| 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 | 27,642,935 | 16.8% | 11.6% | 16.7% | 18.9% | 36.0% | 37.1% | 62.9% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 363,885 | 39.2% | 9.6% * | 11.7% * | -- | -- | 54.8% | 45.2% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 402,433 | 26.3% | 20.8% | 19.7% | 16.8% | 16.4% | 58.1% | 41.9% |
| Construction | 396,071 | 60.0% | 20.0% | 14.8% | 4.7% | -- | 85.0% | 15.0% |
| Utilities and transp. | 406,188 | 16.2% | 16.1% | 16.4% | 15.9% | 35.4% | 40.3% | 59.7% |
| Wholesale trade | 359,387 | 27.8% | 14.6% | 20.5% | 16.3% | 20.8% | 53.4% | 46.6% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 964,706 | 27.8% | 9.2% | 7.5% | 12.3% | 43.1% | 41.1% | 58.9% |
| Retail trade | 5,107,368 | 14.2% | 7.5% | 7.2% | 7.9% | 63.2% | 26.1% | 73.9% |
| Professional services | 6,733,068 | 15.3% | 9.5% | 14.2% | 26.6% | 34.3% | 30.8% | 69.2% |
| Other services | 12,909,829 | 15.2% | 13.9% | 22.4% | 20.5% | 28.1% | 41.4% | 58.6% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 16,623,639 | 14.5% | 11.2% | 16.4% | 15.8% | 42.1% | 34.6% | 65.4% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 6,144,141 | 27.6% | 14.6% | 18.6% | 19.4% | 19.9% | 52.1% | 47.9% |
| Nonprofit | 4,875,155 | 10.9% | 9.4% | 15.4% | 28.6% | 35.7% | 26.8% | 73.2% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 2,676,953 | 39.5% | 21.8% | 23.1% | 13.0% | 2.7% * | 74.7% | 25.3% |
| 5-9 years | 3,020,188 | 29.4% | 20.6% | 26.7% | 15.9% | 7.3% * | 65.6% | 34.4% |
| 10-19 years | 4,933,313 | 24.9% | 18.1% | 24.8% | 23.0% | 9.2% | 55.2% | 44.8% |
| 20 or more years | 17,012,481 | 8.6% | 6.5% | 11.6% | 19.1% | 54.1% | 21.0% | 79.0% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 12,918,436 | 0.1% | 0.8% | 4.9% | 21.5% | 72.7% | 2.5% | 97.5% |
| 1 location only | 14,724,499 | 31.4% | 21.1% | 27.1% | 16.6% | 3.9% | 67.5% | 32.5% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 10,201,674 | 23.8% | 14.6% | 18.4% | 19.7% | 23.5% | 48.3% | 51.7% |
| 25-49 % | 7,236,198 | 11.7% | 10.3% | 18.7% | 17.4% | 42.0% | 31.8% | 68.2% |
| 50-74 % | 6,616,191 | 16.1% | 9.4% | 12.6% | 18.1% | 43.9% | 31.7% | 68.3% |
| 75% or more | 3,588,872 | 8.4% | 10.1% | 15.4% | 21.0% | 45.2% | 26.5% | 73.5% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 24,401,138 | 18.8% | 12.9% | 18.4% | 20.0% | 29.9% | 41.4% | 58.6% |
| Has union employees | 3,241,797 | 1.8% | 2.0% | 3.6% | 10.4% | 82.2% | 5.3% | 94.7% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 14,421,600 | 15.3% | 11.6% | 18.2% | 20.5% | 34.4% | 36.5% | 63.5% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 13,221,335 | 18.4% | 11.6% | 15.1% | 17.1% | 37.8% | 37.8% | 62.2% |
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.
-- Data suppressed due to high standard errors or few reported values in cell.
** 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 | 405,403 | 0.40% | 0.37% | 0.50% | 0.75% | 0.74% | 0.64% | 0.64% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 92,061 | 10.32% | 3.65% * | 4.89% * | -- | -- | 13.67% | 13.67% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 32,240 | 3.09% | 3.07% | 2.89% | 3.86% | 3.22% | 4.15% | 4.15% |
| Construction | 26,727 | 3.39% | 2.62% | 3.00% | 1.03% | -- | 3.06% | 3.06% |
| Utilities and transp. | 43,632 | 2.90% | 3.93% | 3.70% | 3.45% | 5.66% | 4.97% | 4.97% |
| Wholesale trade | 32,743 | 3.55% | 3.04% | 3.69% | 2.88% | 4.75% | 4.64% | 4.64% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 60,334 | 2.33% | 1.87% | 1.25% | 1.59% | 3.29% | 2.90% | 2.90% |
| Retail trade | 185,721 | 0.95% | 0.69% | 0.72% | 0.81% | 1.57% | 1.30% | 1.30% |
| Professional services | 207,473 | 0.74% | 0.63% | 0.95% | 1.66% | 1.48% | 1.15% | 1.15% |
| Other services | 316,554 | 0.66% | 0.67% | 0.94% | 1.30% | 1.13% | 1.13% | 1.13% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 329,653 | 0.50% | 0.47% | 0.68% | 0.89% | 1.02% | 0.83% | 0.83% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 221,566 | 1.27% | 0.96% | 1.25% | 2.11% | 1.46% | 1.86% | 1.86% |
| Nonprofit | 176,757 | 0.74% | 0.93% | 1.20% | 1.78% | 1.80% | 1.34% | 1.34% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 137,387 | 2.25% | 1.81% | 2.08% | 2.94% | 1.53% * | 3.13% | 3.13% |
| 5-9 years | 155,696 | 1.90% | 1.66% | 2.08% | 2.44% | 2.65% * | 3.00% | 3.00% |
| 10-19 years | 180,463 | 1.24% | 1.18% | 1.55% | 2.06% | 1.02% | 1.94% | 1.94% |
| 20 or more years | 331,227 | 0.39% | 0.34% | 0.55% | 0.92% | 0.98% | 0.62% | 0.62% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 284,775 | 0.02% | 0.09% | 0.42% | 0.94% | 0.99% | 0.23% | 0.23% |
| 1 location only | 302,522 | 0.79% | 0.70% | 0.85% | 1.19% | 0.77% | 1.27% | 1.27% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 320,449 | 0.99% | 0.85% | 1.10% | 1.70% | 1.47% | 1.55% | 1.55% |
| 25-49 % | 234,449 | 0.73% | 0.73% | 1.14% | 1.37% | 1.67% | 1.29% | 1.29% |
| 50-74 % | 184,066 | 0.71% | 0.58% | 0.77% | 1.21% | 1.43% | 1.07% | 1.07% |
| 75% or more | 83,414 | 0.44% | 0.48% | 0.71% | 0.97% | 1.21% | 0.81% | 0.81% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 381,027 | 0.45% | 0.42% | 0.56% | 0.82% | 0.77% | 0.72% | 0.72% |
| Has union employees | 171,751 | 0.33% | 0.54% | 0.79% | 1.61% | 1.85% | 0.82% | 0.82% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 344,399 | 0.61% | 0.58% | 0.83% | 1.22% | 1.18% | 1.02% | 1.02% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 261,028 | 0.57% | 0.50% | 0.65% | 0.91% | 1.01% | 0.86% | 0.86% |
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.
-- Data suppressed due to high standard errors or few reported values in cell.
** 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.