Table 3. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, by establishment age Total Private Pennsylvania 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 18,925 18,925 0 18,925 0 0 0 Born before March 1993 -20,181 70,161 65,188 4,973 82,872 57,718 25,154 Total -1,256 89,086 65,188 23,898 82,872 57,718 25,154 March 1995 Less than one year 17,897 17,897 0 17,897 0 0 0 1 year -3,002 6,405 5,721 684 7,065 3,379 3,686 Born before March 1993 -11,878 70,637 64,389 6,248 70,420 52,294 18,126 Total 3,017 94,939 70,110 24,829 77,485 55,673 21,812 March 1996 Less than one year 19,005 19,005 0 19,005 0 0 0 1 year -3,383 5,383 4,942 441 7,086 3,262 3,824 2 years -2,059 5,016 4,416 600 6,087 3,428 2,659 Born before March 1993 -13,831 58,623 54,920 3,703 72,428 54,894 17,534 Total -268 88,027 64,278 23,749 85,601 61,584 24,017 March 1997 Less than one year 21,999 21,999 0 21,999 0 0 0 1 year -3,239 5,906 5,356 550 7,137 3,348 3,789 2 years -1,867 4,668 4,067 601 5,396 2,928 2,468 3 years -1,373 4,683 4,128 555 5,015 3,087 1,928 Born before March 1993 -11,520 58,111 54,328 3,783 64,162 48,859 15,303 Total 4,000 95,367 67,879 27,488 81,710 58,222 23,488 March 1998 Less than one year 23,954 23,954 0 23,954 0 0 0 1 year -4,015 6,632 6,072 560 8,534 3,959 4,575 2 years -1,971 4,953 4,362 591 6,038 3,476 2,562 3 years -1,372 4,223 3,768 455 4,581 2,754 1,827 4 years -1,214 4,025 3,641 384 4,689 3,091 1,598 Born before March 1993 -11,067 53,303 50,423 2,880 61,832 47,885 13,947 Total 4,315 97,090 68,266 28,824 85,674 61,165 24,509 March 1999 Less than one year 21,045 21,045 0 21,045 0 0 0 1 year -4,008 7,612 6,661 951 9,259 4,300 4,959 2 years -2,197 6,013 5,248 765 6,554 3,592 2,962 3 years -1,459 4,400 3,961 439 5,037 3,139 1,898 4 years -1,034 3,674 3,312 362 4,114 2,718 1,396 5 years -938 3,667 3,315 352 4,231 2,941 1,290 Born before March 1993 -9,620 50,104 47,344 2,760 58,752 46,372 12,380 Total 1,789 96,515 69,841 26,674 87,947 63,062 24,885 March 2000 Less than one year 24,084 24,084 0 24,084 0 0 0 1 year -3,666 6,804 5,990 814 8,126 3,646 4,480 2 years -2,360 6,588 5,680 908 7,281 4,013 3,268 3 years -1,535 5,212 4,550 662 5,842 3,645 2,197 4 years -1,046 4,005 3,571 434 4,451 2,971 1,480 5 years -810 3,385 3,007 378 3,683 2,495 1,188 6 years -690 3,454 3,130 324 3,742 2,728 1,014 Born before March 1993 -7,881 49,532 46,712 2,820 54,390 43,689 10,701 Total 6,096 103,064 72,640 30,424 87,515 63,187 24,328 March 2001 Less than one year 22,076 22,076 0 22,076 0 0 0 1 year -4,067 7,442 6,628 814 9,228 4,347 4,881 2 years -2,018 5,651 4,786 865 6,523 3,640 2,883 3 years -1,647 5,728 4,941 787 6,528 4,094 2,434 4 years -1,179 4,506 3,984 522 5,322 3,621 1,701 5 years -831 3,595 3,232 363 4,193 2,999 1,194 6 years -688 3,000 2,696 304 3,485 2,493 992 7 years -645 2,946 2,690 256 3,690 2,789 901 Born before March 1993 -6,576 44,299 41,747 2,552 54,242 45,114 9,128 Total 4,425 99,243 70,704 28,539 93,211 69,097 24,114 March 