Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Virgin Islands Total private Gross job gains Gross job losses Year 3 months ended Net change(1) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments 1992 September 1,434 3,906 2,419 1,487 2,472 1,696 776 December 1,267 3,613 2,565 1,048 2,346 1,814 532 1993 March 1,735 3,903 3,171 732 2,168 1,657 511 June 1,285 4,293 2,280 2,013 3,008 1,859 1,149 September -292 4,016 3,241 775 4,308 3,789 519 December -4,365 3,101 1,636 1,465 7,466 5,375 2,091 1994 March -919 2,536 1,873 663 3,455 2,774 681 June -98 2,789 1,980 809 2,887 2,261 626 September 42 2,466 1,939 527 2,424 1,800 624 December -417 2,090 1,474 616 2,507 2,031 476 1995 March -593 2,100 1,564 536 2,693 1,981 712 June -386 2,821 1,663 1,158 3,207 2,166 1,041 September -386 2,643 1,448 1,195 3,029 1,847 1,182 December -3,507 2,934 1,750 1,184 6,441 5,289 1,152 1996 March 44 3,242 2,482 760 3,198 2,015 1,183 June 837 3,246 2,417 829 2,409 1,832 577 September 701 3,574 2,224 1,350 2,873 2,339 534 December 43 3,006 2,510 496 2,963 1,992 971 1997 March -744 2,966 1,678 1,288 3,710 2,472 1,238 June 635 2,958 1,698 1,260 2,323 1,612 711 September 175 2,525 1,702 823 2,350 1,847 503 December -319 2,788 1,960 828 3,107 1,781 1,326 1998 March -248 2,665 1,868 797 2,913 1,888 1,025 June 173 2,459 1,867 592 2,286 1,637 649 September -28 2,154 1,558 596 2,182 1,633 549 December -589 2,125 1,653 472 2,714 1,678 1,036 1999 March 644 2,683 1,801 882 2,039 1,550 489 June -409 2,011 1,583 428 2,420 1,743 677 September -292 1,970 1,536 434 2,262 1,519 743 December -24 2,471 1,961 510 2,495 1,978 517 2000 March -903 2,100 1,711 389 3,003 1,743 1,260 June 2,835 4,816 2,995 1,821 1,981 1,409 572 September 745 3,114 2,299 815 2,369 1,678 691 December 838 3,250 2,628 622 2,412 1,927 485 2001 March 907 3,228 2,200 1,028 2,321 2,096 225 June 915 2,885 2,448 437 1,970 1,635 335 September -1,206 2,129 1,655 474 3,335 2,906 429 December -667 2,123 1,545 578 2,790 2,279 511 2002 March 2 2,483 1,742 741 2,481 2,042 439 June -528 2,594 2,222 372 3,122 2,552 570 September -877 2,375 1,976 399 3,252 2,710 542 December -118 2,750 2,183 567 2,868 2,241 627 2003 March -844 2,070 1,524 546 2,914 2,320 594 June -26 1,974 1,567 407 2,000 1,659 341 September 113 2,029 1,673 356 1,916 1,339 577 December 430 2,214 1,542 672 1,784 1,415 369 2004 March 133 2,356 1,570 786 2,223 1,809 414 June 266 2,252 1,638 614 1,986 1,602 384 September 951 2,765 1,913 852 1,814 1,363 451 December -52 2,154 1,859 295 2,206 1,650 556 2005 March 360 2,567 1,932 635 2,207 1,787 420 June 54 2,356 1,819 537 2,302 1,767 535 September 959 2,768 2,223 545 1,809 1,511 298 December 86 2,289 1,834 455 2,203 1,939 264 2006 March 613 2,623 1,913 710 2,010 1,456 554 June 52 2,297 1,984 313 2,245 1,817 428 September -336 2,463 1,922 541 2,799 1,814 985 December 441 2,378 1,560 818 1,937 1,699 238 2007 March -115 2,304 1,742 562 2,419 2,012 407 June 1,407 3,785 3,269 516 2,378 1,957 421 September -1,054 2,397 1,728 669 3,451 3,043 408 December -29 2,156 1,605 551 2,185 1,813 372 2008 March 120 2,305 1,866 439 2,185 1,651 534 June -200 2,275 1,735 540 2,475 2,027 448 September -117 2,138 1,662 476 2,255 1,869 386 December -456 1,949 1,426 523 2,405 2,012 393 2009 March -1,059 1,754 1,345 409 2,813 2,242 571 June -831 1,758 1,312 446 2,589 2,089 500 September -218 1,972 1,423 549 2,190 1,734 456 December 417 2,330 1,884 446 1,913 1,373 540 2010 March 821 2,744 2,358 386 1,923 1,548 375 June -573 2,154 1,712 442 2,727 2,333 394 September 672 2,472 1,947 525 1,800 1,327 473 December 546 2,378 1,867 511 1,832 1,529 303 2011 March 139 2,212 1,802 410 2,073 1,742 331 June -644 1,884 1,497 387 2,528 2,073 455 September -355 1,850 1,476 374 2,205 1,886 319 December -56 1,879 1,545 334 1,935 1,545 390 2012 March -406 1,683 1,388 295 2,089 1,676 413 June -2,165 1,887 1,159 728 4,052 3,560 492 September -605 1,526 1,103 423 2,131 1,708 423 December 347 1,979 1,619 360 1,632 1,250 382 2013 March -211 1,643 1,238 405 1,854 1,511 343 June -523 1,410 1,046 364 1,933 1,504 429 September -169 1,674 1,324 350 1,843 1,453 390 December -208 1,496 1,202 294 1,704 1,311 393 2014 March -271 1,386 1,042 344 1,657 1,314 343 June -46 1,699 1,184 515 1,745 1,289 456 September 337 1,835 1,428 407 1,498 1,208 290 December 178 1,687 1,299 388 1,509 1,272 237 2015 March 142 1,735 1,177 558 1,593 1,272 321 June -129 1,759 1,470 289 1,888 1,318 570 September -330 1,658 1,227 431 1,988 1,532 456 December 578 1,994 1,514 480 1,416 1,134 282 2016 March 57 1,626 1,359 267 1,569 1,265 304 June 171 1,757 1,402 355 1,586 1,302 284 September -109 1,750 1,350 400 1,859 1,463 396 December 13 1,678 1,317 361 1,665 1,311 354 2017 March 63 1,535 1,314 221 1,472 1,250 222 June 252 1,710 1,451 259 1,458 1,300 158 September -1,957 1,070 922 148 3,027 1,814 1,213 December -4,561 2,171 1,438 733 6,732 5,042 1,690 2018 March -1,203 2,897 1,907 990 4,100 2,937 1,163 June 1,290 2,863 2,287 576 1,573 1,231 342 September 1,552 2,927 2,476 451 1,375 1,015 360 December 198 1,976 1,278 698 1,778 1,457 321 2019 March 1,362 3,253 2,045 1,208 1,891 1,403 488 June 516 2,328 1,680 648 1,812 1,364 448 September 1,539 3,248 2,606 642 1,709 1,337 372 December 755 2,935 1,790 1,145 2,180 1,754 426 2020 March -357 2,214 1,379 835 2,571 2,243 328 June -3,779 1,397 931 466 5,176 4,219 957 September -1,081 1,875 1,380 495 2,956 2,554 402 December 838 2,238 1,640 598 1,400 1,178 222 2021 March -759 1,813 1,267 546 2,572 1,693 879 June 1,273 2,692 1,875 817 1,419 1,153 266 September -227 1,867 1,485 382 2,094 1,658 436 December -364 1,963 1,447 516 2,327 1,837 490 2022 March -801 1,658 1,294 364 2,459 1,624 835 June -883 2,062 1,519 543 2,945 1,129 1,816 September 740 1,904 1,395 509 1,164 1,118 46 December 424 1,482 1,130 352 1,058 928 130 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.