Table 3. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, by establishment age Total Private North Carolina 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 13,476 13,476 0 13,476 0 0 0 Born before March 1993 -9,994 49,956 47,245 2,711 48,313 35,608 12,705 Total 3,482 63,432 47,245 16,187 48,313 35,608 12,705 March 1995 Less than one year 15,002 15,002 0 15,002 0 0 0 1 year -2,337 4,628 4,235 393 5,024 2,294 2,730 Born before March 1993 -7,872 46,355 43,995 2,360 45,722 35,490 10,232 Total 4,793 65,985 48,230 17,755 50,746 37,784 12,962 March 1996 Less than one year 15,622 15,622 0 15,622 0 0 0 1 year -2,864 4,989 4,595 394 5,788 2,530 3,258 2 years -1,395 3,771 3,350 421 4,201 2,385 1,816 Born before March 1993 -7,172 42,230 40,305 1,925 45,157 36,060 9,097 Total 4,191 66,612 48,250 18,362 55,146 40,975 14,171 March 1997 Less than one year 16,711 16,711 0 16,711 0 0 0 1 year -2,742 5,319 4,809 510 5,985 2,733 3,252 2 years -1,362 4,290 3,777 513 4,384 2,509 1,875 3 years -958 3,459 3,116 343 3,516 2,215 1,301 Born before March 1993 -6,004 41,385 39,450 1,935 41,960 34,021 7,939 Total 5,645 71,164 51,152 20,012 55,845 41,478 14,367 March 1998 Less than one year 15,667 15,667 0 15,667 0 0 0 1 year -3,530 5,339 4,923 416 6,747 2,801 3,946 2 years -1,872 4,264 3,802 462 5,021 2,687 2,334 3 years -1,308 3,495 3,161 334 4,097 2,455 1,642 4 years -938 2,990 2,743 247 3,327 2,142 1,185 Born before March 1993 -7,833 37,133 35,671 1,462 43,680 34,385 9,295 Total 186 68,888 50,300 18,588 62,872 44,470 18,402 March 1999 Less than one year 18,153 18,153 0 18,153 0 0 0 1 year -2,640 5,519 4,819 700 6,013 2,673 3,340 2 years -1,493 4,636 3,966 670 4,944 2,781 2,163 3 years -1,043 3,895 3,396 499 4,064 2,522 1,542 4 years -768 3,409 2,986 423 3,453 2,262 1,191 5 years -561 2,786 2,496 290 2,889 2,038 851 Born before March 1993 -4,839 36,650 34,168 2,482 40,115 32,794 7,321 Total 6,809 75,048 51,831 23,217 61,478 45,070 16,408 March 2000 Less than one year 17,990 17,990 0 17,990 0 0 0 1 year -3,225 6,181 5,457 724 7,119 3,170 3,949 2 years -1,826 4,386 3,826 560 5,116 2,730 2,386 3 years -1,439 3,820 3,405 415 4,501 2,647 1,854 4 years -1,062 3,385 3,054 331 3,807 2,414 1,393 5 years -837 2,893 2,634 259 3,304 2,208 1,096 6 years -648 2,392 2,182 210 2,839 1,981 858 Born before March 1993 -5,806 33,853 32,260 1,593 39,159 31,760 7,399 Total 3,147 74,900 52,818 22,082 65,845 46,910 18,935 March 2001 Less than one year 15,734 15,734 0 15,734 0 0 0 1 year -3,730 5,580 5,011 569 7,510 3,211 4,299 2 years -2,095 4,826 4,120 706 6,080 3,279 2,801 3 years -1,423 3,585 3,100 485 4,596 2,688 1,908 4 years -1,107 3,286 2,880 406 4,132 2,619 1,513 5 years -901 2,864 2,547 317 3,671 2,453 1,218 6 years -758 2,504 2,239 265 3,221 2,198 1,023 7 years -595 2,165 1,950 215 2,723 1,913 810 Born before March 1993 -5,707 30,555 28,815 1,740 38,972 31,525 7,447 Total -582 71,099 50,662 20,437 70,905 49,886 