2002 Less than one year 23,951 23,951 0 23,951 0 0 0 1 year -5,196 6,083 5,418 665 9,627 3,766 5,861 2 years -2,636 6,095 5,128 967 8,043 4,440 3,603 3 years -1,725 4,681 3,976 705 6,054 3,624 2,430 4 years -1,465 4,864 4,193 671 6,154 4,018 2,136 5 years -1,102 3,921 3,440 481 5,006 3,423 1,583 6 years -796 3,206 2,860 346 3,933 2,791 1,142 7 years -700 2,517 2,233 284 3,507 2,523 984 8 years -557 2,811 2,520 291 3,471 2,623 848 Born before March 1993 -7,290 41,370 38,726 2,644 54,348 44,414 9,934 Total 2,484 99,499 68,494 31,005 100,143 71,622 28,521 March 2003 Less than one year 20,665 20,665 0 20,665 0 0 0 1 year -4,809 6,825 6,065 760 9,933 4,364 5,569 2 years -2,223 5,182 4,284 898 6,708 3,587 3,121 3 years -1,919 5,348 4,588 760 6,731 4,052 2,679 4 years -1,207 4,137 3,498 639 5,320 3,474 1,846 5 years -1,183 4,260 3,695 565 5,491 3,743 1,748 6 years -1,008 3,548 3,187 361 4,584 3,215 1,369 7 years -727 2,837 2,545 292 3,595 2,576 1,019 8 years -608 2,406 2,153 253 3,122 2,261 861 9 years -598 2,528 2,318 210 3,273 2,465 808 Born before March 1993 -6,912 38,602 36,280 2,322 51,766 42,532 9,234 Total -529 96,338 68,613 27,725 100,523 72,269 28,254 March 2004 Less than one year 20,054 20,054 0 20,054 0 0 0 1 year -3,969 6,232 5,408 824 8,258 3,465 4,793 2 years -2,366 6,279 5,142 1,137 7,378 3,875 3,503 3 years -1,363 4,823 3,916 907 5,390 3,120 2,270 4 years -1,139 5,075 4,278 797 5,522 3,586 1,936 5 years -1,014 4,058 3,498 560 4,645 3,071 1,574 6 years -922 4,193 3,672 521 4,785 3,342 1,443 7 years -811 3,546 3,095 451 4,156 2,894 1,262 8 years -511 2,817 2,534 283 3,195 2,401 794 9 years -452 2,395 2,138 257 2,698 1,989 709 10 years -464 2,541 2,309 232 2,844 2,148 696 Born before March 1993 -5,927 39,941 37,481 2,460 46,939 38,552 8,387 Total 1,116 101,954 73,471 28,483 95,810 68,443 27,367 March 2005 Less than one year 22,264 22,264 0 22,264 0 0 0 1 year -3,617 5,991 5,114 877 7,988 3,494 4,494 2 years -1,669 5,452 4,395 1,057 6,148 3,422 2,726 3 years -1,395 5,528 4,482 1,046 6,283 3,842 2,441 4 years -1,020 4,359 3,570 789 4,864 3,055 1,809 5 years -987 4,687 3,999 688 5,320 3,645 1,675 6 years -791 3,765 3,254 511 4,210 2,908 1,302 7 years -688 3,966 3,428 538 4,664 3,438 1,226 8 years -679 3,141 2,803 338 3,912 2,895 1,017 9 years -418 2,723 2,428 295 3,109 2,396 713 10 years -434 2,292 2,062 230 2,599 1,935 664 11 years -412 2,414 2,206 208 2,744 2,124 620 Born before March 1993 -5,779 37,582 35,473 2,109 46,306 38,418 7,888 Total 4,375 104,164 73,214 30,950 98,147 71,572 26,575 March 2006 Less than one year 23,341 23,341 0 23,341 0 0 0 1 year -3,389 7,145 5,546 1,599 8,653 3,665 4,988 2 years -1,139 5,933 4,215 1,718 6,204 3,347 2,857 3 years -987 5,341 4,145 1,196 5,402 3,219 2,183 4 years -851 5,201 4,138 1,063 5,578 3,664 1,914 5 years -759 4,144 3,350 794 4,534 2,981 1,553 6 years -741 4,463 3,728 735 4,876 3,400 1,476 7 years -620 3,600 3,030 570 4,047 2,857 1,190 8 years -567 4,038 3,445 593 