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 -1,043 6,575 5,060 1,515 9,961 7,403 2,558 June 1,080 9,870 7,325 2,545 6,675 5,210 1,465 September 13 7,105 5,685 1,420 8,562 7,155 1,407 December -348 7,595 6,024 1,571 8,372 6,453 1,919 2008 March -1,196 6,352 4,931 1,421 9,967 7,350 2,617 June 1,129 9,322 6,810 2,512 6,894 5,511 1,383 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.