Table 3. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, by establishment age Retail 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 80,584 80,584 0 80,584 0 0 0 Born before March 1993 -82,892 308,105 292,767 15,338 358,521 260,291 98,230 Total -2,308 388,689 292,767 95,922 358,521 260,291 98,230 March 1995 Less than one year 83,219 83,219 0 83,219 0 0 0 1 year -13,793 26,330 24,300 2,030 32,547 16,724 15,823 Born before March 1993 -66,590 288,391 274,426 13,965 325,371 244,816 80,555 Total 2,836 397,940 298,726 99,214 357,918 261,540 96,378 March 1996 Less than one year 81,674 81,674 0 81,674 0 0 0 1 year -14,816 26,242 24,414 1,828 34,367 17,723 16,644 2 years -9,273 21,638 19,611 2,027 26,985 15,685 11,300 Born before March 1993 -61,482 254,820 243,797 11,023 314,137 241,632 72,505 Total -3,897 384,374 287,822 96,552 375,489 275,040 100,449 March 1997 Less than one year 83,466 83,466 0 83,466 0 0 0 1 year -14,681 26,370 24,327 2,043 32,958 16,234 16,724 2 years -9,045 22,930 20,691 2,239 27,286 16,002 11,284 3 years -6,578 19,392 17,701 1,691 22,620 14,351 8,269 Born before March 1993 -52,436 244,304 234,026 10,278 284,598 221,884 62,714 Total 726 396,462 296,745 99,717 367,462 268,471 98,991 March 1998 Less than one year 79,523 79,523 0 79,523 0 0 0 1 year -15,042 26,487 24,548 1,939 34,456 17,475 16,981 2 years -9,212 21,713 19,608 2,105 26,747 15,430 11,317 3 years -6,998 19,411 17,812 1,599 23,803 15,206 8,597 4 years -5,411 16,695 15,517 1,178 20,334 13,745 6,589 Born before March 1993 -50,805 219,497 210,945 8,552 276,071 216,714 59,357 Total -7,945 383,326 288,430 94,896 381,411 278,570 102,841 March 1999 Less than one year 77,370 77,370 0 77,370 0 0 0 1 year -13,434 26,366 24,073 2,293 31,922 16,195 15,727 2 years -8,505 22,987 20,487 2,500 26,695 15,690 11,005 3 years -6,217 19,684 17,694 1,990 22,265 14,058 8,207 4 years -5,122 18,019 16,483 1,536 20,129 13,471 6,658 5 years -4,244 15,650 14,451 1,199 17,846 12,403 5,443 Born before March 1993 -41,578 215,366 205,232 10,134 250,073 198,361 51,712 Total -1,730 395,442 298,420 97,022 368,930 270,178 98,752 March 2000 Less than one year 76,459 76,459 0 76,459 0 0 0 1 year -12,628 25,786 23,665 2,121 31,198 16,449 14,749 2 years -8,675 22,414 20,144 2,270 25,939 14,994 10,945 3 years -6,989 19,775 18,040 1,735 23,490 14,766 8,724 4 years -5,224 17,350 15,989 1,361 20,035 13,450 6,585 5 years -4,571 16,002 14,916 1,086 18,449 12,792 5,657 6 years -3,750 13,898 13,009 889 16,482 11,843 4,639 Born before March 1993 -40,210 202,191 194,302 7,889 237,268 189,169 48,099 Total -5,588 393,875 300,065 93,810 372,861 273,463 99,398 March 2001 Less than one year 63,618 63,618 0 63,618 0 0 0 1 year -12,678 24,389 22,343 2,046 32,143 17,419 14,724 2 years -8,778 20,721 18,651 2,070 26,831 15,983 10,848 3 years -6,995 18,348 16,770 1,578 23,489 14,916 8,573 4 years -5,758 16,679 15,352 1,327 21,904 14,819 7,085 5 years -4,521 14,759 13,679 1,080 18,706 13,105 5,601 6 years -3,836 13,646 12,743 903 17,445 12,706 4,739 7 years -3,274 12,202 11,502 700 15,491 11,517 3,974 Born before March 1993 -36,792 177,591 171,085 6,506 232,921 189,623 43,298 Total -19,014 361,953 282,125 79,828 388,930 290,088 98,842 March 2002 Less than one year 67,062 67,062 