Table 3. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, by establishment age Total Private West Virginia 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 3,185 3,185 0 3,185 0 0 0 Born before March 1993 -2,874 11,274 10,359 915 12,377 8,588 3,789 Total 311 14,459 10,359 4,100 12,377 8,588 3,789 March 1995 Less than one year 3,198 3,198 0 3,198 0 0 0 1 year -609 1,017 860 157 1,351 585 766 Born before March 1993 -1,809 10,752 9,828 924 10,816 8,083 2,733 Total 780 14,967 10,688 4,279 12,167 8,668 3,499 March 1996 Less than one year 3,283 3,283 0 3,283 0 0 0 1 year -733 947 833 114 1,456 609 847 2 years -383 790 673 117 1,048 548 500 Born before March 1993 -1,898 9,003 8,357 646 11,252 8,708 2,544 Total 269 14,023 9,863 4,160 13,756 9,865 3,891 March 1997 Less than one year 3,305 3,305 0 3,305 0 0 0 1 year -697 1,092 946 146 1,391 548 843 2 years -305 883 726 157 971 509 462 3 years -218 744 623 121 824 485 339 Born before March 1993 -1,429 8,876 8,207 669 10,066 7,968 2,098 Total 656 14,900 10,502 4,398 13,252 9,510 3,742 March 1998 Less than one year 3,210 3,210 0 3,210 0 0 0 1 year -730 1,026 919 107 1,433 596 837 2 years -325 884 726 158 1,070 587 483 3 years -255 642 545 97 895 543 352 4 years -202 614 539 75 815 538 277 Born before March 1993 -1,513 7,859 7,419 440 10,074 8,121 1,953 Total 185 14,235 10,148 4,087 14,287 10,385 3,902 March 1999 Less than one year 3,370 3,370 0 3,370 0 0 0 1 year -699 973 846 127 1,386 560 826 2 years -380 867 740 127 1,054 547 507 3 years -241 712 607 105 933 587 346 4 years -210 579 502 77 763 476 287 5 years -185 532 481 51 711 475 236 Born before March 1993 -1,331 7,521 7,104 417 9,500 7,752 1,748 Total 324 14,554 10,280 4,274 14,347 10,397 3,950 March 2000 Less than one year 3,146 3,146 0 3,146 0 0 0 1 year -686 1,089 958 131 1,390 573 817 2 years -351 827 710 117 986 518 468 3 years -250 734 615 119 926 557 369 4 years -183 683 587 96 797 518 279 5 years -152 529 456 73 651 426 225 6 years -137 474 425 49 597 411 186 Born before March 1993 -1,287 7,372 6,969 403 8,866 7,176 1,690 Total 100 14,854 10,720 4,134 14,213 10,179 4,034 March 2001 Less than one year 2,843 2,843 0 2,843 0 0 0 1 year -715 867 788 79 1,352 558 794 2 years -434 841 733 108 1,094 552 542 3 years -310 627 553 74 924 540 384 4 years -237 580 514 66 833 530 303 5 years -204 542 488 54 766 508 258 6 years -153 471 422 49 605 403 202 7 years -133 433 385 48 622 441 181 Born before March 1993 -1,332 6,571 6,289 282 8,949 7,335 1,614 Total -675 13,775 10,172 3,603 15,145 10,867 4,278 March 2002 Less than one year 2,890 2,890 0 2,890 0 0 0 1 year -659 878 789 89 1,205 457 748 2 years -380 772 670 102 963 481 482 3 years -259 718 619 99 902 544 358 4 years -205 601 525 76 730 449 281 5 years -170 549 476 73 677 434 243 6 years -131 549 482 67 673 475 198 7 years -119 432 386 46 551 386 165 8 years -137 393 353 40 544 367 177 Born before March 1993 -1,206 6,503 6,195 308 8,218 6,704 1,514 Total -376 14,285 10,495 3,790 14,463 10,297 4,166 March 2003 Less than one year 2,775 2,775 0 2,775 0 0 0 1 year -660 814 732 82 1,263 521 742 2 years -326 684 592 92 894 476 418 3 years -245 624 542 82 832 505 327 4 years -219 557 478 79 825 