Table 3. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, annual March to March Virginia Total private Establishments gaining jobs Establishments losing jobs Year ended Net change(1) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments March 1994 4,081 58,487 42,328 16,159 46,618 34,540 12,078 March 1995 3,858 61,228 43,682 17,546 49,476 35,788 13,688 March 1996 823 58,210 41,955 16,255 53,982 38,550 15,432 March 1997 8,567 64,979 43,743 21,236 51,560 38,891 12,669 March 1998 -1,802 61,531 44,011 17,520 59,272 39,950 19,322 March 1999 3,362 64,572 45,172 19,400 55,618 39,580 16,038 March 2000 2,651 66,494 47,228 19,266 56,706 40,091 16,615 March 2001 1,975 64,829 45,925 18,904 60,323 43,394 16,929 March 2002 1,030 63,417 44,267 19,150 63,002 44,882 18,120 March 2003 1,264 62,709 44,007 18,702 62,383 44,945 17,438 March 2004 3,181 68,109 48,684 19,425 57,951 41,707 16,244 March 2005 3,561 69,180 48,277 20,903 61,782 44,440 17,342 March 2006 3,742 72,078 50,181 21,897 63,671 45,516 18,155 March 2007 3,889 71,756 48,728 23,028 67,923 48,784 19,139 March 2008 1,046 69,814 47,128 22,686 72,084 50,444 21,640 March 2009 -1,466 61,384 39,036 22,348 81,620 57,806 23,814 March 2010 -2,585 62,484 41,570 20,914 75,040 51,541 23,499 March 2011 2,464 70,752 47,130 23,622 66,112 44,954 21,158 March 2012 3,073 72,243 48,254 23,989 66,014 45,098 20,916 March 2013 2,080 71,727 48,378 23,349 67,483 46,214 21,269 March 2014 -1,913 69,202 49,062 20,140 69,193 47,140 22,053 March 2015 3,525 73,940 49,406 24,534 67,971 46,962 21,009 March 2016 7,735 81,079 51,235 29,844 68,106 45,997 22,109 March 2017 -513 76,296 51,924 24,372 74,375 49,490 24,885 March 2018 -931 74,469 51,560 22,909 74,031 50,191 23,840 March 2019 6,042 81,219 51,398 29,821 73,899 50,120 23,779 March 2020 122 77,614 50,259 27,355 80,136 52,903 27,233 March 2021 3,786 76,991 46,962 30,029 86,240 59,997 26,243 March 2022 7,134 93,799 59,586 34,213 75,122 48,043 27,079 March 2023 6,438 94,017 58,289 35,728 79,061 49,771 29,290 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.