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 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.