527 298 5 years -157 500 443 57 638 424 214 6 years -146 461 411 50 632 436 196 7 years -123 445 405 40 610 447 163 8 years -94 387 353 34 489 361 128 9 years -86 349 303 46 479 347 132 Born before March 1993 -1,030 5,977 5,679 298 8,012 6,684 1,328 Total -311 13,573 9,938 3,635 14,674 10,728 3,946 March 2004 Less than one year 3,081 3,081 0 3,081 0 0 0 1 year -581 834 756 78 1,161 502 659 2 years -283 741 612 129 874 462 412 3 years -205 616 547 69 718 444 274 4 years -156 632 560 72 657 429 228 5 years -130 585 512 73 637 434 203 6 years -99 492 439 53 549 397 152 7 years -73 496 445 51 507 383 124 8 years -91 492 449 43 483 349 134 9 years -81 377 340 37 425 307 118 10 years -71 337 300 37 413 305 108 Born before March 1993 -748 6,380 6,055 325 7,071 5,998 1,073 Total 563 15,063 11,015 4,048 13,495 10,010 3,485 March 2005 Less than one year 3,001 3,001 0 3,001 0 0 0 1 year -668 940 851 89 1,293 536 757 2 years -321 746 654 92 896 483 413 3 years -208 643 563 80 763 475 288 4 years -171 525 480 45 665 449 216 5 years -170 551 499 52 634 412 222 6 years -164 521 466 55 655 436 219 7 years -112 481 439 42 527 373 154 8 years -125 421 392 29 532 378 154 9 years -75 430 400 30 493 388 105 10 years -60 360 334 26 405 319 86 11 years -73 308 283 25 387 289 98 Born before March 1993 -865 5,764 5,556 208 7,099 6,026 1,073 Total -11 14,691 10,917 3,774 14,349 10,564 3,785 March 2006 Less than one year 3,141 3,141 0 3,141 0 0 0 1 year -581 919 817 102 1,200 517 683 2 years -350 758 653 105 995 540 455 3 years -214 583 507 76 779 489 290 4 years -179 552 496 56 653 418 235 5 years -143 490 446 44 560 373 187 6 years -144 484 441 43 586 399 187 7 years -109 488 445 43 550 398 152 8 years -114 408 380 28 502 360 142 9 years -58 412 377 35 460 367 93 10 years -86 444 410 34 451 331 120 11 years N N 297 N 401 319 82 12 years N N 306 N 346 263 83 Born before March 1993 -744 5,816 5,593 223 6,525 5,558 967 Total 300 15,144 11,168 3,976 14,008 10,332 3,676 March 2007 Less than one year 2,909 2,909 0 2,909 0 0 0 1 year -668 917 823 94 1,362 600 762 2 years -337 726 622 104 982 541 441 3 years -228 612 532 80 801 493 308 4 years -150 494 435 59 673 464 209 5 years -168 455 412 43 621 410 211 6 years -116 413 375 38 540 386 154 7 years -117 438 398 40 549 392 157 8 years -104 427 392 35 542 403 139 9 years -79 371 336 35 488 374 114 10 years -69 387 364 23 442 350 92 11 years -67 350 322 28 475 380 95 12 years -63 334 317 17 365 285 80 13 years -60 269 253 16 367 291 76 Born before March 1993 -745 5,335 5,134 201 6,689 5,743 946 Total -62 14,437 10,715 3,722 14,896 11,112 3,784 March 2008 Less than one year 2,751 2,751 0 2,751 0 0 0 1 year -642 810 723 87 1,267 538 729 2 years -372 748 649 99 1,025 554 471 3 years -279 618 540 78 875 518 357 4 years -203 577 504 73 726 450 276 5 years -162 447 403 44 614 408 206 6 years -135 415 372 43 567 389 178 7 years -103 359 330 29 497 365 132 8 years -67 388 355 33 491 391 100 9 years -113 373 341 32 520 375 145 10 years -97 343 316 27 473 349 124 11 years -68 351 330 21 440 351 89 12 years -72 351 325 26 453 355 98 13 years -41 267 241 26 378 311 67 14 years -51 263 246 17 333 265 68 Born before March 1993 -701 5,026 4,856 