Table I.B.4(2013) Number of part-time 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 25,755,681    4,346,318    2,987,940    3,994,278    4,356,065    10,071,080    9,480,319    16,275,362   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 186,546    90,580    21,424    30,302    36,634 * 7,606 * 127,863    58,683 *
Mining and manufacturing 409,719    121,211    83,034    77,661    58,262    69,551    251,888    157,831   
Construction 455,567    242,432    65,838    95,089    31,317 * 20,892 * 362,183    93,384   
Utilities and transp. 520,369    88,623    40,415    50,255    69,174 * 271,901    151,926    368,443   
Wholesale trade 389,223    121,483    59,076    78,131    55,690    74,843    234,035    155,188   
Fin. svs. and real estate 1,046,463    230,710    58,107    94,079    143,619    519,948    335,710    710,753   
Retail trade 5,462,112    701,570    382,927    370,313    356,144    3,651,159    1,277,454    4,184,659   
Professional services 6,379,368    1,002,001    574,001    784,337    1,500,881    2,518,148    1,970,392    4,408,976   
Other services 10,906,315    1,747,708    1,703,119    2,414,112    2,104,344    2,937,032    4,768,869    6,137,446   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 16,263,080    2,407,903    1,792,263    2,443,458    2,223,905    7,395,551    5,650,829    10,612,251   
For profit, unincorporated 4,983,979    1,376,585    782,349    896,090    944,836    984,120    2,612,421    2,371,558   
Nonprofit 4,508,622    561,830    413,329    654,730    1,187,324    1,691,409    1,217,069    3,291,553   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 2,796,142    1,128,334    684,060    594,627    342,481    46,641    2,200,867    595,276   
5-9 years 2,485,531    868,883    565,555    656,430    284,485    110,178 * 1,791,521    694,010   
10-19 years 3,870,954    1,054,767    676,459    995,629    754,168    389,931    2,280,462    1,590,492   
20 or more years 16,603,054    1,294,334    1,061,867    1,747,592    2,974,932    9,524,330    3,207,470    13,395,585   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 13,112,844    28,511    120,002    599,752    2,608,292    9,756,286    363,080    12,749,764   
1 location only 12,642,838    4,317,806    2,867,938    3,394,527    1,747,773    314,794    9,117,240    3,525,598   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 8,493,173    2,215,100    1,368,186    1,441,752    1,570,032    1,898,103    4,432,162    4,061,011   
25-49 % 6,674,020    758,470    677,283    1,183,653    1,050,550    3,004,064    2,068,544    4,605,476   
50-74 % 7,212,455    1,048,491    596,519    875,646    1,043,671    3,648,129    2,072,614    5,139,841   
75% or more 3,376,033    324,257    345,953    493,227    691,812    1,520,784    907,000    2,469,033   
Union presence
No union employees 20,473,204    4,191,795    2,920,698    3,838,839    3,902,110    5,619,762    9,175,102    11,298,102   
Has union employees 2,795,684    71,651    40,279 * 91,394    366,869    2,225,491    140,872    2,654,812   
Unknown 2,486,794    82,872    26,963 * 64,046    87,086    2,225,827    164,346    2,322,448   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low wage 14,674,981    2,209,742    1,797,941    2,403,343    2,657,403    5,606,551    5,369,241    9,305,740   
Less than 50% low wage 11,080,701    2,136,575    1,189,999    1,590,936    1,698,662    4,464,528    4,111,078    6,969,622   

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.4(2013) Standard error for number of part-time 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 220,963    91,751    87,417    164,798    137,222    173,032    131,998    195,923   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 25,029    9,922    5,689    8,908    16,460 * 4,158 * 9,292    19,620 *
Mining and manufacturing 29,861    11,300    8,916    14,303    10,072    6,321    18,547    15,806   
Construction 47,233    22,662    9,738    24,914    20,757 * 10,108 * 29,922    27,057   
Utilities and transp. 62,369    11,734    6,248    10,277    21,193 * 51,053    10,383    62,731   
Wholesale trade 30,013    9,998    11,786    14,658    15,181    14,646    11,741    26,565   
Fin. svs. and real estate 79,600    12,421    12,769    15,348    29,074    75,139    22,403    78,857   
Retail trade 180,274    17,376    27,353    39,034    46,486    180,306    30,304    191,773   
Professional services 152,682    32,003    34,903    45,312    77,068    102,580    65,536    134,845   
Other services 195,720    64,213    77,027    155,130    100,559    218,608    128,451    217,189   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 231,540    71,900    95,755    125,071    65,188    177,030    141,575    166,646   
For profit, unincorporated 175,010    52,564    43,988    62,791    83,908    84,685    113,951    137,292   
Nonprofit 154,026    24,888    48,830    102,368    84,249    135,434    61,813    125,338   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 93,946    49,920    70,645    49,687    79,382    13,723    59,084    81,439   
5-9 years 109,547    35,229    42,751    56,245    62,961    38,229 * 55,183    83,426   
10-19 years 110,238    38,128    28,959    65,772    69,942    49,336    50,603    116,188   
20 or more years 163,285    52,435    63,991    128,359    178,703    201,004    81,329    210,294   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 240,059    5,982    10,078    36,414    145,554    198,741    19,659    230,793   
1 location only 305,910    92,357    84,421    150,817    152,965    37,828    137,155    236,551   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 239,812    70,990    81,902    128,762    144,903    161,875    132,431    281,424   
25-49 % 229,945    41,093    65,838    79,265    104,252    205,855    103,327    259,118   
50-74 % 172,670    38,420    23,314    66,263    79,910    167,313    52,571    169,271   
75% or more 74,034    9,792    10,692    19,883    35,974    59,472    18,941    67,172   
Union presence
No union employees 204,323    91,017    81,333    156,746    138,964    162,131    127,500    153,944   
Has union employees 143,712    12,108    12,328 * 19,018    56,421    111,918    17,703    149,509   
Unknown 110,111    9,236    9,919 * 13,549    16,107    134,671    23,578    123,987   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low wage 255,724    72,322    60,756    124,950    133,291    192,106    115,156    198,511   
Less than 50% low wage 136,904    51,413    48,915    85,839    84,041    152,399    54,576    158,160   

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.