Table 8. Private sector establishments by direction of employment change, as a percent of total establishments(1), not seasonally adjusted. Rhode Island (Percent) Establishments gaining jobs Establishments losing jobs Year 3 months ended Net change(2) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments 1992 September 0.5 28.2 22.5 5.7 28.1 22.9 5.2 December -0.6 28.1 22.4 5.7 28.5 22.2 6.3 1993 March -2.9 25.1 19.4 5.7 33.7 25.1 8.6 June 5.3 36.2 26.3 9.9 22.8 18.2 4.6 September 1.0 27.6 22.0 5.6 26.8 22.2 4.6 December -1.1 27.7 22.4 5.3 27.9 21.5 6.4 1994 March -3.6 24.0 18.7 5.3 34.6 25.7 8.9 June 4.9 36.4 26.8 9.6 22.3 17.6 4.7 September -3.9 27.9 22.4 5.5 31.1 21.7 9.4 December 0.0 30.4 22.4 8.0 29.5 21.5 8.0 1995 March -0.9 26.3 19.3 7.0 33.3 25.4 7.9 June 5.3 34.9 25.4 9.5 23.4 19.2 4.2 September 1.2 27.6 21.8 5.8 27.7 23.1 4.6 December -0.9 27.2 22.0 5.2 28.6 22.5 6.1 1996 March -3.9 25.0 19.8 5.2 33.8 24.7 9.1 June 5.4 36.5 26.9 9.6 22.2 18.0 4.2 September 0.7 27.2 21.9 5.3 27.8 23.2 4.6 December -0.9 27.6 22.3 5.3 28.2 22.0 6.2 1997 March -3.5 24.9 19.6 5.3 34.0 25.2 8.8 June 4.5 35.4 26.3 9.1 22.9 18.3 4.6 September 0.6 27.7 22.3 5.4 27.7 22.9 4.8 December -0.9 28.3 23.0 5.3 27.8 21.6 6.2 1998 March -3.6 25.1 19.8 5.3 33.0 24.1 8.9 June 5.7 35.4 25.4 10.0 23.4 19.1 4.3 September 0.5 26.7 21.4 5.3 28.0 23.2 4.8 December -1.4 28.2 23.0 5.2 27.7 21.1 6.6 1999 March -4.2 25.3 19.7 5.6 34.5 24.7 9.8 June 6.0 36.3 26.4 9.9 22.3 18.4 3.9 September 0.4 26.8 21.7 5.1 27.8 23.1 4.7 December -1.2 28.4 23.3 5.1 27.5 21.2 6.3 2000 March -2.6 25.9 20.3 5.6 33.3 25.1 8.2 June 4.6 35.3 26.2 9.1 23.3 18.8 4.5 September 0.3 26.4 21.3 5.1 28.3 23.5 4.8 December -1.2 27.8 23.0 4.8 26.8 20.8 6.0 2001 March -2.3 25.0 18.9 6.1 33.9 25.5 8.4 June 3.9 34.4 25.8 8.6 23.5 18.8 4.7 September 0.3 24.8 20.0 4.8 28.9 24.4 4.5 December -1.4 26.5 22.0 4.5 27.5 21.6 5.9 2002 March -2.4 24.3 19.0 5.3 32.4 24.7 7.7 June 3.9 34.1 25.7 8.4 23.0 18.5 4.5 September 0.3 25.8 20.9 4.9 27.9 23.3 4.6 December -1.5 27.2 22.3 4.9 27.0 20.6 6.4 2003 March -2.8 24.1 18.7 5.4 33.5 25.3 8.2 June 4.9 35.2 26.2 9.0 22.1 18.0 4.1 September 0.8 25.7 20.8 4.9 26.7 22.6 4.1 December -1.0 26.5 21.7 4.8 27.2 21.4 5.8 2004 March -4.1 23.8 18.7 5.1 34.3 25.1 9.2 June 5.4 35.3 26.0 9.3 22.2 18.3 3.9 September 0.8 25.5 20.2 5.3 27.7 23.2 4.5 December -0.4 27.0 21.5 5.5 27.3 21.4 5.9 2005 March -3.8 23.3 18.1 5.2 34.1 25.1 9.0 June 5.0 35.4 26.1 9.3 21.8 17.5 4.3 September 0.8 25.6 20.3 5.3 27.8 23.3 4.5 December -1.7 25.5 20.8 4.7 27.8 21.4 6.4 2006 March -6.3 23.2 18.2 5.0 35.5 24.2 11.3 June 7.3 35.9 24.9 11.0 22.3 18.6 3.7 September 0.5 25.0 19.9 5.1 27.6 23.0 4.6 December -1.1 26.6 21.4 5.2 27.4 21.1 6.3 2007 March -3.3 22.3 17.2 5.1 33.4 25.0 8.4 June 3.7 33.3 24.8 8.5 22.4 17.6 4.8 September 0.0 23.6 19.0 4.6 28.3 23.7 4.6 December -1.0 25.3 20.2 5.1 27.7 21.6 6.1 (1) The rates measure establishments gaining or losing jobs as a percentage of the average of the previous and current quarter total number of establishments. (2) See footnote 1, table 5.