| Table I.B.1.a(2002) Percent of number of private-sector employees by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2002 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 111,437,203 |
12.2% |
8.5% |
14.1% |
18.6% |
46.5% |
27.7% |
72.3% |
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| Industry group ** | ||||||||||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 1,555,157 |
35.7% |
9.7% |
20.7% |
18.5% |
15.3% |
* | 54.8% |
45.2% |
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| Mining and manufacturing | 15,119,401 |
3.9% |
5.3% |
15.4% |
21.7% |
53.7% |
15.7% |
84.3% |
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| Construction | 5,860,839 |
27.5% |
19.7% |
28.3% |
15.8% |
8.6% |
62.4% |
37.6% |
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| Utilities and transp. | 4,569,174 |
6.7% |
5.5% |
9.6% |
13.8% |
64.4% |
16.4% |
83.6% |
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| Wholesale trade | 5,825,237 |
12.9% |
11.9% |
14.8% |
26.3% |
34.1% |
32.1% |
67.9% |
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| Fin. svs. and real estate | 12,014,544 |
8.9% |
4.5% |
6.8% |
13.5% |
66.3% |
16.6% |
83.4% |
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| Retail trade | 14,792,311 |
12.7% |
8.8% |
12.0% |
14.1% |
52.5% |
27.3% |
72.7% |
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| Professional services | 25,485,974 |
12.5% |
6.7% |
10.9% |
20.4% |
49.5% |
24.5% |
75.5% |
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| Other services | 26,214,567 |
14.1% |
11.0% |
18.0% |
19.7% |
37.2% |
34.6% |
65.4% |
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| Ownership | ||||||||||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 79,875,268 |
10.2% |
8.9% |
14.6% |
16.9% |
49.3% |
26.4% |
73.6% |
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| For profit, unincorporated | 10,895,116 |
37.3% |
12.5% |
15.0% |
20.9% |
14.3% |
56.9% |
43.1% |
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| Nonprofit | 15,212,804 |
9.3% |
6.4% |
15.5% |
29.0% |
39.8% |
22.9% |
77.1% |
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| Unknown | 5,454,015 |
0.4% |
* | 0.2% |
* | 0.8% |
* | 9.5% |
89.2% |
1.1% |
* | 98.9% |
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| Age of firm | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 5,499,436 |
41.0% |
16.7% |
21.9% |
13.7% |
6.7% |
68.3% |
31.7% |
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| 5-9 years | 8,841,889 |
30.6% |
17.9% |
21.5% |
14.5% |
15.5% |
59.1% |
40.9% |
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| 10-19 years | 15,533,383 |
22.7% |
16.3% |
24.5% |
24.3% |
12.2% |
52.5% |
47.5% |
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| 20 or more years | 57,089,201 |
9.0% |
7.8% |
15.3% |
23.3% |
44.6% |
23.9% |
76.1% |
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| Unknown | 24,473,294 |
0.1% |
0.0% |
* | 0.3% |
6.6% |
93.0% |
0.2% |
99.8% |
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| Multi/single status | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 67,941,547 |
0.3% |
0.9% |
5.2% |
19.4% |
74.3% |
3.2% |
96.8% |
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| 1 location only | 43,495,656 |
30.9% |
20.5% |
28.0% |
17.4% |
3.2% |
65.8% |
34.2% |
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| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than 25% | 8,290,888 |
22.7% |
11.8% |
18.3% |
14.3% |
32.9% |
44.2% |
55.8% |
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| 25-49 % | 9,371,290 |
12.6% |
11.0% |
15.3% |
17.3% |
43.9% |
30.9% |
69.1% |
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| 50-74 % | 14,733,971 |
16.6% |
8.7% |
16.2% |
19.3% |
39.2% |
33.4% |
66.6% |
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| 75% or more | 79,041,054 |
10.3% |
7.8% |
13.1% |
19.1% |
49.7% |
24.5% |
75.5% |
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| Union presence | ||||||||||||||||
| No union employees | 84,550,547 |
15.4% |
10.5% |
16.6% |
20.1% |
37.4% |
34.0% |
66.0% |
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| Has union employees | 16,989,028 |
1.8% |
2.2% |
8.1% |
14.9% |
73.0% |
7.9% |
92.1% |
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| Unknown | 9,897,628 |
3.4% |
2.3% |
3.1% |
11.8% |
79.3% |
7.5% |
92.5% |
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| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 22,856,932 |
19.5% |
13.2% |
22.5% |
24.1% |
20.8% |
43.4% |
56.6% |
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| Less than 50% low wage | 52,856,329 |
15.9% |
11.6% |
18.9% |
23.6% |
30.0% |
36.9% |
63.1% |
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| Unknown | 35,723,942 |
2.1% |
1.1% |
1.6% |
7.7% |
87.5% |
4.0% |
96.0% |
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| Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2002 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. | ||||||||||||||||
| Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding. | ||||||||||||||||