21,019 March 2002 Less than one year 15,697 15,697 0 15,697 0 0 0 1 year -3,518 4,444 3,936 508 6,903 2,877 4,026 2 years -2,219 4,180 3,555 625 6,087 3,243 2,844 3 years -1,817 3,645 3,129 516 5,484 3,151 2,333 4 years -1,118 2,960 2,571 389 4,052 2,545 1,507 5 years -982 2,670 2,330 340 3,873 2,551 1,322 6 years -722 2,486 2,247 239 3,405 2,444 961 7 years -585 2,117 1,880 237 2,989 2,167 822 8 years -472 1,818 1,613 205 2,569 1,892 677 Born before March 1993 -5,128 26,048 24,378 1,670 39,291 32,493 6,798 Total -864 66,065 45,639 20,426 74,653 53,363 21,290 March 2003 Less than one year 20,357 20,357 0 20,357 0 0 0 1 year -3,312 4,471 3,987 484 6,768 2,972 3,796 2 years -1,715 3,698 3,158 540 4,935 2,680 2,255 3 years -1,377 3,606 3,054 552 4,814 2,885 1,929 4 years -1,239 3,360 2,925 435 4,521 2,847 1,674 5 years -841 2,701 2,365 336 3,540 2,363 1,177 6 years -748 2,421 2,155 266 3,246 2,232 1,014 7 years -670 2,236 2,022 214 3,063 2,179 884 8 years -509 1,962 1,755 207 2,682 1,966 716 9 years -457 1,607 1,458 149 2,371 1,765 606 Born before March 1993 -4,661 25,270 23,768 1,502 35,570 29,407 6,163 Total 4,828 71,689 46,647 25,042 71,510 51,296 20,214 March 2004 Less than one year 16,034 16,034 0 16,034 0 0 0 1 year -3,555 6,291 5,487 804 8,001 3,642 4,359 2 years -1,506 4,101 3,454 647 4,771 2,618 2,153 3 years -1,055 3,482 2,960 522 3,860 2,283 1,577 4 years -935 3,382 2,926 456 3,902 2,511 1,391 5 years -791 3,228 2,798 430 3,716 2,495 1,221 6 years -583 2,584 2,282 302 2,950 2,065 885 7 years -404 2,472 2,177 295 2,703 2,004 699 8 years -361 2,325 2,069 256 2,530 1,913 617 9 years -348 1,968 1,753 215 2,338 1,775 563 10 years -300 1,760 1,574 186 1,988 1,502 486 Born before March 1993 -3,902 26,203 24,598 1,605 31,812 26,305 5,507 Total 2,294 73,830 52,078 21,752 68,571 49,113 19,458 March 2005 Less than one year 15,738 15,738 0 15,738 0 0 0 1 year -2,949 5,098 4,525 573 6,226 2,704 3,522 2 years -2,043 5,534 4,719 815 6,204 3,346 2,858 3 years -1,162 3,672 3,141 531 4,046 2,353 1,693 4 years -862 3,044 2,666 378 3,457 2,217 1,240 5 years -783 3,154 2,743 411 3,617 2,423 1,194 6 years -777 2,991 2,645 346 3,459 2,336 1,123 7 years -564 2,539 2,297 242 2,751 1,945 806 8 years -516 2,308 2,082 226 2,591 1,849 742 9 years -348 2,216 2,019 197 2,394 1,849 545 10 years -357 1,934 1,749 185 2,173 1,631 542 11 years -300 1,718 1,557 161 1,902 1,441 461 Born before March 1993 -3,536 25,680 24,201 1,479 29,804 24,789 5,015 Total 1,541 75,626 54,344 21,282 68,624 48,883 19,741 March 2006 Less than one year 17,742 17,742 0 17,742 0 0 0 1 year -2,807 5,045 4,428 617 6,076 2,652 3,424 2 years -1,572 4,395 3,729 666 4,841 2,603 2,238 3 years -1,429 4,870 4,169 701 5,390 3,260 2,130 4 years -827 3,239 2,820 419 3,595 2,349 1,246 5 years -677 2,846 2,556 290 3,033 2,066 967 6 years -662 2,984 2,671 313 3,210 2,235 975 7 years -581 2,818 2,508 310 3,104 2,213 891 8 years -563 2,345 