Table 3. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, by establishment age Total Private Illinois 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 22,976 22,976 0 22,976 0 0 0 Born before March 1993 -18,733 73,244 66,897 6,347 81,949 56,869 25,080 Total 4,243 96,220 66,897 29,323 81,949 56,869 25,080 March 1995 Less than one year 25,038 25,038 0 25,038 0 0 0 1 year -4,224 7,369 6,545 824 9,055 4,007 5,048 Born before March 1993 -14,463 68,814 63,264 5,550 73,824 53,811 20,013 Total 6,351 101,221 69,809 31,412 82,879 57,818 25,061 March 1996 Less than one year 23,576 23,576 0 23,576 0 0 0 1 year -5,152 7,181 6,565 616 10,170 4,402 5,768 2 years -2,658 5,731 4,954 777 7,363 3,928 3,435 Born before March 1993 -14,652 59,456 55,412 4,044 72,700 54,004 18,696 Total 1,114 95,944 66,931 29,013 90,233 62,334 27,899 March 1997 Less than one year 20,201 20,201 0 20,201 0 0 0 1 year -4,161 7,204 6,270 934 8,980 3,885 5,095 2 years -2,363 6,274 5,335 939 7,327 4,025 3,302 3 years -1,630 5,047 4,376 671 5,860 3,559 2,301 Born before March 1993 -10,314 56,412 52,424 3,988 64,624 50,322 14,302 Total 1,733 95,138 68,405 26,733 86,791 61,791 25,000 March 1998 Less than one year 22,296 22,296 0 22,296 0 0 0 1 year -3,876 6,089 5,343 746 7,772 3,150 4,622 2 years -2,438 6,262 5,178 1,084 7,386 3,864 3,522 3 years -1,704 5,751 4,874 877 6,447 3,866 2,581 4 years -1,158 4,511 3,898 613 5,204 3,433 1,771 Born before March 1993 -9,005 53,230 49,262 3,968 62,272 49,299 12,973 Total 4,115 98,139 68,555 29,584 89,081 63,612 25,469 March 1999 Less than one year 21,672 21,672 0 21,672 0 0 0 1 year -3,880 6,779 5,885 894 8,207 3,433 4,774 2 years -2,030 5,214 4,338 876 5,931 3,025 2,906 3 years -1,690 5,485 4,658 827 6,010 3,493 2,517 4 years -1,372 5,077 4,414 663 5,637 3,602 2,035 5 years -1,163 4,107 3,673 434 4,741 3,144 1,597 Born before March 1993 -8,976 50,928 47,463 3,465 59,058 46,617 12,441 Total 2,561 99,262 70,431 28,831 89,584 63,314 26,270 March 2000 Less than one year 21,479 21,479 0 21,479 0 0 0 1 year -4,322 6,398 5,570 828 8,433 3,283 5,150 2 years -2,477 5,722 4,822 900 6,740 3,363 3,377 3 years -1,440 4,625 3,892 733 5,018 2,845 2,173 4 years -1,373 4,828 4,118 710 5,502 3,419 2,083 5 years -1,138 4,592 3,998 594 5,084 3,352 1,732 6 years -867 3,780 3,339 441 4,262 2,954 1,308 Born before March 1993 -7,794 48,927 45,708 3,219 55,152 44,139 11,013 Total 2,068 100,351 71,447 28,904 90,191 63,355 26,836 March 2001 Less than one year 21,401 21,401 0 21,401 0 0 0 1 year -4,085 6,427 5,543 884 8,284 3,315 4,969 2 years -2,276 5,482 4,399 1,083 6,528 3,169 3,359 3 years -1,706 4,828 3,994 834 5,906 3,366 2,540 4 years -1,307 3,852 3,281 571 4,738 2,860 1,878 5 years -1,267 4,144 3,590 554 5,268 3,447 1,821 6 years -1,114 3,926 3,494 432 4,969 3,423 1,546 7 years -866 3,286 2,963 323 4,130 2,941 1,189 Born before March 1993 -7,954 42,961 40,342 2,619 55,564 44,991 10,573 Total 826 96,307 67,606 28,701 95,387 67,512 27,875 