Table 3. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, by establishment age Total Private Maine 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 2,722 2,722 0 2,722 0 0 0 Born before March 1993 -1,942 9,734 8,439 1,295 10,080 6,843 3,237 Total 780 12,456 8,439 4,017 10,080 6,843 3,237 March 1995 Less than one year 2,618 2,618 0 2,618 0 0 0 1 year -509 934 786 148 1,115 458 657 Born before March 1993 -1,775 8,848 7,826 1,022 9,588 6,791 2,797 Total 334 12,400 8,612 3,788 10,703 7,249 3,454 March 1996 Less than one year 2,715 2,715 0 2,715 0 0 0 1 year -453 833 680 153 1,047 441 606 2 years -298 710 567 143 936 495 441 Born before March 1993 -1,504 7,872 6,981 891 8,974 6,579 2,395 Total 460 12,130 8,228 3,902 10,957 7,515 3,442 March 1997 Less than one year 2,467 2,467 0 2,467 0 0 0 1 year -695 799 678 121 1,208 392 816 2 years -327 721 583 138 842 377 465 3 years -262 596 491 105 808 441 367 Born before March 1993 -1,667 7,600 6,940 660 8,421 6,094 2,327 Total -484 12,183 8,692 3,491 11,279 7,304 3,975 March 1998 Less than one year 3,140 3,140 0 3,140 0 0 0 1 year -289 961 680 281 934 364 570 2 years -136 776 570 206 698 356 342 3 years -61 718 523 195 619 363 256 4 years -68 556 407 149 608 391 217 Born before March 1993 -416 7,978 6,758 1,220 7,317 5,681 1,636 Total 2,170 14,129 8,938 5,191 10,176 7,155 3,021 March 1999 Less than one year 3,020 3,020 0 3,020 0 0 0 1 year -509 982 807 175 1,183 499 684 2 years -196 758 589 169 776 411 365 3 years -157 659 552 107 638 374 264 4 years -151 622 523 99 623 373 250 5 years -94 562 477 85 568 389 179 Born before March 1993 -826 7,246 6,580 666 7,081 5,589 1,492 Total 1,087 13,849 9,528 4,321 10,869 7,635 3,234 March 2000 Less than one year 3,046 3,046 0 3,046 0 0 0 1 year -488 993 801 192 1,131 451 680 2 years -286 862 695 167 930 477 453 3 years -175 690 560 130 671 366 305 4 years -130 569 491 78 584 376 208 5 years -115 572 493 79 535 341 194 6 years -111 537 484 53 489 325 164 Born before March 1993 -843 6,959 6,461 498 6,800 5,459 1,341 Total 898 14,228 9,985 4,243 11,140 7,795 3,345 March 2001 Less than one year 3,177 3,177 0 3,177 0 0 0 1 year -556 909 762 147 1,155 452 703 2 years -355 781 637 144 999 500 499 3 years -264 666 565 101 877 512 365 4 years -175 539 469 70 655 410 245 5 years -138 509 462 47 549 364 185 6 years -104 484 425 59 526 363 163 7 years -87 388 344 44 513 382 131 Born before March 1993 -931 6,208 5,810 398 7,046 5,717 1,329 Total 567 13,661 9,474 4,187 12,320 8,700 3,620 March 2002 Less than one year 3,115 3,115 0 3,115 0 0 0 1 year -778 814 712 102 1,299 419 880 2 years -427 727 590 137 991 427 564 3 years -275 664 543 121 839 443 396 4 years -248 616 522 94 788 446 342 5 years -172 484 426 58 599 369 230 6 years -123 437 373 64 576 389 187 7 years -83 421 366 55 489 351 138 8 years -100 390 355 35 494 359 135 Born before March 1993 -961 5,895 5,543 352 6,719 5,406 1,313 Total -52 13,563 9,430 4,133 12,794 8,609 4,185 March 2003 Less than one year 2,924 2,924 0 2,924 0 0 0 1 year -633 840 723 117 1,220 470 750 2 years -300 662 522 140 883 443 440 3 years -184 662 543 119 703 400 303 4 years -173 540 453 87 686 426 260 5 years -128 565 485 80 603 