Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Virgin Islands 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 -37 601 465 136 792 619 173 December 44 768 607 161 593 476 117 1993 March 48 758 582 176 661 533 128 June 33 672 512 160 676 549 127 September -35 594 467 127 806 644 162 December 35 784 615 169 638 504 134 1994 March 18 722 564 158 701 561 140 June 3 581 442 139 767 631 136 September -56 563 446 117 818 645 173 December 33 771 632 139 570 464 106 1995 March -6 664 517 147 750 597 153 June -33 575 463 112 686 541 145 September -135 492 395 97 880 648 232 December -32 690 513 177 821 612 209 1996 March 22 902 703 199 651 474 177 June 23 640 522 118 646 551 95 September -26 577 468 109 766 631 135 December -8 750 636 114 610 488 122 1997 March 5 774 538 236 761 530 231 June 52 680 498 182 653 523 130 September 11 567 419 148 767 630 137 December -5 750 607 143 591 443 148 1998 March 12 671 507 164 696 544 152 June -45 588 490 98 703 560 143 September -36 549 443 106 756 614 142 December -44 685 602 83 575 448 127 1999 March 79 740 568 172 600 507 93 June -85 494 427 67 715 563 152 September -53 494 402 92 721 576 145 December -36 722 635 87 489 366 123 2000 March -15 605 510 95 634 524 110 June 58 601 422 179 597 476 121 September -46 537 424 113 722 563 159 December 40 687 559 128 540 452 88 2001 March 120 695 509 186 583 517 66 June -1 542 458 84 590 505 85 September -30 546 447 99 756 627 129 December -4 646 535 111 579 464 115 2002 March 10 653 528 125 584 469 115 June -16 550 464 86 617 515 102 September -40 511 444 67 666 559 107 December 10 671 572 99 477 388 89 2003 March 28 661 518 143 585 470 115 June -4 543 447 96 634 534 100 September -64 497 426 71 687 552 135 December 70 701 561 140 451 381 70 2004 March -20 608 512 96 616 500 116 June 44 578 459 119 556 481 75 September 2 565 465 100 639 541 98 December -5 660 576 84 490 401 89 2005 March 29 716 580 136 584 477 107 June 14 589 492 97 602 519 83 September 8 524 427 97 665 576 89 December 41 739 623 116 529 454 75 2006 March 7 691 584 107 617 517 100 June -1 567 493 74 642 567 75 September -154 533 449 84 813 575 238 December 103 694 535 159 527 471 56 2007 March 15 671 561 110 616 521 95 June 18 620 518 102 634 550 84 September -22 590 495 95 737 620 117 December 32 730 614 116 563 479 84 2008 March 11 673 559 114 642 539 103 June -2 583 489 94 682 586 96 September -15 568 472 96 754 643 111 December 27 650 532 118 631 540 91 2009 March 8 644 526 118 692 582 110 June -3 533 446 87 707 617 90 September -60 496 409 87 722 575 147 December -16 653 553 100 551 435 116 2010 March 3 612 501 111 622 514 108 June -10 555 474 81 598 507 91 September -17 573 468 105 664 542 122 December 22 690 584 106 524 440 84 2011 March 15 649 537 112 645 548 97 June -18 538 452 86 634 530 104 September -33 504 426 78 693 582 111 December 15 631 537 94 544 465 79 2012 March -43 569 489 80 657 534 123 June 4 492 400 92 655 567 88 September -44 432 346 86 726 596 130 December 8 675 573 102 505 411 94 2013 March 19 607 496 111 573 481 92 June -8 465 391 74 592 510 82 September -37 432 356 76 673 560 113 December 3 585 508 77 497 423 74 2014 March -7 514 426 88 562 467 95 June -8 490 402 88 586 490 96 September -6 488 392 96 621 519 102 December 37 663 566 97 468 408 60 2015 March -4 554 463 91 588 493 95 June -36 495 440 55 573 482 91 September -45 449 371 78 675 552 123 December 28 633 529 104 469 393 76 2016 March -12 589 508 81 544 451 93 June -6 521 444 77 588 505 83 September -35 487 420 67 614 512 102 December 19 608 517 91 484 412 72 2017 March -6 600 512 88 563 469 94 June 21 490 427 63 545 503 42 September -217 329 296 33 825 575 250 December -104 485 364 121 745 520 225 2018 March -58 635 458 177 647 412 235 June 37 542 433 109 435 363 72 September -24 476 389 87 517 406 111 December 26 574 464 110 419 335 84 2019 March 60 653 501 152 490 398 92 June 12 504 419 85 510 437 73 September -9 468 395 73 554 472 82 December 25 570 468 102 427 350 77 2020 March 40 543 417 126 545 459 86 June -100 370 292 78 814 636 178 September 4 427 337 90 569 483 86 December 62 608 486 122 398 338 60 2021 March -46 603 451 152 581 383 198 June 58 577 465 112 430 376 54 September -39 451 390 61 554 454 100 December 44 593 482 111 476 409 67 2022 March 9 553 428 125 574 458 116 June -66 477 397 80 560 414 146 September 53 470 395 75 453 431 22 December 53 526 451 75 366 344 22 2023 March -19 562 460 102 475 354 121 June 29 456 363 93 512 448 64 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.