4,344 3,184 1,160 9 years -456 3,150 2,753 397 3,588 2,735 853 10 years -425 2,602 2,332 270 2,976 2,281 695 11 years -354 2,129 1,907 222 2,452 1,876 576 12 years -310 2,225 1,999 226 2,629 2,093 536 Born before March 1993 -4,850 37,320 34,916 2,404 43,857 36,603 7,254 Total 7,893 110,632 75,504 35,128 99,140 71,905 27,235 March 2007 Less than one year 21,187 21,187 0 21,187 0 0 0 1 year -4,384 6,225 5,220 1,005 8,803 3,414 5,389 2 years -2,188 5,634 4,522 1,112 6,752 3,452 3,300 3 years -1,511 4,609 3,826 783 5,686 3,392 2,294 4 years -1,177 4,351 3,696 655 5,100 3,268 1,832 5 years -1,209 4,358 3,837 521 5,326 3,596 1,730 6 years -802 3,581 3,142 439 4,135 2,894 1,241 7 years -794 3,846 3,427 419 4,654 3,441 1,213 8 years -643 3,130 2,793 337 3,768 2,788 980 9 years -625 3,420 3,102 318 4,181 3,238 943 10 years -522 2,823 2,562 261 3,432 2,649 783 11 years -411 2,389 2,206 183 2,807 2,213 594 12 years -308 1,959 1,801 158 2,297 1,831 466 13 years -346 2,099 1,939 160 2,616 2,110 506 Born before March 1993 -4,955 34,084 32,473 1,611 43,027 36,461 6,566 Total 1,312 103,695 74,546 29,149 102,584 74,747 27,837 March 2008 Less than one year 21,121 21,121 0 21,121 0 0 0 1 year -4,358 5,623 4,837 786 8,211 3,067 5,144 2 years -2,323 5,367 4,129 1,238 6,791 3,230 3,561 3 years -1,774 4,740 3,899 841 5,876 3,261 2,615 4 years -1,429 4,044 3,457 587 5,134 3,118 2,016 5 years -1,099 3,852 3,370 482 4,669 3,088 1,581 6 years -951 4,067 3,591 476 4,917 3,490 1,427 7 years -869 3,261 2,958 303 3,946 2,774 1,172 8 years -808 3,548 3,187 361 4,461 3,292 1,169 9 years -656 2,980 2,704 276 3,645 2,713 932 10 years -679 3,302 3,026 276 3,926 2,971 955 11 years -502 2,602 2,404 198 3,289 2,589 700 12 years -389 2,278 2,104 174 2,692 2,129 563 13 years -327 1,935 1,814 121 2,220 1,772 448 14 years -371 2,035 1,905 130 2,447 1,946 501 Born before March 1993 -4,722 33,793 32,236 1,557 41,098 34,819 6,279 Total -136 104,548 75,621 28,927 103,322 74,259 29,063 March 2009 Less than one year 20,326 20,326 0 20,326 0 0 0 1 year -4,304 5,090 4,178 912 8,597 3,381 5,216 2 years -2,109 4,514 3,412 1,102 6,520 3,309 3,211 3 years -1,921 4,200 3,220 980 6,289 3,388 2,901 4 years -1,507 3,748 3,018 730 5,674 3,437 2,237 5 years -1,060 3,260 2,663 597 4,925 3,268 1,657 6 years -990 3,027 2,595 432 4,826 3,404 1,422 7 years -906 3,255 2,852 403 5,037 3,728 1,309 8 years -799 2,649 2,324 325 4,167 3,043 1,124 9 years -767 3,000 2,671 329 4,575 3,479 1,096 10 years -589 2,387 2,143 244 3,775 2,942 833 11 years -611 2,775 2,525 250 4,196 3,335 861 12 years -535 2,234 2,018 216 3,559 2,808 751 13 years -374 1,850 1,702 148 2,915 2,393 522 14 years -310 1,536 1,400 136 2,424 1,978 446 15 years -328 1,648 1,521 127 2,657 2,202 455 Born before March 1993 -4,622 27,368 25,894 1,474 45,678 39,582 6,096 Total -1,406 92,867 64,136 28,731 115,814 85,677 30,137 March 2010 Less than one year 19,484 19,484 0 19,484 0 0 0 1 year -3,924 4,678 3,831 847 7,659 2,888 