Table I.B.1(2013) Number of private-sector employees by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2013
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 113,947,523    13,551,236    9,999,394    16,065,392    20,272,640    54,058,860    31,279,323    82,668,200   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 1,380,977    289,797    118,351    261,639    326,240    384,949 * 486,033    894,943   
Mining and manufacturing 11,783,576    499,232    735,751    1,719,268    2,736,526    6,092,798    1,946,072    9,837,504   
Construction 5,146,750    1,342,371    920,306    1,315,778    783,684    784,611    2,922,637    2,224,113   
Utilities and transp. 4,809,823    331,813    253,268    447,333    705,136    3,072,273    767,407    4,042,416   
Wholesale trade 5,548,348    716,375    576,690    1,159,701    1,246,967    1,848,615    1,882,550    3,665,798   
Fin. svs. and real estate 11,002,802    1,085,307    445,149    789,624    1,671,908    7,010,814    1,870,467    9,132,335   
Retail trade 15,038,150    1,862,500    1,109,461    1,436,532    1,429,240    9,200,417    3,628,466    11,409,684   
Professional services 31,490,862    3,439,743    2,409,192    3,739,750    6,604,469    15,297,708    7,631,019    23,859,843   
Other services 27,746,235    3,984,098    3,431,225    5,195,767    4,768,470    10,366,676    10,144,672    17,601,563   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 79,421,457    8,757,935    7,080,686    11,015,918    12,286,125    40,280,794    21,409,521    58,011,937   
For profit, unincorporated 17,677,137    3,734,171    1,988,776    2,973,430    3,579,327    5,401,433    7,094,138    10,582,999   
Nonprofit 16,848,929    1,059,130    929,932    2,076,045    4,407,188    8,376,633    2,775,664    14,073,264   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 8,076,931    3,145,498    1,725,437    1,540,026    1,273,425    392,545 * 5,780,006    2,296,925   
5-9 years 8,514,562    2,657,451    1,642,555    2,359,613    1,228,446    626,497    5,514,640    2,999,922   
10-19 years 15,421,532    3,498,518    2,544,437    3,869,040    3,370,673    2,138,863    7,973,468    7,448,064   
20 or more years 81,934,498    4,249,768    4,086,965    8,296,714    14,400,096    50,900,955    12,011,209    69,923,289   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 67,994,321    139,877    557,542    3,097,009    11,732,092    52,467,801    1,738,620    66,255,701   
1 location only 45,953,202    13,411,359    9,441,852    12,968,384    8,540,549    1,591,059    29,540,703    16,412,499   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 9,416,021    2,303,484    1,489,752    1,639,946    1,765,394    2,217,444    4,755,558    4,660,463   
25-49 % 10,799,030    1,140,269    1,037,302    1,855,001    1,683,382    5,083,075    3,173,935    7,625,096   
50-74 % 18,762,842    2,530,508    1,531,544    2,230,459    2,794,468    9,675,863    5,139,292    13,623,550   
75% or more 74,969,630    7,576,974    5,940,795    10,339,986    14,029,396    37,082,478    18,210,538    56,759,092   
Union presence
No union employees 81,452,879    13,103,975    9,583,353    15,025,872    17,656,259    26,083,419    30,007,836    51,445,042   
Has union employees 16,913,301    236,951    258,344    871,796    2,186,788    13,359,422    791,051    16,122,250   
Unknown 15,581,343    210,309    157,697    167,724    429,594    14,616,020    480,435    15,100,908   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low wage 33,213,089    4,407,319    3,313,273    5,005,828    6,114,328    14,372,342    10,349,572    22,863,517   
Less than 50% low wage 80,734,433    9,143,917    6,686,121    11,059,565    14,158,312    39,686,518    20,929,750    59,804,683   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2013 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.B.1(2013) Standard error for number of private-sector employees by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2013
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 882,186    190,506    194,319    303,767    331,764    789,233    159,618    901,739   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 180,007    17,633    19,102    63,974    76,194    139,269 * 33,642    169,196   
Mining and manufacturing 408,136    19,487    53,347    90,273    95,764    326,998    63,710    366,319   
Construction 137,527    50,520    65,238    131,432    98,347    122,240    128,926    178,612   
Utilities and transp. 347,541    13,911    28,843    53,917    142,854    225,173    39,546    346,543   
Wholesale trade 247,552    34,442    26,210    115,993    139,009    133,634    70,146    208,525   
Fin. svs. and real estate 495,748    30,278    54,852    59,101    170,383    448,042    66,170    518,999   
Retail trade 186,507    60,660    57,391    82,025    119,785    276,386    98,457    218,599   
Professional services 391,243    66,162    77,762    105,855    208,376    307,386    123,010    377,253   
Other services 571,696    89,255    126,596    250,423    242,661    521,914    134,177    576,147   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 807,558    125,770    229,165    162,806    364,123    714,532    293,661    759,285   
For profit, unincorporated 523,307    111,926    116,155    174,504    213,667    372,980    227,386    514,249   
Nonprofit 384,833    33,857    74,645    163,440    212,610    506,395    91,005    368,779   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 303,501    83,429    104,301    117,047    141,591    178,677 * 121,601    273,943   
5-9 years 250,945    78,202    78,218    118,234    99,203    178,590    146,067    215,116   
10-19 years 436,592    73,428    99,272    98,744    180,752    230,284    135,232    433,889   
20 or more years 730,107    111,656    142,108    273,165    337,539    869,582    222,185    834,897   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 854,470    29,629    42,672    86,293    433,753    818,936    38,524    858,264   
1 location only 686,939    181,427    191,599    270,479    384,630    139,025    152,646    644,036   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 257,653    75,058    90,533    145,746    153,835    186,843    143,704    305,236   
25-49 % 374,109    60,635    101,038    118,890    160,152    350,868    158,773    426,615   
50-74 % 435,838    84,077    56,773    151,516    211,583    422,921    124,679    430,269   
75% or more 904,957    119,355    151,563    256,181    260,717    802,538    201,743    896,389   
Union presence
No union employees 768,178    189,471    191,289    303,462    457,770    589,232    150,010    712,867   
Has union employees 460,303    18,828    32,028    79,416    201,565    542,163    67,958    468,963   
Unknown 399,488    16,892    24,115    27,122    60,280    423,505    53,271    417,579   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low wage 512,274    143,383    94,249    239,639    243,619    317,494    199,518    391,784   
Less than 50% low wage 919,362    107,685    141,058    222,614    378,210    799,578    168,938    850,208   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2013 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.