Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, 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 365 10,399 8,338 2,061 9,274 7,578 1,696 December 277 9,871 8,056 1,815 9,590 8,052 1,538 1993 March 242 9,808 8,066 1,742 10,145 8,645 1,500 June -34 10,751 8,940 1,811 9,333 7,488 1,845 September 501 10,787 8,758 2,029 9,681 8,153 1,528 December 110 10,458 8,727 1,731 9,988 8,367 1,621 1994 March -237 9,941 8,305 1,636 10,539 8,666 1,873 June 412 11,245 9,274 1,971 9,382 7,823 1,559 September 384 11,251 9,211 2,040 10,074 8,418 1,656 December -31 10,348 8,790 1,558 10,353 8,764 1,589 1995 March 10 10,620 8,915 1,705 10,488 8,793 1,695 June 266 10,892 8,867 2,025 10,391 8,632 1,759 September 272 10,915 9,027 1,888 10,473 8,857 1,616 December -80 10,359 8,584 1,775 11,049 9,194 1,855 1996 March -178 10,462 8,742 1,720 10,874 8,976 1,898 June 118 11,026 9,153 1,873 10,357 8,602 1,755 September 360 11,183 9,159 2,024 10,569 8,905 1,664 December 19 10,752 8,923 1,829 11,199 9,389 1,810 1997 March 157 11,122 9,271 1,851 10,595 8,901 1,694 June -115 10,751 9,062 1,689 10,888 9,084 1,804 September 336 11,207 9,236 1,971 10,707 9,072 1,635 December -29 10,886 9,095 1,791 11,079 9,259 1,820 1998 March -24 10,658 8,972 1,686 10,986 9,276 1,710 June 303 11,357 9,318 2,039 10,715 8,979 1,736 September 58 11,198 9,311 1,887 11,259 9,430 1,829 December 38 11,012 9,213 1,799 11,340 9,579 1,761 1999 March -146 10,709 8,988 1,721 11,432 9,565 1,867 June 6 11,180 9,438 1,742 10,860 9,124 1,736 September -196 10,709 8,947 1,762 11,556 9,598 1,958 December 55 10,988 9,182 1,806 11,049 9,298 1,751 2000 March 157 11,458 9,580 1,878 11,093 9,372 1,721 June -153 10,846 9,207 1,639 11,421 9,629 1,792 September -289 10,654 9,036 1,618 11,464 9,557 1,907 December -106 10,763 9,097 1,666 11,210 9,438 1,772 2001 March -140 11,026 9,331 1,695 11,097 9,262 1,835 June -54 10,852 9,098 1,754 11,283 9,475 1,808 September -432 10,461 8,924 1,537 11,334 9,365 1,969 December -66 10,629 9,014 1,615 10,763 9,082 1,681 2002 March -6 10,988 9,294 1,694 10,647 8,947 1,700 June -197 10,335 8,775 1,560 11,165 9,408 1,757 September -1 10,977 9,350 1,627 10,758 9,130 1,628 December -127 10,433 8,830 1,603 11,017 9,287 1,730 2003 March -45 10,312 8,691 1,621 10,952 9,286 1,666 June 27 10,789 9,127 1,662 10,420 8,785 1,635 September 92 10,788 9,136 1,652 10,807 9,247 1,560 December 166 10,946 9,239 1,707 10,614 9,073 1,541 2004 March 244 11,401 9,639 1,762 10,535 9,017 1,518 June 24 11,025 9,368 1,657 10,972 9,339 1,633 September -69 11,066 9,410 1,656 11,061 9,336 1,725 December 202 11,362 9,563 1,799 10,886 9,289 1,597 2005 March -118 11,120 9,526 1,594 11,245 9,533 1,712 June 144 11,257 9,507 1,750 10,990 9,384 1,606 September -55 11,081 9,446 1,635 11,190 9,500 1,690 December 43 11,106 9,357 1,749 11,368 9,662 1,706 2006 March 117 11,975 10,162 1,813 10,701 9,005 1,696 June 41 10,862 9,272 1,590 11,483 9,934 1,549 September -26 10,814 9,232 1,582 11,488 9,880 1,608 December -33 11,226 9,606 1,620 11,102 9,449 1,653 2007 March -62 11,329 9,729 1,600 11,215 9,553 1,662 June -95 10,874 9,327 1,547 11,601 9,959 1,642 September -70 10,731 9,087 1,644 11,492 9,778 1,714 December -115 11,127 9,543 1,584 11,306 9,607 1,699 2008 March -52 11,027 9,380 1,647 11,174 9,475 1,699 June -168 10,502 8,992 1,510 11,665 9,987 1,678 September -142 10,758 9,210 1,548 11,257 9,567 1,690 December -163 10,552 8,892 1,660 11,529 9,706 1,823 2009 March -196 10,165 8,566 1,599 11,597 9,802 1,795 June -285 9,847 8,396 1,451 11,499 9,763 1,736 September -291 10,055 8,638 1,417 10,957 9,249 1,708 December -45 10,380 8,688 1,692 10,742 9,005 1,737 2010 March -80 10,070 8,475 1,595 10,829 9,154 1,675 June -130 10,758 9,175 1,583 10,375 8,662 1,713 September -258 10,362 8,900 1,462 10,673 8,953 1,720 December -22 10,637 8,925 1,712 10,641 8,907 1,734 2011 March 35 10,741 9,111 1,630 10,492 8,897 1,595 June 34 10,400 8,771 1,629 10,722 9,127 1,595 September 16 10,768 9,093 1,675 10,522 8,863 1,659 December 113 10,978 9,203 1,775 10,536 8,874 1,662 2012 March 166 11,068 9,348 1,720 10,529 8,975 1,554 June -195 10,117 8,607 1,510 11,303 9,598 1,705 September -185 10,247 8,708 1,539 11,052 9,328 1,724 December 48 10,459 8,890 1,569 10,444 8,923 1,521 2013 March -38 10,436 8,851 1,585 10,621 8,998 1,623 June -226 10,196 8,663 1,533 11,161 9,402 1,759 September -148 10,345 8,846 1,499 10,530 8,883 1,647 December -191 10,292 8,793 1,499 10,762 9,072 1,690 2014 March -81 10,070 8,515 1,555 10,694 9,058 1,636 June 18 10,526 8,820 1,706 10,553 8,865 1,688 September -73 10,219 8,675 1,544 10,635 9,018 1,617 December 108 10,796 9,061 1,735 10,559 8,932 1,627 2015 March 2 10,190 8,502 1,688 10,969 9,283 1,686 June -85 10,065 8,555 1,510 11,084 9,489 1,595 September -239 10,099 8,629 1,470 10,918 9,209 1,709 December -18 10,553 8,859 1,694 10,408 8,696 1,712 2016 March -90 9,632 8,147 1,485 10,928 9,353 1,575 June -276 9,583 8,139 1,444 11,224 9,504 1,720 September -23 10,174 8,478 1,696 10,351 8,632 1,719 December 100 10,167 8,412 1,755 10,343 8,688 1,655 2017 March -21 10,227 8,637 1,590 10,328 8,717 1,611 June -64 9,760 8,082 1,678 10,963 9,221 1,742 September -263 9,792 8,271 1,521 10,476 8,692 1,784 December -21 10,368 8,669 1,699 10,210 8,490 1,720 2018 March 137 10,095 8,532 1,563 9,875 8,449 1,426 June -254 9,669 8,168 1,501 10,838 9,083 1,755 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.