Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by age

Total Private

Massachusetts

Age Class                 March 1994      March 1995      March 1996      March 1997      March 1998      March 1999

Less than one year            13,224          13,604          12,822          14,009          13,760          13,053
1 year                             _          10,781          10,995          10,542          11,118          11,582
2 years                            _               _           9,429           9,789           9,137           9,792
3 years                            _               _               _           8,623           8,624           8,220
4 years                            _               _               _               _           7,771           7,849
5 years                            _               _               _               _               _           7,154
6 years                            _               _               _               _               _               _
7 years                            _               _               _               _               _               _
8 years                            _               _               _               _               _               _
9 years                            _               _               _               _               _               _
10 years                           _               _               _               _               _               _
11 years                           _               _               _               _               _               _
12 years                           _               _               _               _               _               _
13 years                           _               _               _               _               _               _
14 years                           _               _               _               _               _               _
15 years                           _               _               _               _               _               _
16 years                           _               _               _               _               _               _
17 years                           _               _               _               _               _               _
Born before March 1993       120,269         113,866         107,512         102,664          96,645          91,925
Total                        133,493         138,251         140,758         145,627         147,055         149,575
 
Age Class                 March 2000      March 2001      March 2002      March 2003      March 2004      March 2005

Less than one year            12,995          14,344          13,015          13,205          12,162          12,402
1 year                        10,655          10,545          11,151          10,171          10,595           9,633
2 years                       10,154           9,224           8,876           9,485           8,905           9,171
3 years                        8,800           8,991           8,105           7,707           8,245           7,899
4 years                        7,427           7,904           8,008           7,220           7,022           7,515
5 years                        7,228           6,767           7,086           7,241           6,647           6,421
6 years                        6,602           6,577           6,262           6,495           6,728           6,184
7 years                            _           6,162           6,073           5,769           6,036           6,223
8 years                            _               _           5,700           5,681           5,461           5,618
9 years                            _               _               _           5,332           5,310           5,088
10 years                           _               _               _               _           5,025           4,968
11 years                           _               _               _               _               _           4,750
12 years                           _               _               _               _               _               _
13 years                           _               _               _               _               _               _
14 years                           _               _               _               _               _               _
15 years                           _               _               _               _               _               _
16 years                           _               _               _               _               _               _
17 years                           _               _               _               _               _               _
Born before March 1993        87,316          82,794          78,966          75,235          72,230          69,172
Total                        151,177         153,308         153,242         153,541         154,366         155,044
 
Age Class                 March 2006      March 2007      March 2008      March 2009      March 2010      March 2011

Less than one year            11,712          11,882          11,338           9,457           9,381           8,517
1 year                        10,144           9,322           9,550           8,745           7,488           7,656
2 years                        8,507           8,748           8,099           8,000           7,612           6,454
3 years                        8,263           7,541           7,785           6,951           7,047           6,753
4 years                        7,217           7,445           6,785           6,851           6,240           6,363
5 years                        6,928           6,616           6,751           6,058           6,253           5,716
6 years                        5,970           6,393           6,097           6,071           5,601           5,700
7 years                        5,790           5,604           5,924           5,557           5,621           5,146
8 years                        5,870           5,410           5,186           5,443           5,131           5,192
9 years                        5,280           5,523           5,004           4,783           5,085           4,790
10 years                       4,824           4,899           5,237           4,624           4,479           4,799
11 years                       4,707           4,553           4,648           4,813           4,314           4,190
12 years                       4,539           4,445           4,317           4,336           4,583           4,080
13 years                           _           4,315           4,231           4,056           4,076           4,281
14 years                           _               _           4,100           3,955           3,854           3,867
15 years                           _               _               _           3,873           3,777           3,650
16 years                           _               _               _               _           3,682           3,544
17 years                           _               _               _               _               _           3,499
Born before March 1993        66,584          63,957          61,427          58,651          56,430          54,272
Total                        156,335         156,653         156,479         152,224         150,654         148,469
 
NOTE: A '_' indicates that the data are not available and a 'N' indicates that the data do not meet BLS disclosure standards.