March 2002 Less than one year 20,872 20,872 0 20,872 0 0 0 1 year -4,932 5,734 4,976 758 9,137 3,447 5,690 2 years -2,771 4,814 3,906 908 7,284 3,605 3,679 3 years -1,841 4,289 3,531 758 5,914 3,315 2,599 4 years -1,614 4,001 3,372 629 5,602 3,359 2,243 5 years -1,135 3,300 2,823 477 4,438 2,826 1,612 6 years -966 3,631 3,110 521 4,795 3,308 1,487 7 years -1,010 3,389 2,995 394 4,811 3,407 1,404 8 years -781 2,916 2,586 330 4,001 2,890 1,111 Born before March 1993 -7,760 38,866 36,355 2,511 55,258 44,987 10,271 Total -1,938 91,812 63,654 28,158 101,240 71,144 30,096 March 2003 Less than one year 21,123 21,123 0 21,123 0 0 0 1 year -4,176 5,755 4,945 810 8,286 3,300 4,986 2 years -2,216 4,863 3,930 933 6,249 3,100 3,149 3 years -1,778 4,237 3,505 732 5,538 3,028 2,510 4 years -1,257 3,844 3,199 645 4,980 3,078 1,902 5 years -1,055 3,570 3,007 563 4,753 3,135 1,618 6 years -758 3,034 2,583 451 3,822 2,613 1,209 7 years -910 3,405 3,013 392 4,309 3,007 1,302 8 years -798 3,254 2,879 375 4,223 3,050 1,173 9 years -681 2,699 2,420 279 3,616 2,656 960 Born before March 1993 -6,297 36,748 34,272 2,476 50,994 42,221 8,773 Total 1,197 92,532 63,753 28,779 96,770 69,188 27,582 March 2004 Less than one year 21,753 21,753 0 21,753 0 0 0 1 year -4,068 5,902 5,054 848 8,192 3,276 4,916 2 years -2,264 4,866 3,902 964 6,301 3,073 3,228 3 years -1,507 4,238 3,442 796 5,101 2,798 2,303 4 years -1,184 3,869 3,198 671 4,594 2,739 1,855 5 years -993 3,549 2,956 593 4,349 2,763 1,586 6 years -994 3,353 2,890 463 4,193 2,736 1,457 7 years -715 2,799 2,411 388 3,524 2,421 1,103 8 years -755 3,148 2,731 417 3,980 2,808 1,172 9 years -709 3,029 2,686 343 3,911 2,859 1,052 10 years -575 2,628 2,349 279 3,276 2,422 854 Born before March 1993 -5,886 35,942 33,616 2,326 47,839 39,627 8,212 Total 2,103 95,076 65,235 29,841 95,260 67,522 27,738 March 2005 Less than one year 21,845 21,845 0 21,845 0 0 0 1 year -4,752 5,828 5,108 720 8,732 3,260 5,472 2 years -2,530 5,007 4,033 974 6,474 2,970 3,504 3 years -1,642 4,246 3,412 834 5,251 2,775 2,476 4 years -1,409 3,751 3,167 584 4,629 2,636 1,993 5 years -1,103 3,492 2,920 572 4,263 2,588 1,675 6 years -982 3,310 2,828 482 3,948 2,484 1,464 7 years -786 3,089 2,651 438 3,774 2,550 1,224 8 years -694 2,651 2,315 336 3,236 2,206 1,030 9 years -838 3,007 2,671 336 3,708 2,534 1,174 10 years -722 2,972 2,631 341 3,586 2,523 1,063 11 years -516 2,431 2,159 272 3,254 2,466 788 Born before March 1993 -6,621 35,840 33,574 2,266 45,105 36,218 8,887 Total -750 97,469 67,469 30,000 95,960 65,210 30,750 March 2006 Less than one year 24,311 24,311 0 24,311 0 0 0 1 year -4,674 5,847 5,089 758 8,698 3,266 5,432 2 years -1,982 5,405 4,130 1,275 6,255 2,998 3,257 3 years -1,405 4,587 3,546 1,041 5,243 2,797 2,446 4 years -1,090 3,889 3,066 823 4,538 2,625 1,913 5 years -811 3,561 2,878 683 4,044 2,550 1,494 6 years -798 3,255 2,715 540 3,806 2,468 1,338 7 years -639 3,145 2,609 536 3,521 2,346 1,175 8 years -629 3,008 