Table I.A.1(2011) Number of private-sector establishments by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2011
Characteristics Total Less than 10 employees 10-24 employees 25-99 employees 100-999 employees 1000 or more employees Less than 50 employees 50 or more employees
United States 6,511,525    3,809,084    748,434    510,114    452,731    991,162    4,852,032    1,659,493   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 146,969    122,354    12,941    7,181    2,940 * 1,553    140,196    6,773   
Mining and manufacturing 277,851    134,904    47,125    41,091    25,834    28,897    207,324    70,527   
Construction 535,682    427,639    58,988    34,673    9,738    4,643    507,786    27,896   
Utilities and transp. 175,390    89,181    18,097    14,513    14,807    38,793    116,461    58,929   
Wholesale trade 360,482    190,127    48,493    38,007    34,956    48,899    260,788    99,695   
Fin. svs. and real estate 716,681    332,566    36,270    41,198    79,815    226,832    389,335    327,347   
Retail trade 1,000,451    508,085    93,601    61,426    62,585    274,755    632,073    368,379   
Professional services 1,607,944    994,428    187,671    116,698    122,416    186,731    1,248,102    359,843   
Other services 1,690,073    1,009,801    245,247    155,327    99,639    180,059    1,349,968    340,105   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 4,431,515    2,394,783    536,096    364,067    304,395    832,175    3,144,998    1,286,517   
For profit, unincorporated 1,581,580    1,167,020    145,698    85,050    60,999    122,812    1,363,543    218,037   
Nonprofit 498,429    247,281    66,640    60,997    87,336    36,175    343,491    154,938   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 1,126,796    938,242    124,841    50,030    13,123    558 * 1,094,115    32,680   
5-9 years 1,134,157    877,890    142,246    75,298    31,400    7,322    1,066,384    67,773   
10-19 years 1,384,870    974,843    194,188    112,227    57,002    46,611    1,236,904    147,966   
20 or more years 2,865,702    1,018,108    287,159    272,559    351,205    936,671    1,454,629    1,411,073   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 1,649,164    25,180    53,050    183,202    397,922    989,810    154,170    1,494,994   
1 location only 4,862,361    3,783,903    695,384    326,912    54,809    1,351    4,697,862    164,499   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 1,007,496    730,530    112,484    58,211    42,330    63,941    879,061    128,435   
25-49 % 522,052    241,070    81,775    48,005    41,136    110,067    351,066    170,987   
50-74 % 1,022,865    623,012    113,263    68,693    57,994    159,903    777,023    245,842   
75% or more 3,959,111    2,214,472    440,912    335,206    311,271    657,252    2,844,883    1,114,228   
Union presence
No union employees 5,763,253    3,606,607    707,155    475,064    399,967    574,460    4,587,972    1,175,281   
Has union employees 338,817    76,806    17,269    22,610    26,397    195,735    106,321    232,496   
Unknown 409,455    125,671    24,010    12,440    26,366    220,968    157,739    251,715   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low wage 2,420,047    1,445,423    267,223    175,848    171,575    359,977    1,811,982    608,065   
Less than 50% low wage 4,091,478    2,363,661    481,211    334,266    281,155    631,185    3,040,050    1,051,427   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2011 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.

* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

** Definitions of industry groups and low-wage employees changed in 2000. These data are not comparable to IC data prior to 2000. See Technical Appendix.

Totals may not sum exactly because of rounding.

 

Table I.A.1(2011) Standard error for number of private-sector establishments by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2011
Characteristics Total Less than 10 employees 10-24 employees 25-99 employees 100-999 employees 1000 or more employees Less than 50 employees 50 or more employees
United States 17,631    18,408    11,194    5,054    3,845    9,529    19,355    12,135   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 4,923    4,769    2,217    970    1,004 * 261    4,583    1,232   
Mining and manufacturing 9,251    8,044    4,303    2,997    1,543    1,241    8,004    2,014   
Construction 7,575    7,575    2,892    2,786    872    701    7,652    2,813   
Utilities and transp. 4,196    4,443    2,509    1,706    1,050    1,793    4,495    1,939   
Wholesale trade 6,306    6,432    4,308    2,123    2,010    2,058    5,884    3,828   
Fin. svs. and real estate 15,087    9,817    3,526    1,716    2,473    9,466    10,612    11,508   
Retail trade 11,191    9,895    3,723    3,746    3,093    3,856    9,212    6,357   
Professional services 15,185    15,859    3,911    2,681    1,676    7,264    15,616    6,590   
Other services 12,430    13,354    4,795    3,427    2,032    4,463    13,502    5,759   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 31,592    20,616    9,789    5,756    5,350    11,530    25,357    14,105   
For profit, unincorporated 32,329    27,580    6,280    2,869    3,530    7,231    28,854    8,084   
Nonprofit 13,206    10,674    4,464    3,807    2,691    1,685    10,103    4,644   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 13,868    12,896    4,098    1,937    1,790    176 * 13,470    2,460   
5-9 years 24,938    20,740    5,343    4,843    3,023    1,657    22,887    4,372   
10-19 years 19,250    21,013    5,920    5,850    2,255    2,048    17,079    4,045   
20 or more years 20,727    16,311    9,902    5,647    4,785    10,968    21,831    9,580   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 12,469    2,299    3,477    4,022    4,029    9,632    5,002    11,651   
1 location only 18,841    18,815    10,686    5,113    1,970    172    20,606    5,184   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 16,404    15,823    4,012    1,586    1,704    5,272    14,537    6,599   
25-49 % 13,367    10,990    3,670    3,255    2,393    2,590    11,560    4,036   
50-74 % 12,636    10,565    3,633    4,453    2,975    6,219    10,481    7,952   
75% or more 13,192    22,073    8,799    4,764    4,804    10,275    19,222    12,282   
Union presence
No union employees 22,987    14,667    11,527    5,059    5,308    14,500    17,282    14,563   
Has union employees 9,419    4,527    2,411    1,310    1,909    8,636    4,386    7,366   
Unknown 7,455    5,784    2,980    1,324    1,874    5,341    5,956    4,253   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low wage 25,907    24,363    9,712    4,897    4,314    8,906    25,474    12,301   
Less than 50% low wage 26,735    26,161    8,482    4,669    5,928    10,837    30,057    14,437   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2011 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.

* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

** Definitions of industry groups and low-wage employees changed in 2000. These data are not comparable to IC data prior to 2000. See Technical Appendix.

Totals may not sum exactly because of rounding.