4,771 2 years -2,202 4,503 3,471 1,032 6,142 2,908 3,234 3 years -1,648 3,732 2,977 755 5,260 2,857 2,403 4 years -1,379 3,800 3,046 754 5,008 2,875 2,133 5 years -1,205 3,319 2,746 573 4,839 3,061 1,778 6 years -923 3,035 2,622 413 4,129 2,793 1,336 7 years -803 2,946 2,590 356 4,060 2,901 1,159 8 years -763 3,352 2,985 367 4,308 3,178 1,130 9 years -627 2,579 2,273 306 3,497 2,564 933 10 years -559 2,796 2,506 290 4,109 3,260 849 11 years -507 2,429 2,203 226 3,302 2,569 733 12 years -509 2,746 2,494 252 3,732 2,971 761 13 years -427 2,215 2,000 215 3,069 2,427 642 14 years -321 1,910 1,746 164 2,642 2,157 485 15 years -327 1,481 1,356 125 2,239 1,787 452 16 years -315 1,684 1,546 138 2,390 1,937 453 Born before March 1993 -4,007 27,703 26,304 1,399 41,431 36,025 5,406 Total -962 94,392 66,696 27,696 107,816 79,158 28,658 March 2011 Less than one year 20,728 20,728 0 20,728 0 0 0 1 year -3,474 4,964 4,148 816 6,663 2,373 4,290 2 years -1,770 4,609 3,538 1,071 5,227 2,386 2,841 3 years -1,389 4,098 3,325 773 4,713 2,551 2,162 4 years -1,119 3,700 3,083 617 4,177 2,441 1,736 5 years -1,044 3,686 3,060 626 4,233 2,563 1,670 6 years -832 3,547 3,047 500 3,900 2,568 1,332 7 years -717 3,101 2,735 366 3,472 2,389 1,083 8 years -606 3,062 2,695 367 3,454 2,481 973 9 years -517 3,414 3,057 357 3,699 2,825 874 10 years -461 2,716 2,432 284 3,028 2,283 745 11 years -472 3,077 2,804 273 3,408 2,663 745 12 years -400 2,605 2,390 215 2,801 2,186 615 13 years -384 3,043 2,801 242 3,111 2,485 626 14 years -329 2,385 2,211 174 2,517 2,014 503 15 years -293 2,063 1,917 146 2,236 1,797 439 16 years -195 1,742 1,604 138 1,763 1,430 333 17 years -177 1,930 1,796 134 1,951 1,640 311 Born before March 1993 -3,472 31,059 29,683 1,376 35,202 30,354 4,848 Total 3,077 105,529 76,326 29,203 95,555 69,429 26,126 March 2012 Less than one year 23,720 23,720 0 23,720 0 0 0 1 year -4,490 5,143 4,380 763 7,665 2,412 5,253 2 years -2,368 4,222 3,370 852 5,486 2,266 3,220 3 years -1,822 3,913 3,173 740 4,896 2,334 2,562 4 years -1,251 3,597 2,983 614 4,336 2,471 1,865 5 years -1,171 3,448 2,949 499 3,934 2,264 1,670 6 years -1,154 3,329 2,845 484 4,074 2,436 1,638 7 years -869 3,264 2,825 439 3,746 2,438 1,308 8 years -646 3,000 2,664 336 3,265 2,283 982 9 years -599 3,017 2,732 285 3,179 2,295 884 10 years -615 3,266 2,961 305 3,565 2,645 920 11 years -530 2,656 2,408 248 2,873 2,095 778 12 years -443 3,053 2,775 278 3,252 2,531 721 13 years -389 2,493 2,255 238 2,757 2,130 627 14 years -399 2,844 2,618 226 2,939 2,314 625 15 years -319 2,257 2,074 183 2,541 2,039 502 16 years -215 2,085 1,920 165 2,059 1,679 380 17 years -180 1,657 1,523 134 1,690 1,376 314 18 years -219 1,875 1,753 122 1,922 1,581 341 Born before March 1993 -3,507 30,844 29,440 1,404 34,031 29,120 4,911 Total 2,534 109,683 77,648 32,035 98,210 68,709 29,501 NOTE: A '_' indicates that the data are not available and a 'N' indicates that the data do not meet BLS disclosure standards.