Establishment level job creation and destruction in Massachusetts 1977-2005

[For some reason I just can't go to sleep (must be nervousness over Army-Navy - Go Army! Sink Navy!) so I started playing with some data that the Census Bureau has published. The table below is just a first stab, there will be more. Update: I added a second table that I think is a bit more interesting.]

The table below shows employment in by year in Massachusetts 1977 – 2005. It also shows the number of establishments that was started and closed each year. The last cell shows the net effect of jobs created and jobs lost (the net includes not only the effect of new and closed establishments but also changes in continuing establishments). The establishments are primarily non-farm private establishments and “an establishment is a fixed physical location where economic activity occurs,” which is to say several establishments may all belong to the same firm (eg company).

NOTE: The number of employees deviates quite a bit from the employment data available at Bureau of Labor Statistics. I assume the difference is because in difference in universe, but I’m not sure exactly what the difference is.
This table is nothing special but it’s kind of interesting to follow the business cycles:

Year Est. Employees New Closed Net Jobs
1977 108,779 1,953,778 14,595 11,993 135,028
1978 110,512 2,101,842 13,096 11,391 148,434
1979 112,383 2,208,961 13,248 10,955 107,976
1980 113,369 2,279,321 12,415 11,074 70,668
1981 112,885 2,290,494 12,591 12,201 25,965
1982 115,614 2,318,469 14,145 10,611 25,459
1983 118,223 2,326,343 12,402 10,624 3,494
1984 122,431 2,501,500 14,760 10,660 169,133
1985 127,102 2,615,208 16,083 11,637 100,918
1986 131,838 2,682,745 17,412 12,590 65,541
1987 137,453 2,731,309 19,939 13,873 34,116
1988 140,616 2,812,813 17,694 14,063 77,857
1989 142,260 2,846,052 16,043 14,856 29,543
1990 140,441 2,740,064 14,605 15,462 -110,639
1991 137,499 2,568,447 13,835 16,659 -170,170
1992 136,787 2,544,054 14,656 14,824 -25,607
1993 137,244 2,590,346 13,639 12,930 47,787
1994 139,217 2,612,751 14,823 12,533 24,999
1995 142,127 2,689,509 15,992 12,737 77,298
1996 143,929 2,723,894 15,148 13,135 33,710
1997 147,295 2,806,612 16,997 13,693 80,486
1998 148,790 2,869,965 15,670 13,764 65,490
1999 149,926 2,944,042 15,240 13,961 70,538
2000 151,500 3,034,611 15,618 14,118 95,450
2001 154,875 3,088,651 15,772 15,007 38,758
2002 155,990 2,986,220 17,684 16,383 -90,841
2003 157,614 2,961,839 17,663 14,270 11,771
2004 155,775 2,959,079 15,732 17,253 11,497
2005 156,060 2,977,763 16,522 15,579 35,660

The establishment-type composition of job losses and gains in Massachusetts 1977-2005

The table below shows the composition of jobs created and destroyed in Massachusetts 1977 – 2005. The column New Gain shows the number of jobs created at new establishments while the column Old Gain shows the number of news jobs at already existing establishments. Conversely, Dead Jobs shows the number of jobs lost at closing establishments while Lost Jobs shows the number of lost jobs at establishments that continued operation.

Year Employees New Gain Old Gain Dead Jobs Lost Jobs Net Jobs
1977 1,953,778 153,409 233,371 103,697 148,055 135,028
1978 2,101,842 113,444 284,807 106,447 143,370 148,434
1979 2,208,961 115,787 272,387 92,852 187,346 107,976
1980 2,279,321 108,232 265,747 100,686 202,625 70,668
1981 2,290,494 137,229 244,377 140,509 215,132 25,965
1982 2,318,469 127,839 218,655 94,715 226,320 25,459
1983 2,326,343 119,932 240,344 109,092 247,690 3,494
1984 2,501,500 145,257 307,780 92,148 191,756 169,133
1985 2,615,208 146,501 311,519 128,284 228,818 100,918
1986 2,682,745 175,059 295,454 142,125 262,847 65,541
1987 2,731,309 177,676 297,012 165,378 275,194 34,116
1988 2,812,813 174,473 321,108 144,876 272,848 77,857
1989 2,846,052 154,671 311,972 140,807 296,293 29,543
1990 2,740,064 131,015 230,235 143,459 328,430 -110,639
1991 2,568,447 124,234 201,895 157,838 338,461 -170,170
1992 2,544,054 133,905 248,694 132,506 275,700 -25,607
1993 2,590,346 123,150 276,031 112,993 238,401 47,787
1994 2,612,751 120,803 268,003 114,970 248,837 24,999
1995 2,689,509 134,033 272,311 109,608 219,438 77,298
1996 2,723,894 126,599 263,894 134,206 222,577 33,710
1997 2,806,612 169,430 297,315 135,222 251,037 80,486
1998 2,869,965 151,916 299,441 126,878 258,989 65,490
1999 2,944,042 172,923 300,907 141,380 261,912 70,538
2000 3,034,611 169,988 337,676 154,079 258,135 95,450
2001 3,088,651 157,375 320,614 147,812 291,419 38,758
2002 2,986,220 190,022 283,262 189,992 374,133 -90,841
2003 2,961,839 142,764 283,400 135,897 278,496 11,771
2004 2,959,079 136,471 254,307 124,321 254,960 11,497
2005 2,977,763 148,409 247,246 120,400 239,595 35,660

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