Table 3. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, by establishment age Construction 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 64,652 64,652 0 64,652 0 0 0 Born before March 1993 -46,752 190,764 157,740 33,024 197,270 117,494 79,776 Total 17,900 255,416 157,740 97,676 197,270 117,494 79,776 March 1995 Less than one year 71,002 71,002 0 71,002 0 0 0 1 year -16,197 22,136 18,099 4,037 30,889 10,655 20,234 Born before March 1993 -33,189 171,206 142,949 28,257 177,060 115,614 61,446 Total 21,616 264,344 161,048 103,296 207,949 126,269 81,680 March 1996 Less than one year 67,874 67,874 0 67,874 0 0 0 1 year -18,187 22,954 18,922 4,032 34,211 11,992 22,219 2 years -7,505 17,695 13,639 4,056 21,825 10,264 11,561 Born before March 1993 -31,925 146,103 125,340 20,763 167,195 114,507 52,688 Total 10,257 254,626 157,901 96,725 223,231 136,763 86,468 March 1997 Less than one year 70,378 70,378 0 70,378 0 0 0 1 year -17,136 22,566 18,492 4,074 31,971 10,761 21,210 2 years -7,299 19,917 15,205 4,712 22,829 10,818 12,011 3 years -4,234 15,827 12,369 3,458 16,829 9,137 7,692 Born before March 1993 -20,982 143,303 123,213 20,090 145,437 104,365 41,072 Total 20,727 271,991 169,279 102,712 217,066 135,081 81,985 March 1998 Less than one year 65,882 65,882 0 65,882 0 0 0 1 year -17,217 22,524 18,603 3,921 32,704 11,566 21,138 2 years -7,706 18,283 14,006 4,277 22,368 10,385 11,983 3 years -5,704 16,495 13,008 3,487 19,274 10,083 9,191 4 years -4,001 13,020 10,518 2,502 15,357 8,854 6,503 Born before March 1993 -22,441 127,306 111,619 15,687 141,474 103,346 38,128 Total 8,813 263,510 167,754 95,756 231,177 144,234 86,943 March 1999 Less than one year 66,660 66,660 0 66,660 0 0 0 1 year -12,522 24,107 19,314 4,793 27,393 10,078 17,315 2 years -6,655 20,323 15,565 4,758 21,277 9,864 11,413 3 years -4,117 17,014 13,270 3,744 16,810 8,949 7,861 4 years -3,244 15,637 12,495 3,142 15,274 8,888 6,386 5 years -2,117 13,032 10,611 2,421 12,190 7,652 4,538 Born before March 1993 -14,075 129,759 113,591 16,168 121,507 91,264 30,243 Total 23,930 286,532 184,846 101,686 214,451 136,695 77,756 March 2000 Less than one year 65,171 65,171 0 65,171 0 0 0 1 year -13,626 23,257 19,110 4,147 28,526 10,753 17,773 2 years -7,211 19,570 15,447 4,123 21,517 10,183 11,334 3 years -4,885 17,007 13,535 3,472 18,145 9,788 8,357 4 years -3,835 14,363 11,778 2,585 15,202 8,782 6,420 5 years -3,051 13,552 11,186 2,366 14,072 8,655 5,417 6 years -2,409 11,382 9,643 1,739 11,742 7,594 4,148 Born before March 1993 -16,503 118,452 106,278 12,174 118,948 90,271 28,677 Total 13,651 282,754 186,977 95,777 228,152 146,026 82,126 March 2001 Less than one year 60,390 60,390 0 60,390 0 0 0 1 year -14,393 21,708 17,624 4,084 29,661 11,184 18,477 2 years -8,833 17,835 13,893 3,942 23,938 11,163 12,775 3 years -6,631 15,477 12,324 3,153 20,373 10,589 9,784 4 years -5,567 13,864 11,315 2,549 18,129 10,013 8,116 5 years -3,677 11,797 9,747 2,050 14,923 9,196 5,727 6 years -3,253 11,161 9,335 1,826 14,062 8,983 5,079 7 years -2,423 9,407 7,967 1,440 11,799 7,936 3,863 Born before March 1993 -17,941 100,454 90,105 10,349 126,005 97,715 28,290 Total -2,328 262,093 172,310 89,783 258,890 166,779 92,111 March 2002 Less than one year 