| 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 | 11.9% | 8.8% | 14.1% | 17.8% | 47.4% | 27.5% | 72.5% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 1,380,977 | 21.0% | 8.6% | 18.9% | 23.6% | 27.9% * | 35.2% | 64.8% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 11,783,576 | 4.2% | 6.2% | 14.6% | 23.2% | 51.7% | 16.5% | 83.5% |
| Construction | 5,146,750 | 26.1% | 17.9% | 25.6% | 15.2% | 15.2% | 56.8% | 43.2% |
| Utilities and transp. | 4,809,823 | 6.9% | 5.3% | 9.3% | 14.7% | 63.9% | 16.0% | 84.0% |
| Wholesale trade | 5,548,348 | 12.9% | 10.4% | 20.9% | 22.5% | 33.3% | 33.9% | 66.1% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 11,002,802 | 9.9% | 4.0% | 7.2% | 15.2% | 63.7% | 17.0% | 83.0% |
| Retail trade | 15,038,150 | 12.4% | 7.4% | 9.6% | 9.5% | 61.2% | 24.1% | 75.9% |
| Professional services | 31,490,862 | 10.9% | 7.7% | 11.9% | 21.0% | 48.6% | 24.2% | 75.8% |
| Other services | 27,746,235 | 14.4% | 12.4% | 18.7% | 17.2% | 37.4% | 36.6% | 63.4% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 79,421,457 | 11.0% | 8.9% | 13.9% | 15.5% | 50.7% | 27.0% | 73.0% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 17,677,137 | 21.1% | 11.3% | 16.8% | 20.2% | 30.6% | 40.1% | 59.9% |
| Nonprofit | 16,848,929 | 6.3% | 5.5% | 12.3% | 26.2% | 49.7% | 16.5% | 83.5% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 8,076,931 | 38.9% | 21.4% | 19.1% | 15.8% | 4.9% * | 71.6% | 28.4% |
| 5-9 years | 8,514,562 | 31.2% | 19.3% | 27.7% | 14.4% | 7.4% | 64.8% | 35.2% |
| 10-19 years | 15,421,532 | 22.7% | 16.5% | 25.1% | 21.9% | 13.9% | 51.7% | 48.3% |
| 20 or more years | 81,934,498 | 5.2% | 5.0% | 10.1% | 17.6% | 62.1% | 14.7% | 85.3% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 67,994,321 | 0.2% | 0.8% | 4.6% | 17.3% | 77.2% | 2.6% | 97.4% |
| 1 location only | 45,953,202 | 29.2% | 20.5% | 28.2% | 18.6% | 3.5% | 64.3% | 35.7% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 9,416,021 | 24.5% | 15.8% | 17.4% | 18.7% | 23.5% | 50.5% | 49.5% |
| 25-49 % | 10,799,030 | 10.6% | 9.6% | 17.2% | 15.6% | 47.1% | 29.4% | 70.6% |
| 50-74 % | 18,762,842 | 13.5% | 8.2% | 11.9% | 14.9% | 51.6% | 27.4% | 72.6% |
| 75% or more | 74,969,630 | 10.1% | 7.9% | 13.8% | 18.7% | 49.5% | 24.3% | 75.7% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 81,452,879 | 16.1% | 11.8% | 18.4% | 21.7% | 32.0% | 36.8% | 63.2% |
| Has union employees | 16,913,301 | 1.4% | 1.5% | 5.2% | 12.9% | 79.0% | 4.7% | 95.3% |
| Unknown | 15,581,343 | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 2.8% | 93.8% | 3.1% | 96.9% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 33,213,089 | 13.3% | 10.0% | 15.1% | 18.4% | 43.3% | 31.2% | 68.8% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 80,734,433 | 11.3% | 8.3% | 13.7% | 17.5% | 49.2% | 25.9% | 74.1% |
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.
Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding.
| 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 | 0.21% | 0.16% | 0.27% | 0.28% | 0.42% | 0.26% | 0.26% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 180,007 | 2.88% | 1.94% | 3.35% | 5.01% | 6.28% * | 4.31% | 4.31% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 408,136 | 0.24% | 0.36% | 0.82% | 0.94% | 1.10% | 0.41% | 0.41% |
| Construction | 137,527 | 1.14% | 1.12% | 2.85% | 1.79% | 2.33% | 2.96% | 2.96% |
| Utilities and transp. | 347,541 | 0.63% | 0.70% | 1.15% | 2.13% | 1.70% | 1.44% | 1.44% |
| Wholesale trade | 247,552 | 0.55% | 0.65% | 2.39% | 1.97% | 1.28% | 1.10% | 1.10% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 495,748 | 0.62% | 0.61% | 0.48% | 1.37% | 1.92% | 1.22% | 1.22% |
| Retail trade | 186,507 | 0.44% | 0.43% | 0.54% | 0.83% | 1.28% | 0.74% | 0.74% |
| Professional services | 391,243 | 0.24% | 0.28% | 0.36% | 0.49% | 0.62% | 0.42% | 0.42% |
| Other services | 571,696 | 0.38% | 0.54% | 0.81% | 0.89% | 1.42% | 0.89% | 0.89% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 807,558 | 0.23% | 0.24% | 0.19% | 0.46% | 0.57% | 0.37% | 0.37% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 523,307 | 0.74% | 0.73% | 0.82% | 1.05% | 1.50% | 1.54% | 1.54% |
| Nonprofit | 384,833 | 0.26% | 0.40% | 1.05% | 1.50% | 2.17% | 0.55% | 0.55% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 303,501 | 1.56% | 1.36% | 1.55% | 1.35% | 1.74% * | 2.11% | 2.11% |
| 5-9 years | 250,945 | 0.99% | 1.00% | 1.36% | 0.98% | 1.86% | 1.81% | 1.81% |
| 10-19 years | 436,592 | 0.69% | 0.60% | 0.87% | 0.67% | 1.17% | 1.57% | 1.57% |
| 20 or more years | 730,107 | 0.15% | 0.18% | 0.37% | 0.42% | 0.59% | 0.34% | 0.34% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 854,470 | 0.04% | 0.07% | 0.14% | 0.61% | 0.57% | 0.07% | 0.07% |
| 1 location only | 686,939 | 0.43% | 0.49% | 0.48% | 0.58% | 0.28% | 0.87% | 0.87% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 257,653 | 0.66% | 1.37% | 1.30% | 1.33% | 1.76% | 2.17% | 2.17% |
| 25-49 % | 374,109 | 0.76% | 1.10% | 1.14% | 1.29% | 2.25% | 2.03% | 2.03% |
| 50-74 % | 435,838 | 0.46% | 0.35% | 0.89% | 0.98% | 1.41% | 0.82% | 0.82% |
| 75% or more | 904,957 | 0.20% | 0.19% | 0.38% | 0.32% | 0.61% | 0.36% | 0.36% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 768,178 | 0.32% | 0.17% | 0.41% | 0.50% | 0.54% | 0.32% | 0.32% |
| Has union employees | 460,303 | 0.10% | 0.20% | 0.50% | 1.30% | 1.55% | 0.41% | 0.41% |
| Unknown | 399,488 | 0.12% | 0.16% | 0.17% | 0.41% | 0.58% | 0.37% | 0.37% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 512,274 | 0.47% | 0.17% | 0.65% | 0.69% | 0.65% | 0.41% | 0.41% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 919,362 | 0.19% | 0.19% | 0.27% | 0.41% | 0.65% | 0.27% | 0.27% |
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.
Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding.