Table 3. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, by establishment age Total Private North Dakota 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 1,105 1,105 0 1,105 0 0 0 Born before March 1993 -891 5,625 5,220 405 5,285 3,989 1,296 Total 214 6,730 5,220 1,510 5,285 3,989 1,296 March 1995 Less than one year 1,200 1,200 0 1,200 0 0 0 1 year -200 334 297 37 415 178 237 Born before March 1993 -810 5,202 4,868 334 5,095 3,951 1,144 Total 190 6,736 5,165 1,571 5,510 4,129 1,381 March 1996 Less than one year 1,202 1,202 0 1,202 0 0 0 1 year -227 359 316 43 480 210 270 2 years -96 300 247 53 333 184 149 Born before March 1993 -676 4,812 4,519 293 5,113 4,144 969 Total 203 6,673 5,082 1,591 5,926 4,538 1,388 March 1997 Less than one year 1,161 1,161 0 1,161 0 0 0 1 year -260 337 305 32 501 209 292 2 years -167 293 252 41 397 189 208 3 years -106 238 207 31 309 172 137 Born before March 1993 -749 4,486 4,246 240 5,028 4,039 989 Total -121 6,515 5,010 1,505 6,235 4,609 1,626 March 1998 Less than one year 1,081 1,081 0 1,081 0 0 0 1 year -240 358 319 39 461 182 279 2 years -145 286 235 51 366 170 196 3 years -70 271 224 47 298 181 117 4 years -68 216 192 24 250 158 92 Born before March 1993 -705 4,368 4,137 231 4,733 3,797 936 Total -147 6,580 5,107 1,473 6,108 4,488 1,620 March 1999 Less than one year 1,213 1,213 0 1,213 0 0 0 1 year -188 344 294 50 441 203 238 2 years -87 304 246 58 355 210 145 3 years -75 254 210 44 291 172 119 4 years -66 213 177 36 287 185 102 5 years -45 196 165 31 226 150 76 Born before March 1993 -560 3,989 3,697 292 4,818 3,966 852 Total 192 6,513 4,789 1,724 6,418 4,886 1,532 March 2000 Less than one year 1,285 1,285 0 1,285 0 0 0 1 year -234 355 301 54 485 197 288 2 years -129 268 232 36 343 178 165 3 years -98 264 233 31 319 190 129 4 years -56 231 192 39 258 163 95 5 years -62 218 196 22 237 153 84 6 years -60 159 143 16 220 144 76 Born before March 1993 -568 3,870 3,635 235 4,513 3,710 803 Total 78 6,650 4,932 1,718 6,375 4,735 1,640 March 2001 Less than one year 1,091 1,091 0 1,091 0 0 0 1 year -264 339 296 43 539 232 307 2 years -133 273 229 44 387 210 177 3 years -54 263 213 50 273 169 104 4 years -44 243 208 35 258 179 79 5 years -60 189 158 31 250 159 91 6 years -54 182 159 23 216 139 77 7 years -27 161 136 25 158 106 52 Born before March 1993 -644 3,544 3,367 177 4,451 3,630 821 Total -189 6,285 4,766 1,519 6,532 4,824 1,708 March 2002 Less than one year 1,032 1,032 0 1,032 0 0 0 1 year -206 296 268 28 445 211 234 2 years -112 305 249 56 384 216 168 3 years -77 243 208 35 298 186 112 4 years -73 201 179 22 278 183 95 5 years -73 219 200 19 261 169 92 6 years N N 148 N 223 142 81 7 years -49 143 129 14 204 141 63 8 years N N 142 N 171 122 49 Born before March 1993 -454 3,400 3,209 191 4,052 3,407 645 Total -109 6,162 4,732 1,430 6,316 4,777 1,539 March 2003 Less than one year 1,094 1,094 0 1,094 0 0 0 1 year -173 325 282 43 393 177 216 2 years -124 232 203 29 323 170 153 3 years -78 297 261 36 311 197 114 4 years -47 234 194 40 262 175 87 5 years -46 190 165 25 