0 67,062 0 0 0 1 year -12,555 21,413 19,778 1,635 30,477 16,287 14,190 2 years -8,837 19,999 17,926 2,073 28,226 17,316 10,910 3 years -6,714 17,025 15,406 1,619 24,069 15,736 8,333 4 years -5,258 14,957 13,635 1,322 21,526 14,946 6,580 5 years -4,910 13,826 12,748 1,078 20,363 14,375 5,988 6 years -3,813 12,292 11,378 914 17,694 12,967 4,727 7 years -3,420 11,584 10,837 747 16,798 12,631 4,167 8 years -2,863 10,512 9,891 621 14,794 11,310 3,484 Born before March 1993 -33,318 158,057 151,946 6,111 225,212 185,783 39,429 Total -14,626 346,727 263,545 83,182 399,159 301,351 97,808 March 2003 Less than one year 66,018 66,018 0 66,018 0 0 0 1 year -11,598 21,365 19,829 1,536 29,629 16,495 13,134 2 years -7,777 18,295 16,358 1,937 24,260 14,546 9,714 3 years -6,430 17,415 15,818 1,597 23,480 15,453 8,027 4 years -4,680 15,379 14,174 1,205 19,993 14,108 5,885 5 years -4,350 13,635 12,605 1,030 18,557 13,177 5,380 6 years -3,527 12,596 11,730 866 17,260 12,867 4,393 7 years -2,938 11,450 10,660 790 15,397 11,669 3,728 8 years -2,683 10,807 10,109 698 14,775 11,394 3,381 9 years -2,346 9,571 8,980 591 13,589 10,652 2,937 Born before March 1993 -28,971 147,444 141,916 5,528 207,738 173,239 34,499 Total -9,282 343,975 262,179 81,796 384,678 293,600 91,078 March 2004 Less than one year 63,334 63,334 0 63,334 0 0 0 1 year -11,710 22,328 20,619 1,709 28,405 14,986 13,419 2 years -7,056 19,295 17,351 1,944 23,164 14,164 9,000 3 years -5,218 16,480 14,901 1,579 19,508 12,711 6,797 4 years -4,591 16,437 15,105 1,332 19,524 13,601 5,923 5 years -3,949 14,286 13,262 1,024 17,237 12,264 4,973 6 years -3,252 12,946 12,005 941 15,838 11,645 4,193 7 years -3,010 12,246 11,536 710 14,911 11,191 3,720 8 years -2,636 11,242 10,637 605 13,555 10,314 3,241 9 years -2,281 10,537 9,982 555 12,922 10,086 2,836 10 years -2,145 9,681 9,189 492 11,823 9,186 2,637 Born before March 1993 -26,341 147,826 142,743 5,083 186,011 154,587 31,424 Total -8,855 356,638 277,330 79,308 362,898 274,735 88,163 March 2005 Less than one year 64,356 64,356 0 64,356 0 0 0 1 year -11,313 21,423 19,910 1,513 27,735 14,909 12,826 2 years -7,675 19,126 16,974 2,152 23,969 14,142 9,827 3 years -5,501 16,949 15,388 1,561 20,594 13,532 7,062 4 years -4,790 14,917 13,688 1,229 18,228 12,209 6,019 5 years -4,250 14,761 13,753 1,008 18,307 13,049 5,258 6 years -3,458 13,116 12,263 853 16,203 11,892 4,311 7 years -2,941 11,879 11,198 681 14,870 11,248 3,622 8 years -3,006 10,986 10,315 671 14,552 10,875 3,677 9 years -2,494 10,267 9,702 565 13,053 9,994 3,059 10 years -2,205 9,802 9,333 469 12,337 9,663 2,674 11 years -1,855 8,931 8,490 441 11,434 9,138 2,296 Born before March 1993 -24,908 138,310 133,580 4,730 179,967 150,329 29,638 Total -10,040 354,823 274,594 80,229 371,249 280,980 90,269 March 2006 Less than one year 65,437 65,437 0 65,437 0 0 0 1 year -11,043 22,552 20,912 1,640 28,040 15,357 12,683 2 years -7,076 18,567 16,434 2,133 23,034 13,825 9,209 3 years -5,703 17,012 15,301 1,711 20,319 12,905 7,414 4 years -4,498 15,305 14,011 1,294 18,541 12,749 5,792 5 years -3,808 13,474 12,376 1,098 16,486 11,580 4,906 6 years -3,278 14,054 13,077 977 16,501 12,246 4,255 7 years -2,901 12,499 11,695 804 14,792 11,087 3,705 8 years -2,513 11,144 10,463 681 