Table 3. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, by establishment age Wholesale Trade 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 46,846 46,846 0 46,846 0 0 0 Born before March 1993 -40,231 132,284 123,664 8,620 147,869 99,018 48,851 Total 6,615 179,130 123,664 55,466 147,869 99,018 48,851 March 1995 Less than one year 49,171 49,171 0 49,171 0 0 0 1 year -9,086 12,619 11,404 1,215 15,546 5,245 10,301 Born before March 1993 -30,621 127,670 119,740 7,930 129,787 91,236 38,551 Total 9,464 189,460 131,144 58,316 145,333 96,481 48,852 March 1996 Less than one year 50,508 50,508 0 50,508 0 0 0 1 year -10,136 12,870 11,688 1,182 16,752 5,434 11,318 2 years -5,806 10,363 8,948 1,415 12,770 5,549 7,221 Born before March 1993 -28,694 111,869 105,700 6,169 127,354 92,491 34,863 Total 5,872 185,610 126,336 59,274 156,876 103,474 53,402 March 1997 Less than one year 53,193 53,193 0 53,193 0 0 0 1 year -10,458 13,038 11,703 1,335 17,374 5,581 11,793 2 years -5,718 10,794 9,225 1,569 12,847 5,560 7,287 3 years -3,787 9,012 7,809 1,203 10,237 5,247 4,990 Born before March 1993 -23,222 105,581 99,549 6,032 117,108 87,854 29,254 Total 10,008 191,618 128,286 63,332 157,566 104,242 53,324 March 1998 Less than one year 51,116 51,116 0 51,116 0 0 0 1 year -11,729 13,582 12,311 1,271 18,920 5,920 13,000 2 years -6,560 10,728 9,225 1,503 13,624 5,561 8,063 3 years -4,315 9,188 8,011 1,177 10,842 5,350 5,492 4 years -3,266 7,852 6,991 861 9,101 4,974 4,127 Born before March 1993 -22,480 99,758 94,658 5,100 110,673 83,093 27,580 Total 2,766 192,224 131,196 61,028 163,160 104,898 58,262 March 1999 Less than one year 48,376 48,376 0 48,376 0 0 0 1 year -10,635 12,782 11,315 1,467 17,797 5,695 12,102 2 years -6,246 11,119 9,189 1,930 14,240 6,064 8,176 3 years -4,099 9,121 7,635 1,486 11,231 5,646 5,585 4 years -3,158 7,916 6,831 1,085 9,393 5,150 4,243 5 years -2,452 6,856 6,004 852 8,241 4,937 3,304 Born before March 1993 -18,863 91,419 85,698 5,721 107,440 82,856 24,584 Total 2,923 187,589 126,672 60,917 168,342 110,348 57,994 March 2000 Less than one year 46,796 46,796 0 46,796 0 0 0 1 year -10,035 12,081 10,765 1,316 16,867 5,516 11,351 2 years -6,709 10,591 8,963 1,628 14,068 5,731 8,337 3 years -4,950 9,508 8,100 1,408 12,016 5,658 6,358 4 years -3,535 7,924 6,862 1,062 9,765 5,168 4,597 5 years -2,732 7,077 6,200 877 8,470 4,861 3,609 6 years -2,153 6,176 5,497 679 7,319 4,487 2,832 Born before March 1993 -17,990 87,798 83,155 4,643 100,565 77,932 22,633 Total -1,308 187,951 129,542 58,409 169,070 109,353 59,717 March 2001 Less than one year 45,095 45,095 0 45,095 0 0 0 1 year -10,364 11,562 10,357 1,205 17,049 5,480 11,569 2 years -6,507 9,931 8,342 1,589 13,769 5,673 8,096 3 years -4,708 8,938 7,547 1,391 11,724 5,625 6,099 4 years -3,797 7,910 6,843 1,067 10,398 5,534 4,864 5 years -2,924 6,752 5,878 874 8,746 4,948 3,798 6 years -2,473 5,994 5,338 656 7,859 4,730 3,129 7 years -2,067 5,281 4,814 467 6,856 4,322 2,534 Born before March 1993 -16,763 78,258 74,136 4,122 99,137 78,252 20,885 Total -4,508 179,721 123,255 56,466 175,538 114,564 60,974 