Table 3. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, by establishment age Total Private Rhode Island Gross Job Gains Gross Job Losses Age Class Net Change Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing Establishments Establishments Establishments Establishments March 1994 Less than one year 2,340 2,340 0 2,340 0 0 0 Born before March 1993 -1,927 7,471 6,578 893 8,650 5,830 2,820 Total 413 9,811 6,578 3,233 8,650 5,830 2,820 March 1995 Less than one year 2,162 2,162 0 2,162 0 0 0 1 year -535 677 565 112 996 349 647 Born before March 1993 -1,591 7,313 6,411 902 7,733 5,240 2,493 Total 36 10,152 6,976 3,176 8,729 5,589 3,140 March 1996 Less than one year 2,370 2,370 0 2,370 0 0 0 1 year -464 621 523 98 872 310 562 2 years -218 604 453 151 712 343 369 Born before March 1993 -1,283 6,259 5,561 698 7,518 5,537 1,981 Total 405 9,854 6,537 3,317 9,102 6,190 2,912 March 1997 Less than one year 2,356 2,356 0 2,356 0 0 0 1 year -508 661 557 104 966 354 612 2 years -190 585 460 125 590 275 315 3 years -168 522 430 92 556 296 260 Born before March 1993 -1,053 6,223 5,624 599 6,708 5,056 1,652 Total 437 10,347 7,071 3,276 8,820 5,981 2,839 March 1998 Less than one year 2,410 2,410 0 2,410 0 0 0 1 year -532 662 584 78 932 322 610 2 years -295 593 483 110 723 318 405 3 years -179 471 379 92 555 284 271 4 years -125 441 361 80 522 317 205 Born before March 1993 -1,092 5,745 5,285 460 6,353 4,801 1,552 Total 187 10,322 7,092 3,230 9,085 6,042 3,043 March 1999 Less than one year 2,403 2,403 0 2,403 0 0 0 1 year -546 694 595 99 974 329 645 2 years -294 531 431 100 706 312 394 3 years -186 471 374 97 571 288 283 4 years -160 414 343 71 498 267 231 5 years -101 406 340 66 473 306 167 Born before March 1993 -953 5,384 4,919 465 6,160 4,742 1,418 Total 163 10,303 7,002 3,301 9,382 6,244 3,138 March 2000 Less than one year 2,532 2,532 0 2,532 0 0 0 1 year -509 685 571 114 926 303 623 2 years -219 636 478 158 698 321 377 3 years -124 518 418 100 533 309 224 4 years -112 452 357 95 496 289 207 5 years -83 376 315 61 380 236 144 6 years -76 389 331 58 411 277 134 Born before March 1993 -705 5,395 4,948 447 5,599 4,447 1,152 Total 704 10,983 7,418 3,565 9,043 6,182 2,861 March 2001 Less than one year 2,645 2,645 0 2,645 0 0 0 1 year -569 713 599 114 1,029 346 683 2 years -246 574 446 128 741 367 374 3 years -183 510 416 94 601 324 277 4 years -153 477 415 62 495 280 215 5 years -115 389 331 58 458 285 173 6 years -95 327 282 45 396 256 140 7 years -97 345 300 45 399 257 142 Born before March 1993 -837 4,831 4,508 323 5,647 4,487 1,160 Total 350 10,811 7,297 3,514 9,766 6,602 3,164 March 2002 Less than one year 2,450 2,450 0 2,450 0 0 0 1 year -661 621 558 63 1,082 358 724 2 years -291 589 485 104 747 352 395 3 years -217 487 400 87 641 337 304 4 years -165 406 332 74 567 328 239 5 years -96 382 318 64 469 309 160 6 years -112 299 252 47 455 296 159 7 years -78 298 268 30 343 235 108 8 years -64 339 291 48 370 258 112 Born before March 1993 -649 4,480 4,145 335 5,400 4,416 984 Total 117 10,351 7,049 3,302 10,074 6,889 3,185 March 2003 Less than one year 2,437 2,437 0 2,437 0 0 0 1 year -585 636 551 85 1,005 335 670 2 years -293 570 452 118 773 362 411 3 years -220 511 423 88 632 324 308 4 years -156 453 377 76 564 332 232 5 years -120 408 336 72 461 269 192 6 years -94 352 298 54 417 269 148 7 years -76 311 268 43 377 258 119 8 years -61 281 246 35 329 233 96 9 years -68 284 250 34 354 252 102 Born before March 1993 -800 4,284 4,056 228 5,221 4,193 1,028 Total -36 10,527 7,257 3,270 10,133 6,827 3,306 March 2004 Less than one year 2,399 2,399 0 2,399 0 0 0 1 year -596 673 573 100 962 266 696 2 years -266 570 458 112 691 313 378 3 years -191 498 393 105 636 340 296 4 years -144 479 411 68 536 324 212 5 years -90 426 348 78 457 289 168 6 years -105 340 290 50 421 266 155 7 years -84 327 285 42 381 255 126 8 years -94 284 256 28 341 219 122 9 years -50 275 238 37 305 218 87 10 years -51 282 247 35 329 243 86 Born before March 1993 -560 4,238 3,939 299 4,873 4,014 859 Total 168 10,791 7,438 3,353 9,932 6,747 3,185 March 2005 Less than one year 2,527 2,527 0 2,527 0 0 0 1 year -512 663 550 113 969 344 625 2 years -245 537 413 124 694 325 369 3 years -152 496 385 111 580 317 263 4 years -137 403 328 75 524 312 212 5 years -103 396 329 67 486 316 170 6 years -87 364 310 54 434 293 141 7 years -78 321 269 52 394 264 130 8 years -48 324 280 44 334 242 92 9 years -51 263 234 29 303 223 80 10 years -36 249 219 30 267 201 66 11 years -59 261 233 28 312 225 87 Born before March 1993 -480 3,900 3,619 281 4,788 4,027 761 Total 539 10,704 7,169 3,535 10,085 7,089 2,996 March 2006 Less than one year 2,287 2,287 0 2,287 0 0 0 1 year -661 621 514 107 1,088 320 768 2 years -300 520 401 119 739 320 419 3 years -191 489 370 119 611 301 310 4 years -194 432 363 69 550 287 263 5 years -168 356 309 47 515 300 215 6 years -132 377 314 63 466 271 195 7 years -112 359 306 53 424 259 165 8 years -101 293 256 37 385 247 138 9 years -72 286 248 38 351 241 110 10 years -85 243 226 17 306 204 102 11 years -57 241 215 26 262 179 83 12 years -47 233 199 34 288 207 81 Born before March 1993 -761 3,793 3,553 240 4,758 3,757 1,001 Total -594 10,530 7,274 3,256 10,743 6,893 3,850 March 2007 Less than one year 2,476 2,476 0 2,476 0 0 0 1 year -461 614 463 151 901 289 612 2 years -205 548 392 156 730 369 361 3 years -148 492 359 133 572 291 281 4 years -103 437 343 94 499 302 197 5 years -75 374 274 100 476 301 175 6 years -91 344 276 68 444 285 159 7 years -49 365 288 77 386 260 126 8 years -45 293 223 70 405 290 115 9 years -45 273 226 47 328 236 92 10 years -31 285 234 51 308 226 82 11 years -21 228 190 38 298 239 59 12 years -7 216 177 39 242 196 46 13 years -40 209 178 31 292 221 71 Born before March 1993 -276 3,734 3,319 415 4,408 3,717 691 Total 879 10,888 6,942 3,946 10,289 7,222 3,067 March 2008 Less than one year 2,194 2,194 0 2,194 0 0 0 1 year -659 598 509 89 1,050 302 748 2 years -296 470 353 117 716 303 413 3 years -264 437 336 101 676 311 365 4 years -200 362 298 64 567 303 264 5 years -158 342 286 56 523 309 214 6 years -118 327 264 63 452 271 181 7 years -88 292 247 45 407 274 133 8 years -92 299 254 45 421 284 137 9 years -81 294 258 36 374 257 117 10 years -46 243 200 43 339 250 89 11 years -55 221 197 24 337 258 79 12 years -54 213 190 23 271 194 77 13 years -52 194 176 18 273 203 70 14 years -30 198 175 23 250 197 53 Born before