Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, 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 2,426 31,867 25,255 6,612 29,441 21,020 8,421 December 3,384 31,518 23,668 7,850 28,134 22,453 5,681 1993 March 922 31,190 21,626 9,564 30,268 23,642 6,626 June 833 27,779 20,867 6,912 26,946 20,877 6,069 September 5,343 30,696 24,219 6,477 25,353 20,258 5,095 December 152 28,731 22,386 6,345 28,579 22,593 5,986 1994 March -1,297 26,588 21,298 5,290 27,885 22,087 5,798 June 83 28,620 22,507 6,113 28,537 22,650 5,887 September 783 30,163 24,496 5,667 29,380 19,144 10,236 December 2,779 31,906 22,317 9,589 29,127 21,175 7,952 1995 March 4,136 30,475 21,124 9,351 26,339 21,652 4,687 June -2,164 27,027 20,406 6,621 29,191 23,713 5,478 September 3,209 31,010 24,329 6,681 27,801 21,574 6,227 December -2,831 26,753 20,623 6,130 29,584 23,603 5,981 1996 March 1,997 29,508 23,340 6,168 27,511 21,229 6,282 June 2,199 28,546 21,970 6,576 26,347 20,352 5,995 September -1,167 29,138 22,103 7,035 30,305 23,023 7,282 December 826 28,825 22,232 6,593 27,999 21,394 6,605 1997 March 4,059 31,615 23,269 8,346 27,556 20,718 6,838 June 628 28,570 22,640 5,930 27,942 20,895 7,047 September 3,253 30,745 24,560 6,185 27,492 21,295 6,197 December 14 27,250 21,608 5,642 27,236 21,597 5,639 1998 March 2,271 30,825 25,653 5,172 28,554 21,018 7,536 June 2,128 30,060 22,225 7,835 27,932 22,641 5,291 September 87 29,196 22,738 6,458 29,109 22,432 6,677 December 1,975 29,894 22,589 7,305 27,919 21,319 6,600 1999 March 2,504 31,964 24,037 7,927 29,460 21,809 7,651 June 3,520 30,093 22,873 7,220 26,573 22,071 4,502 September 2,363 30,947 23,687 7,260 28,584 22,833 5,751 December 4,719 31,949 24,313 7,636 27,230 21,494 5,736 2000 March 3,997 33,766 26,589 7,177 29,769 23,426 6,343 June -1,615 32,640 26,082 6,558 34,255 24,124 10,131 September 288 30,158 23,952 6,206 29,870 23,506 6,364 December 3,930 31,825 26,158 5,667 27,895 21,668 6,227 2001 March 1,003 32,941 25,911 7,030 31,938 26,287 5,651 June -4,627 29,629 23,534 6,095 34,256 25,541 8,715 September -2,712 27,142 20,776 6,366 29,854 24,568 5,286 December -1,476 27,441 22,623 4,818 28,917 22,445 6,472 2002 March 3,351 31,493 23,758 7,735 28,142 23,039 5,103 June -889 28,909 22,857 6,052 29,798 23,368 6,430 September -800 26,950 20,641 6,309 27,750 21,811 5,939 December 305 26,848 21,658 5,190 26,543 20,402 6,141 2003 March -492 27,604 21,468 6,136 28,096 23,046 5,050 June 3,646 29,450 23,266 6,184 25,804 20,692 5,112 September 1,329 26,165 20,932 5,233 24,836 20,423 4,413 December 1,323 27,812 21,988 5,824 26,489 20,814 5,675 2004 March -1,169 26,674 21,536 5,138 27,843 21,785 6,058 June 2,704 29,079 22,186 6,893 26,375 19,976 6,399 September -235 29,072 22,152 6,920 29,307 22,344 6,963 December 1,696 29,135 22,132 7,003 27,439 21,742 5,697 2005 March -733 27,052 21,899 5,153 27,785 21,520 6,265 June 2,156 29,137 22,861 6,276 26,981 21,889 5,092 September 1,027 28,038 22,225 5,813 27,011 21,925 5,086 December -2,138 27,053 21,540 5,513 29,191 23,025 6,166 2006 March -667 25,372 20,127 5,245 26,039 19,565 6,474 June 3,860 29,766 22,408 7,358 25,906 21,437 4,469 September 823 28,988 21,529 7,459 28,165 22,051 6,114 December 192 28,527 22,041 6,486 28,335 22,437 5,898 2007 March -2,259 25,072 19,356 5,716 27,331 21,755 5,576 June 2,166 28,775 22,029 6,746 26,609 20,939 5,670 September -6,201 23,395 18,550 4,845 29,596 23,985 5,611 December -2,411 25,807 20,259 5,548 28,218 22,355 5,863 2008 March -3,073 23,562 18,273 5,289 26,635 21,481 5,154 June -1,100 26,773 21,194 5,579 27,873 22,032 5,841 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.