2,091 254 2,708 1,891 817 9 years -455 2,178 1,983 195 2,443 1,793 650 10 years -352 2,099 1,928 171 2,281 1,758 523 11 years -348 1,875 1,719 156 2,046 1,542 504 12 years -290 1,619 1,473 146 1,843 1,407 436 Born before March 1993 -3,877 24,698 23,417 1,281 29,004 23,846 5,158 Total 3,302 78,753 55,492 23,261 69,574 49,615 19,959 March 2007 Less than one year 25,296 25,296 0 25,296 0 0 0 1 year -3,056 5,599 4,900 699 6,696 2,941 3,755 2 years -1,515 4,210 3,499 711 4,847 2,621 2,226 3 years -1,256 3,832 3,315 517 4,293 2,520 1,773 4 years -1,093 4,363 3,771 592 4,730 3,045 1,685 5 years -720 2,951 2,625 326 3,210 2,164 1,046 6 years -539 2,669 2,401 268 2,774 1,967 807 7 years -550 2,689 2,406 283 2,981 2,148 833 8 years -524 2,577 2,341 236 2,867 2,107 760 9 years -545 2,104 1,924 180 2,425 1,700 725 10 years -353 2,035 1,849 186 2,248 1,709 539 11 years -318 1,970 1,813 157 2,115 1,640 475 12 years -315 1,647 1,506 141 1,965 1,509 456 13 years -244 1,539 1,408 131 1,691 1,316 375 Born before March 1993 -3,051 23,704 22,368 1,336 27,498 23,111 4,387 Total 11,217 87,185 56,126 31,059 70,340 50,498 19,842 March 2008 Less than one year 20,144 20,144 0 20,144 0 0 0 1 year -5,156 6,896 6,047 849 10,420 4,415 6,005 2 years -2,200 4,284 3,603 681 5,900 3,019 2,881 3 years -1,441 3,461 2,991 470 4,578 2,667 1,911 4 years -1,164 3,030 2,666 364 4,098 2,570 1,528 5 years -1,200 3,591 3,202 389 4,790 3,201 1,589 6 years -639 2,553 2,294 259 3,161 2,263 898 7 years -608 2,182 1,992 190 2,899 2,101 798 8 years -621 2,307 2,086 221 3,077 2,235 842 9 years -563 2,336 2,126 210 2,878 2,105 773 10 years -450 1,811 1,652 159 2,445 1,836 609 11 years -417 1,813 1,669 144 2,281 1,720 561 12 years N N 1,610 N 2,254 1,760 494 13 years -365 1,445 1,333 112 2,053 1,576 477 14 years N N 1,228 N 1,761 1,401 360 Born before March 1993 -3,573 21,309 20,371 938 28,147 23,636 4,511 Total 1,119 80,226 54,870 25,356 80,742 56,505 24,237 March 2009 Less than one year 16,132 16,132 0 16,132 0 0 0 1 year -5,243 4,638 3,908 730 9,630 3,657 5,973 2 years -3,646 4,865 3,862 1,003 9,307 4,658 4,649 3 years -1,903 2,973 2,429 544 5,806 3,359 2,447 4 years -1,310 2,471 2,069 402 4,631 2,919 1,712 5 years -1,137 2,287 1,949 338 4,251 2,776 1,475 6 years -1,272 2,586 2,246 340 5,097 3,485 1,612 7 years -769 1,863 1,650 213 3,542 2,560 982 8 years -680 1,636 1,465 171 3,203 2,352 851 9 years -693 1,779 1,571 208 3,301 2,400 901 10 years -650 1,625 1,480 145 3,267 2,472 795 11 years -468 1,287 1,154 133 2,733 2,132 601 12 years -440 1,294 1,143 151 2,633 2,042 591 13 years -472 1,224 1,111 113 2,591 2,006 585 14 years -386 1,058 962 96 2,249 1,767 482 15 years -341 978 898 80 2,034 1,613 421 Born before March 1993 -3,840 15,482 14,541 941 32,453 27,672 4,781 Total -7,118 64,178 42,438 21,740 96,728 67,870 28,858 March 2010 Less than one year 14,674 14,674 0 14,674 0 0 0 1 year -4,065 3,927 3,300 627 7,330 2,638 4,692 2 years -2,550 4,076 3,152 924 6,400 2,926 3,474 3 years -2,336 4,307 3,398 909 7,029 3,784 3,245 4 years -1,295 2,740 2,216 524 4,441 2,622 1,819 5 years -1,039 2,352 1,981 371 3,728 2,318 1,410 6 years -884 2,166 1,875 291 3,483 2,308 1,175 7 years -899 2,619 2,292 327 4,024 2,798 1,226 8 years -594 1,873 1,655 218 2,957 2,145 812 9 years -550 1,643 1,485 158 2,650 1,942 708 10 years -565 1,673 1,497 176 2,750 2,009 741 11 years -512 1,711 1,523 188 2,722 2,022 700 12 years -403 1,385 1,259 126 2,224 1,695 529 13 years -431 1,342 1,204 138 2,187 1,618 569 14 years -362 1,269 1,151 118 2,184 1,704 480 15 years -299 1,126 998 128 1,839 1,412 427 16 years -265 1,013 913 100 1,757 1,392 365 Born before March 1993 -3,583 15,973 14,939 1,034 28,283 23,666 4,617 Total -5,958 65,869 44,838 21,031 85,988 58,999 26,989 March 2011 Less than one year 16,378 16,378 0 16,378 0 0 0 1 year -3,133 4,068 3,485 583 5,993 2,277 3,716 2 years -1,614 3,662 2,870 792 4,641 2,235 2,406 3 years -1,378 3,874 3,010 864 4,645 2,403 2,242 4 years -1,473 4,286 3,441 845 5,340 3,022 2,318 5 years -893 2,797 2,350 447 3,491 2,151 1,340 6 years -593 2,394 2,011 383 2,832 1,856 976 7 years -630 2,237 1,962 275 2,669 1,764 905 8 years -693 2,743 2,395 348 3,257 2,216 1,041 9 years -470 1,988 1,756 232 2,410 1,708 702 10 years -303 1,852 1,652 200 2,088 1,585 503 11 years -369 1,835 1,641 194 2,183 1,620 563 12 years -362 1,862 1,659 203 2,148 1,583 565 13 years -293 1,509 1,362 147 1,833 1,393 440 14 years -229 1,486 1,330 156 1,687 1,302 385 15 years -243 1,386 1,253 133 1,714 1,338 376 16 years -243 1,205 1,104 101 1,506 1,162 344 17 years -240 1,118 1,023 95 1,354 1,019 335 Born before March 1993 -2,657 18,530 17,416 1,114 22,640 18,869 3,771 Total 562 75,210 51,720 23,490 72,431 49,503 22,928 March 2012 Less than one year 16,700 16,700 0 16,700 0 0 0 1 year -3,420 4,498 3,879 619 6,497 2,458 4,039 2 years -1,440 3,577 2,882 695 4,187 2,052 2,135 3 years -1,005 3,335 2,671 664 3,675 2,006 1,669 4 years -905 3,528 2,833 695 3,856 2,256 1,600 5 years -1,018 3,979 3,275 704 4,497 2,775 1,722 6 years -556 2,714 2,298 416 2,950 1,978 972 7 years -491 2,177 1,872 305 2,526 1,730 796 8 years -385 2,176 1,873 303 2,360 1,672 688 9 years -445 2,627 2,287 340 2,918 2,133 785 10 years -322 1,923 1,710 213 2,139 1,604 535 11 years -268 1,751 1,573 178 1,971 1,525 446 12 years -275 1,801 1,594 207 1,997 1,515 482 13 years -285 1,826 1,638 188 1,976 1,503 473 14 years -171 1,516 1,353 163 1,603 1,269 334 15 years -217 1,405 1,259 146 1,617 1,254 363 16 years -189 1,418 1,283 135 1,504 1,180 324 17 years -158 1,180 1,066 114 1,308 1,036 272 18 years -147 1,087 1,001 86 1,208 975 233 Born before March 1993 -2,096 18,145 17,038 1,107 21,284 18,081 3,203 Total 2,907 77,363 53,385 23,978 70,073 49,002 21,071 NOTE: A '_' indicates that the data are not available and a 'N' indicates that the data do not meet BLS disclosure standards.