13,944 10,750 3,194 9 years -2,230 10,780 10,145 635 13,223 10,358 2,865 10 years -2,273 9,686 9,134 552 12,280 9,455 2,825 11 years -2,021 9,490 9,028 462 11,544 9,061 2,483 12 years -1,734 8,576 8,152 424 10,849 8,691 2,158 Born before March 1993 -23,134 134,604 129,557 5,047 172,623 144,442 28,181 Total -6,775 363,180 280,285 82,895 372,176 282,506 89,670 March 2007 Less than one year 64,200 64,200 0 64,200 0 0 0 1 year -11,676 22,152 20,515 1,637 28,609 15,296 13,313 2 years -7,534 19,107 17,041 2,066 23,988 14,388 9,600 3 years -5,575 16,424 14,774 1,650 19,822 12,597 7,225 4 years -4,572 14,707 13,360 1,347 18,593 12,674 5,919 5 years -3,719 13,867 12,812 1,055 16,905 12,131 4,774 6 years -3,157 12,407 11,524 883 14,979 10,939 4,040 7 years -2,847 12,329 11,557 772 15,586 11,967 3,619 8 years -2,530 11,407 10,754 653 13,835 10,652 3,183 9 years -2,327 10,419 9,855 564 13,284 10,393 2,891 10 years -2,187 9,991 9,467 524 12,752 10,041 2,711 11 years -1,923 8,920 8,393 527 11,563 9,113 2,450 12 years -1,882 8,661 8,245 416 11,109 8,811 2,298 13 years -1,532 8,213 7,833 380 10,165 8,253 1,912 Born before March 1993 -21,267 127,267 122,626 4,641 165,377 139,469 25,908 Total -8,528 360,071 278,756 81,315 376,567 286,724 89,843 March 2008 Less than one year 59,967 59,967 0 59,967 0 0 0 1 year -11,471 20,481 18,831 1,650 28,663 15,542 13,121 2 years -7,955 18,033 15,981 2,052 24,690 14,683 10,007 3 years -5,906 16,207 14,641 1,566 21,406 13,934 7,472 4 years -4,605 13,392 12,241 1,151 18,397 12,641 5,756 5 years -4,052 12,750 11,734 1,016 17,172 12,104 5,068 6 years -3,124 12,137 11,282 855 15,889 11,910 3,979 7 years -2,470 10,850 10,074 776 14,606 11,360 3,246 8 years -2,424 11,296 10,599 697 15,040 11,919 3,121 9 years -2,126 10,155 9,545 610 13,533 10,797 2,736 10 years -2,107 9,356 8,859 497 12,782 10,178 2,604 11 years -1,914 9,141 8,642 499 12,182 9,769 2,413 12 years -1,622 8,231 7,818 413 11,035 9,000 2,035 13 years -1,440 8,187 7,823 364 10,634 8,830 1,804 14 years -1,357 7,342 6,996 346 10,041 8,338 1,703 Born before March 1993 -19,372 116,664 112,905 3,759 161,257 138,126 23,131 Total -11,978 344,189 267,971 76,218 387,327 299,131 88,196 March 2009 Less than one year 54,748 54,748 0 54,748 0 0 0 1 year -12,366 17,288 15,854 1,434 29,964 16,164 13,800 2 years -8,973 15,168 13,290 1,878 26,659 15,808 10,851 3 years -7,102 13,328 11,794 1,534 23,907 15,271 8,636 4 years -5,679 11,808 10,657 1,151 21,839 15,009 6,830 5 years -4,713 10,289 9,339 950 18,872 13,209 5,663 6 years -3,811 9,876 9,003 873 17,599 12,915 4,684 7 years -3,269 9,386 8,647 739 17,014 13,006 4,008 8 years -2,892 8,294 7,738 556 15,863 12,415 3,448 9 years -2,768 9,110 8,584 526 15,987 12,693 3,294 10 years -2,564 8,002 7,517 485 14,744 11,695 3,049 11 years -2,250 7,518 7,084 434 13,651 10,967 2,684 12 years -2,067 7,012 6,580 432 13,310 10,811 2,499 13 years -1,978 6,435 6,040 395 12,348 9,975 2,373 14 years -1,770 6,353 6,037 316 11,813 9,727 2,086 15 years -1,586 5,665 5,375 290 11,091 9,215 1,876 Born before March 1993 -21,765 88,693 85,233 3,460 182,590 157,365 25,225 Total -30,805 288,973 218,772 70,201 447,251 346,245 101,006 March 2010 Less than one year 49,240 49,240 0 49,240 0 0 0 1 year -9,385 16,623 14,946 1,677 