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 1991 Born before March 1993 -1,139 9,549 6,449 3,100 13,655 9,416 4,239 Total -1,139 9,549 6,449 3,100 13,655 9,416 4,239 March 1992 Born before March 1993 -240 10,556 7,170 3,386 11,646 8,020 3,626 Total -240 10,556 7,170 3,386 11,646 8,020 3,626 March 1993 Born before March 1993 -543 11,859 8,201 3,658 10,888 6,687 4,201 Total -543 11,859 8,201 3,658 10,888 6,687 4,201 March 1994 Less than one year 2,724 2,724 0 2,724 0 0 0 Born before March 1993 -1,954 9,727 8,443 1,284 10,084 6,846 3,238 Total 770 12,451 8,443 4,008 10,084 6,846 3,238 March 1995 Less than one year 2,621 2,621 0 2,621 0 0 0 1 year -510 934 786 148 1,116 458 658 Born before March 1993 -1,778 8,846 7,827 1,019 9,589 6,792 2,797 Total 333 12,401 8,613 3,788 10,705 7,250 3,455 March 1996 Less than one year 2,716 2,716 0 2,716 0 0 0 1 year -455 834 682 152 1,048 441 607 2 years -299 710 567 143 937 495 442 Born before March 1993 -1,504 7,873 6,982 891 8,976 6,581 2,395 Total 458 12,133 8,231 3,902 10,961 7,517 3,444 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 -328 722 585 137 841 376 465 3 years -262 596 491 105 808 441 367 Born before March 1993 -1,668 7,599 6,940 659 8,422 6,095 2,327 Total -486 12,183 8,694 3,489 11,279 7,304 3,975 March 1998 Less than one year 3,139 3,139 0 3,139 0 0 0 1 year -289 961 680 281 934 364 570 2 years -136 777 571 206 698 356 342 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 2,169 14,129 8,939 5,190 10,176 7,155 3,021 March 1999 Less than one year 3,021 3,021 0 3,021 0 0 0 1 year -509 981 806 175 1,183 499 684 2 years -196 758 589 169 776 411 365 3 years -157 660 553 107 638 374 264 4 years -151 623 524 99 622 372 250 5 years -94 562 477 85 568 389 179 Born before March 1993 -826 7,247 6,581 666 7,083 5,591 1,492 Total 1,088 13,852 9,530 4,322 10,870 7,636 3,234 March 2000 Less than one year 3,046 3,046 0 3,046 0 0 0 1 year -489 993 802 191 1,131 451 680 2 years -286 862 695 167 929 476 453 3 years -175 690 560 130 671 366 305 4 years -130 570 492 78 584 376 208 5 years -116 570 492 78 535 341 194 6 years -111 537 484 53 489 325 164 Born before March 1993 -844 6,959 6,462 497 6,801 5,460 1,341 Total 895 14,227 9,987 4,240 11,140 7,795 3,345 March 2001 Less than one year 3,175 3,175 0 3,175 0 0 0 1 year -556 909 762 147 1,155 452 703 2 years -355 781 637 144 999 500 499 3 years -264 666 565 101 876 511 365 4 years -175 539 469 70 655 410 245 5 years -139 509 463 46 549 364 185 6 years -104 484 425 59 526 363 163 7 years -87 388 344 44 513 382 131 Born before March 1993 -932 6,207 5,810 397 7,047 5,718 1,329 Total 563 13,658 9,475 4,183 12,320 8,700 3,620 March 2002 Less than one year 3,111 3,111 0 3,111 0 0 0 1 year -776 814 712 102 1,297 419 878 2 years -427 727 590 137 991 427 564 3 years -275 664 543 121 839 443 396 4 years -248 615 521 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 55 488 350 138 8 years -100 390 355 35 494 359 135 Born before March 1993 -961 5,896 5,544 352 6,720 5,407 1,313 Total -54 13,559 9,430 4,129 12,792 8,609 4,183 March 2003 Less than one year 2,916 2,916 0 2,916 0 0 0 1 year -630 840 723 117 1,217 470 747 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 -128 564 484 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 -684 5,531 5,220 311 6,134 5,139 995 Total 444 13,297 9,351 3,946 12,120 8,618 3,502 March 2004 Less than one year 2,905 2,905 