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 -606 27,413 21,334 6,079 28,019 23,002 5,017 June 3,956 29,634 23,373 6,261 25,678 20,553 5,125 September 963 25,959 20,795 5,164 24,996 20,578 4,418 December 1,382 27,907 22,085 5,822 26,525 20,818 5,707 2004 March -1,271 26,492 21,402 5,090 27,763 21,744 6,019 June 3,008 29,266 22,288 6,978 26,258 19,842 6,416 September -650 28,835 22,006 6,829 29,485 22,513 6,972 December 1,756 29,231 22,230 7,001 27,475 21,746 5,729 2005 March -836 26,867 21,762 5,105 27,703 21,479 6,224 June 2,473 29,319 22,966 6,353 26,846 21,741 5,105 September 631 27,816 22,079 5,737 27,185 22,092 5,093 December -2,085 27,146 21,635 5,511 29,231 23,030 6,201 2006 March -761 25,198 20,002 5,196 25,959 19,528 6,431 June 4,186 29,960 22,511 7,449 25,774 21,293 4,481 September 409 28,749 21,388 7,361 28,340 22,218 6,122 December 247 28,621 22,138 6,483 28,374 22,442 5,932 2007 March -2,064 25,073 19,478 5,595 27,137 21,636 5,501 June 2,540 28,796 22,070 6,726 26,256 20,743 5,513 September -6,174 23,339 18,669 4,670 29,513 23,912 5,601 December -2,038 25,527 20,080 5,447 27,565 22,092 5,473 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.