Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, not seasonally adjusted Rhode Island 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 1,745 28,305 23,032 5,273 26,560 20,040 6,520 December -15 29,374 23,596 5,778 29,389 23,262 6,127 1993 March -14,376 24,754 16,033 8,721 39,130 29,875 9,255 June 18,759 38,908 28,163 10,745 20,149 15,594 4,555 September 3,993 27,252 22,087 5,165 23,259 19,314 3,945 December -2,874 26,988 22,318 4,670 29,862 23,407 6,455 1994 March -15,394 20,614 15,790 4,824 36,008 27,910 8,098 June 18,543 39,881 30,377 9,504 21,338 16,919 4,419 September 681 26,858 22,339 4,519 26,177 18,252 7,925 December -1,206 29,308 22,250 7,058 30,514 21,938 8,576 1995 March -9,718 24,188 15,661 8,527 33,906 27,360 6,546 June 16,010 37,835 27,541 10,294 21,825 17,713 4,112 September 2,125 27,515 22,187 5,328 25,390 20,569 4,821 December -5,830 25,073 20,561 4,512 30,903 24,453 6,450 1996 March -12,673 22,928 17,304 5,624 35,601 26,826 8,775 June 20,174 39,876 29,652 10,224 19,702 15,202 4,500 September -1,821 25,767 20,157 5,610 27,588 21,950 5,638 December -2,269 27,018 22,165 4,853 29,287 22,164 7,123 1997 March -10,870 24,861 17,251 7,610 35,731 26,180 9,551 June 18,879 39,776 30,557 9,219 20,897 15,608 5,289 September 2,229 27,330 22,398 4,932 25,101 20,303 4,798 December -2,760 25,696 21,543 4,153 28,456 22,375 6,081 1998 March -13,350 23,735 19,019 4,716 37,085 26,559 10,526 June 21,294 42,177 29,997 12,180 20,883 16,912 3,971 September -671 25,886 20,736 5,150 26,557 21,387 5,170 December -1,307 27,898 22,521 5,377 29,205 22,087 7,118 1999 March -13,196 25,049 17,821 7,228 38,245 27,558 10,687 June 22,231 42,096 30,871 11,225 19,865 16,486 3,379 September 1,170 27,392 21,602 5,790 26,222 21,769 4,453 December 1,406 29,860 24,240 5,620 28,454 22,268 6,186 2000 March -12,204 26,257 19,713 6,544 38,461 29,602 8,859 June 19,774 45,398 35,202 10,196 25,624 18,020 7,604 September -546 26,792 21,843 4,949 27,338 22,411 4,927 December 1,087 30,250 26,079 4,171 29,163 22,448 6,715 2001 March -15,490 25,620 19,210 6,410 41,110 33,217 7,893 June 15,619 41,238 31,763 9,475 25,619 19,078 6,541 September -3,492 24,024 18,947 5,077 27,516 23,423 4,093 December -4,132 26,101 22,555 3,546 30,233 23,253 6,980 2002 March -11,573 24,667 17,614 7,053 36,240 29,113 7,127 June 17,977 40,258 30,849 9,409 22,281 17,455 4,826 September -1,538 23,855 18,824 5,031 25,393 20,795 4,598 December -2,347 25,413 21,593 3,820 27,760 21,137 6,623 2003 March -14,713 21,360 15,817 5,543 36,073 29,066 7,007 June 22,080 41,279 31,546 9,733 19,199 15,352 3,847 September 42 23,082 18,964 4,118 23,040 19,619 3,421 December -1,420 26,303 22,018 4,285 27,723 21,568 6,155 2004 March -15,375 20,508 15,867 4,641 35,883 27,476 8,407 June 21,293 40,930 30,081 10,849 19,637 14,821 4,816 September -1,347 25,515 20,069 5,446 26,862 21,464 5,398 December -1,391 27,316 22,163 5,153 28,707 22,529 6,178 2005 March -15,045 20,789 16,134 4,655 35,834 27,141 8,693 June 20,801 40,873 30,996 9,877 20,072 16,240 3,832 September -295 24,710 20,135 4,575 25,005 21,062 3,943 December -4,920 25,626 21,570 4,056 30,546 23,859 6,687 2006 March -14,092 19,567 14,829 4,738 33,659 24,676 8,983 June 22,694 41,962 30,382 11,580 19,268 15,905 3,363 September -548 25,375 19,505 5,870 25,923 21,183 4,740 December -2,804 26,843 22,071 4,772 29,647 23,250 6,397 2007 March -15,481 19,543 14,441 5,102 35,024 27,340 7,684 June 20,779 40,372 29,857 10,515 19,593 15,461 4,132 September -6,641 20,626 16,940 3,686 27,267 22,934 4,333 December -4,686 24,071 20,060 4,011 28,757 22,855 5,902 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.