0 2,905 0 0 0 1 year -556 822 697 125 1,113 432 681 2 years -303 747 613 134 897 460 437 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 -152 476 414 62 624 410 214 7 years -114 389 338 51 497 332 165 8 years -48 414 349 65 416 303 113 9 years -62 401 360 41 392 289 103 10 years -73 370 329 41 419 305 114 Born before March 1993 -600 5,485 5,136 349 5,971 5,022 949 Total 451 13,687 9,629 4,058 12,293 8,686 3,607 March 2005 Less than one year 3,018 3,018 0 3,018 0 0 0 1 year -656 800 688 112 1,156 388 768 2 years -340 626 495 131 930 459 471 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 65 555 385 170 8 years -113 347 308 39 463 311 152 9 years -65 364 319 45 407 297 110 10 years -73 344 304 40 428 315 113 11 years -71 325 293 32 416 313 103 Born before March 1993 -791 5,103 4,817 286 6,032 4,955 1,077 Total 49 13,342 9,269 4,073 13,100 9,076 4,024 March 2006 Less than one year 3,079 3,079 0 3,079 0 0 0 1 year -649 754 621 133 1,231 449 782 2 years -276 667 513 154 854 424 430 3 years -258 609 501 108 733 367 366 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 -90 440 382 58 483 335 148 9 years -67 352 313 39 394 288 106 10 years -78 322 290 32 407 297 110 11 years -43 319 283 36 343 264 79 12 years -74 303 280 23 394 297 97 Born before March 1993 -592 4,895 4,599 296 5,614 4,726 888 Total 459 13,695 9,376 4,319 12,749 8,889 3,860 March 2007 Less than one year 2,804 2,804 0 2,804 0 0 0 1 year -655 778 637 141 1,262 466 796 2 years -314 670 525 145 883 424 459 3 years -216 528 421 107 734 411 323 4 years -158 491 401 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 -83 385 323 62 482 337 145 9 years -97 365 314 51 506 358 148 10 years -75 307 272 35 394 284 110 11 years -59 291 253 38 388 291 97 12 years -72 285 264 21 392 299 93 13 years -41 304 274 30 350 279 71 Born before March 1993 -471 4,565 4,194 371 5,649 4,807 842 Total 188 13,078 8,994 4,084 13,353 9,457 3,896 March 2008 Less than one year 2,825 2,825 0 2,825 0 0 0 1 year -620 690 566 124 1,175 431 744 2 years -371 646 478 168 968 429 539 3 years -257 548 419 129 788 402 386 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 -79 347 294 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 -622 4,463 4,188 275 5,622 4,725 897 Total -246 13,092 9,005 4,087 13,887 9,554 4,333 March 2009 Less than one year 2,769 2,769 0 2,769 0 0 0 1 year -701 616 524 92 1,209 416 793 2 years -417 561 439 122 926 387 539 3 years -304 534 401 133 823 386 437 4 years -238 396 295 101 767 428 339 5 years -194 356 288 68 617 355 262 6 years -169 327 264 63 617 385 232 7 years -162 342 277 65 628 401 227 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 -93 268 225 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 22 407 313 94 15 years -76 197 185 12 389 301 88 Born before March 1993 -761 3,392 3,156 236 6,345 5,348 997 Total -938 11,271 7,334 3,937 15,608 10,733 4,875 March 2010 Less than one year 2,363 2,363 0 2,363 0 0 0 1 year -563 698 567 131 1,101 407 694 2 years -249 606 441 165 774 360 414 3 years -183 499 360 139 667 345 322 4 years -209 477 358 119 666 338 328 5 years -163 396 293 103 585 319 266 6 years -75 386 298 88 448 285 163 7 years -74 347 264 83 455 298 157 8 years -74 359 285 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 53 427 300 127 13 years -48 242 210 32 313 233 80 14 years -49 245 208 37 333 247 86 15 years -66 234 212 22 354 266 88 16 years -36 231 