Table 3. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, by establishment age Total Private Iowa 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 5,420 5,420 0 5,420 0 0 0 Born before March 1993 -3,780 22,393 20,865 1,528 22,371 17,063 5,308 Total 1,640 27,813 20,865 6,948 22,371 17,063 5,308 March 1995 Less than one year 5,183 5,183 0 5,183 0 0 0 1 year -1,144 1,628 1,469 159 2,200 897 1,303 Born before March 1993 -3,819 21,107 19,914 1,193 21,795 16,783 5,012 Total 220 27,918 21,383 6,535 23,995 17,680 6,315 March 1996 Less than one year 4,972 4,972 0 4,972 0 0 0 1 year -923 1,614 1,464 150 1,940 867 1,073 2 years -503 1,393 1,194 199 1,549 847 702 Born before March 1993 -3,289 18,951 18,033 918 20,957 16,750 4,207 Total 257 26,930 20,691 6,239 24,446 18,464 5,982 March 1997 Less than one year 5,274 5,274 0 5,274 0 0 0 1 year -926 1,536 1,385 151 1,921 844 1,077 2 years -548 1,298 1,142 156 1,616 912 704 3 years -381 1,177 1,029 148 1,366 837 529 Born before March 1993 -2,910 18,147 17,235 912 20,195 16,373 3,822 Total 509 27,432 20,791 6,641 25,098 18,966 6,132 March 1998 Less than one year 5,755 5,755 0 5,755 0 0 0 1 year -911 1,595 1,436 159 1,963 893 1,070 2 years -433 1,322 1,157 165 1,454 856 598 3 years -342 1,178 1,051 127 1,273 804 469 4 years -306 1,012 929 83 1,229 840 389 Born before March 1993 -2,503 17,208 16,419 789 19,211 15,919 3,292 Total 1,260 28,070 20,992 7,078 25,130 19,312 5,818 March 1999 Less than one year 4,963 4,963 0 4,963 0 0 0 1 year -1,017 1,823 1,642 181 2,143 945 1,198 2 years -502 1,459 1,247 212 1,541 827 714 3 years -337 1,158 1,012 146 1,302 819 483 4 years -262 1,132 1,003 129 1,127 736 391 5 years -247 988 885 103 1,091 741 350 Born before March 1993 -2,478 16,818 16,013 805 18,134 14,851 3,283 Total 120 28,341 21,802 6,539 25,338 18,919 6,419 March 2000 Less than one year 4,956 4,956 0 4,956 0 0 0 1 year -877 1,550 1,360 190 1,864 797 1,067 2 years -590 1,485 1,258 227 1,735 918 817 3 years -416 1,194 1,038 156 1,388 816 572 4 years -238 1,093 949 144 1,136 754 382 5 years -244 979 871 108 1,088 736 352 6 years -199 854 762 92 1,004 713 291 Born before March 1993 -2,181 15,939 15,050 889 17,616 14,546 3,070 Total 211 28,050 21,288 6,762 25,831 19,280 6,551 March 2001 Less than one year 5,606 5,606 0 5,606 0 0 0 1 year -1,010 1,383 1,192 191 2,158 957 1,201 2 years -626 1,233 1,057 176 1,685 883 802 3 years -566 1,246 1,092 154 1,712 992 720 4 years -397 1,025 894 131 1,393 865 528 5 years -326 869 779 90 1,245 829 416 6 years -263 803 731 72 1,137 802 335 7 years -252 724 656 68 1,035 715 320 Born before March 1993 -2,917 13,598 12,995 603 19,243 15,723 3,520 Total -751 26,487 19,396 7,091 29,608 21,766 7,842 March 2002 Less than one year 5,049 5,049 0 5,049 0 0 0 1 year -1,198 1,554 1,382 172 2,341 971 1,370 2 years -534 1,139 972 167 1,555 854 701 3 years -371 1,081 953 128 1,292 793 499 4 years -365 1,050 901 149 1,419 905 514 5 years -249 951 836 115 1,099 735 364 6 years N N 694 N 1,042 740 302 7 years -181 771 693 78 949 690 259 8 years N N 650 N 870 660 210 Born before March 1993 -2,147 13,322 12,647 675 17,153 14,331 2,822 Total -349 26,420 19,728 6,692 27,720 20,679 7,041 March 2003 Less than one year 5,243 5,243 0 5,243 0 0 0 1 year -933 1,417 1,276 141 1,979 905 1,074 2 years -544 1,270 1,081 189 1,711 978 733 3 years -359 1,020 884 136 1,261 766 495 4 years -313 919 815 104 1,167 750 417 5 years -266 959 850 109 1,233 858 375 6 years -208 787 702 85 1,062 769 293 7 years -195 710 652 58 916 663 253 8 years -167 659 594 65 910 678 232 9 years -184 602 553 49 868 635 233 Born before March 1993 -1,785 12,237 11,645 592 16,062 13,685 2,377 Total 289 25,823 19,052 6,771 27,169 20,687 6,482 March 2004 Less than one year 5,166 5,166 0 5,166 0 0 0 1 year -958 1,479 1,309 170 1,970 842 1,128 2 years -446 1,244 1,066 178 1,432 808 624 3 years -347 1,196 1,047 149 1,347 851 496 4 years -209 979 851 128 1,045 708 337 5 years -181 810 714 96 996 719 277 6 years -193 918 821 97 1,037 747 290 7 years -172 791 714 77 921 672 249 8 years -109 732 656 76 772 587 185 9 years -114 702 631 71 770 585 185 10 years -110 669 612 57 732 565 167 Born before March 1993 -1,628 12,460 11,913 547 14,515 12,340 2,175 Total 699 27,146 20,334 6,812 25,537 19,424 6,113 March 2005 Less than one year 5,406 5,406 0 5,406 0 0 0 1 year -956 1,500 1,346 154 1,985 875 1,110 2 years -502 1,348 1,152 196 1,499 801 698 3 years -377 1,051 903 148 1,355 830 525 4 years -332 1,085 967 118 1,256 806 450 5 years -218 851 774 77 1,011 716 295 6 years -174 836 750 86 904 644 260 7 years -188 899 804 95 984 701 283 8 years -111 797 711 86 827 630 197 9 years -157 640 597 43 801 601 200 10 years -128 639 589 50 732 554 178 11 years -92 628 582 46 693 555 138 Born before March 1993 -1,520 12,266 11,771 495 13,938 11,923 2,015 Total 651 27,946 20,946 7,000 25,985 19,636 6,349 March 2006 Less than one year 5,744 5,744 0 5,744 0 0 0 1 year -934 1,650 1,494 156 1,992 902 1,090 2 years -467 1,332 1,146 186 1,554 901 653 3 years -382 1,157 1,010 147 1,316 787 529 4 years -314 978 871 107 1,148 727 421 5 years -278 968 871 97 1,170 795 375 6 years -204 818 758 60 906 642 264 7 years -178 734 676 58 886 650 236 8 years -196 785 721 64 916 656 260 9 years N N 671 N 809 613 196 10 years -119 663 606 57 693 517 176 11 years -113 559 512 47 738 578 160 12 years N N 516 N 737 553 184 Born before March 1993 -1,543 11,845 11,385 460 13,656 11,653 2,003 Total 726 28,510 21,237 7,273 26,521 19,974 6,547 March 2007 Less than one year 5,344 5,344 0 5,344 0 0 0 1 year -1,045 1,527 1,354 173 2,170 952 1,218 2 years -551 1,365 1,196 169 1,603 883 720 3 years -385 1,111 982 129 1,344 830 514 4 years -305 959 863 96 1,178 777 401 5 years -222 865 772 93 1,050 735 315 6 years -228 882 803 79 1,081 774 307 7 years -144 704 634 70 889 675 214 8 years -193 674 615 59 856 604 252 9 years -145 739 664 75 876 656 220 10 years -135 680 642 38 786 613 173 11 years -107 560 519 41 719 571 148 12 years -128 536 504 32 693 533 160 13 years -82 553 509 44 635 509 126 Born before March 1993 -1,397 11,165 10,720 445 13,522 11,680 1,842 Total 277 27,664 20,777 6,887 27,402 20,792 6,610 March 2008 Less than one year 5,276 5,276 0 5,276 0 0 0 1 year -1,056 1,415 1,259 156 2,115 903 1,212 2 years -640 1,311 1,142 169 1,704 895 809 3 years N N 993 N 1,421 884 537 4 years -315 958 852 106 1,233 812 421 5 years -240 915 811 104 1,081 737 344 6 years -160 771 691 80 940 700 240 7 years -166 830 770 60 923 697 226 8 years -174 673 620 53 846 619 227 9 years -112 596 554 42 797 643 154 10 years -136 708 644 64 846 646 200 11 years -102 649 592 57 733 574 159 12 years -94 565 518 47 679 538 141 13 years -82 543 503 40 610 488 122 14 years N N 462 N 635 517 118 Born before March 1993 -1,377 10,933 10,555 378 12,942 11,187 1,755 Total 122 27,753 20,966 6,787 27,505 20,840 6,665 March 2009 Less than one year 4,952 4,952 0 4,952 0 0 0 1 year -1,135 1,265 1,112 153 2,139 851 1,288 2 years -584 1,109 948 161 1,600 855 745 3 years -487 1,054 906 148 1,520 885 635 4 years -371 906 807 99 1,356 886 470 5 years -314 796 714 82 1,203 807 396 6 years -269 761 689 72 1,085 744 341 7 years -190 699 644 55 932 687 245 8 years -194 641 598 43 1,035 798 237 9 years -117 591 536 55 785 613 172 10 years -145 525 487 38 779 596 183 11 years -140 652 601 51 852 661 191 12 years -98 529 494 35 756 623 133 13 years -101 494 456 38 698 559 139 14 years -69 462 425 37 637 531 106 15 years -115 449 420 29 646 502 144 Born before March 1993 -1,366 9,648 9,247 401 13,365 11,598 1,767 Total -743 25,533 19,084 6,449 29,388 22,196 7,192 March 2010 Less than one year 4,349 4,349 0 4,349 0 0 0 1 year -911 1,205 1,031 174 1,894 809 1,085 2 years -553 1,021 842 179 1,534 802 732 3 years -400 894 749 145 1,370 825 545 4 years -319 849 743 106 1,227 802 425 5 years -255 864 779 85 1,101 761 340 6 years -160 713 633 80 969 729 240 7 years -158 669 601 68 907 681 226 8 years -149 578 514 64 884 671 213 9 years -165 640 587 53 878 660 218 10 years -114 556 516 40 756 602 154 11 years -89 468 429 39 679 551 128 12 years -121 543 506 37 777 619 158 13 years -83 495 457 38 676 555 121 14 years -81 412 385 27 627 519 108 15 years -78 396 373 23 613 512 101 16 years -67 401 370 31 552 454 98 Born before March 1993 -1,181 8,737 8,395 342 12,760 11,237 1,523 Total -535 23,790 17,910 5,880 28,204 21,789 6,415 March 2011 Less than one year 3,736 3,736 0 3,736 0 0 0 1 year -821 1,109 943 166 1,668 681 987 2 years -546 1,072 910 162 1,423 715 708 3 years -367 1,040 891 149 1,198 682 516 4 years -323 901 775 126 1,142 693 449 5 years -286 833 717 116 1,081 679 402 6 years -209 823 736 87 987 691 296 7 years -205 736 681 55 868 608 260 8 years -181 630 582 48 826 597 229 9 years -147 647 592 55 755 553 202 10 years -119 650 599 51 771 601 170 11 years -102 566 524 42 653 509 144 12 years -90 516 477 39 596 467 129 13 years -89 558 521 37 680 554 126 14 years -81 543 507 36 588 471 117 15 years -58 510 483 27 489 404 85 16 years -81 426 407 19 564 464 100 17 years -76 435 396 39 530 415 115 Born before March 1993 -1,165 9,833 9,544 289 11,108 9,654 1,454 Total -1,210 25,564 20,285 5,279 25,927 19,438 6,489 March 2012 Less than one year 5,713 5,713 0 5,713 0 0 0 1 year -678 1,035 906 129 1,412 605 807 2 years -436 1,043 858 185 1,218 597 621 3 years -338 1,038 871 167 1,125 620 505 4 years -305 952 823 129 1,062 628 434 5 years -237 877 747 130 999 632 367 6 years -200 856 754 102 907 605 302 7 years -126 853 759 94 834 614 220 8 years -113 734 661 73 749 563 186 9 years -123 694 618 76 721 522 199 10 years -115 687 615 72 699 512 187 11 years -101 675 616 59 708 548 160 12 years -99 570 528 42 585 444 141 13 years -91 487 449 38 585 456 129 14 years -73 584 539 45 637 519 118 15 years -71 579 532 47 563 445 118 16 years -63 492 456 36 490 391 99 17 years -62 488 451 37 496 397 99 18 years -56 486 452 34 457 367 90 Born before March 1993 -1,018 10,186 9,745 441 10,604 9,145 1,459 Total 1,408 29,029 21,380 7,649 24,851 18,610 6,241 NOTE: A '_' indicates that the data are not available and a 'N' indicates that the data do not meet BLS disclosure standards.