Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, 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 509 39,577 33,648 5,929 36,902 31,482 5,420 December 816 38,963 32,597 6,366 38,318 32,768 5,550 1993 March 18 38,878 32,977 5,901 38,369 32,486 5,883 June 1,372 42,391 35,924 6,467 36,167 31,072 5,095 September 1,291 42,562 35,861 6,701 37,976 32,566 5,410 December 1,841 41,873 35,259 6,614 38,210 33,437 4,773 1994 March -82 41,778 35,459 6,319 40,673 34,272 6,401 June 1,488 44,097 36,964 7,133 38,506 32,861 5,645 September 877 44,190 37,439 6,751 39,737 33,863 5,874 December 43 42,385 35,896 6,489 41,702 35,256 6,446 1995 March 1,492 44,275 36,786 7,489 40,946 34,949 5,997 June -1,026 41,469 35,648 5,821 42,112 35,265 6,847 September 107 44,120 36,470 7,650 42,050 34,507 7,543 December 1,546 43,895 35,414 8,481 42,671 35,736 6,935 1996 March 45 43,458 36,741 6,717 41,548 34,876 6,672 June -502 44,753 36,787 7,966 44,230 35,762 8,468 September 1,596 46,244 37,113 9,131 42,705 35,170 7,535 December 1,883 46,487 37,497 8,990 43,359 36,252 7,107 1997 March 4,570 47,204 38,714 8,490 39,651 35,731 3,920 June -3,848 44,130 37,738 6,392 47,384 37,144 10,240 September 1,090 46,088 38,167 7,921 43,109 36,278 6,831 December 1,613 46,670 38,257 8,413 43,880 37,080 6,800 1998 March -690 45,137 37,948 7,189 44,472 36,593 7,879 June 1,781 46,941 38,327 8,614 43,516 36,683 6,833 September 1,518 47,664 39,129 8,535 44,367 37,350 7,017 December -946 46,239 39,250 6,989 44,642 36,707 7,935 1999 March 1,093 47,538 39,069 8,469 45,113 37,737 7,376 June 1,146 47,208 39,130 8,078 44,591 37,659 6,932 September 411 47,333 39,743 7,590 45,175 37,996 7,179 December -891 47,959 40,386 7,573 45,696 37,232 8,464 2000 March 1,809 50,115 41,083 9,032 44,846 37,623 7,223 June 479 46,825 39,282 7,543 46,299 39,235 7,064 September 500 48,763 40,636 8,127 46,061 38,434 7,627 December 518 47,326 39,877 7,449 45,858 38,927 6,931 2001 March 531 47,648 40,097 7,551 45,482 38,462 7,020 June 983 47,425 39,033 8,392 46,950 39,541 7,409 September -511 45,062 37,965 7,097 47,406 39,798 7,608 December -231 45,858 38,284 7,574 47,689 39,884 7,805 2002 March 581 46,653 38,876 7,777 45,485 38,289 7,196 June 466 46,132 38,375 7,757 46,620 39,329 7,291 September -149 46,150 38,954 7,196 46,181 38,836 7,345 December 467 45,852 38,252 7,600 46,020 38,887 7,133 2003 March 422 45,643 37,840 7,803 47,131 39,750 7,381 June 291 47,229 39,768 7,461 45,251 38,081 7,170 September 185 46,997 39,872 7,125 45,882 38,942 6,940 December 958 48,651 40,902 7,749 44,921 38,130 6,791 2004 March 1,545 50,105 41,709 8,396 44,999 38,148 6,851 June 1,255 49,151 40,702 8,449 46,535 39,341 7,194 September 69 47,351 40,132 7,219 46,496 39,346 7,150 December 1,340 49,948 41,838 8,110 45,946 39,176 6,770 2005 March 1,026 49,997 41,066 8,931 48,469 40,564 7,905 June 735 50,131 41,820 8,311 48,684 41,108 7,576 September 3,304 52,194 42,850 9,344 46,302 40,262 6,040 December -1,084 50,490 41,633 8,857 52,006 42,065 9,941 2006 March 769 52,439 43,743 8,696 48,498 40,571 7,927 June 871 51,142 41,765 9,377 51,709 43,203 8,506 September -644 49,102 41,267 7,835 51,522 43,043 8,479 December 137 49,930 41,580 8,350 49,365 41,152 8,213 2007 March 3,451 54,896 43,001 11,895 50,117 41,673 8,444 June 768 51,923 41,826 10,097 52,949 43,620 9,329 September 549 50,729 40,840 9,889 52,529 43,189 9,340 December -2,193 50,261 42,579 7,682 52,781 42,906 9,875 2008 March 2,011 52,616 40,828 11,788 52,667 42,890 9,777 June 693 50,206 39,617 10,589 54,922 45,026 9,896 September 486 50,031 39,271 10,760 54,324 44,050 10,274 December -1,084 47,557 37,639 9,918 57,528 46,526 11,002 2009 March -1,515 44,855 35,455 9,400 56,698 45,783 10,915 June -1,724 47,163 37,153 10,010 54,901 43,167 11,734 September -67 46,832 36,799 10,033 51,598 41,498 10,100 December 75 47,715 37,723 9,992 50,575 40,658 9,917 2010 March -1,137 45,801 36,657 9,144 51,408 41,127 10,281 June 1,158 51,028 39,936 11,092 48,677 38,743 9,934 September 298 48,734 38,410 10,324 49,854 39,828 10,026 December 812 50,286 39,357 10,929 49,730 39,613 10,117 2011 March 152 50,257 40,053 10,204 49,013 38,961 10,052 June 694 50,548 39,717 10,831 49,678 39,541 10,137 September 3,004 49,981 39,729 10,252 46,520 39,272 7,248 December -1,293 51,124 40,271 10,853 52,370 40,224 12,146 2012 March 382 51,398 41,092 10,306 49,124 39,200 9,924 June 784 49,136 39,703 9,433 48,632 39,983 8,649 September 386 51,447 39,867 11,580 51,659 40,465 11,194 December 1,002 51,910 40,841 11,069 49,608 39,541 10,067 2013 March -171 50,183 40,624 9,559 49,516 39,786 9,730 June -1,580 47,591 39,659 7,932 48,841 39,329 9,512 September -680 51,278 41,419 9,859 50,703 40,164 10,539 December -349 50,284 40,410 9,874 50,570 40,347 10,223 2014 March 404 49,869 39,819 10,050 50,848 41,202 9,646 June 1,354 53,234 42,041 11,193 49,391 39,552 9,839 September -199 50,306 40,938 9,368 50,948 41,381 9,567 December -2,916 48,631 41,599 7,032 49,620 39,672 9,948 2015 March 5,261 54,298 39,488 14,810 51,280 41,731 9,549 June 1,810 54,754 43,307 11,447 49,333 39,696 9,637 September 8,207 58,543 41,646 16,897 50,458 41,768 8,690 December 1,378 54,820 43,663 11,157 51,458 41,679 9,779 2016 March -2,290 52,956 42,494 10,462 54,892 42,140 12,752 June 1,510 56,227 42,829 13,398 55,415 43,527 11,888 September -4,468 53,162 43,609 9,553 57,257 43,236 14,021 December 512 56,170 43,571 12,599 54,983 42,896 12,087 2017 March 1,260 57,014 44,880 12,134 53,063 42,189 10,874 June -1,068 53,744 42,640 11,104 56,782 44,610 12,172 September -839 53,560 42,237 11,323 56,087 43,925 12,162 December 962 56,711 44,401 12,310 53,150 41,802 11,348 2018 March -170 55,092 44,111 10,981 54,136 42,985 11,151 June 878 55,077 43,518 11,559 54,794 44,113 10,681 September -651 52,724 41,951 10,773 56,426 45,002 11,424 December -694 55,615 44,265 11,350 54,666 42,622 12,044 2019 March 6,390 62,701 45,383 17,318 52,893 41,965 10,928 June 548 56,255 43,548 12,707 57,550 45,391 12,159 September -3,601 50,910 43,129 7,781 55,865 44,483 11,382 December 3,170 59,429 44,097 15,332 55,426 43,264 12,162 2020 March -662 55,108 42,911 12,197 58,372 45,513 12,859 June -4,980 43,143 30,581 12,562 84,195 66,653 17,542 September 4,854 68,163 51,643 16,520 48,639 36,973 11,666 December 1,113 59,750 46,338 13,412 51,085 38,786 12,299 2021 March 2,295 59,159 45,156 14,003 54,088 42,380 11,708 June 2,613 59,132 45,071 14,061 55,200 43,752 11,448 September 487 60,526 46,497 14,029 57,012 43,470 13,542 December 2,175 64,431 49,428 15,003 54,265 41,437 12,828 2022 March 1,954 62,439 47,335 15,104 56,251 43,101 13,150 June 1,310 61,536 44,632 16,904 60,863 45,269 15,594 September 2,052 64,443 47,133 17,310 59,446 44,188 15,258 December -1,823 60,003 46,289 13,714 59,221 43,684 15,537 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.