Table I.B.3 Number of full-time 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 95,570,335    9,481,254    7,560,924    12,808,984    18,499,278    47,219,896    23,256,522    72,313,814   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 1,010,043    278,309    156,725    212,003    166,336 * 196,670    561,252    448,791   
Mining and manufacturing 11,935,093    423,163    604,599    1,607,244    3,052,017    6,248,069    1,740,335    10,194,757   
Construction 5,840,003    1,270,205    1,104,931    1,511,313    1,344,821    608,733    3,122,048    2,717,955   
Utilities and transp. 4,963,704    258,904    215,487    391,950    627,792    3,469,571    695,063    4,268,641   
Wholesale trade 5,468,969    529,955    512,980    977,520    1,220,035    2,228,480    1,579,143    3,889,826   
Fin. svs. and real estate 10,788,885    862,276    388,624    685,044    1,541,436    7,311,504    1,551,682    9,237,203   
Retail trade 10,320,589    1,144,303    786,894    1,232,429    1,250,759    5,906,205    2,537,357    7,783,232   
Professional services 26,361,892    2,386,391    1,760,002    3,046,759    5,594,503    13,574,237    5,519,014    20,842,878   
Other services 18,881,157    2,327,749    2,030,681    3,144,722    3,701,578    7,676,427    5,950,626    12,930,530   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 67,254,449    6,502,145    5,504,087    8,967,080    11,597,658    34,683,478    16,465,306    50,789,143   
For profit, unincorporated 14,324,521    2,484,435    1,556,303    2,340,508    3,302,303    4,640,972    5,205,537    9,118,984   
Nonprofit 13,991,365    494,674    500,533    1,501,396    3,599,317    7,895,445    1,585,679    12,405,686   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 5,211,299    1,993,122    756,359    1,231,177    975,246    255,395    3,361,691    1,849,607   
5-9 years 6,418,237    1,710,502    1,135,217    1,737,950    1,358,732    475,836    3,756,605    2,661,632   
10-19 years 13,043,181    2,684,346    2,124,665    3,119,092    2,943,259    2,171,820    6,348,411    6,694,770   
20 or more years 70,897,618    3,093,283    3,544,683    6,720,765    13,222,042    44,316,845    9,789,814    61,107,804   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 59,332,036    60,618    430,373    2,351,094    10,538,332    45,951,620    1,382,049    57,949,987   
1 location only 36,238,299    9,420,636    7,130,551    10,457,891    7,960,946    1,268,276    21,874,473    14,363,826   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 1,269,918    102,227    146,656    259,820    296,735    464,480    384,417    885,501   
25-49 % 4,092,383    435,386    420,148    787,201    721,889    1,727,758    1,256,212    2,836,170   
50-74 % 10,634,906    1,486,381    976,363    1,310,724    1,917,696    4,943,741    3,091,882    7,543,024   
75% or more 79,573,128    7,457,260    6,017,757    10,451,239    15,562,957    40,083,916    18,524,010    61,049,118   
Union presence
No union employees 78,568,858    9,234,608    7,174,227    12,019,333    16,494,340    33,646,350    22,395,899    56,172,959   
Has union employees 17,001,477    246,646    386,697    789,651    2,004,938    13,573,545    860,623    16,140,854   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 15,344,210    1,762,281    1,316,080    2,223,031    3,088,164    6,954,653    4,241,653    11,102,556   
Less than 50% low-wage 80,226,126    7,718,973    6,244,843    10,585,953    15,411,114    40,265,243    19,014,868    61,211,257   

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.3 Standard errors for number of full-time 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 790,444    125,869    179,892    246,376    381,305    673,069    236,503    773,919   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 107,616    28,344    30,383    60,290    56,772 * 54,872    62,460    87,750   
Mining and manufacturing 407,235    35,025    56,337    111,565    193,134    336,471    90,655    397,658   
Construction 272,866    68,142    87,820    132,643    180,732    111,694    132,731    239,424   
Utilities and transp. 318,667    30,492    32,927    49,677    90,953    298,124    56,183    313,702   
Wholesale trade 251,682    46,475    54,162    85,792    121,957    190,268    91,144    234,902   
Fin. svs. and real estate 463,285    51,118    47,831    69,661    141,519    431,034    81,199    456,189   
Retail trade 336,357    59,160    61,733    101,846    119,141    285,909    101,874    320,919   
Professional services 544,785    76,563    87,032    142,104    251,455    454,990    136,351    529,014   
Other services 491,371    87,144    116,577    146,293    268,820    360,990    165,925    464,519   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 795,360    119,502    165,284    231,697    350,961    670,676    231,380    770,549   
For profit, unincorporated 401,049    83,163    88,460    134,702    229,871    278,611    142,050    376,526   
Nonprofit 448,397    39,672    50,412    103,124    192,192    389,583    82,272    441,219   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 202,939    77,398    56,183    111,447    131,346    54,487    111,546    170,464   
5-9 years 242,869    70,939    73,131    121,503    154,101    103,842    127,439    208,308   
10-19 years 346,507    88,840    106,989    151,668    202,856    198,588    161,560    310,160   
20 or more years 790,300    93,578    143,476    202,256    364,484    678,070    201,166    769,046   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 744,356    12,769    39,066    113,279    311,246    686,535    75,405    741,042   
1 location only 459,518    125,887    179,803    236,356    329,913    145,129    238,684    419,989   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 56,582    10,200    11,422    21,763    36,581    34,272    19,832    53,127   
25-49 % 140,075    27,257    30,830    53,614    66,470    103,845    50,910    130,944   
50-74 % 305,612    59,390    57,354    81,899    141,287    246,455    94,499    291,048   
75% or more 843,675    131,145    179,603    256,051    398,721    703,789    252,316    817,682   
Union presence
No union employees 779,003    124,003    173,532    239,072    369,081    656,901    232,224    760,994   
Has union employees 520,786    36,548    58,799    96,135    188,582    472,880    79,450    514,896   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 380,730    69,998    90,286    113,727    177,135    299,712    135,104    357,165   
Less than 50% low-wage 816,255    125,779    166,927    247,643    384,727    686,290    233,745    795,222   

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.