Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not 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 132 6,992 5,579 1,413 6,967 5,686 1,281 December -143 6,965 5,554 1,411 7,053 5,499 1,554 1993 March -702 6,113 4,718 1,395 8,225 6,128 2,097 June 1,319 8,980 6,527 2,453 5,643 4,509 1,134 September 267 7,049 5,613 1,436 6,828 5,659 1,169 December -282 7,094 5,730 1,364 7,142 5,496 1,646 1994 March -907 5,996 4,675 1,321 8,644 6,416 2,228 June 1,233 9,168 6,742 2,426 5,612 4,419 1,193 September -996 7,062 5,674 1,388 7,859 5,475 2,384 December 19 7,537 5,545 1,992 7,297 5,324 1,973 1995 March -221 6,507 4,769 1,738 8,225 6,266 1,959 June 1,343 8,831 6,421 2,410 5,920 4,853 1,067 September 311 7,192 5,690 1,502 7,225 6,034 1,191 December -254 7,083 5,733 1,350 7,473 5,869 1,604 1996 March -998 6,385 5,057 1,328 8,628 6,302 2,326 June 1,397 9,409 6,930 2,479 5,713 4,631 1,082 September 190 7,249 5,833 1,416 7,400 6,174 1,226 December -239 7,314 5,914 1,400 7,492 5,853 1,639 1997 March -914 6,475 5,096 1,379 8,828 6,535 2,293 June 1,180 9,239 6,863 2,376 5,969 4,773 1,196 September 182 7,424 5,966 1,458 7,406 6,130 1,276 December -234 7,575 6,150 1,425 7,440 5,781 1,659 1998 March -943 6,558 5,179 1,379 8,646 6,324 2,322 June 1,512 9,386 6,742 2,644 6,193 5,061 1,132 September 151 7,335 5,874 1,461 7,670 6,360 1,310 December -380 7,696 6,275 1,421 7,552 5,751 1,801 1999 March -1,126 6,717 5,228 1,489 9,167 6,552 2,615 June 1,620 9,744 7,085 2,659 5,970 4,931 1,039 September 116 7,418 6,000 1,418 7,685 6,383 1,302 December -320 7,842 6,426 1,416 7,575 5,839 1,736 2000 March -708 6,998 5,493 1,505 9,003 6,790 2,213 June 1,260 9,665 7,176 2,489 6,382 5,153 1,229 September 64 7,393 5,968 1,425 7,971 6,610 1,361 December -349 7,752 6,417 1,335 7,488 5,804 1,684 2001 March -628 6,870 5,192 1,678 9,292 6,986 2,306 June 1,089 9,539 7,157 2,382 6,497 5,204 1,293 September 78 7,012 5,663 1,349 8,165 6,894 1,271 December -394 7,446 6,185 1,261 7,725 6,070 1,655 2002 March -667 6,690 5,236 1,454 8,939 6,818 2,121 June 1,094 9,546 7,195 2,351 6,428 5,171 1,257 September 87 7,396 5,988 1,408 8,000 6,679 1,321 December -438 7,755 6,360 1,395 7,690 5,857 1,833 2003 March -784 6,697 5,201 1,496 9,321 7,041 2,280 June 1,379 9,953 7,414 2,539 6,248 5,088 1,160 September 241 7,482 6,059 1,423 7,769 6,587 1,182 December -310 7,686 6,305 1,381 7,919 6,228 1,691 2004 March -1,171 6,730 5,300 1,430 9,705 7,104 2,601 June 1,529 10,062 7,416 2,646 6,350 5,233 1,117 September 227 7,517 5,953 1,564 8,171 6,834 1,337 December -123 7,954 6,336 1,618 8,059 6,318 1,741 2005 March -1,095 6,736 5,226 1,510 9,870 7,265 2,605 June 1,465 10,339 7,628 2,711 6,344 5,098 1,246 September 242 7,689 6,088 1,601 8,360 7,001 1,359 December -518 7,632 6,226 1,406 8,329 6,405 1,924 2006 March -1,793 6,665 5,221 1,444 10,195 6,958 3,237 June 2,100 10,405 7,224 3,181 6,459 5,378 1,081 September 152 7,527 5,999 1,528 8,312 6,936 1,376 December -335 7,988 6,419 1,569 8,236 6,332 1,904 2007 March -965 6,532 5,044 1,488 9,788 7,335 2,453 June 1,104 9,807 7,301 2,506 6,581 5,179 1,402 September 12 7,053 5,674 1,379 8,468 7,101 1,367 December -314 7,537 6,022 1,515 8,260 6,431 1,829 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.