227 156 71 6 years N N 164 N 222 162 60 7 years -38 157 133 24 191 129 62 8 years N N 134 N 157 126 31 9 years -18 156 133 23 154 113 41 Born before March 1993 -361 3,307 3,133 174 3,832 3,297 535 Total 164 6,336 4,802 1,534 6,072 4,702 1,370 March 2004 Less than one year 1,258 1,258 0 1,258 0 0 0 1 year -156 347 289 58 376 162 214 2 years -111 255 209 46 317 160 157 3 years -47 253 211 42 249 160 89 4 years -74 232 201 31 294 189 105 5 years -50 234 203 31 231 150 81 6 years -37 186 163 23 201 141 60 7 years -23 192 170 22 208 163 45 8 years -32 156 131 25 165 108 57 9 years -21 170 150 20 149 108 41 10 years -24 139 129 10 140 106 34 Born before March 1993 -417 3,309 3,161 148 3,505 2,940 565 Total 266 6,731 5,017 1,714 5,835 4,387 1,448 March 2005 Less than one year 1,271 1,271 0 1,271 0 0 0 1 year -229 375 330 45 482 208 274 2 years -102 300 251 49 329 178 151 3 years -29 236 193 43 254 182 72 4 years -51 228 198 30 240 159 81 5 years -47 252 218 34 254 173 81 6 years -33 209 178 31 216 152 64 7 years -40 170 149 21 199 138 61 8 years -26 200 175 25 190 139 51 9 years -29 146 130 16 154 109 45 10 years -8 162 142 20 166 138 28 11 years -22 125 118 7 147 118 29 Born before March 1993 -362 3,253 3,109 144 3,409 2,903 506 Total 293 6,927 5,191 1,736 6,040 4,597 1,443 March 2006 Less than one year 1,451 1,451 0 1,451 0 0 0 1 year -240 365 310 55 497 202 295 2 years -79 352 292 60 355 216 139 3 years -56 268 225 43 266 167 99 4 years -70 210 186 24 266 172 94 5 years -58 207 187 20 230 152 78 6 years -53 225 207 18 262 191 71 7 years -40 186 162 24 215 151 64 8 years -18 178 159 19 168 131 37 9 years -43 175 161 14 187 130 57 10 years -17 140 122 18 140 105 35 11 years -25 144 135 9 155 121 34 12 years -15 132 120 12 124 97 27 Born before March 1993 -360 3,172 3,037 135 3,418 2,923 495 Total 377 7,205 5,303 1,902 6,283 4,758 1,525 March 2007 Less than one year 1,437 1,437 0 1,437 0 0 0 1 year -290 419 377 42 539 207 332 2 years -94 297 245 52 354 208 146 3 years -78 315 276 39 310 193 117 4 years -60 236 206 30 257 167 90 5 years -45 195 170 25 226 156 70 6 years -22 194 171 23 187 142 45 7 years -37 218 200 18 240 185 55 8 years -33 177 158 19 204 152 52 9 years -31 152 136 16 196 149 47 10 years -9 187 160 27 153 117 36 11 years -25 122 116 6 146 115 31 12 years -18 147 142 5 136 113 23 13 years -8 116 105 11 131 112 19 Born before March 1993 -326 2,996 2,857 139 3,413 2,948 465 Total 361 7,208 5,319 1,889 6,492 4,964 1,528 March 2008 Less than one year 1,437 1,437 0 1,437 0 0 0 1 year -278 418 369 49 562 235 327 2 years -114 398 329 69 400 217 183 3 years -76 284 248 36 304 192 112 4 years -63 268 230 38 300 199 101 5 years -54 211 181 30 244 160 84 6 years -35 183 163 20 195 140 55 7 years -38 174 163 11 188 139 49 8 years -49 162 149 13 247 185 62 9 years -36 182 165 17 173 120 53 10 years N N 150 N 153 122 31 11 years -19 151 141 10 173 144 29 12 years -13 129 117 12 130 105 25 13 years N N 129 N 132 109 23 14 years -14 119 113 6 124 104 20 Born before March 1993 -286 2,975 2,873 102 3,068 2,680 388 Total 