Table 3. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, by establishment age Total Private Delaware 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 1,816 1,816 0 1,816 0 0 0 Born before March 1993 -1,357 4,856 4,367 489 5,760 3,914 1,846 Total 459 6,672 4,367 2,305 5,760 3,914 1,846 March 1995 Less than one year 1,986 1,986 0 1,986 0 0 0 1 year -322 519 454 65 636 249 387 Born before March 1993 -1,080 4,712 4,309 403 4,978 3,495 1,483 Total 584 7,217 4,763 2,454 5,614 3,744 1,870 March 1996 Less than one year 2,102 2,102 0 2,102 0 0 0 1 year -359 524 467 57 689 273 416 2 years -165 444 375 69 500 266 234 Born before March 1993 -964 4,132 3,843 289 4,755 3,502 1,253 Total 614 7,202 4,685 2,517 5,944 4,041 1,903 March 1997 Less than one year 2,325 2,325 0 2,325 0 0 0 1 year -427 552 492 60 747 260 487 2 years -267 438 378 60 562 235 327 3 years -194 349 303 46 449 209 240 Born before March 1993 -933 3,928 3,689 239 4,295 3,123 1,172 Total 504 7,592 4,862 2,730 6,053 3,827 2,226 March 1998 Less than one year 2,242 2,242 0 2,242 0 0 0 1 year -432 594 514 80 847 335 512 2 years -201 450 374 76 557 280 277 3 years -160 378 327 51 457 246 211 4 years -113 302 263 39 365 213 152 Born before March 1993 -799 3,462 3,288 174 4,154 3,181 973 Total 537 7,428 4,766 2,662 6,380 4,255 2,125 March 1999 Less than one year 2,325 2,325 0 2,325 0 0 0 1 year -463 581 496 85 855 307 548 2 years -315 468 391 77 659 267 392 3 years -196 369 309 60 504 248 256 4 years -136 318 270 48 418 234 184 5 years -111 284 253 31 337 195 142 Born before March 1993 -791 3,324 3,140 184 3,854 2,879 975 Total 313 7,669 4,859 2,810 6,627 4,130 2,497 March 2000 Less than one year 2,335 2,335 0 2,335 0 0 0 1 year -428 589 491 98 801 275 526 2 years -180 557 415 142 596 274 322 3 years -149 471 358 113 509 247 262 4 years -115 350 281 69 398 214 184 5 years -73 328 276 52 323 198 125 6 years -50 278 230 48 279 181 98 Born before March 1993 -479 3,227 2,959 268 3,500 2,753 747 Total 861 8,135 5,010 3,125 6,406 4,142 2,264 March 2001 Less than one year 2,508 2,508 0 2,508 0 0 0 1 year -399 589 484 105 838 334 504 2 years -275 532 416 116 680 289 391 3 years -187 420 348 72 546 287 259 4 years -107 370 285 85 460 268 192 5 years -95 302 246 56 381 230 151 6 years -95 259 215 44 356 217 139 7 years -85 221 187 34 293 174 119 Born before March 1993 -579 2,896 2,644 252 3,589 2,758 831 Total 686 8,097 4,825 3,272 7,143 4,557 2,586 March 2002 Less than one year 1,975 1,975 0 1,975 0 0 0 1 year -682 587 490 97 1,122 343 779 2 years -351 455 358 97 743 295 448 3 years -332 365 306 59 659 268 391 4 years -186 348 284 64 540 290 250 5 years -199 313 270 43 500 258 242 6 years -128 243 206 37 384 219 165 7 years -126 239 219 20 338 192 146 8 years -92 210 184 26 286 168 118 Born before March 1993 -752 2,642 2,481 161 3,525 2,612 913 Total -873 7,377 4,798 2,579 8,097 4,645 3,452 March 2003 Less than one year 2,216 2,216 0 2,216 0 0 0 1 year -425 478 430 48 793 320 473 2 years -252 477 386 91 646 303 343 3 years -224 393 330 63 565 278 287 4 years -127 345 281 64 425 234 191 5 years -147 324 279 45 431 239 192 6 years -111 