2,544 464 3,473 2,380 1,093 9 years -457 2,512 2,135 377 2,883 2,049 834 10 years -486 2,917 2,479 438 3,321 2,397 924 11 years -438 2,876 2,493 383 3,275 2,454 821 12 years -354 2,426 2,098 328 2,914 2,232 682 Born before March 1993 -4,191 35,313 32,203 3,110 42,341 35,040 7,301 Total 6,357 103,052 67,985 35,067 94,312 65,602 28,710 March 2007 Less than one year 22,449 22,449 0 22,449 0 0 0 1 year -5,147 6,388 5,467 921 9,584 3,516 6,068 2 years -2,215 4,928 3,939 989 6,372 3,168 3,204 3 years -1,606 4,460 3,633 827 5,472 3,039 2,433 4 years -1,113 3,857 3,174 683 4,512 2,716 1,796 5 years -920 3,481 2,901 580 4,057 2,557 1,500 6 years -868 3,135 2,679 456 3,712 2,388 1,324 7 years -676 2,920 2,468 452 3,501 2,373 1,128 8 years -645 2,760 2,388 372 3,389 2,372 1,017 9 years -585 2,748 2,398 350 3,233 2,298 935 10 years -420 2,290 1,983 307 2,809 2,082 727 11 years -538 2,703 2,406 297 3,143 2,308 835 12 years -509 2,576 2,339 237 3,128 2,382 746 13 years -460 2,234 2,020 214 2,827 2,153 674 Born before March 1993 -4,644 32,714 30,825 1,889 40,733 34,200 6,533 Total 2,103 99,643 68,620 31,023 96,472 67,552 28,920 March 2008 Less than one year 19,846 19,846 0 19,846 0 0 0 1 year -5,157 5,732 4,877 855 9,142 3,130 6,012 2 years -2,880 5,304 4,135 1,169 7,467 3,418 4,049 3 years -1,817 4,260 3,467 793 5,566 2,956 2,610 4 years -1,425 3,898 3,216 682 5,018 2,911 2,107 5 years -1,111 3,324 2,782 542 4,360 2,707 1,653 6 years -932 3,007 2,556 451 3,924 2,541 1,383 7 years -734 2,728 2,335 393 3,525 2,398 1,127 8 years -710 2,591 2,240 351 3,330 2,269 1,061 9 years -619 2,614 2,266 348 3,257 2,290 967 10 years -621 2,481 2,198 283 3,127 2,223 904 11 years -502 2,190 1,948 242 2,781 2,037 744 12 years -515 2,359 2,109 250 3,229 2,464 765 13 years -480 2,322 2,095 227 3,065 2,358 707 14 years -374 2,097 1,892 205 2,746 2,167 579 Born before March 1993 -4,667 30,669 28,985 1,684 40,331 33,980 6,351 Total -2,698 95,422 67,101 28,321 100,868 69,849 31,019 March 2009 Less than one year 19,016 19,016 0 19,016 0 0 0 1 year -4,917 4,631 3,901 730 8,608 2,961 5,647 2 years -2,887 4,311 3,250 1,061 7,175 3,227 3,948 3 years -2,247 4,116 3,124 992 6,549 3,310 3,239 4 years -1,565 3,271 2,570 701 5,325 3,059 2,266 5 years -1,348 2,942 2,339 603 4,974 3,023 1,951 6 years -1,107 2,649 2,145 504 4,372 2,761 1,611 7 years -959 2,274 1,857 417 4,058 2,682 1,376 8 years -795 2,211 1,858 353 3,626 2,478 1,148 9 years -710 2,059 1,727 332 3,521 2,479 1,042 10 years -647 2,060 1,746 314 3,541 2,580 961 11 years -596 2,059 1,735 324 3,368 2,448 920 12 years -513 1,652 1,414 238 3,064 2,313 751 13 years -520 1,912 1,643 269 3,444 2,655 789 14 years -517 1,898 1,670 228 3,292 2,547 745 15 years -436 1,650 1,467 183 2,956 2,337 619 Born before March 1993 -4,979 24,169 22,383 1,786 45,005 38,240 6,765 Total -5,727 82,880 54,829 28,051 112,878 79,100 33,778 March 2010 Less than one year 19,293 19,293 0 19,293 0 0 0 1 year -4,588 4,469 3,603 866 8,100 