328 7,390 5,520 1,870 6,393 4,851 1,542 March 2009 Less than one year 1,302 1,302 0 1,302 0 0 0 1 year -307 389 342 47 588 234 354 2 years -149 333 271 62 442 231 211 3 years -82 326 281 45 360 233 127 4 years -82 229 193 36 337 219 118 5 years -83 222 203 19 287 185 102 6 years -53 178 155 23 231 155 76 7 years -35 159 147 12 194 147 47 8 years -40 159 148 11 184 133 51 9 years -42 180 165 15 219 162 57 10 years -44 144 133 11 191 136 55 11 years -31 122 116 6 168 131 37 12 years -24 138 130 8 179 147 32 13 years -26 118 111 7 124 91 33 14 years -19 97 92 5 152 128 24 15 years -23 78 72 6 137 108 29 Born before March 1993 -367 2,712 2,623 89 3,371 2,915 456 Total -105 6,886 5,182 1,704 7,164 5,355 1,809 March 2010 Less than one year 1,212 1,212 0 1,212 0 0 0 1 year -279 369 317 52 517 186 331 2 years -111 358 282 76 397 210 187 3 years -87 294 241 53 343 203 140 4 years -63 277 240 37 313 213 100 5 years -44 235 201 34 260 182 78 6 years -41 202 178 24 255 190 65 7 years -44 185 172 13 201 144 57 8 years -36 152 141 11 186 139 47 9 years -21 150 142 8 162 133 29 10 years -23 164 154 10 190 157 33 11 years -21 147 130 17 176 138 38 12 years -14 129 119 10 142 118 24 13 years N 149 144 5 N 122 N 14 years -10 106 98 8 115 97 18 15 years N 124 115 9 N 106 N 16 years -3 98 89 9 100 88 12 Born before March 1993 -217 2,844 2,731 113 2,967 2,637 330 Total 172 7,195 5,494 1,701 6,592 5,063 1,529 March 2011 Less than one year 1,711 1,711 0 1,711 0 0 0 1 year -228 378 327 51 460 181 279 2 years -112 357 296 61 330 157 173 3 years -88 337 276 61 336 187 149 4 years -73 307 255 52 307 182 125 5 years -70 281 255 26 282 186 96 6 years -51 215 187 28 241 162 79 7 years -31 226 204 22 213 160 53 8 years -30 189 169 20 180 130 50 9 years -29 157 143 14 156 113 43 10 years -17 164 156 8 147 122 25 11 years -26 174 163 11 198 161 37 12 years -20 142 126 16 166 130 36 13 years -20 139 132 7 127 100 27 14 years -5 155 145 10 131 116 15 15 years -14 107 102 5 105 86 19 16 years -11 124 118 6 117 100 17 17 years -15 100 97 3 103 85 18 Born before March 1993 -216 2,852 2,751 101 2,869 2,552 317 Total 655 8,115 5,902 2,213 6,468 4,910 1,558 March 2012 Less than one year 2,525 2,525 0 2,525 0 0 0 1 year -314 630 549 81 607 212 395 2 years -84 384 309 75 308 149 159 3 years -61 357 307 50 266 155 111 4 years -69 344 306 38 271 164 107 5 years -38 294 250 44 245 163 82 6 years -34 273 235 38 268 196 72 7 years -24 245 213 32 198 142 56 8 years -39 216 203 13 211 159 52 9 years -15 199 176 23 150 112 38 10 years -18 164 149 15 145 112 33 11 years -14 179 167 12 126 100 26 12 years -17 188 172 16 158 125 33 13 years -14 160 145 15 141 112 29 14 years -8 150 138 12 107 87 20 15 years -13 157 147 10 136 113 23 16 years -3 124 112 12 101 86 15 17 years -6 127 115 12 118 100 18 18 years -5 108 99 9 105 91 14 Born before March 1993 -222 3,110 2,997 113 2,661 2,326 335 Total 1,527 9,934 6,789 3,145 6,322 4,704 1,618 NOTE: A '_' indicates that the data are not available and a 'N' indicates that the data do not meet BLS disclosure standards.