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 1,474 3,885 2,412 1,473 2,411 1,685 726 December 1,055 3,652 2,626 1,026 2,597 1,715 882 1993 March 1,389 3,847 3,117 730 2,458 1,659 799 June 536 4,294 2,225 2,069 3,758 1,913 1,845 September -170 4,012 3,204 808 4,182 3,740 442 December -7,395 3,170 1,674 1,496 10,565 5,148 5,417 1994 March -1,392 2,529 1,861 668 3,921 2,806 1,115 June -832 2,709 1,909 800 3,541 2,328 1,213 September 62 2,445 1,925 520 2,383 1,796 587 December -760 2,119 1,510 609 2,879 1,930 949 1995 March -1,457 2,101 1,557 544 3,558 1,991 1,567 June -1,809 2,749 1,618 1,131 4,558 2,207 2,351 September -154 2,642 1,438 1,204 2,796 1,856 940 December -4,568 2,955 1,807 1,148 7,523 4,895 2,628 1996 March -840 3,214 2,448 766 4,054 2,011 2,043 June 513 3,147 2,314 833 2,634 1,882 752 September 752 3,536 2,218 1,318 2,784 2,314 470 December -897 3,088 2,579 509 3,985 1,909 2,076 1997 March -2,421 2,948 1,663 1,285 5,369 2,490 2,879 June -165 2,911 1,658 1,253 3,076 1,659 1,417 September 209 2,507 1,689 818 2,298 1,843 455 December -1,426 2,843 2,013 830 4,269 1,701 2,568 1998 March -1,436 2,598 1,863 735 4,034 1,896 2,138 June -398 2,406 1,815 591 2,804 1,686 1,118 September 74 2,156 1,553 603 2,082 1,637 445 December -1,484 2,144 1,691 453 3,628 1,593 2,035 1999 March 258 2,664 1,779 885 2,406 1,560 846 June -1,023 1,977 1,543 434 3,000 1,801 1,199 September -168 1,944 1,517 427 2,112 1,513 599 December 100 2,521 2,005 516 2,421 1,835 586 2000 March -4,173 2,086 1,688 398 6,259 1,744 4,515 June 2,189 4,664 2,860 1,804 2,475 1,448 1,027 September 830 3,123 2,286 837 2,293 1,661 632 December 925 3,303 2,716 587 2,378 1,832 546 2001 March 811 3,228 2,184 1,044 2,417 2,086 331 June 668 2,823 2,392 431 2,155 1,683 472 September -1,032 2,126 1,656 470 3,158 2,799 359 December -916 2,124 1,585 539 3,040 2,181 859 2002 March -298 2,509 1,722 787 2,807 2,065 742 June -1,036 2,544 2,167 377 3,580 2,642 938 September -777 2,359 1,959 400 3,136 2,630 506 December -466 2,807 2,247 560 3,273 2,136 1,137 2003 March -1,180 2,059 1,510 549 3,239 2,347 892 June -322 1,929 1,525 404 2,251 1,709 542 September 162 2,021 1,662 359 1,859 1,342 517 December 302 2,229 1,577 652 1,927 1,355 572 2004 March -196 2,346 1,562 784 2,542 1,807 735 June -256 2,223 1,600 623 2,479 1,645 834 September 1,050 2,729 1,885 844 1,679 1,365 314 December -758 2,204 1,922 282 2,962 1,583 1,379 2005 March 25 2,566 1,920 646 2,541 1,796 745 June -138 2,304 1,764 540 2,442 1,818 624 September 927 2,727 2,188 539 1,800 1,509 291 December 68 2,331 1,882 449 2,263 1,894 369 2006 March -206 2,588 1,885 703 2,794 1,461 1,333 June -604 2,250 1,938 312 2,854 1,876 978 September -257 2,473 1,937 536 2,730 1,787 943 December 474 2,404 1,602 802 1,930 1,640 290 2007 March -321 2,289 1,729 560 2,610 2,029 581 June 1,102 3,684 3,160 524 2,582 2,007 575 September -915 2,377 1,718 659 3,292 2,938 354 December -94 2,190 1,643 547 2,284 1,754 530 2008 March -303 2,299 1,859 440 2,602 1,649 953 June -804 2,228 1,690 538 3,032 2,085 947 September -72 2,127 1,652 475 2,199 1,856 343 December -528 1,961 1,453 508 2,489 1,912 577 2009 March -1,981 1,736 1,328 408 3,717 2,234 1,483 June -1,281 1,730 1,281 449 3,011 2,144 867 September -152 1,959 1,414 545 2,111 1,713 398 December 384 2,365 1,921 444 1,981 1,304 677 2010 March 723 2,706 2,312 394 1,983 1,551 432 June -815 2,118 1,671 447 2,933 2,410 523 September 671 2,442 1,918 524 1,771 1,327 444 December 643 2,417 1,912 505 1,774 1,452 322 2011 March -58 2,134 1,750 384 2,192 1,718 474 June -988 1,848 1,464 384 2,836 2,085 751 September -441 1,772 1,477 295 2,213 1,856 357 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.