March 1993 -442 3,205 2,980 225 4,623 3,956 667 Total -441 9,889 6,723 3,166 11,279 7,672 3,607 March 2009 Less than one year 1,953 1,953 0 1,953 0 0 0 1 year -616 437 364 73 982 293 689 2 years -339 373 284 89 807 379 428 3 years -273 365 280 85 631 273 358 4 years -198 332 248 84 597 315 282 5 years -150 273 206 67 541 324 217 6 years -124 251 202 49 487 314 173 7 years -125 227 188 39 477 313 164 8 years -93 223 189 34 428 301 127 9 years -81 245 201 44 453 328 125 10 years -96 186 162 24 423 303 120 11 years -79 195 171 24 364 261 103 12 years -67 207 185 22 324 235 89 13 years -73 151 136 15 321 233 88 14 years -51 159 141 18 287 218 69 15 years -44 144 126 18 300 238 62 Born before March 1993 -619 2,499 2,325 174 5,071 4,278 793 Total -1,075 8,220 5,408 2,812 12,493 8,606 3,887 March 2010 Less than one year 1,863 1,863 0 1,863 0 0 0 1 year -471 439 338 101 836 264 572 2 years -295 401 305 96 609 218 391 3 years -176 385 288 97 534 261 273 4 years -156 318 244 74 471 241 230 5 years -130 315 246 69 452 253 199 6 years -109 311 256 55 380 216 164 7 years -90 287 228 59 382 233 149 8 years -41 268 214 54 314 219 95 9 years -82 229 199 30 341 229 112 10 years -77 247 214 33 379 269 110 11 years -58 222 188 34 306 214 92 12 years -59 181 156 25 301 217 84 13 years -39 174 149 25 294 230 64 14 years -28 182 151 31 248 189 59 15 years -41 155 132 23 235 171 64 16 years -62 164 141 23 269 184 85 Born before March 1993 -429 2,804 2,599 205 4,187 3,553 634 Total -480 8,945 6,048 2,897 10,538 7,161 3,377 March 2011 Less than one year 1,946 1,946 0 1,946 0 0 0 1 year -444 435 360 75 740 221 519 2 years -274 360 292 68 554 212 342 3 years -129 386 285 101 449 219 230 4 years -109 374 285 89 435 237 198 5 years -87 321 247 74 369 208 161 6 years -94 291 225 66 379 219 160 7 years -78 283 230 53 348 217 131 8 years -73 266 222 44 318 201 117 9 years -71 241 210 31 316 214 102 10 years -54 232 199 33 291 204 87 11 years -26 304 262 42 284 216 68 12 years -31 233 200 33 263 199 64 13 years -25 212 173 39 249 185 64 14 years -27 206 180 26 235 182 53 15 years -38 180 166 14 221 169 52 16 years -29 168 143 25 193 139 54 17 years -18 174 142 32 215 165 50 Born before March 1993 -316 3,008 2,774 234 3,591 3,041 550 Total 23 9,620 6,595 3,025 9,450 6,448 3,002 March 2012 Less than one year 2,252 2,252 0 2,252 0 0 0 1 year -439 491 416 75 732 218 514 2 years -231 405 321 84 530 215 315 3 years -137 365 271 94 425 194 231 4 years -106 309 226 83 402 213 189 5 years -101 334 269 65 395 229 166 6 years -71 300 237 63 352 218 134 7 years -58 288 224 64 320 198 122 8 years -51 262 212 50 313 212 101 9 years -56 257 212 45 292 191 101 10 years -50 244 208 36 286 200 86 11 years -23 237 196 41 269 205 64 12 years -43 240 205 35 312 234 78 13 years -32 230 199 31 249 186 63 14 years -42 208 178 30 243 171 72 15 years -25 200 170 30 226 171 55 16 years -22 160 139 21 199 156 43 17 years -8 176 145 31 183 144 39 18 years -32 180 165 15 187 140 47 Born before March 1993 -299 3,020 2,794 226 3,495 2,970 525 Total 426 10,158 6,787 3,371 9,410 6,465 2,945 NOTE: A '_' indicates that the data are not available and a 'N' indicates that the data do not meet BLS disclosure standards.