2,646 5,454 2 years -2,336 4,027 3,048 979 5,860 2,545 3,315 3 years -1,822 3,825 2,858 967 5,554 2,765 2,789 4 years -1,577 3,618 2,755 863 5,312 2,872 2,440 5 years -1,157 2,983 2,323 660 4,474 2,657 1,817 6 years -1,010 2,724 2,177 547 4,170 2,613 1,557 7 years -766 2,472 1,985 487 3,737 2,484 1,253 8 years -686 2,236 1,798 438 3,470 2,346 1,124 9 years -619 2,018 1,679 339 3,244 2,286 958 10 years -611 1,911 1,599 312 3,107 2,184 923 11 years -549 1,914 1,623 291 3,127 2,287 840 12 years -550 1,929 1,656 273 3,038 2,215 823 13 years -445 1,635 1,413 222 2,616 1,949 667 14 years -508 1,818 1,596 222 3,124 2,394 730 15 years -401 1,825 1,586 239 2,928 2,288 640 16 years -373 1,649 1,453 196 2,638 2,069 569 Born before March 1993 -4,425 23,298 21,532 1,766 42,108 35,917 6,191 Total -3,130 83,644 54,684 28,960 106,607 74,517 32,090 March 2011 Less than one year 18,419 18,419 0 18,419 0 0 0 1 year -4,318 4,925 4,070 855 7,738 2,565 5,173 2 years -1,835 4,291 3,169 1,122 5,257 2,300 2,957 3 years -1,217 3,743 2,832 911 4,402 2,274 2,128 4 years -1,053 3,737 2,836 901 4,256 2,302 1,954 5 years -940 3,694 2,850 844 4,192 2,408 1,784 6 years -747 3,132 2,488 644 3,473 2,082 1,391 7 years -687 2,854 2,323 531 3,359 2,141 1,218 8 years -593 2,584 2,131 453 3,033 1,987 1,046 9 years -520 2,398 1,982 416 2,817 1,881 936 10 years -515 2,190 1,865 325 2,649 1,809 840 11 years -404 2,206 1,860 346 2,391 1,641 750 12 years -356 2,196 1,847 349 2,572 1,867 705 13 years -348 2,113 1,786 327 2,466 1,791 675 14 years -339 1,848 1,599 249 2,167 1,579 588 15 years -319 2,161 1,892 269 2,501 1,913 588 16 years -323 2,109 1,847 262 2,417 1,832 585 17 years -296 1,886 1,658 228 2,182 1,658 524 Born before March 1993 -3,557 27,739 25,838 1,901 34,007 28,549 5,458 Total 52 94,225 64,873 29,352 91,879 62,579 29,300 March 2012 Less than one year 19,492 19,492 0 19,492 0 0 0 1 year -4,090 4,835 4,063 772 7,185 2,323 4,862 2 years -1,916 4,498 3,438 1,060 5,306 2,330 2,976 3 years -1,305 3,780 2,814 966 4,335 2,064 2,271 4 years -993 3,465 2,731 734 3,812 2,085 1,727 5 years -878 3,500 2,713 787 3,845 2,180 1,665 6 years -845 3,398 2,686 712 3,810 2,253 1,557 7 years -667 2,864 2,311 553 3,300 2,080 1,220 8 years -572 2,763 2,297 466 3,020 1,982 1,038 9 years -460 2,592 2,144 448 2,797 1,889 908 10 years -429 2,259 1,877 382 2,618 1,807 811 11 years -348 2,205 1,850 355 2,302 1,599 703 12 years -258 2,030 1,676 354 2,280 1,668 612 13 years -329 2,122 1,831 291 2,457 1,837 620 14 years -318 2,057 1,799 258 2,301 1,725 576 15 years -321 1,827 1,600 227 2,072 1,524 548 16 years -305 2,092 1,858 234 2,407 1,868 539 17 years -305 2,088 1,837 251 2,308 1,752 556 18 years -254 1,860 1,639 221 2,057 1,582 475 Born before March 1993 -3,479 27,870 26,030 1,840 32,387 27,068 5,319 Total 1,420 97,597 67,194 30,403 90,599 61,616 28,983 NOTE: A '_' indicates that the data are not available and a 'N' indicates that the data do not meet BLS disclosure standards.