March 2002 Less than one year 47,446 47,446 0 47,446 0 0 0 1 year -13,031 11,146 10,022 1,124 20,813 6,658 14,155 2 years -6,926 9,139 7,519 1,620 15,204 6,658 8,546 3 years -4,909 7,659 6,424 1,235 12,147 6,003 6,144 4 years -3,849 6,893 5,821 1,072 10,862 5,941 4,921 5 years -3,221 6,404 5,525 879 9,664 5,564 4,100 6 years -2,476 5,456 4,707 749 8,334 5,109 3,225 7 years -2,002 5,001 4,434 567 7,357 4,788 2,569 8 years -1,522 4,367 3,848 519 6,628 4,587 2,041 Born before March 1993 -16,454 64,615 60,807 3,808 103,845 83,583 20,262 Total -6,944 168,126 109,107 59,019 194,854 128,891 65,963 March 2003 Less than one year 45,597 45,597 0 45,597 0 0 0 1 year -11,553 11,125 9,880 1,245 18,762 5,964 12,798 2 years -7,309 9,394 7,749 1,645 15,021 6,067 8,954 3 years -4,782 7,899 6,603 1,296 11,830 5,752 6,078 4 years -3,367 6,850 5,834 1,016 9,763 5,380 4,383 5 years -2,756 6,284 5,399 885 8,983 5,342 3,641 6 years -2,233 5,756 4,996 760 7,952 4,959 2,993 7 years -1,948 5,095 4,441 654 7,093 4,491 2,602 8 years -1,661 4,664 4,118 546 6,444 4,237 2,207 9 years -1,383 4,197 3,784 413 5,700 3,904 1,796 Born before March 1993 -14,139 63,350 59,822 3,528 91,529 73,862 17,667 Total -5,534 170,211 112,626 57,585 183,077 119,958 63,119 March 2004 Less than one year 43,120 43,120 0 43,120 0 0 0 1 year -10,930 11,243 9,954 1,289 17,559 5,340 12,219 2 years -6,546 9,885 8,211 1,674 14,016 5,796 8,220 3 years -4,446 8,301 6,855 1,446 11,393 5,501 5,892 4 years -3,267 7,394 6,248 1,146 9,573 5,160 4,413 5 years -2,650 6,166 5,372 794 8,172 4,728 3,444 6 years -2,224 5,883 5,176 707 7,511 4,580 2,931 7 years -1,920 5,446 4,825 621 6,970 4,429 2,541 8 years -1,515 4,844 4,305 539 6,005 3,951 2,054 9 years -1,235 4,505 4,047 458 5,496 3,803 1,693 10 years -1,067 4,053 3,654 399 5,001 3,535 1,466 Born before March 1993 -12,306 63,576 60,374 3,202 82,231 66,723 15,508 Total -4,986 174,416 119,021 55,395 173,927 113,546 60,381 March 2005 Less than one year 44,013 44,013 0 44,013 0 0 0 1 year -10,398 10,842 9,639 1,203 16,636 5,035 11,601 2 years -6,376 9,829 8,095 1,734 13,440 5,330 8,110 3 years -4,600 8,713 7,266 1,447 11,428 5,381 6,047 4 years -3,578 7,581 6,469 1,112 9,563 4,873 4,690 5 years -2,595 6,742 5,827 915 8,195 4,685 3,510 6 years -2,091 5,870 5,163 707 7,112 4,314 2,798 7 years -1,855 5,630 4,989 641 6,666 4,170 2,496 8 years -1,533 5,322 4,726 596 6,058 3,929 2,129 9 years -1,263 4,616 4,129 487 5,445 3,695 1,750 10 years -1,180 4,334 3,929 405 5,055 3,470 1,585 11 years -1,096 3,830 3,507 323 4,588 3,169 1,419 Born before March 1993 -11,069 65,220 62,083 3,137 74,137 59,931 14,206 Total -3,621 182,542 125,822 56,720 168,323 107,982 60,341 March 2006 Less than one year 47,452 47,452 0 47,452 0 0 0 1 year -10,524 11,508 10,096 1,412 17,001 5,065 11,936 2 years -5,895 9,486 7,789 1,697 12,690 5,098 7,592 3 years -4,345 8,629 7,176 1,453 10,901 5,103 5,798 4 years -3,174 7,935 6,675 1,260 9,338 4,904 4,434 5 years -2,524 7,045 5,999 1,046 8,168 4,598 3,570 6 years -2,168 6,276 5,460 816 7,355 4,371 2,984 7 years -1,659 5,542 4,896 646 6,377 4,072 2,305 8 years -1,432 5,263 4,643 620 5,939 3,887 2,052 9 years -1,255 4,995 4,418 577 5,542 3,710 1,832 10 years -1,114 4,321 3,893 428 4,921 3,379 1,542 11 years -909 4,168 3,795 373 4,647 3,365 1,282 12 years -823 3,706 3,347 359 4,217 3,035 1,182 Born before March 1993 -9,451 63,457 60,341 3,116 70,245 57,678 12,567 Total 2,179 189,783 128,528 61,255 167,341 108,265 59,076 March 2007 Less than one year 47,756 47,756 0 47,756 0 0 0 1 year -11,454 11,612 10,196 1,416 18,065 5,195 12,870 2 years -6,377 9,833 8,032 1,801 13,542 5,364 8,178 3 years -4,177 8,376 6,981 1,395 10,532 4,960 5,572 4 years -3,345 7,683 6,524 1,159 9,333 4,829 4,504 5 years -2,752 7,000 6,019 981 8,594 4,861 3,733 6 years -2,308 6,341 5,567 774 7,499 4,417 3,082 7 years -1,802 5,776 5,114 662 6,682 4,218 2,464 8 years -1,424 5,202 4,670 532 5,807 3,851 1,956 9 years -1,377 4,928 4,450 478 5,571 3,716 1,855 10 years -1,181 4,620 4,202 418 5,185 3,586 1,599 11 years -1,042 3,956 3,608 348 4,667 3,277 1,390 12 years -908 3,881 3,569 312 4,389 3,169 1,220 13 years -707 3,477 3,187 290 3,881 2,884 997 Born before March 1993 -8,808 60,190 57,608 2,582 68,055 56,665 11,390 Total 94 190,631 129,727 60,904 171,802 110,992 60,810 March 2008 Less than one year 44,766 44,766 0 44,766 0 0 0 1 year -11,304 10,981 9,640 1,341 17,910 5,265 12,645 2 years -6,751 9,719 7,784 1,935 14,249 5,563 8,686 3 years -4,512 8,261 6,820 1,441 11,255 5,302 5,953 4 years -3,232 7,010 5,902 1,108 9,312 4,972 4,340 5 years -2,708 6,563 5,615 948 8,483 4,827 3,656 6 years -2,272 6,028 5,274 754 7,861 4,835 3,026 7 years -1,864 5,475 4,830 645 7,006 4,497 2,509 8 years -1,559 5,151 4,565 586 6,392 4,247 2,145 9 years -1,330 4,613 4,128 485 5,622 3,807 1,815 10 years -1,087 4,344 3,886 458 5,323 3,778 1,545 11 years -991 4,094 3,739 355 4,911 3,565 1,346 12 years -858 3,640 3,340 300 4,384 3,226 1,158 13 years -847 3,500 3,220 280 4,312 3,185 1,127 14 years -843 3,038 2,845 193 4,034 2,998 1,036 Born before March 1993 -8,739 55,622 53,300 2,322 67,949 56,888 11,061 Total -4,131 182,805 124,888 57,917 179,003 116,955 62,048 March 2009 Less than one year 39,511 39,511 0 39,511 0 0 0 1 year -12,534 8,887 7,679 1,208 19,390 5,648 13,742 2 years -8,002 7,974 6,278 1,696 15,913 6,215 9,698 3 years -5,638 7,026 5,569 1,457 13,279 6,184 7,095 4 years -3,989 5,910 4,794 1,116 10,972 5,867 5,105 5 years -3,107 5,228 4,418 810 9,362 5,445 3,917 6 years -2,901 4,652 3,988 664 8,960 5,395 3,565 7 years -2,269 4,414 3,799 615 8,241 5,357 2,884 8 years -1,914 4,040 3,560 480 7,462 5,068 2,394 9 years -1,623 3,879 3,427 452 6,875 4,800 2,075 10 years -1,431 3,371 2,994 377 6,383 4,575 1,808 11 years -1,352 3,271 2,925 346 5,917 4,219 1,698 12 years -1,192 3,037 2,771 266 5,517 4,059 1,458 13 years -1,123 2,593 2,348 245 5,359 3,991 1,368 14 years -883 2,562 2,304 258 5,033 3,892 1,141 15 years -781 2,243 2,020 223 4,497 3,493 1,004 Born before March 1993 -9,816 39,891 37,957 1,934 81,701 69,951 11,750 Total -19,044 148,489 96,831 51,658 214,861 144,159 70,702 March 2010 Less than one year 35,780 35,780 0 35,780 0 0 0 1 year -10,061 7,747 6,588 