23,956 12,894 11,062 2 years -6,902 15,857 13,907 1,950 21,725 12,873 8,852 3 years -5,797 14,244 12,621 1,623 20,383 12,963 7,420 4 years -5,034 13,065 11,661 1,404 18,322 11,884 6,438 5 years -4,142 11,986 10,876 1,110 16,912 11,660 5,252 6 years -3,184 10,452 9,591 861 14,648 10,603 4,045 7 years -2,753 10,157 9,352 805 13,862 10,304 3,558 8 years -2,369 10,313 9,667 646 13,340 10,325 3,015 9 years -2,326 9,276 8,696 580 12,681 9,775 2,906 10 years -2,292 9,494 8,967 527 13,104 10,285 2,819 11 years -1,747 8,587 8,085 502 11,876 9,627 2,249 12 years -1,698 8,147 7,715 432 10,837 8,707 2,130 13 years -1,517 7,542 7,135 407 10,524 8,600 1,924 14 years -1,455 7,108 6,743 365 9,907 8,087 1,820 15 years -1,371 6,973 6,604 369 9,397 7,657 1,740 16 years -1,278 6,167 5,866 301 9,079 7,500 1,579 Born before March 1993 -17,423 97,685 93,966 3,719 148,747 127,605 21,142 Total -21,433 312,916 246,398 66,518 379,300 291,349 87,951 March 2011 Less than one year 52,487 52,487 0 52,487 0 0 0 1 year -8,416 16,465 15,119 1,346 20,273 10,511 9,762 2 years -5,244 15,900 13,907 1,993 17,904 10,667 7,237 3 years -4,491 15,104 13,393 1,711 17,207 11,005 6,202 4 years -3,968 14,025 12,611 1,414 16,253 10,871 5,382 5 years -3,337 12,786 11,544 1,242 14,898 10,319 4,579 6 years -2,807 11,966 11,019 947 13,947 10,193 3,754 7 years -2,320 10,522 9,739 783 12,237 9,134 3,103 8 years -1,989 10,295 9,580 715 11,785 9,081 2,704 9 years -1,863 10,030 9,413 617 11,714 9,234 2,480 10 years -1,815 9,296 8,703 593 11,302 8,894 2,408 11 years -1,454 9,767 9,210 557 11,227 9,216 2,011 12 years -1,304 8,888 8,448 440 10,039 8,295 1,744 13 years -1,322 8,575 8,146 429 9,372 7,621 1,751 14 years -1,219 7,865 7,484 381 9,077 7,477 1,600 15 years -1,220 7,449 7,082 367 8,610 7,023 1,587 16 years -1,065 7,430 7,099 331 8,140 6,744 1,396 17 years -1,018 6,688 6,384 304 7,632 6,310 1,322 Born before March 1993 -13,826 105,944 102,357 3,587 126,537 109,124 17,413 Total -6,191 341,482 271,238 70,244 338,154 261,719 76,435 March 2012 Less than one year 52,835 52,835 0 52,835 0 0 0 1 year -8,496 17,879 16,494 1,385 20,689 10,808 9,881 2 years -5,364 14,352 12,730 1,622 16,476 9,490 6,986 3 years -4,054 14,219 12,711 1,508 15,741 10,179 5,562 4 years -3,651 13,781 12,463 1,318 15,400 10,431 4,969 5 years -3,311 13,164 12,035 1,129 14,519 10,079 4,440 6 years -2,727 12,104 11,147 957 13,239 9,555 3,684 7 years -2,609 11,507 10,706 801 12,874 9,464 3,410 8 years -2,059 10,139 9,441 698 11,428 8,671 2,757 9 years -1,825 10,187 9,519 668 10,751 8,258 2,493 10 years -1,781 9,714 9,160 554 11,247 8,912 2,335 11 years -1,577 9,113 8,592 521 10,318 8,220 2,098 12 years -1,504 9,385 8,928 457 10,785 8,824 1,961 13 years -1,297 8,697 8,327 370 9,692 8,025 1,667 14 years -1,252 8,218 7,821 397 9,149 7,500 1,649 15 years -1,169 7,552 7,193 359 8,825 7,297 1,528 16 years -1,165 7,433 7,120 313 8,030 6,552 1,478 17 years -872 7,333 6,996 337 7,589 6,380 1,209 18 years -991 6,557 6,298 259 7,136 5,886 1,250 Born before March 1993 -13,618 105,061 101,661 3,400 120,325 103,307 17,018 Total -6,487 349,230 279,342 69,888 334,213 257,838 76,375 NOTE: A '_' indicates that the data are not available and a 'N' indicates that the data do not meet BLS disclosure standards.