204 27 309 246 63 Born before March 1993 -519 3,824 3,531 293 5,266 4,454 812 Total -226 12,127 8,244 3,883 13,406 9,297 4,109 March 2011 Less than one year 2,352 2,352 0 2,352 0 0 0 1 year -532 589 498 91 957 334 623 2 years -301 626 483 143 789 345 444 3 years -224 505 402 103 661 334 327 4 years -147 471 360 111 576 318 258 5 years -129 462 371 91 514 294 220 6 years -115 406 315 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 3,944 3,685 259 4,693 3,971 722 Total -283 12,503 8,822 3,681 12,568 8,604 3,964 March 2012 Less than one year 2,481 2,481 0 2,481 0 0 0 1 year -552 590 473 117 954 285 669 2 years -233 556 425 131 670 306 364 3 years -174 558 438 120 608 314 294 4 years -165 486 391 95 589 329 260 5 years -97 411 326 85 483 301 182 6 years -107 424 333 91 491 293 198 7 years -75 384 308 76 415 264 151 8 years -71 349 280 69 394 254 140 9 years -53 345 292 53 341 235 106 10 years -97 342 302 40 386 249 137 11 years -48 319 270 49 306 209 97 12 years -55 316 279 37 347 255 92 13 years -47 283 244 39 325 239 86 14 years -50 295 259 36 327 241 86 15 years -37 245 217 28 272 207 65 16 years -24 247 210 37 283 222 61 17 years -39 235 212 23 292 230 62 18 years -15 247 225 22 241 204 37 Born before March 1993 -404 4,041 3,777 264 4,438 3,770 668 Total 138 13,154 9,261 3,893 12,162 8,407 3,755 March 2013 Less than one year 2,408 2,408 0 2,408 0 0 0 1 year -558 575 483 92 946 296 650 2 years -242 544 418 126 632 264 368 3 years -164 482 383 99 578 315 263 4 years -134 508 394 114 601 353 248 5 years -104 434 346 88 485 293 192 6 years -110 411 332 79 456 267 189 7 years -88 396 326 70 433 275 158 8 years -62 351 285 66 403 275 128 9 years -59 304 249 55 342 228 114 10 years -49 324 272 52 345 244 101 11 years -44 301 255 46 353 263 90 12 years -58 267 231 36 326 232 94 13 years -47 284 242 42 328 239 89 14 years -28 282 239 43 291 220 71 15 years -58 256 234 22 328 248 80 16 years -26 221 191 30 260 204 56 17 years -27 225 200 25 255 203 52 18 years -41 237 216 21 283 221 62 19 years -31 217 199 18 268 219 49 Born before March 1993 -404 3,719 3,480 239 4,503 3,860 643 Total 74 12,746 8,975 3,771 12,416 8,719 3,697 March 2014 Less than one year 2,547 2,547 0 2,547 0 0 0 1 year -534 573 486 87 888 267 621 2 years -206 558 421 137 637 294 343 3 years -154 461 365 96 524 274 250 4 years -128 414 339 75 490 287 203 5 years -128 454 385 69 520 323 197 6 years -123 372 318 54 473 296 177 7 years -88 366 300 66 429 275 154 8 years -83 353 302 51 407 273 134 9 years -82 341 299 42 381 257 124 10 years -56 296 258 38 333 239 94 11 years -49 294 257 37 340 254 86 12 years -60 293 259 34 356 262 94 13 years -53 263 237 26 293 214 79 14 years -49 306 272 34 307 224 83 15 years -48 270 241 29 285 208 77 16 years -35 303 275 28 299 236 63 17 years -28 224 197 27 240 185 55 18 years -37 252 236 16 228 175 53 19 years -5 264 236 28 213 180 33 20 years -19 211 193 18 252 215 37 Born before March 1993 -408 3,871 3,697 174 4,215 3,633 582 Total 174 13,286 9,573 3,713 12,110 8,571 3,539 March 2015 Less than one year 2,652 2,652 0 2,652 0 0 0 1 year -498 639 524 115 930 317 613 2 years -212 519 405 114 623 297 326 3 years -209 480 389 91 600 300 300 4 years -119 416 345 71 453 263 190 5 years -90 400 324 76 418 252 166 6 years -122 419 369 50 480 308 172 7 years -68 405 343 62 420 290 130 8 years -50 379 314 65 346 231 115 9 years -62 349 298 51 378 265 113 10 years -67 310 266 44 358 247 111 11 years -36 294 248 46 302 220 82 12 years -41 306 278 28 304 235 69 13 years -34 295 259 36 299 229 70 14 years -32 248 219 29 287 226 61 15 years -47 267 239 28 290 215 75 16 years -37 259 236 23 293 233 60 17 years -44 256 237 19 302 239 63 18 years -23 217 191 26 236 187 49 19 years -33 229 217 12 239 194 45 20 years -36 213 202 11 260 213 47 21 years -25 201 191 10 252 217 35 Born before March 1993 -360 3,673 3,506 167 4,170 3,643 527 Total 407 13,426 9,600 3,826 12,240 8,821 3,419 March 2016 Less than one year 2,806 2,806 0 2,806 0 0 0 1 year -547 650 543 107 936 282 654 2 years -249 574 439 135 675 291 384 3 years -163 495 396 99 512 250 262 4 years -82 475 374 101 440 257 183 5 years -83 386 303 83 437 271 166 6 years -67 370 310 60 398 271 127 7 years -79 386 329 57 458 322 136 8 years -49 410 354 56 360 255 105 9 years -46 385 327 58 340 236 104 10 years -40 363 313 50 328 238 90 11 years -43 348 294 54 306 209 97 12 years -46 282 250 32 280 202 78 13 years -43 283 246 37 314 234 80 14 years -25 301 266 35 282 222 60 15 years -40 265 242 23 246 183 63 16 years -35 286 258 28 288 225 63 17 years -18 244 215 29 249 202 47 18 years -29 258 223 35 284 220 64 19 years -27 213 194 19 225 179 46 20 years -14 212 193 19 228 195 33 21 years -26 213 200 13 217 178 39 22 years -22 217 199 18 223 183 40 Born before March 1993 -337 3,923 3,729 194 3,780 3,249 531 Total 696 14,345 10,197 4,148 11,806 8,354 3,452 March 2017 Less than one year 3,392 3,392 0 3,392 0 0 0 1 year -344 917 598 319 982 319 663 2 years -271 554 396 158 732 303 429 3 years -182 498 394 104 582 296 286 4 years -109 444 361 83 449 257 192 5 years -82 458 360 98 457 277 180 6 years -80 384 315 69 401 252 149 7 years -53 365 299 66 387 268 119 8 years -59 395 338 57 406 290 116 9 years -64 364 317 47 373 262 111 10 years -57 297 260 37 358 264 94 11 years -53 323 277 46 355 256 99 12 years -59 297 253 44 333 230 103 13 years -24 262 232 30 261 207 54 14 years -30 277 245 32 276 214 62 15 years -47 249 219 30 319 242 77 16 years -25 238 204 34 249 190 59 17 years -26 261 235 26 269 217 52 18 years -38 251 231 20 258 200 58 19 years -48 244 229 15 278 215 63 20 years -44 177 167 10 232 178 54 21 years -32 195 181 14 211 165 46 22 years -34 209 193 16 234 184 50 23 years -25 200 188 12 219 182 37 Born before March 1993 -339 3,536 3,353 183 3,997 3,475 522 Total 1,267 14,787 9,845 4,942 12,618 8,943 3,675 March 2018 Less than one year 3,195 3,195 0 3,195 0 0 0 1 year -950 712 576 136 1,421 335 1,086 2 years -400 647 489 158 896 338 558 3 years -166 483 381 102 576 308 268 4 years -143 434 344 90 524 291 233 5 years -116 379 318 61 439 262 177 6 years -109 374 322 52 441 280 161 7 years -81 317 275 42 365 242 123 8 years -83 323 285 38 356 235 121 9 years -82 324 286 38 397 277 120 10 years -77 326 292 34 370 259 111 11 years -50 307 278 29 314 235 79 12 years -61 274 240 34 347 252 95 13 years -54 250 221 29 309 226 83 14 years -47 220 198 22 299 230 69 15 years -53 216 200 16 292 223 69 16 years -62 227 209 18 320 240 80 17 years -49 225 206 19 262 194 68 18 years -17 247 226 21 236 198 38 19 years -16 257 230 27 225 182 43 20 years -13 240 214 26 255 216 39 21 years -19 198 176 22 210 169 41 22 years -25 176 164 12 215 178 37 23 years -30 176 164 12 219 177 42 24 years -33 188 177 11 217 173 44 Born before March 1993 -430 3,544 3,391 153 3,811 3,228 583 Total 