62,289 62,289 0 62,289 0 0 0 1 year -17,590 21,282 17,875 3,407 32,586 11,589 20,997 2 years -8,717 18,092 13,825 4,267 24,174 11,190 12,984 3 years -5,860 15,163 11,712 3,451 19,865 10,554 9,311 4 years -4,587 13,430 10,693 2,737 17,199 9,875 7,324 5 years -3,756 12,293 9,949 2,344 15,485 9,385 6,100 6 years -2,730 10,904 8,857 2,047 13,325 8,548 4,777 7 years -2,461 10,291 8,507 1,784 12,721 8,476 4,245 8 years -1,953 8,748 7,349 1,399 10,796 7,444 3,352 Born before March 1993 -14,701 95,313 84,728 10,585 118,839 93,553 25,286 Total -66 267,805 173,495 94,310 264,990 170,614 94,376 March 2003 Less than one year 62,294 62,294 0 62,294 0 0 0 1 year -16,558 20,003 16,468 3,535 31,308 11,215 20,093 2 years -7,966 17,368 13,073 4,295 23,023 10,762 12,261 3 years -5,492 15,344 11,814 3,530 19,410 10,388 9,022 4 years -4,410 12,998 10,167 2,831 16,828 9,587 7,241 5 years -3,447 11,673 9,375 2,298 14,916 9,171 5,745 6 years -2,848 10,705 8,743 1,962 13,728 8,918 4,810 7 years -2,653 9,505 7,875 1,630 12,534 8,251 4,283 8 years -2,238 9,053 7,566 1,487 11,882 8,157 3,725 9 years -1,709 7,869 6,586 1,283 10,031 7,039 2,992 Born before March 1993 -14,286 88,100 78,526 9,574 114,284 90,424 23,860 Total 687 264,912 170,193 94,719 267,944 173,912 94,032 March 2004 Less than one year 67,046 67,046 0 67,046 0 0 0 1 year -15,313 22,672 18,879 3,793 29,576 10,470 19,106 2 years -6,728 18,513 14,051 4,462 20,689 9,499 11,190 3 years -4,803 16,222 12,527 3,695 17,488 8,990 8,498 4 years -3,720 14,727 11,609 3,118 15,487 8,649 6,838 5 years -3,058 12,869 10,280 2,589 13,553 7,906 5,647 6 years -2,659 11,528 9,507 2,021 12,324 7,644 4,680 7 years -2,317 10,737 8,883 1,854 11,439 7,268 4,171 8 years -1,881 9,716 8,105 1,611 10,271 6,779 3,492 9 years -1,617 9,637 8,116 1,521 9,748 6,610 3,138 10 years -1,344 8,189 7,028 1,161 8,360 5,855 2,505 Born before March 1993 -11,457 94,716 85,025 9,691 97,930 76,782 21,148 Total 12,149 296,572 194,010 102,562 246,865 156,452 90,413 March 2005 Less than one year 72,267 72,267 0 72,267 0 0 0 1 year -16,537 23,242 19,890 3,352 30,975 11,086 19,889 2 years -7,510 18,758 14,641 4,117 21,790 10,163 11,627 3 years -5,037 15,580 12,190 3,390 17,514 9,087 8,427 4 years -4,416 14,362 11,530 2,832 16,594 9,346 7,248 5 years -3,548 12,540 10,194 2,346 14,354 8,460 5,894 6 years -2,748 11,063 9,049 2,014 12,574 7,812 4,762 7 years -2,304 10,087 8,402 1,685 11,364 7,375 3,989 8 years -2,151 9,509 7,991 1,518 10,796 7,127 3,669 9 years -1,856 8,683 7,366 1,317 9,706 6,533 3,173 10 years -1,621 8,493 7,290 1,203 9,406 6,582 2,824 11 years -1,273 7,312 6,283 1,029 8,269 5,967 2,302 Born before March 1993 -12,140 85,662 77,297 8,365 98,048 77,543 20,505 Total 11,126 297,558 192,123 105,435 261,390 167,081 94,309 March 2006 Less than one year 78,736 78,736 0 78,736 0 0 0 1 year -16,954 26,407 22,199 4,208 33,369 12,207 21,162 2 years -7,143 20,670 15,994 4,676 22,405 10,586 11,819 3 years -4,452 16,810 13,119 3,691 17,782 9,639 8,143 4 years -3,380 14,212 11,264 2,948 14,819 8,491 6,328 5 years -2,844 13,407 10,819 2,588 13,974 8,542 5,432 6 years -2,452 11,768 9,629 2,139 12,504 7,913 4,591 7 years -2,059 10,520 8,658 1,862 11,071 7,150 3,921 8 years -1,713 9,815 8,166 1,649 10,203 