Table I.B.1(1998) Number of private-sector employees by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 1998
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 110,575,764    16,352,183    10,577,655    16,852,534    19,603,265    47,190,127    35,600,529    74,975,235   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 2,014,028    771,363    351,289    283,623    117,370 * 490,383    1,252,723    761,304   
Mining 556,236    30,454 * 17,342 * 54,793 * 136,155    317,492    56,922 * 499,314   
Construction 5,759,774    1,884,844    1,062,714    1,492,659    915,231    404,327 * 3,738,096    2,021,679   
Manufacturing 19,030,318    1,170,741    1,081,991    2,461,680    4,212,312    10,103,595    3,369,077    15,661,242   
Transp., commu., util. 6,557,839    432,539    388,022    701,893    969,624    4,065,761    1,228,536    5,329,303   
Wholesale trade 7,312,313    890,118    706,356    1,196,464    1,180,674    3,338,701    2,271,956    5,040,356   
Retail Trade 22,338,092    3,090,065    2,482,600    3,386,748    2,965,669    10,413,010    7,440,334    14,897,758   
Fin., ins., real est. 8,328,758    983,735    550,508    884,527    1,120,682    4,789,306    1,879,131    6,449,627   
Services 38,658,499    7,082,823    3,936,835    6,390,146    7,981,142    13,267,553    14,348,252    24,310,247   
Unknown 19,907    15,502    --    --    4,406 * --    15,502    4,406 *
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 82,454,948    9,437,488    8,102,840    13,048,830    13,524,641    38,341,149    24,225,885    58,229,063   
For profit, unincorporated 10,412,506    4,991,021    1,417,534    1,302,406    1,586,924    1,114,622    7,139,035    3,273,471   
Nonprofit 13,899,205    1,896,777    1,057,282    2,414,789    4,219,053    4,311,304    4,198,485    9,700,720   
Unknown 3,809,105    26,897    --    86,509 * 272,646    3,423,053    37,124    3,771,981   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 8,255,628    3,400,522    1,618,084    1,694,792    863,629    678,602    6,142,980    2,112,648   
5-9 years 9,225,486    2,830,251    1,844,147    2,051,056    1,722,827    777,205    5,803,081    3,422,404   
10-19 years 17,548,630    4,546,818    2,848,589    4,074,617    3,518,657    2,559,950    9,662,252    7,886,378   
20 or more years 48,665,930    5,536,783    4,222,108    8,721,304    11,864,529    18,321,206    13,855,658    34,810,273   
Unknown 26,880,090    37,810 * 44,728    310,764    1,633,623    24,853,165    136,558    26,743,532   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 64,833,636    275,958    1,094,598    4,275,373    13,184,465    46,003,241    2,950,855    61,882,782   
1 location only 45,742,128    16,076,225    9,483,058    12,577,160    6,418,799    1,186,886    32,649,674    13,092,453   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 5,512,594    1,809,890    826,066    1,259,336    901,754    715,549    3,436,606    2,075,988   
25-49 % 8,019,315    1,194,281    795,169    983,272    1,248,650    3,797,943    2,494,655    5,524,660   
50-74 % 12,467,954    2,535,486    1,338,351    1,772,542    2,483,268    4,338,307    4,838,578    7,629,376   
75% or more 84,575,902    10,812,527    7,618,069    12,837,384    14,969,593    38,338,329    24,830,690    59,745,211   
Union presence
No union employees 84,262,434    14,884,864    9,835,382    15,247,416    15,669,268    28,625,504    32,763,758    51,498,676   
Has union employees 17,033,869    953,614 * 374,282    1,235,482    2,988,865    11,481,626    1,719,116    15,314,754   
Unknown 9,279,461    513,705    367,991    369,635    945,132    7,082,998    1,117,656    8,161,805   
Percent low wage employees **
50% or more low wage 10,181,997    2,483,849    1,692,404    2,292,676    2,027,995    1,685,074    5,429,528    4,752,469   
Less than 50% low wage 67,955,244    13,016,540    8,475,206    13,984,341    15,437,833    17,041,323    28,629,742    39,325,501   
Unknown 32,438,523    851,794    410,046    575,516    2,137,437    28,463,730    1,541,259    30,897,264   
 
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 1998 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 no 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.
Totals may not sum exactly because of rounding.

 

Table I.B.1(1998) Standard error for number of private-sector employees by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 1998
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 1,378,821    491,344    312,617    414,979    627,974    842,339    645,162    990,623   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 137,904    58,081    84,309    48,626    37,590 * 151,301    115,943    158,306   
Mining 141,076    9,258 * 7,447 * 13,897 * 58,760    99,346    14,180 * 134,916   
Construction 201,577    90,572    48,090    73,702    112,433    140,042 * 128,248    149,558   
Manufacturing 713,645    254,303    83,809    101,321    148,226    526,096    224,509    613,608   
Transp., commu., util. 308,890    65,771    52,080    105,681    260,456    345,395    122,457    361,283   
Wholesale trade 271,997    96,189    43,927    116,893    89,808    368,171    108,211    281,941   
Retail Trade 670,951    169,562    111,819    124,714    183,828    521,457    158,082    570,790   
Fin., ins., real est. 378,319    33,067    72,547    109,481    123,007    294,317    77,743    368,023   
Services 737,629    245,924    212,393    322,532    419,454    621,203    314,225    599,268   
Unknown 3,968    3,320    --    --    4,406 * --    3,320    4,406 *
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 1,152,284    490,587    256,420    355,295    414,123    832,921    564,285    920,588   
For profit, unincorporated 222,556    189,008    37,418    73,761    205,203    176,302    218,376    150,701   
Nonprofit 701,568    161,994    119,408    101,620    367,083    537,754    219,041    636,228   
Unknown 457,957    5,798    --    33,185 * 55,469    490,482    9,692    458,408   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 218,536    138,468    120,564    114,098    117,788    153,131    242,593    155,834   
5-9 years 351,243    83,625    190,170    121,245    150,137    219,975    253,624    233,048   
10-19 years 408,870    242,873    143,240    143,320    248,029    338,018    286,984    354,112   
20 or more years 1,122,677    357,563    167,570    321,472    422,150    660,514    391,159    926,849   
Unknown 523,746    14,315 * 11,891    45,983    93,407    517,285    23,574    521,022   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 961,874    46,869    140,482    128,956    486,011    955,110    125,896    978,107   
1 location only 1,209,256    496,068    268,942    444,425    389,147    193,830    636,429    630,047   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 292,315    94,556    37,195    81,923    95,367    250,028    121,138    240,631   
25-49 % 412,439    97,091    56,055    27,475    92,230    430,957    74,816    427,478   
50-74 % 454,862    76,704    65,124    111,053    233,157    421,357    110,077    500,336   
75% or more 1,440,382    492,244    353,579    445,637    559,396    795,920    673,540    968,816   
Union presence
No union employees 1,233,952    291,956    249,728    447,198    461,517    949,681    500,512    865,989   
Has union employees 1,006,656    384,857 * 50,743    124,702    316,540    786,743    415,789    897,240   
Unknown 610,262    87,031    94,479    48,470    156,080    586,693    141,705    607,511   
Percent low wage employees **
50% or more low wage 400,046    103,365    144,093    148,984    168,272    204,306    238,887    281,316   
Less than 50% low wage 1,643,168    558,044    285,490    409,414    616,233    734,242    712,102    1,124,241   
Unknown 746,353    128,343    100,062    63,868    172,494    718,946    140,162    735,166   
 
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 1998 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 no 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.
Totals may not sum exactly because of rounding.