Table I.B.1(2012) Number of private-sector employees by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2012
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 111,119,823    13,465,179    9,742,295    15,636,704    20,144,137    52,131,508    30,615,432    80,504,391   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 1,311,957    358,800    124,984    265,997    329,489    232,687    625,138    686,820   
Mining and manufacturing 11,663,966    498,822    653,628    1,672,051    2,739,544    6,099,921    1,901,955    9,762,012   
Construction 5,109,393    1,470,960    994,469    1,177,077    811,479    655,407    3,056,749    2,052,644   
Utilities and transp. 4,640,026    308,026    180,723    459,527    697,291    2,994,459    733,744    3,906,282   
Wholesale trade 5,318,949    607,802    629,089    967,750    1,070,863    2,043,445    1,670,829    3,648,120   
Fin. svs. and real estate 10,687,371    1,009,928    420,230    799,375    1,722,163    6,735,675    1,753,722    8,933,649   
Retail trade 14,655,038    1,808,973    1,055,936    1,533,149    1,431,006    8,825,974    3,613,928    11,041,110   
Professional services 30,628,522    3,378,223    2,369,939    3,775,919    6,608,174    14,496,269    7,400,887    23,227,635   
Other services 27,104,601    4,023,645    3,313,299    4,985,858    4,734,128    10,047,671    9,858,480    17,246,121   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 77,619,551    8,432,026    7,038,992    10,407,915    12,608,823    39,131,794    20,627,725    56,991,826   
For profit, unincorporated 17,486,070    4,001,954    1,870,890    3,052,502    3,079,571    5,481,154    7,227,133    10,258,937   
Nonprofit 16,014,201    1,031,198    832,413    2,176,287    4,455,743    7,518,560    2,760,574    13,253,628   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 8,061,029    2,988,596    1,549,605    2,012,413    1,201,534    308,881    5,639,961    2,421,067   
5-9 years 9,148,336    2,915,321    1,791,279    2,314,899    1,771,501    355,335    5,742,245    3,406,091   
10-19 years 15,330,613    3,595,756    2,610,187    3,773,798    3,369,230    1,981,642    8,081,597    7,249,016   
20 or more years 78,579,846    3,965,506    3,791,224    7,535,594    13,801,872    49,485,650    11,151,629    67,428,217   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 65,377,390    104,404    602,406    2,652,568    11,421,751    50,596,262    1,626,065    63,751,325   
1 location only 45,742,432    13,360,775    9,139,889    12,984,136    8,722,386    1,535,246    28,989,366    16,753,066   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 9,952,194    2,339,866    1,416,453    1,901,110    1,517,874    2,776,891    4,703,329    5,248,865   
25-49 % 10,667,055    1,188,662    1,043,605    1,635,174    1,693,244    5,106,370    3,100,603    7,566,452   
50-74 % 17,003,897    2,547,452    1,503,502    2,228,019    2,686,183    8,038,741    5,115,785    11,888,112   
75% or more 73,496,677    7,389,199    5,778,736    9,872,400    14,246,836    36,209,506    17,695,716    55,800,961   
Union presence
No union employees 79,439,237    12,972,609    9,275,022    14,738,569    17,633,501    24,819,536    29,317,012    50,122,225   
Has union employees 16,618,419    253,472    302,513    667,382    2,010,642    13,384,409    796,485    15,821,935   
Unknown 15,062,166    239,097    164,760    230,753    499,994    13,927,562    501,936    14,560,231   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low wage 33,974,543    5,014,743    3,443,887    5,043,770    6,531,667    13,940,475    10,987,139    22,987,404   
Less than 50% low wage 77,145,280    8,450,435    6,298,408    10,592,934    13,612,470    38,191,032    19,628,293    57,516,987   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2012 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.

** 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(2012) Standard error for number of private-sector employees by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2012
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 784,894    141,819    223,936    242,253    375,547    745,119    306,272    892,155   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 165,641    25,475    31,982    66,658    93,369    65,903    52,806    145,025   
Mining and manufacturing 230,426    24,665    35,787    63,532    122,221    215,721    86,587    234,047   
Construction 136,105    53,842    66,737    90,650    87,743    103,090    72,686    180,057   
Utilities and transp. 285,250    21,348    25,183    64,472    96,050    172,007    49,307    251,391   
Wholesale trade 116,513    29,735    54,650    66,435    68,469    119,428    85,552    119,354   
Fin. svs. and real estate 245,019    36,727    35,355    73,462    141,047    240,525    54,529    250,097   
Retail trade 238,805    37,748    53,687    48,134    105,136    278,610    94,704    289,964   
Professional services 558,109    85,789    81,513    104,117    162,942    313,401    176,239    486,152   
Other services 418,492    84,450    75,953    95,602    275,098    391,647    155,709    483,973   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 839,723    94,233    168,213    239,970    371,766    745,743    224,559    818,259   
For profit, unincorporated 284,085    60,915    117,210    175,809    185,054    276,231    177,748    262,017   
Nonprofit 417,422    36,167    50,030    71,659    265,764    288,084    91,268    397,120   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 255,835    57,299    73,631    128,576    101,357    81,841    154,520    180,885   
5-9 years 164,898    53,894    94,908    97,918    181,725    67,855    142,826    199,371   
10-19 years 398,380    95,538    50,525    105,768    213,245    164,986    122,606    369,284   
20 or more years 815,364    99,940    157,622    173,209    290,515    907,419    232,658    851,764   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 707,007    14,884    49,187    96,047    181,468    739,939    69,825    711,757   
1 location only 352,711    144,786    200,595    194,682    352,369    181,078    294,319    418,035   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 203,023    63,558    107,044    103,641    153,098    132,415    144,648    167,894   
25-49 % 337,476    49,109    77,980    137,594    57,564    319,919    102,035    345,666   
50-74 % 452,288    53,976    101,800    113,815    231,908    383,022    154,243    386,411   
75% or more 683,627    154,288    218,871    238,111    348,373    582,770    313,004    723,670   
Union presence
No union employees 558,674    136,570    231,770    246,460    373,045    556,427    267,739    656,363   
Has union employees 470,986    21,759    30,912    93,572    83,774    387,320    52,008    458,198   
Unknown 495,108    20,847    26,975    46,270    103,169    433,157    55,255    513,855   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low wage 570,452    129,859    74,406    139,885    381,791    398,326    189,006    570,371   
Less than 50% low wage 738,385    155,345    212,682    229,881    285,133    642,471    254,305    743,710   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2012 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.

** 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.