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 189 7,929 6,145 1,784 7,879 6,284 1,595 June 118 8,048 6,341 1,707 7,749 6,160 1,589 September 174 7,916 6,237 1,679 7,675 6,170 1,505 December 69 7,895 6,224 1,671 7,919 6,317 1,602 2004 March -114 7,968 6,262 1,706 8,160 6,340 1,820 June 249 8,121 6,342 1,779 7,865 6,335 1,530 September 143 7,973 6,128 1,845 8,103 6,401 1,702 December 307 8,212 6,255 1,957 8,058 6,408 1,650 2005 March -22 7,976 6,175 1,801 8,307 6,484 1,823 June 117 8,347 6,524 1,823 7,878 6,172 1,706 September 159 8,156 6,267 1,889 8,288 6,558 1,730 December -122 7,847 6,146 1,701 8,319 6,496 1,823 2006 March -543 7,891 6,169 1,722 8,475 6,210 2,265 June 659 8,317 6,178 2,139 7,991 6,511 1,480 September 50 7,978 6,176 1,802 8,249 6,497 1,752 December 94 8,235 6,337 1,898 8,226 6,422 1,804 2007 March 17 7,785 5,978 1,807 8,397 6,607 1,790 June -295 7,976 6,265 1,711 8,313 6,307 2,006 September -117 7,527 5,852 1,675 8,494 6,702 1,792 December 83 7,848 5,947 1,901 8,363 6,545 1,818 2008 March -136 7,521 5,826 1,695 8,391 6,560 1,831 June -189 7,528 5,833 1,695 8,545 6,661 1,884 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.