395 208 6 years -90 429 366 63 506 353 153 7 years -111 391 351 40 482 331 151 8 years -112 385 355 30 458 316 142 9 years -60 377 334 43 448 345 103 Born before March 1993 -685 5,529 5,219 310 6,134 5,139 995 Total 448 13,304 9,351 3,953 12,123 8,618 3,505 March 2004 Less than one year 2,906 2,906 0 2,906 0 0 0 1 year -562 822 697 125 1,119 432 687 2 years -304 747 613 134 898 460 438 3 years -234 577 469 108 728 386 342 4 years -161 584 498 86 632 385 247 5 years -151 517 426 91 604 362 242 6 years -152 477 415 62 624 410 214 7 years -114 389 338 51 497 332 165 8 years -48 414 349 65 416 303 113 9 years -62 402 361 41 392 289 103 10 years -73 370 329 41 419 305 114 Born before March 1993 -600 5,483 5,134 349 5,971 5,022 949 Total 445 13,688 9,629 4,059 12,300 8,686 3,614 March 2005 Less than one year 3,021 3,021 0 3,021 0 0 0 1 year -657 800 688 112 1,157 388 769 2 years -340 626 495 131 931 460 471 3 years -246 573 482 91 798 461 337 4 years -198 499 404 95 670 377 293 5 years -162 479 413 66 661 433 228 6 years -149 439 386 53 584 382 202 7 years -105 425 360 65 556 386 170 8 years -113 347 308 39 463 311 152 9 years -65 364 319 45 407 297 110 10 years -73 344 304 40 429 316 113 11 years -71 325 293 32 416 313 103 Born before March 1993 -792 5,102 4,817 285 6,029 4,952 1,077 Total 50 13,344 9,269 4,075 13,101 9,076 4,025 March 2006 Less than one year 3,081 3,081 0 3,081 0 0 0 1 year -651 755 622 133 1,233 449 784 2 years -276 667 513 154 854 424 430 3 years -259 609 501 108 734 367 367 4 years -152 599 487 112 689 425 264 5 years -141 491 393 98 530 291 239 6 years -106 445 367 78 566 382 184 7 years -94 420 347 73 511 344 167 8 years -90 441 383 58 483 335 148 9 years -67 352 313 39 394 288 106 10 years -78 322 290 32 407 297 110 11 years -44 318 283 35 344 265 79 12 years -74 303 280 23 394 297 97 Born before March 1993 -593 4,892 4,597 295 5,613 4,725 888 Total 456 13,695 9,376 4,319 12,752 8,889 3,863 March 2007 Less than one year 2,807 2,807 0 2,807 0 0 0 1 year -655 779 638 141 1,262 466 796 2 years -314 671 526 145 883 424 459 3 years -216 528 421 107 734 411 323 4 years -158 492 402 90 630 382 248 5 years -160 473 409 64 656 432 224 6 years -109 424 356 68 502 325 177 7 years -106 408 351 57 525 362 163 8 years -84 384 323 61 482 337 145 9 years -97 365 314 51 507 359 148 10 years -75 307 272 35 394 284 110 11 years -59 291 253 38 388 291 97 12 years -72 286 265 21 392 299 93 13 years -41 304 274 30 350 279 71 Born before March 1993 -473 4,559 4,190 369 5,648 4,806 842 Total 188 13,078 8,994 4,084 13,353 9,457 3,896 March 2008 Less than one year 2,830 2,830 0 2,830 0 0 0 1 year -621 691 567 124 1,176 431 745 2 years -371 647 479 168 968 429 539 3 years -257 549 420 129 788 402 386 4 years -231 458 376 82 666 353 313 5 years -176 433 361 72 640 392 248 6 years -151 434 373 61 613 401 212 7 years -154 355 290 65 540 321 219 8 years -102 385 325 60 506 344 162 9 years -103 361 310 51 478 324 154 10 years -79 348 295 53 472 340 132 11 years -68 289 257 32 391 291 100 12 years -65 287 267 20 348 263 85 13 years -27 307 264 43 340 270 70 14 years -45 264 237 27 340 268 72 Born before March 1993 -623 4,457 4,184 273 5,621 4,725 896 