Table 3. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, annual March to March Rhode Island Total private Establishments gaining jobs Establishments losing jobs Year ended Net change(1) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments March 1994 412 9,813 6,580 3,233 8,651 5,830 2,821 March 1995 37 10,154 6,976 3,178 8,731 5,590 3,141 March 1996 405 9,855 6,538 3,317 9,102 6,190 2,912 March 1997 438 10,347 7,071 3,276 8,819 5,981 2,838 March 1998 183 10,320 7,093 3,227 9,086 6,042 3,044 March 1999 162 10,302 7,002 3,300 9,382 6,244 3,138 March 2000 702 10,981 7,418 3,563 9,042 6,181 2,861 March 2001 346 10,805 7,296 3,509 9,765 6,602 3,163 March 2002 117 10,346 7,048 3,298 10,070 6,889 3,181 March 2003 -39 10,521 7,257 3,264 10,129 6,826 3,303 March 2004 187 10,802 7,437 3,365 9,925 6,747 3,178 March 2005 543 10,705 7,174 3,531 10,078 7,090 2,988 March 2006 -581 10,541 7,279 3,262 10,740 6,897 3,843 March 2007 935 10,944 6,950 3,994 10,292 7,233 3,059 March 2008 -371 9,971 6,745 3,226 11,282 7,685 3,597 March 2009 -1,010 8,305 5,428 2,877 12,515 8,628 3,887 March 2010 -390 9,090 6,095 2,995 10,578 7,193 3,385 March 2011 127 9,778 6,642 3,136 9,489 6,480 3,009 March 2012 420 10,202 6,820 3,382 9,486 6,524 2,962 March 2013 214 10,070 6,875 3,195 9,497 6,516 2,981 March 2014 56 10,047 6,889 3,158 9,659 6,557 3,102 March 2015 300 10,373 7,084 3,289 9,507 6,518 2,989 March 2016 588 11,188 7,419 3,769 9,447 6,266 3,181 March 2017 226 10,837 7,380 3,457 10,106 6,875 3,231 March 2018 -97 10,830 7,256 3,574 10,609 6,938 3,671 March 2019 909 11,217 7,281 3,936 9,914 6,887 3,027 March 2020 207 11,018 6,988 4,030 11,094 7,271 3,823 March 2021 970 11,274 6,257 5,017 13,051 9,004 4,047 March 2022 1,999 15,486 9,143 6,343 10,625 6,281 4,344 March 2023 1,665 14,765 8,401 6,364 11,929 7,230 4,699 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.