Table I.B.1(1996) Number of private-sector employees by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 1996
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 103,482,267    14,173,955    9,687,574    15,601,705    20,772,179    43,246,854    31,565,886    71,916,381   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 1,659,440    656,529    266,128    232,331    185,600 * 318,852 * 1,070,308 * 589,132   
Mining 629,059    61,417    32,813 * 52,243 * 168,097    314,488    110,336    518,722   
Construction 5,129,922    1,514,702    989,562    1,239,860    836,866    548,932    3,204,738    1,925,185   
Manufacturing 18,658,426    716,982    1,089,113    2,313,666    4,784,547    9,754,117    3,021,741    15,636,685   
Transp., commu., util. 6,110,778    422,794    511,264    584,710    1,093,423    3,498,587    1,181,931    4,928,847   
Wholesale trade 7,438,793    959,237    669,555    1,387,406    1,579,315    2,843,279    2,251,158    5,187,635   
Retail Trade 21,405,271    2,910,912    2,241,523    3,319,197    2,648,489    10,285,150    6,997,104    14,408,167   
Fin., ins., real est. 7,954,939    1,013,709    444,099    802,968    1,543,567    4,150,596    1,780,313    6,174,626   
Services 34,380,465    5,809,881    3,436,133    5,669,325    7,932,275    11,532,851    11,833,083    22,547,382   
Unknown 115,174    107,792    7,382 * 0    0    0    115,174    0   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 76,681,948    8,229,145    7,530,179    11,995,417    14,184,362    34,742,846    21,872,678    54,809,270   
For profit, unincorporated 9,152,925    4,000,197    1,158,426    1,184,929    1,619,178    1,190,195    5,760,813    3,392,112   
Nonprofit 13,465,709    1,227,107    833,959    2,197,856    4,174,184    5,032,603    2,944,496    10,521,213   
Unknown 4,181,685    717,507    165,010    223,504    794,455    2,281,209    987,898    3,193,786   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 9,460,639    4,154,110    1,842,712    2,255,988    744,276    463,553    7,263,810    2,196,829   
5-9 years 9,225,338    3,104,125    1,827,074    2,112,407    1,542,325    639,408    6,175,304    3,050,034   
10-19 years 13,674,296    3,327,884    2,577,870    3,272,924    2,925,689    1,569,929    7,654,776    6,019,520   
20 or more years 32,638,893    3,241,066    3,048,830    6,127,284    9,222,527    10,999,187    9,055,845    23,583,049   
Unknown 38,483,100    346,771    391,089    1,833,103    6,337,362    29,574,777    1,416,152    37,066,948   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 59,748,702    287,180    804,938    4,109,019    12,751,577    41,795,989    2,402,902    57,345,801   
1 location only 43,733,564    13,886,775    8,882,636    11,492,686    8,020,602    1,450,865    29,162,984    14,570,580   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 7,010,589    2,024,982    995,018    1,123,103    900,637    1,966,849    3,686,295    3,324,295   
25-49 % 6,922,691    1,023,437    862,237    1,217,795    1,050,096    2,769,126    2,532,541    4,390,150   
50-74 % 12,290,482    2,149,006    1,203,223    1,805,559    2,668,964    4,463,729    4,208,259    8,082,223   
75% or more 77,258,504    8,976,529    6,627,096    11,455,249    16,152,482    34,047,149    21,138,790    56,119,714   
Union presence
No union employees 66,373,892    12,446,188    8,342,783    13,040,468    15,318,712    17,225,741    27,379,297    38,994,595   
Has union employees 10,341,205    406,126    435,072    1,013,115    2,839,734    5,647,158    1,362,226    8,978,979   
Unknown 26,767,169    1,321,641    909,719    1,548,121    2,613,733    20,373,955    2,824,363    23,942,806   
Percent low wage employees **
50% or more low wage 12,996,072    2,659,131    1,816,052    2,827,946    3,128,850    2,564,093    6,110,027    6,886,045   
Less than 50% low wage 57,351,359    10,122,674    6,876,468    10,704,357    13,341,382    16,306,479    22,254,182    35,097,178   
Unknown 33,134,835    1,392,150    995,054    2,069,402    4,301,948    24,376,281    3,201,677    29,933,158   
 
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 1996 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(1996) Standard error for number of private-sector employees by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 1996
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 1,736,347    221,293    129,587    605,315    700,285    1,637,944    336,988    1,688,935   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 211,573    40,253    50,193    75,166    63,648 * 157,031 * 87,120 * 153,604   
Mining 98,511    17,351    6,213 * 32,524 * 45,156    75,619    19,372    93,168   
Construction 211,465    65,740    53,533    134,809    145,971    101,651    139,642    206,318   
Manufacturing 802,406    68,953    70,713    82,639    414,665    766,720    154,219    819,531   
Transp., commu., util. 556,323    31,624    67,656    61,326    149,954    459,118    103,194    532,267   
Wholesale trade 451,253    78,970    50,613    112,306    189,192    314,538    124,018    419,151   
Retail Trade 526,871    89,952    110,488    142,319    165,002    468,262    143,963    441,409   
Fin., ins., real est. 656,160    69,975    27,163    64,070    274,326    464,144    100,295    621,456   
Services 818,083    144,540    110,452    527,756    345,101    886,221    153,280    851,786   
Unknown 20,113    17,385    3,228 * 0    0    0    20,113    0   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 1,502,940    264,162    144,311    435,972    646,030    1,330,202    312,659    1,465,891   
For profit, unincorporated 263,185    72,093    72,473    124,515    136,363    191,817    152,256    196,921   
Nonprofit 582,808    47,205    68,928    230,404    388,433    504,976    134,107    605,685   
Unknown 349,816    50,711    18,278    37,251    123,133    312,839    34,438    360,570   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 379,553    182,473    99,402    318,833    83,406    121,676    221,255    296,431   
5-9 years 465,071    79,407    94,398    161,923    260,602    153,077    169,660    365,572   
10-19 years 327,994    105,254    132,924    158,651    214,359    281,665    181,010    274,669   
20 or more years 1,165,155    123,540    55,121    281,060    552,687    901,452    189,422    1,097,860   
Unknown 971,467    35,926    52,651    78,785    306,941    1,044,105    78,400    937,365   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 1,550,422    33,999    68,695    174,257    590,427    1,507,497    103,853    1,479,534   
1 location only 640,062    205,979    136,834    489,636    399,392    363,677    309,902    671,701   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 552,621    69,583    54,853    114,102    134,201    382,861    109,979    522,089   
25-49 % 509,290    44,563    52,331    72,287    152,365    356,747    76,775    479,010   
50-74 % 740,987    45,224    53,556    169,285    270,129    722,890    94,734    758,305   
75% or more 1,385,932    225,863    153,537    497,429    548,062    1,133,847    452,858    1,159,184   
Union presence
No union employees 1,112,355    218,078    125,141    422,128    409,600    1,323,797    353,823    1,207,806   
Has union employees 749,073    107,000    72,964    121,581    348,128    624,386    183,748    681,205   
Unknown 985,901    53,948    60,950    208,979    277,190    818,433    99,939    996,229   
Percent low wage employees **
50% or more low wage 229,948    70,237    45,605    187,785    239,555    215,284    69,636    217,771   
Less than 50% low wage 878,320    241,771    127,840    345,457    484,440    1,133,203    370,859    1,026,899   
Unknown 1,496,511    65,147    69,934    265,455    314,101    1,200,856    114,406    1,500,485   
 
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 1996 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.