Table I.A.1 Number of private-sector establishments by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2015
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 7,176,526    4,263,767    818,898    575,742    465,623    1,052,495    5,420,149    1,756,376   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 183,845    156,322    13,380    8,387    4,081    1,676 * 174,365    9,480   
Mining and manufacturing 288,728    140,827    50,849    44,691    26,062    26,298    218,806    69,922   
Construction 609,652    475,396    78,263    36,383    12,895    6,715    577,059    32,593   
Utilities and transp. 218,798    118,792    24,341    14,106    15,204    46,356    152,665    66,134   
Wholesale trade 386,657    210,529    47,125    38,385    33,541    57,076    275,969    110,688   
Fin. svs. and real estate 803,207    414,105    36,387    52,141    79,649    220,925    474,647    328,560   
Retail trade 1,026,020    489,882    88,803    69,608    62,811    314,916    618,450    407,570   
Professional services 1,712,037    1,085,386    200,374    131,487    125,443    169,347    1,358,366    353,671   
Other services 1,947,583    1,172,526    279,377    180,555    105,938    209,187    1,569,824    377,759   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 4,942,751    2,754,467    591,547    399,643    298,573    898,521    3,580,279    1,362,472   
For profit, unincorporated 1,670,194    1,226,292    158,461    106,972    66,863    111,606    1,452,634    217,560   
Nonprofit 563,581    283,008    68,891    69,128    100,187    42,368    387,236    176,345   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 1,213,514    1,022,069    119,932    60,264    9,740    1,509 * 1,181,254    32,260   
5-9 years 1,068,066    839,500    129,681    65,428    29,524    3,933    1,013,458    54,609   
10-19 years 1,605,849    1,130,763    225,824    146,468    70,091    32,703    1,444,879    160,970   
20 or more years 3,289,096    1,271,434    343,462    303,582    356,268    1,014,350    1,780,558    1,508,538   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 1,754,392    24,070    62,665    214,457    402,289    1,050,911    177,293    1,577,099   
1 location only 5,422,133    4,239,697    756,233    361,285    63,334    1,584    5,242,856    179,277   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 1,211,859    867,126    137,789    72,270    43,911    90,763    1,049,876    161,982   
25-49 % 583,089    267,451    86,872    62,316    43,184    123,266    392,813    190,276   
50-74 % 1,119,000    652,385    127,360    75,675    61,873    201,708    829,080    289,921   
75% or more 4,262,578    2,476,805    466,878    365,482    316,655    636,759    3,148,380    1,114,198   
Union presence
No union employees 6,747,574    4,174,104    796,747    551,222    442,527    782,974    5,296,447    1,451,127   
Has union employees 428,952    89,663    22,152    24,520    23,096    269,521    123,702    305,250   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 2,277,215    1,325,773    255,297    174,846    157,330    363,969    1,688,395    588,820   
Less than 50% low-wage 4,899,311    2,937,994    563,602    400,896    308,293    688,526    3,731,755    1,167,556   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2015 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.A.1 Standard errors for number of private-sector establishments by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2015
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 15,620    15,664    13,672    9,706    5,654    11,598    12,650    12,728   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 10,231    9,821    2,238    1,554    830    529 * 10,141    1,354   
Mining and manufacturing 10,615    8,872    4,172    3,078    1,875    2,168    10,060    3,436   
Construction 18,439    17,196    5,709    3,066    1,793    1,403    18,219    2,873   
Utilities and transp. 10,507    8,680    3,034    2,044    2,043    4,212    9,358    4,779   
Wholesale trade 14,244    11,866    4,387    3,445    3,016    4,842    12,799    6,281   
Fin. svs. and real estate 20,184    15,738    3,686    4,036    4,777    10,556    16,350    11,867   
Retail trade 22,773    17,145    5,613    4,586    4,327    12,664    18,261    13,652   
Professional services 25,873    22,399    8,141    5,638    5,072    8,341    23,784    10,374   
Other services 29,901    25,567    10,345    6,917    5,354    10,044    27,486    12,073   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 31,093    26,947    12,816    8,965    6,815    13,309    27,808    15,198   
For profit, unincorporated 27,061    24,256    7,530    5,478    4,049    7,832    25,435    9,449   
Nonprofit 14,871    12,232    4,878    4,205    4,840    3,250    13,435    6,458   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 24,226    23,018    7,114    4,318    1,518    650 * 24,065    3,086   
5-9 years 23,097    21,699    6,871    4,106    2,820    987    22,802    3,812   
10-19 years 26,238    23,939    8,886    6,141    4,173    3,082    25,503    6,604   
20 or more years 29,377    24,513    10,431    8,218    6,461    12,334    26,405    13,632   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 13,656    3,758    4,220    7,669    5,561    11,598    7,132    12,192   
1 location only 14,465    16,182    13,847    6,984    2,319    151    14,552    4,749   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 24,092    21,364    7,224    4,319    3,471    7,347    22,559    8,536   
25-49 % 16,353    12,581    5,549    4,088    3,297    7,399    14,012    8,464   
50-74 % 23,446    18,973    6,930    4,716    4,086    10,665    20,316    11,759   
75% or more 32,460    27,892    11,801    8,825    6,512    13,111    29,244    15,166   
Union presence
No union employees 18,753    17,064    13,624    9,671    5,780    12,632    14,921    14,160   
Has union employees 15,206    8,266    3,074    2,641    2,463    11,919    9,001    12,260   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 30,079    25,211    9,456    6,579    5,961    12,076    26,803    13,874   
Less than 50% low-wage 31,387    26,938    12,540    9,045    6,576    13,808    27,828    15,851   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2015 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.