Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Rhode Island 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 32 7,389 5,731 1,658 6,958 5,332 1,626 December 236 7,186 5,483 1,703 7,050 5,583 1,467 1993 March 204 7,240 5,567 1,673 6,938 5,469 1,469 June 89 7,250 5,598 1,652 7,007 5,444 1,563 September 202 7,451 5,766 1,685 6,790 5,307 1,483 December 92 7,303 5,657 1,646 7,134 5,580 1,554 1994 March 23 7,100 5,516 1,584 7,287 5,726 1,561 June -10 7,416 5,782 1,634 6,980 5,336 1,644 September -1,397 7,456 5,828 1,628 8,159 5,134 3,025 December 541 7,878 5,474 2,404 7,269 5,406 1,863 1995 March 711 7,711 5,627 2,084 6,965 5,592 1,373 June 153 7,130 5,507 1,623 7,330 5,860 1,470 September 251 7,607 5,845 1,762 7,169 5,658 1,511 December 115 7,289 5,660 1,629 7,473 5,959 1,514 1996 March -38 7,559 5,967 1,592 7,254 5,624 1,630 June 179 7,613 5,943 1,670 7,083 5,592 1,491 September 105 7,653 5,992 1,661 7,346 5,790 1,556 December 142 7,528 5,839 1,689 7,490 5,943 1,547 1997 March 46 7,666 6,013 1,653 7,439 5,832 1,607 June -48 7,486 5,886 1,600 7,411 5,763 1,648 September 91 7,838 6,128 1,710 7,367 5,748 1,619 December 154 7,792 6,072 1,720 7,436 5,870 1,566 1998 March 26 7,763 6,110 1,653 7,271 5,644 1,627 June 221 7,563 5,782 1,781 7,671 6,111 1,560 September 52 7,748 6,034 1,714 7,626 5,964 1,662 December 15 7,910 6,195 1,715 7,539 5,839 1,700 1999 March -47 7,953 6,168 1,785 7,679 5,847 1,832 June 359 7,867 6,076 1,791 7,386 5,954 1,432 September 11 7,826 6,163 1,663 7,638 5,986 1,652 December 70 8,053 6,344 1,709 7,568 5,929 1,639 2000 March 253 8,285 6,481 1,804 7,611 6,060 1,551 June -18 7,830 6,154 1,676 7,916 6,222 1,694 September -55 7,803 6,131 1,672 7,926 6,199 1,727 December 21 7,946 6,335 1,611 7,483 5,893 1,590 2001 March 396 8,138 6,126 2,012 7,851 6,235 1,616 June -178 7,742 6,138 1,604 8,066 6,284 1,782 September -31 7,399 5,817 1,582 8,078 6,465 1,613 December -40 7,628 6,106 1,522 7,725 6,163 1,562 2002 March 257 7,921 6,178 1,743 7,571 6,085 1,486 June -149 7,753 6,170 1,583 7,976 6,244 1,732 September -24 7,803 6,151 1,652 7,939 6,263 1,676 December -47 7,962 6,279 1,683 7,677 5,947 1,730 2003 March 196 7,930 6,136 1,794 7,882 6,284 1,598 June 111 8,068 6,358 1,710 7,742 6,143 1,599 September 169 7,893 6,224 1,669 7,677 6,177 1,500 December 70 7,891 6,225 1,666 7,920 6,324 1,596 2004 March -109 7,967 6,253 1,714 8,163 6,340 1,823 June 243 8,142 6,360 1,782 7,858 6,319 1,539 September 138 7,950 6,115 1,835 8,106 6,409 1,697 December 308 8,207 6,255 1,952 8,059 6,415 1,644 2005 March -15 7,976 6,166 1,810 8,309 6,484 1,825 June 109 8,368 6,542 1,826 7,873 6,156 1,717 September 153 8,132 6,254 1,878 8,290 6,565 1,725 December -119 7,844 6,147 1,697 8,319 6,503 1,816 2006 March -537 7,891 6,160 1,731 8,478 6,210 2,268 June 652 8,337 6,195 2,142 7,984 6,494 1,490 September 46 7,954 6,162 1,792 8,250 6,504 1,746 December 96 8,230 6,337 1,893 8,226 6,429 1,797 2007 March 65 7,735 5,951 1,784 8,265 6,546 1,719 June -223 7,951 6,257 1,694 8,184 6,267 1,917 September -111 7,467 5,841 1,626 8,386 6,649 1,737 December 91 7,768 5,946 1,822 8,259 6,528 1,731 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.