Total -243 13,095 9,005 4,090 13,887 9,554 4,333 March 2009 Less than one year 2,774 2,774 0 2,774 0 0 0 1 year -704 618 526 92 1,212 416 796 2 years -417 561 439 122 927 388 539 3 years -304 534 401 133 825 388 437 4 years -238 397 296 101 767 428 339 5 years -194 356 288 68 617 355 262 6 years -169 327 264 63 617 385 232 7 years -163 341 277 64 628 401 227 8 years -116 296 245 51 496 329 167 9 years -120 288 238 50 551 381 170 10 years -133 237 199 38 503 332 171 11 years -93 269 226 43 503 367 136 12 years -71 258 213 45 396 280 116 13 years -80 221 194 27 431 324 107 14 years -72 213 191 22 406 312 94 15 years -76 197 185 12 389 301 88 Born before March 1993 -763 3,386 3,152 234 6,343 5,346 997 Total -939 11,273 7,334 3,939 15,611 10,733 4,878 March 2010 Less than one year 2,364 2,364 0 2,364 0 0 0 1 year -566 699 569 130 1,103 407 696 2 years -249 606 441 165 775 361 414 3 years -182 500 360 140 667 345 322 4 years -209 478 359 119 667 339 328 5 years -163 396 293 103 586 320 266 6 years -75 386 298 88 448 285 163 7 years -74 347 264 83 455 298 157 8 years -74 358 284 74 492 344 148 9 years -59 303 246 57 395 279 116 10 years -91 299 249 50 440 299 141 11 years -57 301 254 47 381 277 104 12 years -74 317 264 53 428 301 127 13 years -48 242 210 32 313 233 80 14 years -49 245 208 37 333 247 86 15 years -66 234 212 22 353 265 88 16 years -36 231 204 27 309 246 63 Born before March 1993 -520 3,821 3,529 292 5,263 4,451 812 Total -228 12,127 8,244 3,883 13,408 9,297 4,111 March 2011 Less than one year 2,351 2,351 0 2,351 0 0 0 1 year -532 590 499 91 957 334 623 2 years -301 626 483 143 789 345 444 3 years -224 507 404 103 661 334 327 4 years -147 473 362 111 576 318 258 5 years -129 462 371 91 515 295 220 6 years -115 407 316 91 492 286 206 7 years -100 344 286 58 418 260 158 8 years -107 328 282 46 405 252 153 9 years -90 345 288 57 441 294 147 10 years -73 286 246 40 373 260 113 11 years -54 300 256 44 363 265 98 12 years -64 284 240 44 363 255 108 13 years -64 276 238 38 361 259 102 14 years -55 236 203 33 319 231 88 15 years -42 257 231 26 282 214 68 16 years -44 252 223 29 297 224 73 17 years -31 240 215 25 264 208 56 Born before March 1993 -463 3,938 3,679 259 4,692 3,970 722 Total -284 12,502 8,822 3,680 12,568 8,604 3,964 March 2012 Less than one year 2,496 2,496 0 2,496 0 0 0 1 year -536 597 473 124 949 289 660 2 years -217 565 425 140 665 308 357 3 years -167 562 439 123 602 312 290 4 years -161 493 395 98 586 327 259 5 years -89 419 327 92 480 299 181 6 years -101 431 336 95 491 295 196 7 years -73 386 309 77 413 263 150 8 years -66 351 279 72 392 254 138 9 years -51 350 294 56 341 234 107 10 years -89 343 298 45 386 252 134 11 years -47 316 267 49 305 209 96 12 years -49 319 277 42 343 252 91 13 years -37 288 247 41 317 239 78 14 years -49 293 256 37 329 243 86 15 years -33 248 217 31 271 207 64 16 years -22 246 209 37 281 222 59 17 years -35 239 212 27 293 231 62 18 years -12 247 225 22 240 206 34 Born before March 1993 -382 4,059 3,776 283 4,427 3,762 665 Total 280 13,248 9,261 3,987 12,111 8,404 3,707 NOTE: A '_' indicates that the data are not available and a 'N' indicates that the data do not meet BLS disclosure standards.