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 36,845 31,499 5,346 38,741 33,737 5,004 December 1,651 39,757 32,954 6,803 36,974 31,822 5,152 1993 March -1,653 35,832 30,005 5,827 43,294 35,814 7,480 June 2,285 47,911 41,117 6,794 31,053 26,544 4,509 September 1,016 39,588 33,574 6,014 39,888 34,890 4,998 December 2,658 42,661 35,599 7,062 36,932 32,528 4,404 1994 March -1,887 38,444 32,210 6,234 45,902 37,781 8,121 June 2,440 49,739 42,291 7,448 33,079 28,071 5,008 September 629 41,098 35,042 6,056 41,719 36,292 5,427 December 1,022 43,268 36,299 6,969 40,228 34,281 5,947 1995 March -244 40,867 33,476 7,391 46,159 38,524 7,635 June 23 46,868 40,783 6,085 36,153 30,091 6,062 September -86 41,002 34,122 6,880 43,948 36,982 6,966 December 2,721 44,849 35,765 9,084 41,098 34,735 6,363 1996 March -1,855 40,083 33,478 6,605 46,910 38,450 8,460 June 738 50,357 42,102 8,255 38,097 30,580 7,517 September 1,236 42,936 34,738 8,198 44,666 37,704 6,962 December 3,169 47,491 37,834 9,657 41,723 35,235 6,488 1997 March 3,410 43,605 35,242 8,363 44,319 39,366 4,953 June -2,497 49,740 43,160 6,580 40,746 31,669 9,077 September 797 42,813 35,704 7,109 45,202 38,890 6,312 December 2,838 47,618 38,572 9,046 42,239 36,031 6,208 1998 March -2,939 41,705 34,588 7,117 50,361 40,305 10,056 June 2,823 52,706 43,797 8,909 37,371 31,285 6,086 September 1,160 44,262 36,612 7,650 46,545 40,055 6,490 December 349 47,105 39,556 7,549 42,964 35,764 7,200 1999 March -983 43,950 35,565 8,385 50,848 41,480 9,368 June 2,141 53,035 44,713 8,322 38,331 32,150 6,181 September 180 43,980 37,164 6,816 47,375 40,739 6,636 December 558 48,871 40,673 8,198 43,856 36,216 7,640 2000 March -257 46,366 37,410 8,956 50,567 41,354 9,213 June 1,429 52,553 44,818 7,735 39,775 33,469 6,306 September 224 45,301 38,013 7,288 48,283 41,219 7,064 December 1,814 48,207 40,135 8,072 44,117 37,859 6,258 2001 March -1,491 44,120 36,633 7,487 51,247 42,269 8,978 June 1,965 53,238 44,637 8,601 40,487 33,851 6,636 September -676 41,862 35,499 6,363 49,715 42,676 7,039 December 1,215 46,823 38,603 8,220 45,811 38,806 7,005 2002 March -1,538 43,181 35,496 7,685 51,263 42,040 9,223 June 1,459 51,890 43,913 7,977 40,185 33,667 6,518 September -351 42,861 36,416 6,445 48,446 41,650 6,796 December 1,834 46,819 38,554 8,265 44,325 37,894 6,431 2003 March -1,729 42,271 34,556 7,715 53,072 43,628 9,444 June 1,254 53,204 45,521 7,683 39,048 32,619 6,429 September -36 43,663 37,282 6,381 48,207 41,790 6,417 December 2,317 49,581 41,139 8,442 43,271 37,146 6,125 2004 March -507 46,387 38,112 8,275 50,651 41,869 8,782 June 2,278 55,223 46,525 8,698 40,010 33,590 6,420 September -143 44,002 37,537 6,465 48,837 42,229 6,608 December 2,708 50,862 42,031 8,831 44,379 38,256 6,123 2005 March -1,332 46,437 37,637 8,800 54,590 44,458 10,132 June 1,771 56,389 47,851 8,538 41,912 35,145 6,767 September 2,773 48,448 40,086 8,362 48,815 43,226 5,589 December 740 51,512 41,886 9,626 49,972 41,086 8,886 2006 March -1,626 48,652 40,090 8,562 54,640 44,452 10,188 June 2,015 57,341 47,750 9,591 44,442 36,866 7,576 September -818 45,590 38,582 7,008 54,037 46,211 7,826 December 1,758 51,008 41,868 9,140 47,516 40,134 7,382 2007 March 826 51,033 39,359 11,674 56,530 45,682 10,848 June 1,941 58,071 47,800 10,271 45,583 37,253 8,330 September 278 47,070 38,160 8,910 55,015 46,383 8,632 December -343 51,326 42,842 8,484 50,690 41,863 8,827 2008 March -986 49,032 37,437 11,595 59,567 46,986 12,581 