170 6,434 5,563 871 Total -355 14,087 10,531 3,556 15,093 11,182 3,911 March 2009 Less than one year 2,659 2,659 0 2,659 0 0 0 1 year -634 733 649 84 1,246 528 718 2 years -381 617 528 89 969 499 470 3 years -311 575 489 86 923 526 397 4 years -221 490 439 51 791 519 272 5 years -176 458 407 51 679 452 227 6 years -148 382 344 38 599 413 186 7 years -123 357 324 33 555 399 156 8 years -87 328 305 23 462 352 110 9 years -83 350 322 28 495 384 111 10 years -98 312 286 26 482 358 124 11 years -87 298 280 18 449 344 105 12 years -78 310 291 19 459 362 97 13 years -75 285 266 19 448 354 94 14 years -49 249 232 17 343 277 66 15 years -64 204 187 17 354 273 81 Born before March 1993 -756 4,485 4,315 170 6,705 5,779 926 Total -712 13,092 9,664 3,428 15,959 11,819 4,140 March 2010 Less than one year 2,340 2,340 0 2,340 0 0 0 1 year -576 714 640 74 1,151 501 650 2 years -345 579 491 88 888 455 433 3 years -236 522 443 79 759 444 315 4 years -203 493 410 83 719 433 286 5 years -131 454 390 64 641 446 195 6 years -125 422 380 42 544 377 167 7 years -110 344 308 36 514 368 146 8 years -91 317 283 34 472 347 125 9 years -99 296 275 21 422 302 120 10 years -73 345 312 33 449 343 106 11 years -83 309 275 34 449 332 117 12 years -58 277 253 24 394 312 82 13 years -72 298 275 23 406 311 95 14 years -62 296 275 21 400 317 83 15 years -55 221 208 13 350 282 68 16 years -62 187 171 16 336 258 78 Born before March 1993 -627 4,311 4,130 181 6,246 5,438 808 Total -668 12,725 9,519 3,206 15,140 11,266 3,874 March 2011 Less than one year 2,411 2,411 0 2,411 0 0 0 1 year -488 670 593 77 944 379 565 2 years -302 643 550 93 800 405 395 3 years -215 546 464 82 673 376 297 4 years -182 483 429 54 619 383 236 5 years -163 514 447 67 556 326 230 6 years -116 470 417 53 515 346 169 7 years -105 421 382 39 492 348 144 8 years -88 388 351 37 419 294 125 9 years -61 342 306 36 379 282 97 10 years -54 315 277 38 350 258 92 11 years -62 378 354 24 370 284 86 12 years -70 316 292 24 368 274 94 13 years -58 308 290 18 353 277 76 14 years -56 292 275 17 335 262 73 15 years -44 322 301 21 342 277 65 16 years -46 239 223 16 293 231 62 17 years -35 217 199 18 258 205 53 Born before March 1993 -564 4,681 4,495 186 5,483 4,733 750 Total -298 13,956 10,645 3,311 13,549 9,940 3,609 March 2012 Less than one year 2,740 2,740 0 2,740 0 0 0 1 year -476 701 616 85 947 386 561 2 years -228 633 524 109 683 346 337 3 years -207 539 461 78 698 413 285 4 years -121 528 443 85 561 355 206 5 years -110 440 378 62 530 358 172 6 years -105 456 388 68 530 357 173 7 years -92 412 363 49 477 336 141 8 years -78 411 364 47 459 334 125 9 years -67 370 337 33 361 261 100 10 years -76 324 295 29 365 260 105 11 years -38 294 264 30 315 247 68 12 years -48 314 291 23 385 314 71 13 years -51 331 303 28 343 264 79 14 years -49 295 270 25 348 274 74 15 years -32 300 282 18 324 274 50 16 years -42 290 275 15 318 261 57 17 years -33 251 228 23 280 224 56 18 years -29 211 193 18 253 206 47 Born before March 1993 -558 4,696 4,505 191 5,251 4,502 749 Total 300 14,536 10,780 3,756 13,428 9,972 3,456 NOTE: A '_' indicates that the data are not available and a 'N' indicates that the data do not meet BLS disclosure standards.