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 |
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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.
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 |
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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.