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| Year | Size of firm | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 to 19 | 20 to 99 | 100 to 499 | 500+ | All Sizes | |||||||||||
| Firms | Deaths | Death Rate | Firms | Deaths | Death Rate | Firms | Deaths | Death Rate | Firms | Deaths | Death Rate | Firms | Deaths | Death Rate | |
| 1991 |
847.17 |
133.50 |
16% |
54.32 |
1.52 |
3% |
9.04 |
0.21 |
2% |
2.09 |
0.02 |
1% |
912.62 |
135.24 |
21.8% |
| 1992 |
849.54 |
131.94 |
16% |
53.06 |
1.43 |
3% |
8.60 |
0.16 |
2% |
2.03 |
0.03 |
1% |
913.22 |
133.56 |
21.4% |
| 1993 |
851.00 |
130.28 |
15% |
53.95 |
1.37 |
3% |
8.69 |
0.17 |
2% |
2.02 |
0.01 |
1% |
915.66 |
131.84 |
20.4% |
| 1994 |
857.19 |
135.06 |
16% |
55.00 |
1.53 |
3% |
9.07 |
0.22 |
2% |
2.09 |
0.03 |
2% |
923.36 |
136.85 |
22.5% |
| 1995 |
860.31 |
141.29 |
16% |
56.47 |
1.35 |
2% |
9.36 |
0.22 |
2% |
2.17 |
0.03 |
1% |
928.30 |
142.88 |
22.5% |
| 1996 |
861.44 |
124.87 |
14% |
57.54 |
1.06 |
2% |
9.44 |
0.15 |
2% |
2.18 |
0.02 |
1% |
930.60 |
126.11 |
18.9% |
| 1997 |
879.13 |
131.73 |
15% |
59.43 |
1.55 |
3% |
9.98 |
0.29 |
3% |
2.24 |
0.11 |
5% |
950.79 |
133.68 |
25.4% |
| 1998 |
889.99 |
125.98 |
14% |
60.64 |
1.50 |
2% |
10.30 |
0.22 |
2% |
2.29 |
0.04 |
2% |
963.21 |
127.73 |
20.5% |
| 1999 |
902.05 |
125.78 |
14% |
61.02 |
1.49 |
2% |
10.62 |
0.22 |
2% |
2.30 |
0.02 |
1% |
975.99 |
127.50 |
19.4% |
| 2000 |
910.16 |
122.64 |
13% |
62.76 |
1.69 |
3% |
11.27 |
0.27 |
2% |
2.40 |
0.04 |
2% |
986.59 |
124.63 |
20.1% |
| Average | 15% |
3% |
2% |
2% |
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| Source: Longitudinal Employment Analysis Program (LEAP) 1991-2001, Business and Labour Market Analysis Division. | |||||||||||||||