Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, annual March to March Rhode Island Total private Gross job gains Gross job losses Year ended Net change(1) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments March 1994 4,411 46,323 30,833 15,490 41,912 28,433 13,479 March 1995 8,300 50,760 34,447 16,313 42,460 28,247 14,213 March 1996 -367 45,300 30,318 14,982 45,667 29,147 16,520 March 1997 5,217 49,556 32,022 17,534 44,339 27,265 17,074 March 1998 4,991 47,302 33,296 14,006 42,311 25,910 16,401 March 1999 6,117 50,285 32,114 18,171 44,168 28,899 15,269 March 2000 12,599 55,381 35,775 19,606 42,782 29,705 13,077 March 2001 4,822 53,017 37,899 15,118 48,195 31,177 17,018 March 2002 -3,579 46,356 30,686 15,670 49,935 34,010 15,925 March 2003 -626 44,530 30,638 13,892 45,156 30,335 14,821 March 2004 5,380 44,600 31,278 13,322 39,220 25,823 13,397 March 2005 3,523 43,860 30,836 13,024 40,337 27,091 13,246 March 2006 1,524 41,862 30,126 11,736 40,338 26,304 14,034 March 2007 3,883 43,357 27,130 16,227 39,474 27,585 11,889 March 2008 -6,983 36,251 25,550 10,701 43,234 30,794 12,440 March 2009 -21,162 31,235 20,875 10,360 52,397 37,950 14,447 March 2010 -4,196 34,108 23,114 10,994 38,304 27,603 10,701 March 2011 1,461 34,843 24,635 10,208 33,382 23,534 9,848 March 2012 4,347 37,579 26,661 10,918 33,232 24,147 9,085 March 2013 3,273 35,804 25,819 9,985 32,531 22,396 10,135 March 2014 5,321 36,131 26,335 9,796 30,810 21,582 9,228 March 2015 6,198 36,904 27,392 9,512 30,706 21,510 9,196 March 2016 7,501 38,538 27,676 10,862 31,037 20,893 10,144 March 2017 1,236 36,501 26,072 10,429 35,265 24,488 10,777 March 2018 4,239 40,460 27,950 12,510 36,221 24,080 12,141 March 2019 3,183 38,754 27,517 11,237 35,571 25,686 9,885 March 2020 -544 38,329 27,482 10,847 38,873 26,213 12,660 March 2021 -23,659 37,085 24,636 12,449 60,744 48,143 12,601 March 2022 19,481 57,317 40,816 16,501 37,836 25,486 12,350 March 2023 8,669 49,576 33,883 15,693 40,907 27,762 13,145 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.