Table 3. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, by establishment age Total Private Alaska 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 1,378 1,378 0 1,378 0 0 0 Born before March 1993 -979 4,513 4,013 500 4,759 3,280 1,479 Total 399 5,891 4,013 1,878 4,759 3,280 1,479 March 1995 Less than one year 1,441 1,441 0 1,441 0 0 0 1 year -300 500 418 82 613 231 382 Born before March 1993 -778 3,980 3,595 385 4,472 3,309 1,163 Total 363 5,921 4,013 1,908 5,085 3,540 1,545 March 1996 Less than one year 1,335 1,335 0 1,335 0 0 0 1 year -306 479 402 77 651 268 383 2 years -139 381 316 65 448 244 204 Born before March 1993 -745 3,583 3,274 309 4,241 3,187 1,054 Total 145 5,778 3,992 1,786 5,340 3,699 1,641 March 1997 Less than one year 1,388 1,388 0 1,388 0 0 0 1 year -282 456 375 81 601 238 363 2 years -151 374 295 79 488 258 230 3 years -105 351 290 61 384 218 166 Born before March 1993 -614 3,437 3,153 284 3,918 3,020 898 Total 236 6,006 4,113 1,893 5,391 3,734 1,657 March 1998 Less than one year 1,400 1,400 0 1,400 0 0 0 1 year -297 461 391 70 589 222 367 2 years -159 389 312 77 441 205 236 3 years -124 362 285 77 405 204 201 4 years -91 281 237 44 353 218 135 Born before March 1993 -589 3,352 3,120 232 3,551 2,730 821 Total 140 6,245 4,345 1,900 5,339 3,579 1,760 March 1999 Less than one year 1,263 1,263 0 1,263 0 0 0 1 year -289 460 391 69 614 256 358 2 years -147 367 303 64 449 238 211 3 years -115 301 238 63 398 220 178 4 years -118 285 244 41 354 195 159 5 years -71 255 218 37 317 209 108 Born before March 1993 -485 3,098 2,867 231 3,397 2,681 716 Total 38 6,029 4,261 1,768 5,529 3,799 1,730 March 2000 Less than one year 1,275 1,275 0 1,275 0 0 0 1 year -260 425 339 86 535 189 346 2 years -166 404 335 69 479 244 235 3 years -86 330 258 72 394 236 158 4 years -57 305 251 54 295 184 111 5 years -66 253 210 43 302 193 109 6 years -39 236 199 37 286 210 76 Born before March 1993 -519 2,987 2,828 159 3,217 2,539 678 Total 82 6,215 4,420 1,795 5,508 3,795 1,713 March 2001 Less than one year 1,193 1,193 0 1,193 0 0 0 1 year -314 411 333 78 598 206 392 2 years -187 300 246 54 454 213 241 3 years -101 342 273 69 391 221 170 4 years -81 300 250 50 348 217 131 5 years -65 253 212 41 292 186 106 6 years -50 252 217 35 275 190 85 7 years -52 216 186 30 271 189 82 Born before March 1993 -449 2,742 2,580 162 3,081 2,470 611 Total -106 6,009 4,297 1,712 5,710 3,892 1,818 March 2002 Less than one year 1,420 1,420 0 1,420 0 0 0 1 year -282 366 291 75 554 197 357 2 years -160 330 270 60 412 192 220 3 years -106 297 242 55 346 185 161 4 years -73 285 236 49 351 229 122 5 years -70 278 238 40 309 199 110 6 years N N 186 N 275 181 94 7 years -47 235 203 32 235 156 79 8 years N N 189 N 222 153 69 Born before March 1993 -323 2,610 2,455 155 2,881 2,403 478 Total 254 6,254 4,310 1,944 5,585 3,895 1,690 March 2003 Less than one year 1,242 1,242 0 1,242 0 0 0 1 year -283 499 426 73 601 245 356 2 years -128 331 258 73 386 185 201 3 years -78 282 235 47 316 191 125 4 years -61 278 227 51 290 178 112 5 years -76 259 227 32 301 193 108 6 years -58 248 215 33 282 191 91 7 years -35 199 169 30 231 166 65 8 years -38 209 185 24 241 179 62 9 years -32 185 157 28 227 167 60 Born before March 1993 -236 2,582 2,418 164 2,722 2,322 400 Total 217 6,314 4,517 1,797 5,597 4,017 1,580 March 2004 Less than one year 1,302 1,302 0 1,302 0 0 0 1 year -266 456 371 85 540 189 351 2 years -136 423 345 78 467 253 214 3 years -82 259 211 48 321 191 130 4 years -57 286 238 48 275 170 105 5 years -57 240 202 38 281 186 95 6 years -44 244 214 30 264 190 74 7 years -25 217 183 34 239 180 59 8 years -41 194 177 17 210 152 58 9 years -27 183 160 23 211 161 50 10 years -34 173 153 20 202 148 54 Born before March 1993 -241 2,400 2,250 150 2,679 2,288 391 Total 292 6,377 4,504 1,873 5,689 4,108 1,581 March 2005 Less than one year 1,257 1,257 0 1,257 0 0 0 1 year -303 420 345 75 601 223 378 2 years -144 326 248 78 450 228 222 3 years -113 385 328 57 404 234 170 4 years -83 261 225 36 302 183 119 5 years -56 221 186 35 290 199 91 6 years -50 192 160 32 264 182 82 7 years -42 243 212 31 239 166 73 8 years -48 188 169 19 230 163 67 9 years -29 192 166 26 194 139 55 10 years -17 186 165 21 170 132 38 11 