March -14,879 30,599 23,843 6,756 45,478 37,444 8,034 June 16,374 46,386 38,093 8,293 30,012 24,911 5,101 September -1,261 33,009 27,610 5,399 34,270 27,891 6,379 December 1,620 36,691 31,321 5,370 35,071 29,801 5,270 2015 March -17,938 28,454 21,780 6,674 46,392 38,847 7,545 June 13,435 44,592 37,913 6,679 31,157 26,613 4,544 September -4,480 30,638 25,861 4,777 35,118 29,803 5,315 December -233 35,812 30,681 5,131 36,045 29,783 6,262 2016 March -19,011 26,872 21,278 5,594 45,883 39,037 6,846 June 7,895 39,302 32,257 7,045 31,407 25,963 5,444 September 731 33,318 27,412 5,906 32,587 27,067 5,520 December -474 34,228 27,956 6,272 34,702 28,880 5,822 2017 March -12,481 29,129 22,908 6,221 41,610 33,978 7,632 June 13,565 43,249 34,403 8,846 29,684 23,605 6,079 September 2,933 35,293 29,115 6,178 32,360 26,618 5,742 December -399 33,505 28,175 5,330 33,904 28,190 5,714 2018 March -7,692 31,560 24,919 6,641 39,252 33,286 5,966 June 18,936 48,370 40,732 7,638 29,434 23,875 5,559 September 4,285 37,655 31,167 6,488 33,370 27,607 5,763 December -3,498 34,860 30,108 4,752 38,358 33,295 5,063 2019 March -17,716 28,161 22,680 5,481 45,877 39,855 6,022 June 13,223 43,477 35,922 7,555 30,254 24,922 5,332 September -4,473 30,398 25,403 4,995 34,871 29,441 5,430 December -6,599 33,794 28,293 5,501 40,393 33,475 6,918 2020 March -14,808 30,957 21,587 9,370 45,765 36,585 9,180 June -30,326 31,793 24,419 7,374 62,119 52,046 10,073 September 9,875 42,119 33,918 8,201 32,244 25,536 6,708 December 5,272 37,165 30,943 6,222 31,893 26,304 5,589 2021 March -4,690 32,451 25,272 7,179 37,141 30,569 6,572 June 13,110 42,414 34,170 8,244 29,304 23,475 5,829 September 3,024 35,143 28,395 6,748 32,119 26,106 6,013 December 8,441 40,135 31,829 8,306 31,694 25,782 5,912 2022 March -5,327 33,566 25,682 7,884 38,893 30,451 8,442 June 6,264 42,956 33,159 9,797 36,692 28,433 8,259 September 6,176 41,313 31,479 9,834 35,137 27,510 7,627 December 627 34,906 28,110 6,796 34,279 26,218 8,061 2023 March -733 34,386 24,941 9,445 35,119 28,682 6,437 June 10,526 41,179 32,302 8,877 30,653 23,520 7,133 September 73 34,373 26,757 7,616 34,300 25,833 8,467 December 2,366 34,300 26,757 7,543 31,934 26,280 5,654 2024 March -3,317 33,841 23,849 9,992 37,158 29,268 7,890 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.