June 1,916 55,966 45,230 10,736 47,284 38,464 8,820 September 201 46,383 36,682 9,701 56,809 47,309 9,500 December 1,040 48,853 37,961 10,892 55,180 45,328 9,852 2009 March -4,772 41,811 32,554 9,257 64,106 50,077 14,029 June -343 52,578 42,440 10,138 47,475 36,994 10,481 September -275 43,448 34,373 9,075 53,979 44,629 9,350 December 2,142 49,026 38,029 10,997 48,513 39,658 8,855 2010 March -4,212 42,643 33,662 8,981 58,152 44,959 13,193 June 2,323 56,847 45,610 11,237 42,157 33,243 8,914 September 64 45,237 35,877 9,360 52,138 42,842 9,296 December 2,996 51,687 39,657 12,030 47,614 38,580 9,034 2011 March -2,972 46,707 36,709 9,998 55,560 42,590 12,970 June 1,806 56,328 45,399 10,929 42,987 33,864 9,123 September 2,652 46,425 37,072 9,353 49,004 42,303 6,701 December 1,186 52,467 40,571 11,896 49,879 39,169 10,710 2012 March -2,665 47,815 37,722 10,093 55,553 42,795 12,758 June 1,702 54,856 45,333 9,523 42,140 34,319 7,821 September 159 47,713 37,200 10,513 53,940 43,586 10,354 December 3,293 53,312 41,124 12,188 47,391 38,496 8,895 2013 March -3,125 46,713 37,346 9,367 55,860 43,368 12,492 June -640 53,327 45,300 8,027 42,606 33,939 8,667 September -833 47,565 38,619 8,946 53,081 43,302 9,779 December 1,914 51,697 40,787 10,910 48,201 39,205 8,996 2014 March -2,403 46,585 36,645 9,940 57,218 44,875 12,343 June 2,281 59,197 47,969 11,228 43,076 34,129 8,947 September -396 46,617 38,116 8,501 53,574 44,677 8,897 December -961 49,855 42,025 7,830 47,292 38,501 8,791 2015 March 2,508 51,039 36,353 14,686 57,573 45,395 12,178 June 2,697 60,845 49,351 11,494 43,129 34,332 8,797 September 7,096 53,973 38,760 15,213 53,212 45,095 8,117 December 3,708 56,389 44,057 12,332 49,016 40,392 8,624 2016 March -5,757 49,449 39,099 10,350 61,911 45,804 16,107 June 2,524 62,040 48,664 13,376 48,441 37,589 10,852 September -4,621 49,170 40,599 8,571 59,919 46,727 13,192 December 3,227 57,852 44,001 13,851 52,149 41,525 10,624 2017 March -1,718 53,334 41,267 12,067 59,621 45,836 13,785 June -60 59,575 48,430 11,145 49,757 38,552 11,205 September -1,154 49,632 39,351 10,281 58,967 47,532 11,435 December 3,457 58,350 44,861 13,489 50,459 40,427 10,032 2018 March -3,235 51,593 40,665 10,928 60,838 46,675 14,163 June 1,842 60,969 49,409 11,560 47,833 38,115 9,718 September -990 48,789 39,091 9,698 59,405 48,717 10,688 December 1,851 57,115 44,638 12,477 51,808 41,182 10,626 2019 March 3,229 58,924 41,833 17,091 59,334 45,472 13,862 June 1,399 62,028 49,432 12,596 50,405 39,208 11,197 September -3,573 47,282 40,210 7,072 58,813 48,168 10,645 December 6,141 61,297 44,458 16,839 52,494 41,796 10,698 2020 March -3,923 51,658 39,524 12,134 65,235 49,178 16,057 June -3,387 46,837 34,447 12,390 72,890 57,113 15,777 September 4,001 62,848 47,935 14,913 50,784 39,872 10,912 December 3,885 61,417 46,683 14,734 48,347 37,498 10,849 2021 March -809 55,503 41,612 13,891 60,562 45,862 14,700 June 3,390 65,090 51,202 13,888 48,469 37,971 10,498 September -22 55,920 43,264 12,656 59,692 47,014 12,678 December 5,329 66,253 49,722 16,531 51,231 40,029 11,202 2022 March -1,627 59,415 44,093 15,322 63,662 46,713 16,949 June 2,635 67,628 50,765 16,863 53,735 39,507 14,228 September 1,382 60,259 44,362 15,897 62,638 48,123 14,515 December 1,629 62,048 46,747 15,301 56,001 42,329 13,672 2023 March 591 59,732 43,993 15,739 60,944 45,796 15,148 June 1,721 64,282 50,027 14,255 52,663 40,129 12,534 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.