Table I.B.1 Number of private-sector employees by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2016
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 123,213,270    14,116,783    10,774,311    17,426,770    23,716,542    57,178,864    33,523,930    89,689,340   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 1,373,928    420,834    191,545    254,731    218,714 * 288,104 * 760,486    613,442   
Mining and manufacturing 12,337,525    529,074    688,239    1,686,642    3,119,498    6,314,072    1,974,001    10,363,525   
Construction 6,236,074    1,507,797    1,184,030    1,569,791    1,363,311    611,145    3,458,751    2,777,324   
Utilities and transp. 5,369,892    324,690    280,972    458,697    692,248    3,613,286    858,758    4,511,133   
Wholesale trade 5,828,357    629,790    565,525    1,051,123    1,278,703    2,303,215    1,771,095    4,057,261   
Fin. svs. and real estate 11,753,591    1,130,918    477,524    757,735    1,660,440    7,726,974    1,947,929    9,805,662   
Retail trade 15,427,958    1,869,978    1,168,255    1,600,637    1,653,309    9,135,779    3,868,552    11,559,406   
Professional services 33,094,960    3,419,781    2,398,724    4,004,948    7,385,502    15,886,004    7,589,600    25,505,360   
Other services 31,790,986    4,283,921    3,819,496    6,042,467    6,344,817    11,300,285    11,294,758    20,496,228   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 83,878,088    8,908,584    7,363,790    11,695,709    14,232,170    41,677,834    22,224,690    61,653,398   
For profit, unincorporated 20,468,662    4,181,602    2,451,647    3,480,787    4,491,391    5,863,235    8,405,227    12,063,436   
Nonprofit 18,866,520    1,026,597    958,874    2,250,274    4,992,981    9,637,795    2,894,014    15,972,506   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 7,888,251    3,050,506    1,339,471    1,849,370    1,322,019    326,886    5,360,096    2,528,156   
5-9 years 9,438,425    2,599,041    1,758,428    2,545,435    1,839,380    696,142    5,738,447    3,699,978   
10-19 years 17,976,494    3,911,002    3,019,906    4,340,540    4,078,087    2,626,959    9,071,455    8,905,039   
20 or more years 87,910,099    4,556,234    4,656,507    8,691,425    16,477,056    53,528,877    13,353,932    74,556,167   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 72,250,472    72,513    540,129    2,980,230    13,316,034    55,341,566    1,706,076    70,544,396   
1 location only 50,962,798    14,044,270    10,234,182    14,446,540    10,400,507    1,837,298    31,817,854    19,144,944   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 11,471,592    2,526,064    1,635,986    2,138,590    2,310,000    2,860,952    5,309,863    6,161,729   
25-49 % 11,328,581    1,278,683    1,162,867    2,142,084    1,977,469    4,767,478    3,554,372    7,774,209   
50-74 % 17,251,097    2,552,803    1,596,492    2,143,465    3,113,014    7,845,323    5,186,062    12,065,036   
75% or more 83,162,000    7,759,233    6,378,965    11,002,632    16,316,059    41,705,111    19,473,633    63,688,367   
Union presence
No union employees 102,969,996    13,811,215    10,322,483    16,519,835    21,375,071    40,941,392    32,490,635    70,479,361   
Has union employees 20,243,275    305,568    451,828    906,936    2,341,471    16,237,472    1,033,296    19,209,979   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 29,765,809    3,962,713    2,991,430    4,850,419    6,049,797    11,911,450    9,511,011    20,254,798   
Less than 50% low-wage 93,447,461    10,154,070    7,782,881    12,576,352    17,666,744    45,267,414    24,012,919    69,434,542   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2016 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 Standard errors for number of private-sector employees by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2016
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 861,828    150,049    211,549    282,563    455,261    728,401    261,137    854,738   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 154,576    40,396    34,214    63,528    80,222 * 103,153 * 71,929    136,916   
Mining and manufacturing 413,511    40,287    60,979    115,390    197,962    338,791    97,502    402,551   
Construction 279,231    74,490    92,810    136,117    182,800    112,129    139,796    242,774   
Utilities and transp. 331,721    34,431    44,214    56,247    98,150    306,911    67,337    324,853   
Wholesale trade 260,538    51,790    58,553    89,985    126,677    194,550    98,185    241,667   
Fin. svs. and real estate 483,675    60,422    55,079    74,505    147,281    448,417    93,073    474,723   
Retail trade 453,743    84,205    81,143    120,882    141,700    398,178    136,028    433,355   
Professional services 643,563    97,155    107,424    173,877    321,221    520,687    167,816    623,700   
Other services 643,629    135,343    158,218    226,695    378,264    434,931    243,044    601,575   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 881,028    148,517    191,579    270,680    400,109    735,196    269,184    853,844   
For profit, unincorporated 497,108    117,638    116,361    174,001    308,288    316,030    189,901    461,914   
Nonprofit 542,858    59,207    78,721    138,656    255,876    452,162    121,214    530,054   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 269,228    104,929    84,793    141,254    173,585    74,855    156,202    220,946   
5-9 years 316,585    96,513    99,387    154,753    195,966    142,055    169,064    270,281   
10-19 years 426,128    114,376    133,371    189,822    265,828    221,955    201,583    381,017   
20 or more years 873,249    122,624    164,323    239,216    427,673    737,641    238,768    847,196   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 808,298    14,164    44,187    136,317    353,872    741,089    88,174    804,267   
1 location only 562,197    150,268    213,182    272,365    413,081    219,169    268,862    534,773   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 367,504    95,758    93,336    138,202    237,796    207,874    156,475    334,118   
25-49 % 370,928    77,999    82,575    139,522    176,753    274,229    139,942    344,777   
50-74 % 483,291    102,482    93,845    132,417    228,391    383,102    157,339    457,684   
75% or more 876,793    136,946    187,715    267,855    415,161    730,770    263,530    849,640   
Union presence
No union employees 860,021    150,227    206,317    278,332    445,998    714,387    260,787    849,296   
Has union employees 604,683    39,497    64,399    107,565    215,824    551,849    87,438    598,590   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 588,694    122,702    137,259    196,038    319,206    426,586    217,987    550,643   
Less than 50% low-wage 883,067    147,029    189,463    274,535    421,946    738,552    260,496    861,299   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2016 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.