6,841 3,362 9 years -1,483 9,018 7,481 1,537 9,722 6,702 3,020 10 years -1,305 8,198 6,893 1,305 8,798 6,188 2,610 11 years -1,247 8,072 6,889 1,183 8,599 6,169 2,430 12 years -1,089 7,323 6,318 1,005 7,638 5,544 2,094 Born before March 1993 -9,626 85,723 77,258 8,465 89,879 71,788 18,091 Total 22,989 320,679 204,687 115,992 260,763 167,760 93,003 March 2007 Less than one year 71,779 71,779 0 71,779 0 0 0 1 year -21,834 24,732 20,945 3,787 40,035 14,414 25,621 2 years -10,096 19,676 15,228 4,448 28,054 13,510 14,544 3 years -6,427 15,456 12,176 3,280 21,335 11,628 9,707 4 years -4,755 12,695 10,314 2,381 17,266 10,130 7,136 5 years -3,825 11,078 9,033 2,045 15,102 9,232 5,870 6 years -3,375 10,648 8,879 1,769 14,275 9,131 5,144 7 years -2,695 9,472 7,805 1,667 12,766 8,404 4,362 8 years -2,149 8,481 7,005 1,476 11,400 7,775 3,625 9 years -2,090 7,783 6,578 1,205 10,627 7,332 3,295 10 years -1,833 7,382 6,265 1,117 10,113 7,163 2,950 11 years -1,553 6,734 5,770 964 9,176 6,659 2,517 12 years -1,560 6,615 5,723 892 9,102 6,650 2,452 13 years -1,306 5,937 5,170 767 8,176 6,103 2,073 Born before March 1993 -11,846 72,079 65,469 6,610 96,277 77,821 18,456 Total -3,565 290,547 186,360 104,187 303,704 195,952 107,752 March 2008 Less than one year 60,848 60,848 0 60,848 0 0 0 1 year -21,924 20,262 16,702 3,560 38,998 13,514 25,484 2 years -12,638 18,050 13,468 4,582 31,421 14,201 17,220 3 years -8,756 14,558 11,120 3,438 25,237 13,043 12,194 4 years -6,087 11,706 9,144 2,562 20,051 11,402 8,649 5 years -4,424 10,282 8,216 2,066 16,592 10,102 6,490 6 years -3,660 8,945 7,138 1,807 14,572 9,105 5,467 7 years -3,263 8,687 7,035 1,652 14,150 9,235 4,915 8 years -2,800 7,665 6,247 1,418 12,652 8,434 4,218 9 years -2,422 6,980 5,732 1,248 11,529 7,859 3,670 10 years -2,105 6,583 5,488 1,095 10,547 7,347 3,200 11 years -1,911 6,300 5,278 1,022 10,157 7,224 2,933 12 years -1,784 5,677 4,814 863 9,295 6,648 2,647 13 years -1,669 5,621 4,804 817 9,100 6,614 2,486 14 years -1,377 4,936 4,227 709 8,311 6,225 2,086 Born before March 1993 -12,648 62,572 56,329 6,243 98,162 79,271 18,891 Total -26,620 259,672 165,742 93,930 330,774 210,224 120,550 March 2009 Less than one year 44,967 44,967 0 44,967 0 0 0 1 year -23,170 14,148 11,204 2,944 38,166 12,052 26,114 2 years -14,860 12,808 8,919 3,889 31,314 12,565 18,749 3 years -12,277 11,398 8,034 3,364 29,033 13,392 15,641 4 years -9,294 9,506 6,843 2,663 24,407 12,450 11,957 5 years -7,380 7,798 5,814 1,984 20,333 10,969 9,364 6 years -5,646 6,835 5,163 1,672 17,482 10,164 7,318 7 years -4,725 5,949 4,525 1,424 15,546 9,397 6,149 8 years -5,204 5,815 4,596 1,219 15,889 9,466 6,423 9 years -3,889 5,326 4,186 1,140 13,670 8,641 5,029 10 years -3,387 4,832 3,774 1,058 12,456 8,011 4,445 11 years -2,953 4,565 3,637 928 11,614 7,733 3,881 12 years -2,880 4,195 3,384 811 11,281 7,590 3,691 13 years -2,537 4,092 3,296 796 10,559 7,226 3,333 14 years -2,245 3,860 3,138 722 10,192 7,225 2,967 15 years -2,020 3,477 2,849 628 9,094 6,446 2,648 Born before March 1993 -18,182 44,181 38,523 5,658 113,525 89,685 23,840 Total -75,682 193,752 117,885 75,867 384,561 233,012 151,549 March 2010 Less than one year 37,384 37,384 0 37,384 0 0 0 1 year -15,073 11,378 8,524 2,854 25,956 