29 14,259 9,862 4,397 13,316 8,948 4,368 March 2019 Less than one year 3,072 3,072 0 3,072 0 0 0 1 year -700 751 607 144 1,164 320 844 2 years -361 673 523 150 816 305 511 3 years -278 567 455 112 721 331 390 4 years -160 481 400 81 510 269 241 5 years -143 423 358 65 457 249 208 6 years -97 335 283 52 413 264 149 7 years -105 360 298 62 430 263 167 8 years -68 312 266 46 358 244 114 9 years N N 267 N 334 239 95 10 years -75 327 289 38 367 254 113 11 years -55 310 266 44 367 268 99 12 years -54 278 240 38 343 251 92 13 years -44 291 251 40 308 224 84 14 years -31 269 227 42 274 201 73 15 years -25 259 230 29 250 196 54 16 years -19 234 206 28 254 207 47 17 years -37 262 237 25 276 214 62 18 years -19 203 178 25 240 196 44 19 years -22 240 216 24 265 219 46 20 years -44 207 189 18 293 231 62 21 years N N 198 N 261 211 50 22 years -14 189 169 20 196 162 34 23 years -16 164 149 15 224 193 31 24 years -36 184 174 10 220 174 46 25 years -28 190 176 14 196 154 42 Born before March 1993 -396 3,439 3,291 148 3,734 3,190 544 Total 153 14,538 10,143 4,395 13,271 9,029 4,242 March 2020 Less than one year 3,243 3,243 0 3,243 0 0 0 1 year -664 733 605 128 1,091 299 792 2 years -365 633 499 134 860 361 499 3 years -265 520 413 107 712 340 372 4 years -187 466 377 89 608 332 276 5 years -141 387 316 71 513 301 212 6 years -97 343 274 69 472 306 166 7 years -98 327 287 40 368 230 138 8 years -79 356 302 54 382 249 133 9 years -68 265 229 36 351 247 104 10 years -76 251 222 29 363 258 105 11 years -81 267 242 25 409 303 106 12 years -64 274 238 36 363 263 100 13 years -59 259 226 33 322 230 92 14 years -56 236 204 32 345 257 88 15 years -64 240 217 23 307 220 87 16 years -67 200 180 20 312 225 87 17 years -46 193 179 14 280 220 60 18 years -61 204 189 15 293 217 76 19 years -47 179 164 15 257 195 62 20 years -48 202 186 16 311 247 64 21 years -35 217 192 25 265 205 60 22 years -30 212 193 19 271 222 49 23 years -44 142 131 11 225 170 55 24 years -26 181 169 12 205 167 38 25 years -12 170 156 14 208 182 26 26 years -33 146 140 6 218 179 39 Born before March 1993 -376 3,161 3,026 135 3,872 3,361 511 Total 54 14,007 9,556 4,451 14,183 9,786 4,397 March 2021 Less than one year 4,357 4,357 0 4,357 0 0 0 1 year -549 937 743 194 1,130 387 743 2 years -304 680 493 187 865 374 491 3 years -136 648 469 179 678 363 315 4 years -126 517 396 121 586 339 247 5 years -103 480 373 107 532 322 210 6 years -74 391 301 90 481 317 164 7 years -79 358 283 75 430 276 154 8 years -66 300 257 43 391 282 109 9 years -55 293 233 60 411 296 115 10 years -32 256 207 49 340 259 81 11 years -27 259 205 54 344 263 81 12 years -40 280 238 42 391 309 82 13 years -31 258 214 44 366 291 75 14 years -23 264 216 48 328 257 71 15 years -33 248 206 42 321 246 75 16 years -33 223 187 36 335 266 69 17 years -29 207 174 33 278 216 62 18 years -22 203 169 34 290 234 56 19 years -32 198 170 28 279 219 60 20 years -28 160 139 21 274 225 49 21 years -33 196 177 19 287 235 52 22 years -34 183 166 17 289 238 51 23 years -33 189 168 21 293 239 54 24 years -27 146 123 23 233 183 50 25 years -42 145 133 12 252 198 54 26 years -35 145 135 10 232 187 45 27 years -26 135 119 16 227 185 42 Born before March 1993 -363 2,820 2,648 172 4,425 3,890 535 Total 1,942 15,476 9,342 6,134 15,288 11,096 4,192 NOTE: A '_' indicates that the data are not available and a 'N' indicates that the data do not meet BLS disclosure standards.