1,159 15,493 4,273 11,220 2 years -7,238 7,441 5,745 1,696 14,005 5,071 8,934 3 years -5,101 6,729 5,277 1,452 11,823 5,270 6,553 4 years -4,065 6,085 4,906 1,179 10,199 4,955 5,244 5 years -3,173 5,186 4,259 927 8,849 4,749 4,100 6 years -2,459 4,694 4,007 687 7,748 4,602 3,146 7 years -2,079 4,372 3,713 659 7,310 4,572 2,738 8 years -1,880 4,015 3,452 563 6,950 4,507 2,443 9 years -1,566 3,751 3,306 445 6,405 4,394 2,011 10 years -1,392 3,528 3,072 456 6,043 4,195 1,848 11 years -1,133 3,162 2,791 371 5,435 3,931 1,504 12 years -1,071 2,980 2,636 344 5,153 3,738 1,415 13 years -1,000 2,843 2,550 293 4,953 3,660 1,293 14 years -919 2,592 2,319 273 4,481 3,289 1,192 15 years -786 2,406 2,169 237 4,310 3,287 1,023 16 years -740 2,152 1,984 168 3,924 3,016 908 Born before March 1993 -8,682 38,004 35,906 2,098 75,136 64,356 10,780 Total -17,565 143,467 94,680 48,787 198,217 131,865 66,352 March 2011 Less than one year 38,718 38,718 0 38,718 0 0 0 1 year -8,442 8,261 7,243 1,018 13,203 3,743 9,460 2 years -5,156 7,784 6,111 1,673 10,522 3,693 6,829 3 years -3,858 7,448 5,795 1,653 9,531 4,020 5,511 4 years -3,248 6,873 5,556 1,317 8,614 4,049 4,565 5 years -2,565 6,199 5,115 1,084 7,474 3,825 3,649 6 years -1,936 5,611 4,667 944 6,668 3,788 2,880 7 years -1,598 5,135 4,433 702 5,735 3,435 2,300 8 years -1,595 4,816 4,227 589 5,625 3,441 2,184 9 years -1,312 4,599 4,059 540 5,242 3,390 1,852 10 years -1,172 4,263 3,830 433 4,907 3,302 1,605 11 years -930 4,094 3,648 446 4,554 3,178 1,376 12 years -786 3,726 3,339 387 3,985 2,812 1,173 13 years -653 3,428 3,074 354 3,859 2,852 1,007 14 years -687 3,322 3,010 312 3,696 2,697 999 15 years -648 3,000 2,736 264 3,429 2,517 912 16 years -528 2,990 2,719 271 3,276 2,477 799 17 years -513 2,675 2,448 227 2,941 2,201 740 Born before March 1993 -6,565 49,572 47,259 2,313 55,537 46,659 8,878 Total -3,474 172,514 119,269 53,245 158,798 102,079 56,719 March 2012 Less than one year 38,067 38,067 0 38,067 0 0 0 1 year -8,832 9,132 8,078 1,054 13,461 3,575 9,886 2 years -5,183 7,327 5,977 1,350 10,249 3,716 6,533 3 years -3,526 6,930 5,528 1,402 8,648 3,720 4,928 4 years -3,153 6,606 5,409 1,197 8,079 3,729 4,350 5 years -2,609 6,328 5,256 1,072 7,515 3,834 3,681 6 years -2,169 5,739 4,868 871 6,711 3,671 3,040 7 years -1,770 5,221 4,504 717 5,971 3,484 2,487 8 years -1,529 4,738 4,190 548 5,412 3,335 2,077 9 years -1,275 4,563 4,041 522 4,999 3,202 1,797 10 years -1,110 4,338 3,857 481 4,901 3,310 1,591 11 years -902 4,163 3,711 452 4,486 3,132 1,354 12 years -879 4,041 3,647 394 4,169 2,896 1,273 13 years -766 3,668 3,340 328 3,830 2,736 1,094 14 years -705 3,518 3,200 318 3,622 2,599 1,023 15 years -634 3,312 3,033 279 3,499 2,586 913 16 years -586 2,992 2,725 267 3,107 2,254 853 17 years -520 2,934 2,689 245 3,094 2,329 765 18 years -469 2,683 2,448 235 2,738 2,034 704 Born before March 1993 -6,152 50,524 48,384 2,140 51,350 43,058 8,292 Total -4,702 176,824 124,885 51,939 155,841 99,200 56,641 NOTE: A '_' indicates that the data are not available and a 'N' indicates that the data do not meet BLS disclosure standards.