Table I.A.1 Number of private-sector establishments by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2017
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 7,375,023    4,332,175    833,925    595,619    500,900    1,112,405    5,516,645    1,858,378   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 139,993    112,142    16,201    4,860    3,671    3,119    130,325    9,668   
Mining and manufacturing 288,687    152,780    41,626    43,092    24,739    26,451    219,673    69,014   
Construction 610,164    467,775    79,134    42,384    11,322    9,549    573,824    36,340   
Utilities and transp. 222,497    122,510    19,609    17,238    16,431    46,708    153,431    69,066   
Wholesale trade 400,600    223,752    44,272    36,059    34,144    62,373    287,451    113,149   
Fin. svs. and real estate 858,818    432,951    44,644    52,112    94,432    234,679    503,741    355,077   
Retail trade 1,078,292    522,959    104,404    74,419    73,541    302,969    667,470    410,822   
Professional services 1,808,295    1,112,670    208,486    135,153    129,786    222,200    1,398,445    409,850   
Other services 1,967,677    1,184,635    275,549    190,303    112,834    204,356    1,582,286    385,391   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 5,066,543    2,814,795    581,222    416,565    322,425    931,536    3,644,043    1,422,500   
For profit, unincorporated 1,681,907    1,193,079    178,533    104,358    83,246    122,691    1,438,133    243,774   
Nonprofit 626,573    324,301    74,169    74,696    95,230    58,178    434,469    192,104   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 1,245,193    1,055,896    114,678    61,212    11,729    1,679 * 1,212,970    32,223   
5-9 years 1,032,117    775,686    147,647    73,210    28,457    7,117    968,530    63,587   
10-19 years 1,659,055    1,178,901    230,183    137,623    70,068    42,281    1,494,896    164,160   
20 or more years 3,438,658    1,321,692    341,418    323,575    390,646    1,061,327    1,840,249    1,598,409   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 1,882,925    45,059    73,276    218,701    435,326    1,110,563    213,391    1,669,534   
1 location only 5,492,098    4,287,115    760,649    376,918    65,574    1,842    5,303,254    188,844   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 1,162,443    828,415    141,998    79,373    42,385    70,271    1,020,042    142,400   
25-49 % 611,080    279,727    99,526    64,565    49,484    117,779    417,776    193,304   
50-74 % 1,029,380    621,841    116,126    76,153    60,293    154,967    780,398    248,982   
75% or more 4,572,119    2,602,192    476,275    375,527    348,737    769,388    3,298,429    1,273,691   
Union presence
No union employees 6,994,683    4,270,174    813,169    576,537    477,323    857,479    5,425,122    1,569,562   
Has union employees 380,339    62,001    20,755    19,081    23,576    254,926    91,523    288,816   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 2,035,143    1,167,776    247,793    179,119    143,472    296,982    1,516,222    518,921   
Less than 50% low-wage 5,339,880    3,164,398    586,132    416,500    357,427    815,423    4,000,423    1,339,457   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2017 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, 2017
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 19,540    20,444    15,117    9,263    5,632    13,184    16,143    14,164   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 10,533    10,077    2,714    1,025    683    801    10,447    1,347   
Mining and manufacturing 12,893    11,804    3,799    2,666    1,920    1,669    12,541    3,037   
Construction 22,093    21,095    5,672    3,132    1,381    1,712    21,912    2,881   
Utilities and transp. 12,819    11,642    2,858    2,077    2,144    3,458    12,103    4,231   
Wholesale trade 17,677    15,957    4,276    2,966    3,121    4,757    16,626    6,036   
Fin. svs. and real estate 25,524    21,719    4,383    4,083    5,490    10,958    22,304    12,437   
Retail trade 28,144    23,796    7,079    4,849    5,349    11,565    24,901    13,172   
Professional services 32,941    30,062    9,042    5,390    5,457    8,823    31,167    10,864   
Other services 36,170    33,037    10,547    6,618    5,668    8,945    34,461    11,319   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 38,391    34,940    13,865    8,816    7,293    14,334    35,218    16,524   
For profit, unincorporated 33,049    30,853    8,357    4,693    4,956    7,025    31,835    9,005   
Nonprofit 19,269    17,018    5,467    4,411    5,009    3,569    18,018    6,924   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 32,443    31,546    7,489    3,997    1,475    574 * 32,348    2,674   
5-9 years 28,676    27,395    7,714    4,304    2,757    1,196    28,419    3,996   
10-19 years 33,304    31,554    9,659    5,393    4,182    3,082    32,776    6,246   
20 or more years 36,331    31,863    10,894    8,263    6,594    13,908    33,313    15,267   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 16,848    7,121    5,938    7,948    5,582    13,185    10,435    13,647   
1 location only 18,287    21,314    14,769    6,228    2,063    171    18,427    4,681   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 29,031    27,319    7,623    4,320    3,650    4,660    28,298    6,580   
25-49 % 19,295    16,146    6,354    4,086    3,970    6,668    17,498    8,201   
50-74 % 27,214    24,402    7,108    4,115    4,143    8,507    25,391    9,866   
75% or more 40,002    36,307    12,829    8,608    6,806    14,032    37,129    15,903   
Union presence
No union employees 21,154    21,430    15,012    9,321    5,831    12,762    17,867    14,260   
Has union employees 14,972    8,355    3,245    2,023    2,278    11,666    9,051    11,930   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 34,863    31,513    9,773    6,619    5,996    9,770    32,768    12,227   
Less than 50% low-wage 37,321    34,150    13,781    8,463    6,684    14,204    34,314    15,916   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2017 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.