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Table 1A-C: How Many Businesses* are in Job Expansion and Contraction?
An Economic Development Indicator using Annual Average Employment from 1997 to 1998

Table 1A. Number of Businesses
By Industry Open in 1997 & 1998 Increasing Jobs Decreasing Jobs Same Level of Jobs Net Change
Agriculture, Forestry, & Fishing 440 198 205 37 -7
Total Number of Jobs 231 245 -14
Mining 537 209 247 81 -38
Total Number of Jobs 1,185 864 321
Construction 1,862 885 808 169 77
Total Number of Jobs 1,932 1,633 299
Manufacturing 470 191 230 49 -39
Total Number of Jobs 508 566 -58
TCPU** 702 314 288 100 26
Total Number of Jobs 802 548 254
Wholesale Trade 869 354 345 170 9
Total Number of Jobs 491 401 90
Retail Trade 2,598 1,187 1,218 193 -31
Total Number of Jobs 2,783 2,629 154
FIRE*** 1,062 405 363 294 42
Total Number of Jobs 601 349 252
Services 4,885 2,151 1,932 802 219
Total Number of Jobs 3,467 3,016 451
Public Administration 333 169 125 39 44
Total Number of Jobs 543 431 0 112
Total 13,758 6,063 5,761 1,934 302
Percent 100.0% 44.1% 41.9% 14.0%
Total Number of Jobs 12,543 10,682 0 1,861
Table 1B. By Number of Jobs Businesses had in 1997
Number of Businesses
Employment Size Class Open in 1997 & 1998 Increasing Jobs Decreasing Jobs Same Level of Jobs Net Change
0 924 409 287 228 122
Total Number of Jobs 556 157 399
1 to 2 4,033 1,421 1,361 1,251 60
Total Number of Jobs 1,097 705 392
3 to 4 2,404 1,127 1,022 255 105
Total Number of Jobs 1,164 744 420
5 to 9 2,894 1,390 1,375 129 15
Total Number of Jobs 1,882 1,551 331
10 to 19 1,779 829 899 51 -70
Total Number of Jobs 1,637 1,634 3
20 and more 1,724 888 817 19 71
Total Number of Jobs 6,208 5,890 0 318
Table 1C. By Age of Business
Number of Businesses
Business Started In Total Businesses Still Open in 1998 Increasing Jobs Decreasing Jobs Same Level of Jobs Net Change
1960's 569 239 242 88 -3
Total Number of Jobs 484 495 -11
1970's 1,991 910 848 233 62
Total Number of Jobs 2,520 1,882 638
1980's 3,595 1,505 1,583 507 -78
Total Number of Jobs 2,934 2,785 149
1990 to 1994 4,159 1,827 1,725 607 102
Total Number of Jobs 2,991 3,036 -45
1995 to 1998 3,441 1,582 1,363 496 219
Total Number of Jobs 4,099 2,483 0 1,616

* Matched ES-202 Firm Data.
** Transportation, Communications, & Public Utilities.
*** Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate.


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