300 257 43 379 225 154 7 years -87 230 197 33 309 189 120 8 years -47 209 186 23 254 184 70 9 years -55 177 159 18 243 170 73 Born before March 1993 -489 2,445 2,305 140 3,167 2,538 629 Total 252 7,594 4,810 2,784 7,212 4,680 2,532 March 2004 Less than one year 2,410 2,410 0 2,410 0 0 0 1 year -445 613 535 78 816 293 523 2 years -103 543 389 154 558 301 257 3 years 5 627 389 238 501 268 233 4 years -53 444 313 131 430 246 184 5 years -78 335 247 88 407 241 166 6 years -41 334 257 77 322 204 118 7 years 5 339 243 96 330 239 91 8 years -20 269 217 52 250 178 72 9 years -15 229 183 46 233 172 61 10 years -20 213 168 45 208 143 65 Born before March 1993 -136 2,780 2,435 345 2,754 2,273 481 Total 1,509 9,136 5,376 3,760 6,809 4,558 2,251 March 2005 Less than one year 2,178 2,178 0 2,178 0 0 0 1 year -497 582 511 71 929 361 568 2 years -223 500 400 100 657 334 323 3 years -188 414 358 56 510 266 244 4 years -145 425 349 76 478 257 221 5 years -123 323 278 45 405 237 168 6 years -87 331 277 54 328 187 141 7 years -104 292 260 32 330 194 136 8 years -107 297 265 32 332 193 139 9 years -72 233 201 32 275 171 104 10 years -55 183 167 16 248 177 71 11 years -44 175 157 18 212 150 62 Born before March 1993 -398 2,422 2,292 130 2,826 2,298 528 Total 135 8,355 5,515 2,840 7,530 4,825 2,705 March 2006 Less than one year 2,552 2,552 0 2,552 0 0 0 1 year -471 601 526 75 859 313 546 2 years -299 532 435 97 691 295 396 3 years -180 439 358 81 549 288 261 4 years -133 357 303 54 423 236 187 5 years -134 368 302 66 433 233 200 6 years -111 339 282 57 395 227 168 7 years -94 257 212 45 330 191 139 8 years -71 253 216 37 308 200 108 9 years -76 247 226 21 312 215 97 10 years -64 203 169 34 275 177 98 11 years -70 194 179 15 216 131 85 12 years -51 141 122 19 213 143 70 Born before March 1993 -439 2,217 2,078 139 2,810 2,232 578 Total 359 8,700 5,408 3,292 7,814 4,881 2,933 March 2007 Less than one year 2,259 2,259 0 2,259 0 0 0 1 year -783 543 478 65 1,220 372 848 2 years -263 449 350 99 713 351 362 3 years -188 428 324 104 582 290 292 4 years -155 372 305 67 498 276 222 5 years -134 281 233 48 429 247 182 6 years -129 300 261 39 435 267 168 7 years -109 253 207 46 373 218 155 8 years -78 250 207 43 310 189 121 9 years -72 199 173 26 288 190 98 10 years -84 213 187 26 326 216 110 11 years -56 182 158 24 235 155 80 12 years -38 162 142 20 209 151 58 13 years -37 154 135 19 184 128 56 Born before March 1993 -343 2,063 1,908 155 2,691 2,193 498 Total -210 8,108 5,068 3,040 8,493 5,243 3,250 March 2008 Less than one year 2,233 2,233 0 2,233 0 0 0 1 year -504 557 495 62 936 370 566 2 years -265 437 342 95 705 345 360 3 years -152 407 323 84 573 337 236 4 years -171 312 256 56 533 306 227 5 years -135 302 254 48 462 279 183 6 years -91 261 214 47 376 238 138 7 years -120 242 210 32 403 251 152 8 years -81 220 180 40 338 217 121 9 years -81 226 191 35 302 186 116 10 years -67 184 155 29 278 182 96 11 years -60 193 169 24 287 203 84 12 years -52 154 134 20 243 171 72 13 years -30 143 122 21 216 165 51 14 years -29 120 104 16 185 140 45 Born before March 1993 -280 1,924 1,791 133 2,708 2,295 413 Total 115 7,915 