| Table I.B.1.a(2002) Standard error for percent of number of private-sector employees by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2002 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 1,110,022 |
0.25% |
0.19% |
0.34% |
0.52% |
0.80% |
0.41% |
0.41% |
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| Industry group ** | ||||||||||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 171,052 |
3.80% |
2.27% |
4.12% |
4.51% |
5.34% |
* | 6.05% |
6.05% |
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| Mining and manufacturing | 440,899 |
0.30% |
0.48% |
0.94% |
1.97% |
2.48% |
0.92% |
0.92% |
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| Construction | 207,487 |
1.64% |
1.06% |
1.28% |
1.59% |
1.68% |
2.69% |
2.69% |
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| Utilities and transp. | 392,261 |
0.94% |
0.74% |
0.59% |
2.24% |
3.05% |
1.60% |
1.60% |
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| Wholesale trade | 309,712 |
1.36% |
0.90% |
1.16% |
3.23% |
2.17% |
2.13% |
2.13% |
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| Fin. svs. and real estate | 500,277 |
0.42% |
0.55% |
0.43% |
1.22% |
1.97% |
0.89% |
0.89% |
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| Retail trade | 453,514 |
0.47% |
0.46% |
0.57% |
1.22% |
1.65% |
0.80% |
0.80% |
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| Professional services | 541,640 |
0.38% |
0.35% |
0.96% |
1.24% |
1.75% |
0.88% |
0.88% |
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| Other services | 630,176 |
0.42% |
0.54% |
0.69% |
0.73% |
1.28% |
0.83% |
0.83% |
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| Ownership | ||||||||||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 1,182,519 |
0.26% |
0.26% |
0.34% |
0.56% |
0.78% |
0.53% |
0.53% |
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| For profit, unincorporated | 186,114 |
1.19% |
1.13% |
1.56% |
1.74% |
1.32% |
1.61% |
1.61% |
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| Nonprofit | 551,199 |
0.38% |
0.49% |
1.42% |
1.10% |
2.16% |
1.46% |
1.46% |
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| Unknown | 402,369 |
0.21% |
* | 0.09% |
* | 0.55% |
* | 1.47% |
1.62% |
0.70% |
* | 0.70% |
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| Age of firm | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 204,546 |
1.96% |
0.93% |
1.42% |
1.07% |
0.65% |
2.39% |
2.39% |
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| 5-9 years | 387,762 |
1.24% |
1.23% |
1.05% |
1.84% |
2.02% |
1.31% |
1.31% |
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| 10-19 years | 483,877 |
0.83% |
0.71% |
1.10% |
1.53% |
0.93% |
1.11% |
1.11% |
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| 20 or more years | 844,342 |
0.38% |
0.26% |
0.40% |
0.66% |
0.97% |
0.62% |
0.62% |
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| Unknown | 867,325 |
0.01% |
0.02% |
* | 0.05% |
0.94% |
0.93% |
0.04% |
0.04% |
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| Multi/single status | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 1,063,650 |
0.03% |
0.08% |
0.46% |
0.66% |
0.84% |
0.42% |
0.42% |
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| 1 location only | 509,604 |
0.62% |
0.47% |
0.28% |
0.57% |
0.48% |
0.66% |
0.66% |
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| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than 25% | 441,097 |
1.80% |
0.81% |
2.18% |
1.25% |
2.93% |
2.17% |
2.17% |
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| 25-49 % | 276,045 |
0.53% |
0.95% |
0.66% |
1.61% |
1.92% |
0.94% |
0.94% |
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| 50-74 % | 394,095 |
0.74% |
0.56% |
1.68% |
1.08% |
1.85% |
1.00% |
1.00% |
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| 75% or more | 1,124,644 |
0.22% |
0.29% |
0.28% |
0.76% |
0.86% |
0.44% |
0.44% |
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| Union presence | ||||||||||||||||
| No union employees | 1,140,141 |
0.21% |
0.24% |
0.39% |
0.69% |
0.86% |
0.33% |
0.33% |
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| Has union employees | 912,646 |
0.28% |
0.29% |
1.64% |
1.26% |
2.48% |
1.61% |
1.61% |
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| Unknown | 545,014 |
0.30% |
0.47% |
0.87% |
2.45% |
2.62% |
1.12% |
1.12% |
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| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 570,664 |
0.83% |
0.77% |
0.92% |
1.28% |
1.52% |
1.12% |
1.12% |
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| Less than 50% low wage | 1,028,925 |
0.55% |
0.20% |
0.64% |
0.79% |
0.97% |
0.88% |
0.88% |
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| Unknown | 1,012,090 |
0.21% |
0.11% |
0.16% |
0.92% |
0.85% |
0.27% |
0.27% |
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| Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2002 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. | ||||||||||||||||
| Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding. | ||||||||||||||||