Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Rhode Island Total private 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 6,993 5,580 1,413 6,967 5,686 1,281 December -143 6,965 5,554 1,411 7,054 5,500 1,554 1993 March -702 6,114 4,719 1,395 8,227 6,130 2,097 June 1,320 8,983 6,529 2,454 5,643 4,509 1,134 September 268 7,050 5,613 1,437 6,828 5,659 1,169 December -282 7,095 5,731 1,364 7,142 5,496 1,646 1994 March -910 5,994 4,675 1,319 8,646 6,417 2,229 June 1,235 9,170 6,742 2,428 5,612 4,419 1,193 September -996 7,062 5,674 1,388 7,859 5,475 2,384 December 19 7,538 5,546 1,992 7,297 5,324 1,973 1995 March -222 6,507 4,769 1,738 8,227 6,267 1,960 June 1,343 8,832 6,422 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 1,398 9,410 6,930 2,480 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 5,097 1,378 8,827 6,535 2,292 June 1,180 9,240 6,864 2,376 5,971 4,775 1,196 September 181 7,424 5,966 1,458 7,408 6,131 1,277 December -234 7,576 6,151 1,425 7,440 5,781 1,659 1998 March -946 6,556 5,180 1,376 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 -381 7,695 6,275 1,420 7,552 5,751 1,801 1999 March -1,126 6,716 5,227 1,489 9,167 6,552 2,615 June 1,620 9,744 7,085 2,659 5,969 4,930 1,039 September 115 7,417 6,000 1,417 7,685 6,383 1,302 December -320 7,841 6,425 1,416 7,575 5,839 1,736 2000 March -709 6,997 5,493 1,504 9,002 6,789 2,213 June 1,258 9,663 7,176 2,487 6,382 5,153 1,229 September 63 7,391 5,967 1,424 7,971 6,610 1,361 December -351 7,750 6,417 1,333 7,488 5,804 1,684 2001 March -627 6,870 5,192 1,678 9,290 6,985 2,305 June 1,089 9,537 7,157 2,380 6,495 5,204 1,291 September 79 7,011 5,663 1,348 8,163 6,894 1,269 December -396 7,443 6,184 1,259 7,725 6,070 1,655 2002 March -666 6,687 5,235 1,452 8,936 6,818 2,118 June 1,094 9,544 7,195 2,349 6,426 5,171 1,255 September 90 7,395 5,987 1,408 7,997 6,679 1,318 December -437 7,755 6,360 1,395 7,688 5,856 1,832 2003 March -791 6,689 5,201 1,488 9,320 7,041 2,279 June 1,375 9,943 7,412 2,531 6,244 5,088 1,156 September 244 7,480 6,058 1,422 7,765 6,587 1,178 December -299 7,693 6,306 1,387 7,914 6,228 1,686 2004 March -1,162 6,738 5,302 1,436 9,702 7,104 2,598 June 1,527 10,061 7,416 2,645 6,354 5,236 1,118 September 225 7,520 5,952 1,568 8,180 6,837 1,343 December -114 7,959 6,342 1,617 8,053 6,322 1,731 2005 March -1,096 6,738 5,230 1,508 9,867 7,263 2,604 June 1,463 10,338 7,629 2,709 6,349 5,103 1,246 September 248 7,696 6,093 1,603 8,355 7,000 1,355 December -510 7,641 6,229 1,412 8,334 6,412 1,922 2006 March -1,792 6,670 5,225 1,445 10,199 6,962 3,237 June 2,100 10,408 7,231 3,177 6,459 5,382 1,077 September 172 7,542 6,003 1,539 8,311 6,944 1,367 December -330 8,004 6,429 1,575 8,241 6,336 1,905 2007 March -1,012 6,623 5,071 1,552 9,977 7,413 2,564 June 1,062 9,891 7,333 2,558 6,711 5,215 1,496 September 68 7,174 5,697 1,477 8,574 7,165 1,409 December -380 7,622 6,037 1,585 8,428 6,463 1,965 2008 March -1,128 6,454 4,960 1,494 10,019 7,397 2,622 June 1,093 9,397 6,817 2,580 7,023 5,536 1,487 September -17 6,894 5,416 1,478 8,628 7,133 1,495 December -643 6,780 5,291 1,489 8,996 6,864 2,132 2009 March -1,444 5,559 4,173 1,386 10,558 7,728 2,830 June 1,114 8,883 6,378 2,505 6,550 5,159 1,391 September -287 6,660 5,211 1,449 8,218 6,482 1,736 December -241 7,081 5,468 1,613 7,600 5,746 1,854 2010 March -979 6,006 4,565 1,441 9,050 6,630 2,420 June 1,296 9,356 6,777 2,579 5,886 4,603 1,283 September 159 6,933 5,394 1,539 7,580 6,200 1,380 December -365 7,282 5,718 1,564 7,683 5,754 1,929 2011 March -966 6,040 4,609 1,431 9,050 6,653 2,397 June 1,290 9,393 6,837 2,556 5,946 4,680 1,266 September 153 6,932 5,437 1,495 7,691 6,349 1,342 December -280 7,312 5,783 1,529 7,608 5,799 1,809 2012 March -748 6,396 4,856 1,540 8,870 6,582 2,288 June 1,241 9,497 7,059 2,438 5,918 4,721 1,197 September 44 6,761 5,373 1,388 7,652 6,308 1,344 December -194 7,468 5,893 1,575 7,509 5,740 1,769 2013 March -880 6,218 4,802 1,416 9,037 6,741 2,296 June 1,159 9,567 7,152 2,415 5,810 4,554 1,256 September 65 6,875 5,451 1,424 7,866 6,507 1,359 December -324 7,409 5,942 1,467 7,484 5,693 1,791 2014 March -846 6,074 4,617 1,457 9,185 6,882 2,303 June 1,224 9,570 7,109 2,461 5,861 4,624 1,237 September 93 6,973 5,556 1,417 7,648 6,324 1,324 December -157 7,852 6,286 1,566 7,414 5,691 1,723 2015 March -859 6,149 4,695 1,454 9,364 7,051 2,313 June 1,404 9,859 7,204 2,655 6,045 4,794 1,251 September -28 7,133 5,666 1,467 7,975 6,480 1,495 December -2 8,252 6,528 1,724 7,343 5,617 1,726 2016 March -801 6,517 4,954 1,563 9,516 7,152 2,364 June 1,053 9,610 7,231 2,379 6,446 5,120 1,326 September 235 7,340 5,789 1,551 7,750 6,434 1,316 December -367 7,624 6,164 1,460 7,813 5,986 1,827 2017 March -698 6,963 5,380 1,583 9,444 7,163 2,281 June 1,077 9,929 7,524 2,405 6,614 5,286 1,328 September 147 7,223 5,678 1,545 8,383 6,985 1,398 December -371 7,815 6,218 1,597 7,942 5,974 1,968 2018 March -1,003 6,760 5,138 1,622 9,615 6,990 2,625 June 1,444 9,867 7,272 2,595 6,240 5,089 1,151 September 218 7,258 5,683 1,575 8,239 6,882 1,357 December -208 8,017 6,336 1,681 7,841 5,952 1,889 2019 March -506 6,856 5,192 1,664 9,247 7,077 2,170 June 1,042 9,696 7,182 2,514 6,668 5,196 1,472 September 12 7,304 5,747 1,557 8,318 6,773 1,545 December -223 8,016 6,276 1,740 8,045 6,082 1,963 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.