Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted West 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 467 10,083 8,129 1,954 9,456 7,969 1,487 December -13 9,282 7,738 1,544 9,771 8,214 1,557 1993 March -303 8,712 7,067 1,645 11,496 9,548 1,948 June 735 12,946 10,678 2,268 7,725 6,192 1,533 September 584 10,463 8,538 1,925 9,916 8,575 1,341 December -150 9,814 8,339 1,475 10,167 8,542 1,625 1994 March -864 8,806 7,253 1,553 11,984 9,567 2,417 June 1,146 13,535 11,082 2,453 7,756 6,449 1,307 September 486 10,921 8,983 1,938 10,310 8,858 1,452 December -275 9,730 8,400 1,330 10,560 8,955 1,605 1995 March -579 9,411 7,796 1,615 11,908 9,714 2,194 June 1,038 13,085 10,584 2,501 8,561 7,098 1,463 September 375 10,589 8,799 1,790 10,730 9,315 1,415 December -344 9,741 8,212 1,529 11,272 9,399 1,873 1996 March -819 9,273 7,648 1,625 12,357 9,913 2,444 June 872 13,269 10,934 2,335 8,543 7,080 1,463 September 465 10,852 8,932 1,920 10,823 9,368 1,455 December -264 10,116 8,538 1,578 11,447 9,605 1,842 1997 March -430 9,875 8,123 1,752 12,010 9,828 2,182 June 622 12,919 10,809 2,110 8,947 7,459 1,488 September 435 10,868 9,002 1,866 10,975 9,544 1,431 December -291 10,238 8,686 1,552 11,311 9,468 1,843 1998 March -610 9,473 7,877 1,596 12,436 10,230 2,206 June 1,090 13,647 11,115 2,532 8,840 7,398 1,442 September 183 10,861 9,074 1,787 11,531 9,927 1,604 December -202 10,341 8,781 1,560 11,557 9,795 1,762 1999 March -758 9,541 7,894 1,647 12,944 10,539 2,405 June 745 13,443 11,257 2,186 8,960 7,519 1,441 September -43 10,402 8,730 1,672 11,816 10,101 1,715 December -179 10,346 8,770 1,576 11,265 9,510 1,755 2000 March -431 10,203 8,415 1,788 12,560 10,341 2,219 June 541 12,994 10,970 2,024 9,405 7,922 1,483 September -144 10,335 8,806 1,529 11,734 10,061 1,673 December -344 10,132 8,691 1,441 11,423 9,638 1,785 2001 March -742 9,832 8,210 1,622 12,573 10,209 2,364 June 645 13,002 10,828 2,174 9,348 7,819 1,529 September -268 10,163 8,699 1,464 11,593 9,861 1,732 December -260 10,005 8,592 1,413 10,940 9,267 1,673 2002 March -564 9,803 8,183 1,620 12,032 9,848 2,184 June 451 12,394 10,462 1,932 9,246 7,765 1,481 September 127 10,661 9,111 1,550 11,031 9,608 1,423 December -319 9,842 8,441 1,401 11,228 9,508 1,720 2003 March -585 9,182 7,635 1,547 12,336 10,204 2,132 June 676 12,942 10,876 2,066 8,648 7,258 1,390 September 191 10,466 8,907 1,559 11,105 9,737 1,368 December -52 10,289 8,800 1,489 10,815 9,274 1,541 2004 March -268 10,148 8,473 1,675 11,846 9,903 1,943 June 686 13,251 11,181 2,070 9,071 7,687 1,384 September 31 10,728 9,183 1,545 11,356 9,842 1,514 December -66 10,636 9,096 1,540 11,101 9,495 1,606 2005 March -688 9,875 8,366 1,509 12,660 10,463 2,197 June 826 13,544 11,369 2,175 9,081 7,732 1,349 September 56 10,733 9,199 1,534 11,491 10,013 1,478 December -189 10,400 8,888 1,512 11,604 9,903 1,701 2006 March -441 10,642 8,917 1,725 12,051 9,885 2,166 June 650 13,020 11,069 1,951 9,464 8,163 1,301 September 92 10,493 8,995 1,498 11,821 10,415 1,406 December -242 10,525 9,112 1,413 11,337 9,682 1,655 2007 March -613 10,077 8,555 1,522 12,608 10,473 2,135 June 506 13,027 11,131 1,896 9,569 8,179 1,390 September 56 10,394 8,845 1,549 11,812 10,319 1,493 December -324 10,456 9,071 1,385 11,546 9,837 1,709 2008 March -604 9,843 8,270 1,573 12,562 10,385 2,177 June 415 12,543 10,715 1,828 9,631 8,218 1,413 September -9 10,434 8,965 1,469 11,566 10,088 1,478 December -359 9,923 8,468 1,455 11,756 9,942 1,814 2009 March -781 9,108 7,579 1,529 13,042 10,732 2,310 June 312 11,748 9,979 1,769 9,499 8,042 1,457 September -157 9,751 8,414 1,337 11,255 9,761 1,494 December -229 9,765 8,278 1,487 10,956 9,240 1,716 2010 March -619 9,028 7,496 1,532 12,156 10,005 2,151 June 509 12,859 10,906 1,953 8,587 7,143 1,444 September -123 10,047 8,664 1,383 10,950 9,444 1,506 December -226 10,041 8,536 1,505 10,879 9,148 1,731 2011 March -483 9,598 8,048 1,550 11,771 9,738 2,033 June 634 12,410 10,426 1,984 8,913 7,563 1,350 September 113 10,411 8,850 1,561 10,794 9,346 1,448 December -95 10,329 8,772 1,557 10,694 9,042 1,652 2012 March -338 9,906 8,263 1,643 11,807 9,826 1,981 June 367 12,024 10,209 1,815 9,427 7,979 1,448 September -67 9,931 8,485 1,446 11,338 9,825 1,513 December -115 9,878 8,478 1,400 10,621 9,106 1,515 2013 March -534 9,361 7,839 1,522 11,903 9,847 2,056 June 359 12,126 10,274 1,852 9,339 7,846 1,493 September -42 10,024 8,617 1,407 10,806 9,357 1,449 December -353 9,740 8,415 1,325 10,922 9,244 1,678 2014 March -571 9,035 7,542 1,493 11,953 9,889 2,064 June 614 12,493 10,443 2,050 8,842 7,406 1,436 September 29 9,903 8,453 1,450 10,916 9,495 1,421 December -63 10,201 8,656 1,545 10,696 9,088 1,608 2015 March -525 9,149 7,527 1,622 12,282 10,135 2,147 June 455 11,974 10,142 1,832 9,309 7,932 1,377 September -126 9,783 8,409 1,374 11,200 9,700 1,500 December -173 9,970 8,467 1,503 10,528 8,852 1,676 2016 March -572 8,638 7,207 1,431 12,208 10,205 2,003 June 251 11,369 9,628 1,741 9,413 7,923 1,490 September 75 9,856 8,266 1,590 10,608 9,093 1,515 December -54 9,589 8,029 1,560 10,470 8,856 1,614 2017 March -511 9,190 7,663 1,527 11,563 9,525 2,038 June 480 11,570 9,579 1,991 9,201 7,690 1,511 September -133 9,486 8,055 1,431 10,724 9,160 1,564 December -158 9,777 8,270 1,507 10,322 8,657 1,665 2018 March -313 9,177 7,630 1,547 11,102 9,242 1,860 June 324 11,549 9,710 1,839 9,155 7,640 1,515 September -81 9,641 8,135 1,506 10,888 9,301 1,587 December -51 9,838 8,329 1,509 9,902 8,342 1,560 2019 March -347 9,322 7,807 1,515 10,960 9,098 1,862 June 449 11,496 9,540 1,956 9,340 7,833 1,507 September -141 9,446 8,029 1,417 10,777 9,219 1,558 December -159 9,610 8,037 1,573 10,401 8,669 1,732 2020 March 1,200 10,477 7,144 3,333 11,531 9,398 2,133 June -851 8,792 6,888 1,904 13,676 10,921 2,755 September 616 11,312 8,941 2,371 9,537 7,782 1,755 December 407 10,399 8,343 2,056 9,577 7,928 1,649 2021 March 107 9,860 7,853 2,007 10,503 8,603 1,900 June 700 12,021 9,621 2,400 9,203 7,503 1,700 September 199 10,432 8,381 2,051 10,799 8,947 1,852 December 740 11,698 9,180 2,518 9,861 8,083 1,778 2022 March -5 10,578 8,218 2,360 11,693 9,328 2,365 June 344 12,069 9,433 2,636 10,418 8,126 2,292 September 631 11,546 8,817 2,729 10,980 8,882 2,098 December -63 11,220 8,917 2,303 10,833 8,467 2,366 2023 March 356 10,304 8,031 2,273 10,999 9,082 1,917 June 890 12,515 9,809 2,706 9,641 7,825 1,816 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.