4,940 2,975 8,545 5,685 2,860 March 2009 Less than one year 1,940 1,940 0 1,940 0 0 0 1 year -551 439 372 67 996 378 618 2 years -319 408 318 90 770 361 409 3 years -244 325 244 81 650 325 325 4 years -181 300 242 58 576 337 239 5 years -158 266 215 51 512 303 209 6 years -142 232 189 43 476 291 185 7 years -89 193 157 36 383 258 125 8 years -108 195 159 36 414 270 144 9 years -114 160 141 19 357 224 133 10 years -77 144 121 23 321 221 100 11 years -71 152 130 22 282 189 93 12 years -59 136 121 15 311 237 74 13 years -49 125 101 24 249 176 73 14 years -41 127 114 13 236 182 54 15 years -42 111 105 6 189 141 48 Born before March 1993 -369 1,394 1,293 101 3,103 2,633 470 Total -674 6,647 4,022 2,625 9,825 6,526 3,299 March 2010 Less than one year 1,751 1,751 0 1,751 0 0 0 1 year -459 415 347 68 876 349 527 2 years -314 392 323 69 694 311 383 3 years -228 349 262 87 628 313 315 4 years -192 306 254 52 497 253 244 5 years -152 279 232 47 446 247 199 6 years -147 250 207 43 415 225 190 7 years -123 209 178 31 397 243 154 8 years -120 196 170 26 343 197 146 9 years -137 199 174 25 382 220 162 10 years -145 160 138 22 347 180 167 11 years -114 154 127 27 305 164 141 12 years -115 145 128 17 270 138 132 13 years -104 138 122 16 316 196 120 14 years -63 142 128 14 211 134 77 15 years -54 132 125 7 201 140 61 16 years -36 96 81 15 179 128 51 Born before March 1993 -402 1,492 1,403 89 2,706 2,215 491 Total -1,154 6,805 4,399 2,406 9,213 5,653 3,560 March 2011 Less than one year 1,890 1,890 0 1,890 0 0 0 1 year -388 429 367 62 737 287 450 2 years -201 448 338 110 559 248 311 3 years -117 420 308 112 478 249 229 4 years -122 369 279 90 449 237 212 5 years -84 300 217 83 411 244 167 6 years -68 270 213 57 338 213 125 7 years -65 261 203 58 311 188 123 8 years -39 261 196 65 299 195 104 9 years -25 237 175 62 258 171 87 10 years -24 249 186 63 271 184 87 11 years 19 211 131 80 228 167 61 12 years 6 200 137 63 202 145 57 13 years 8 204 131 73 186 121 65 14 years 1 184 130 54 195 142 53 15 years -9 138 102 36 167 122 45 16 years -1 142 114 28 141 112 29 17 years -18 109 93 16 134 100 34 Born before March 1993 -180 1,762 1,605 157 2,170 1,833 337 Total 583 8,084 4,925 3,159 7,534 4,958 2,576 March 2012 Less than one year 1,991 1,991 0 1,991 0 0 0 1 year -479 467 398 69 792 244 548 2 years -247 364 296 68 531 216 315 3 years -128 363 293 70 442 244 198 4 years -150 359 300 59 440 231 209 5 years -101 340 279 61 392 230 162 6 years -101 267 227 40 324 183 141 7 years -90 235 203 32 308 186 122 8 years -103 230 202 28 303 172 131 9 years -89 200 170 30 292 173 119 10 years -59 196 170 26 229 144 85 11 years -58 230 201 29 250 163 87 12 years -70 157 135 22 237 145 92 13 years -26 185 163 22 176 128 48 14 years -38 146 130 16 160 106 54 15 years -53 160 152 8 189 128 61 16 years -26 125 107 18 158 114 44 17 years -34 139 129 10 148 104 44 18 years -21 108 95 13 126 92 34 Born before March 1993 -291 1,747 1,638 109 2,063 1,663 400 Total -173 8,009 5,288 2,721 7,560 4,666 2,894 NOTE: A '_' indicates that the data are not available and a 'N' indicates that the data do not meet BLS disclosure standards.