Chart 4. Net firm migration by region, 1994–2021
Year Northeast Midwest South West

1994

-138 -34 152 20

1995

-166 -116 177 105

1996

-88 -120 151 57

1997

-161 -115 154 122

1998

-79 -82 91 70

1999

-111 -99 145 65

2000

-64 -70 53 81

2001

-11 -130 67 74

2002

-117 -98 161 54

2003

-123 -102 181 44

2004

-154 -16 126 44

2005

-135 -112 186 61

2006

-123 -99 236 -14

2007

-142 -91 236 -3

2008

-142 -79 229 -8

2009

-37 -79 119 -3

2010

-124 -88 183 29

2011

-109 -70 94 85

2012

-104 -83 201 -14

2013

-120 -87 194 13

2014

-192 -115 226 81

2015

-206 -111 261 56

2016

-241 -99 286 54

2017

-168 -150 204 114

2018

-218 -96 204 110

2019

-179 -113 279 13

2020

-182 -177 326 33

2021

-384 -154 713 -175

Note: The data are single-establishment firms only.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.