years -19 166 148 18 188 151 37 Born before March 1993 -285 2,398 2,283 115 2,605 2,205 400 Total 68 6,435 4,635 1,800 5,937 4,205 1,732 March 2006 Less than one year 1,221 1,221 0 1,221 0 0 0 1 year -299 392 332 60 569 210 359 2 years -131 380 301 79 416 206 210 3 years -89 291 235 56 369 224 145 4 years -79 316 271 45 370 246 124 5 years -52 220 182 38 270 180 90 6 years -53 203 179 24 273 196 77 7 years -51 212 186 26 201 124 77 8 years -51 181 166 15 257 191 66 9 years -23 190 164 26 204 155 49 10 years -41 149 134 15 211 155 56 11 years -30 160 147 13 195 152 43 12 years -34 147 132 15 204 155 49 Born before March 1993 -251 2,266 2,170 96 2,540 2,193 347 Total 37 6,328 4,599 1,729 6,079 4,387 1,692 March 2007 Less than one year 1,188 1,188 0 1,188 0 0 0 1 year -328 371 298 73 578 177 401 2 years -133 334 272 62 395 200 195 3 years -89 277 224 53 384 242 142 4 years -65 245 199 46 330 219 111 5 years -81 260 220 40 359 238 121 6 years -61 178 157 21 265 183 82 7 years -28 198 166 32 206 146 60 8 years -31 184 161 23 204 150 54 9 years -42 184 163 21 230 167 63 10 years -39 158 144 14 237 184 53 11 years -42 140 130 10 196 144 52 12 years -28 169 152 17 176 131 45 13 years -28 139 125 14 171 129 42 Born before March 1993 -271 2,185 2,095 90 2,527 2,166 361 Total -78 6,210 4,506 1,704 6,258 4,476 1,782 March 2008 Less than one year 1,193 1,193 0 1,193 0 0 0 1 year -253 346 286 60 515 202 313 2 years -101 325 254 71 356 184 172 3 years -119 276 226 50 343 174 169 4 years -116 261 227 34 355 205 150 5 years -82 223 194 29 286 175 111 6 years -49 238 202 36 285 200 85 7 years -37 187 160 27 214 150 64 8 years -57 164 151 13 206 136 70 9 years -24 174 152 22 191 145 46 10 years -21 179 155 24 196 151 45 11 years -37 159 142 17 207 153 54 12 years -32 143 125 18 166 116 50 13 years -40 141 136 5 179 134 45 14 years -31 133 123 10 165 124 41 Born before March 1993 -202 2,063 1,954 109 2,412 2,101 311 Total -8 6,205 4,487 1,718 6,076 4,350 1,726 March 2009 Less than one year 1,212 1,212 0 1,212 0 0 0 1 year -305 321 258 63 567 199 368 2 years -144 301 226 75 391 172 219 3 years -105 252 205 47 355 203 152 4 years -61 233 185 48 294 185 109 5 years -62 204 168 36 297 199 98 6 years -49 189 159 30 261 182 79 7 years -61 203 181 22 289 206 83 8 years -51 160 147 13 217 153 64 9 years -45 157 139 18 198 135 63 10 years -25 153 138 15 199 159 40 11 years -46 135 124 11 212 155 57 12 years -30 141 133 8 202 164 38 13 years -11 130 108 22 154 121 33 14 years -16 133 117 16 165 133 32 15 years -21 111 99 12 167 134 33 Born before March 1993 -254 1,846 1,769 77 2,450 2,119 331 Total -74 5,881 4,156 1,725 6,418 4,619 1,799 March 2010 Less than one year 1,090 1,090 0 1,090 0 0 0 1 year -306 338 273 65 582 211 371 2 years -136 274 219 55 374 183 191 3 years -86 268 208 60 319 173 146 4 years -68 224 186 38 267 161 106 5 years -61 181 149 32 286 193 93 6 years -65 188 163 25 249 159 90 7 years -40 184 155 29 235 166 69 8 years -50 202 181 21 238 167 71 9 years -24 160 133 27 193 142 51 10 years -25 154 134 20 195 150 45 11 years -34 142 127 15 199 150 49 12 years -26 135 120 15 176 135 41 13 years -33 139 124 15 185 137 48 14 years -11 125 108 17 146 118 28 15 years -2 151 131 20 148 126 22 16 years -15 116 105 11 138 112 26 Born before March 1993 -203 1,823 1,712 111 2,248 1,934 314 Total -95 5,894 4,228 1,666 6,178 4,417 1,761 March 2011 Less than one year 1,010 1,010 0 1,010 0 0 0 1 year -228 325 263 62 465 175 290 2 years -123 286 213 73 368 172 196 3 years -60 287 229 58 265 147 118 4 years -64 245 207 38 245 143 102 5 years -47 216 192 24 215 144 71 6 years -25 214 182 32 205 148 57 7 years -25 202 160 42 203 136 67 8 years -26 188 165 23 189 140 49 9 years -24 215 189 26 200 150 50 10 years -16 160 140 20 154 118 36 11 years -27 152 136 16 164 121 43 12 years -9 144 130 14 150 127 23 13 years N N 133 N 144 117 27 14 years -21 125 111 14 145 110 35 15 years -27 132 122 10 125 88 37 16 years N N 119 N 152 125 27 17 years -18 116 104 12 129 99 30 Born before March 1993 -111 1,951 1,853 98 1,959 1,750 209 Total 124 6,239 4,648 1,591 5,477 4,010 1,467 NOTE: A '_' indicates that the data are not available and a 'N' indicates that the data do not meet BLS disclosure standards.