Table I.A.1 Number of private-sector establishments by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2019
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 7,469,926    4,339,041    870,733    623,761    485,727    1,150,664    5,592,933    1,876,992   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 125,703    105,799    9,448    5,938    2,731    1,787    119,481    6,223   
Mining and manufacturing 281,114    138,678    44,840    40,818    27,393    29,385    205,731    75,382   
Construction 584,662    435,587    78,402    45,423    15,567    9,684    547,329    37,333   
Utilities and transp. 260,065    137,619    26,642    22,165    17,560    56,080    177,299    82,766   
Wholesale trade 366,266    189,373    46,432    39,140    35,582    55,739    259,693    106,573   
Fin. svs. and real estate 879,403    479,837    47,546    45,050    81,797    225,172    549,535    329,867   
Retail trade 1,172,614    604,189    115,911    88,711    69,797    294,007    772,648    399,966   
Professional services 1,787,916    1,090,606    206,345    145,640    125,901    219,424    1,384,770    403,147   
Other services 2,012,182    1,157,353    295,166    190,878    109,401    259,385    1,576,447    435,735   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 5,192,809    2,877,290    608,003    437,708    312,851    956,956    3,760,631    1,432,178   
For profit, unincorporated 1,672,324    1,161,624    185,316    116,328    79,914    129,142    1,415,855    256,468   
Nonprofit 604,793    300,127    77,413    69,726    92,962    64,566    416,447    188,346   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 1,216,813    1,033,377    117,812    53,084    10,704    1,837 * 1,187,817    28,996   
5-9 years 990,995    760,114    130,119    69,341    25,117    6,304    933,898    57,097   
10-19 years 1,537,277    1,096,828    210,173    124,421    51,191    54,663    1,394,016    143,261   
20 or more years 3,724,841    1,448,723    412,628    376,915    398,715    1,087,860    2,077,203    1,647,638   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 1,968,154    42,381    102,148    253,799    421,159    1,148,668    270,828    1,697,326   
1 location only 5,501,772    4,296,660    768,584    369,962    64,569    1,996    5,322,106    179,666   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 1,184,987    833,131    146,566    73,504    43,536    88,251    1,030,812    154,175   
25-49 % 653,249    295,719    93,244    73,872    47,084    143,331    432,854    220,396   
50-74 % 1,050,555    636,449    132,037    82,671    65,261    134,138    817,694    232,861   
75% or more 4,581,134    2,573,742    498,886    393,715    329,848    784,944    3,311,573    1,269,561   
Union presence
No union employees 7,026,086    4,230,388    849,219    600,723    458,719    887,037    5,447,178    1,578,908   
Has union employees 443,839    108,653    21,513    23,038    27,009    263,626    145,755    298,084   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 1,838,073    1,034,141    199,905    154,328    127,445    322,254    1,328,831    509,242   
Less than 50% low-wage 5,631,853    3,304,900    670,827    469,434    358,282    828,410    4,264,102    1,367,750   
Percent women employees
Less than 25% 2,493,256    1,736,704    253,315    191,020    112,851    199,367    2,108,999    384,257   
25-49 % 1,110,208    464,823    155,022    109,419    88,088    292,857    684,293    425,915   
50-74 % 1,849,758    930,472    206,720    156,469    139,441    416,656    1,232,539    617,219   
75% or more 2,016,704    1,207,043    255,675    166,853    145,348    241,785    1,567,103    449,601   
Percent age 50 or older employees
Less than 25% 3,559,787    2,022,307    475,124    341,404    236,405    484,548    2,718,255    841,532   
25-49 % 1,657,675    582,488    225,399    164,270    159,281    526,237    903,147    754,528   
50-74 % 1,063,239    664,294    120,450    83,096    70,378    125,021    830,863    232,376   
75% or more 1,189,224    1,069,952    49,759    34,991    19,664    14,857    1,140,668    48,556   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2019 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, 2019
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 27,490    27,785    17,692    9,737    5,482    14,590    24,750    15,522   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 9,219    8,953    1,728    1,149    622    454    9,170    947   
Mining and manufacturing 14,063    12,925    4,158    2,584    1,939    1,993    13,681    3,307   
Construction 24,261    23,157    6,199    3,297    1,903    1,757    24,072    3,077   
Utilities and transp. 17,503    15,944    3,554    2,616    2,465    5,189    16,459    5,963   
Wholesale trade 17,937    15,971    4,904    3,185    2,956    5,046    16,879    6,094   
Fin. svs. and real estate 28,883    25,405    5,080    3,733    4,681    11,591    26,010    12,599   
Retail trade 35,121    30,382    8,494    5,722    4,813    14,055    31,702    15,186   
Professional services 35,319    32,515    9,468    5,840    4,728    9,151    33,706    10,845   
Other services 40,749    36,889    12,863    6,665    5,084    11,306    38,722    13,010   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 45,252    41,447    16,069    9,346    6,764    16,294    42,120    17,879   
For profit, unincorporated 38,038    35,776    9,537    5,408    4,227    7,779    36,888    9,546   
Nonprofit 20,179    17,757    6,277    3,839    4,482    4,742    18,963    6,974   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 35,245    34,194    8,649    3,903    1,381    811 * 35,146    2,838   
5-9 years 32,574    31,329    8,072    4,234    2,356    1,274    32,373    3,791   
10-19 years 36,870    34,906    10,355    5,527    3,527    5,332    36,242    6,989   
20 or more years 42,856    38,294    13,426    8,972    6,191    15,543    39,971    16,601   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 19,381    8,306    8,053    8,651    5,407    14,590    13,082    15,013   
1 location only 26,398    28,332    16,706    6,387    2,298    201    26,501    4,915   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 33,080    30,914    9,342    4,300    3,200    6,741    32,165    7,802   
25-49 % 22,968    19,051    6,980    4,490    3,773    9,429    20,440    10,535   
50-74 % 31,104    28,152    8,410    4,719    4,201    8,860    29,410    10,225   
75% or more 45,573    41,821    14,415    8,934    6,286    15,040    42,899    16,596   
Union presence
No union employees 29,719    29,066    17,561    9,730    5,747    15,056    26,578    16,401   
Has union employees 20,615    15,494    3,460    2,433    2,558    12,714    16,003    13,001   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 38,195    34,121    9,482    6,071    5,528    13,157    35,357    14,671   
Less than 50% low-wage 41,120    38,360    16,726    9,302    5,923    15,061    38,387    16,558   
Percent women employees
Less than 25% 43,139    40,355    10,739    6,819    5,028    9,900    41,597    11,784   
25-49 % 29,165    24,093    9,013    5,286    4,225    12,708    25,793    13,730   
50-74 % 38,281    33,460    10,515    6,095    5,604    14,408    34,974    15,776   
75% or more 38,684    35,331    11,400    6,634    5,564    10,375    36,792    12,326   
Percent age 50 or older employees
Less than 25% 45,761    41,754    14,363    8,289    6,649    14,272    43,095    16,300   
25-49 % 31,724    25,297    10,544    6,254    5,526    15,054    27,308    16,362   
50-74 % 31,769    29,067    8,271    4,718    3,977    8,580    30,217    9,896   
75% or more 34,968    34,279    5,435    3,653    2,447    2,375    34,752    3,930   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2019 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.