8,029 17,927 2 years -9,521 11,692 7,577 4,115 22,733 9,097 13,636 3 years -8,352 10,972 7,132 3,840 21,350 9,158 12,192 4 years -7,391 10,405 7,013 3,392 20,370 9,587 10,783 5 years -5,831 9,033 6,088 2,945 17,776 9,000 8,776 6 years -4,570 7,739 5,398 2,341 15,050 8,139 6,911 7 years -3,805 6,758 4,838 1,920 13,271 7,546 5,725 8 years -3,183 6,117 4,430 1,687 11,838 6,968 4,870 9 years -3,034 5,941 4,384 1,557 11,740 7,149 4,591 10 years -2,836 5,353 3,973 1,380 10,843 6,627 4,216 11 years -2,356 4,944 3,648 1,296 9,725 6,073 3,652 12 years -2,072 4,802 3,638 1,164 9,169 5,933 3,236 13 years -1,975 4,493 3,445 1,048 8,830 5,807 3,023 14 years -1,824 4,207 3,235 972 8,533 5,737 2,796 15 years -1,569 4,199 3,225 974 8,218 5,675 2,543 16 years -1,474 3,678 2,915 763 7,471 5,234 2,237 Born before March 1993 -14,067 47,128 39,635 7,493 97,226 75,666 21,560 Total -51,549 196,223 119,098 77,125 320,099 191,425 128,674 March 2011 Less than one year 39,958 39,958 0 39,958 0 0 0 1 year -11,194 11,745 9,068 2,677 20,132 6,261 13,871 2 years -5,500 10,804 7,109 3,695 15,077 5,882 9,195 3 years -4,443 11,434 7,438 3,996 15,021 6,582 8,439 4 years -3,658 11,115 7,254 3,861 14,307 6,788 7,519 5 years -3,421 10,764 7,259 3,505 13,741 6,815 6,926 6 years -2,970 9,780 6,750 3,030 12,502 6,502 6,000 7 years -2,336 8,198 5,729 2,469 10,803 5,998 4,805 8 years -2,039 7,306 5,316 1,990 9,703 5,674 4,029 9 years -1,731 6,837 5,040 1,797 8,708 5,180 3,528 10 years -1,705 6,471 4,795 1,676 8,654 5,273 3,381 11 years -1,373 6,182 4,566 1,616 7,913 4,924 2,989 12 years -1,254 5,534 4,135 1,399 7,294 4,641 2,653 13 years -1,120 5,388 4,084 1,304 6,970 4,546 2,424 14 years -1,188 5,070 3,885 1,185 6,744 4,371 2,373 15 years -1,009 4,959 3,849 1,110 6,155 4,036 2,119 16 years -1,061 4,763 3,725 1,038 6,325 4,226 2,099 17 years -684 4,330 3,366 964 5,616 3,968 1,648 Born before March 1993 -8,897 57,592 49,049 8,543 74,736 57,296 17,440 Total -15,625 228,230 142,417 85,813 250,401 148,963 101,438 March 2012 Less than one year 41,369 41,369 0 41,369 0 0 0 1 year -10,795 13,319 10,418 2,901 19,994 6,298 13,696 2 years -4,053 10,618 7,334 3,284 12,697 5,360 7,337 3 years -2,809 10,037 6,795 3,242 11,145 5,094 6,051 4 years -2,921 10,592 7,362 3,230 11,707 5,556 6,151 5 years -2,583 10,511 7,317 3,194 11,508 5,731 5,777 6 years -2,248 10,217 7,197 3,020 11,286 6,018 5,268 7 years -2,105 9,323 6,752 2,571 10,328 5,652 4,676 8 years -1,471 8,176 5,975 2,201 8,782 5,110 3,672 9 years -1,389 7,229 5,378 1,851 8,078 4,838 3,240 10 years -1,343 6,555 4,945 1,610 7,411 4,458 2,953 11 years -1,096 6,559 4,926 1,633 7,298 4,569 2,729 12 years -1,026 6,088 4,599 1,489 6,803 4,288 2,515 13 years -967 5,683 4,344 1,339 6,338 4,032 2,306 14 years -829 5,447 4,231 1,216 5,977 3,932 2,045 15 years -695 5,232 4,054 1,178 5,660 3,787 1,873 16 years -678 5,019 3,986 1,033 5,331 3,620 1,711 17 years -639 4,953 3,920 1,033 5,317 3,645 1,672 18 years -656 4,442 3,616 826 4,876 3,394 1,482 Born before March 1993 -7,005 59,379 51,270 8,109 65,063 49,949 15,114 Total -3,939 240,748 154,419 86,329 225,599 135,331 90,268 NOTE: A '_' indicates that the data are not available and a 'N' indicates that the data do not meet BLS disclosure standards.