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 | 6,135,778 | 3,750,584 | 774,556 | 480,377 | 390,600 | 739,661 | 4,798,696 | 1,337,083 |
Industry group ** | ||||||||
Agric., fish., forest. | 282,834 | 248,266 | 23,929 | 6,003 | 3,529 | 1,107 * | 275,668 | 7,166 |
Mining | 35,520 | 22,237 | 6,519 | 4,373 * | 381 * | 2,009 * | 32,657 | 2,863 * |
Construction | 544,412 | 416,845 | 81,962 | 35,826 | 6,239 | 3,540 | 523,202 | 21,210 |
Manufacturing | 375,980 | 163,286 | 72,437 | 61,328 | 35,401 | 43,528 | 272,589 | 103,391 |
Transp., commu., util. | 257,200 | 128,327 | 31,358 | 19,009 | 17,906 | 60,599 | 169,857 | 87,343 |
Wholesale trade | 440,172 | 244,267 | 61,467 | 48,047 | 28,836 | 57,554 | 329,006 | 111,166 |
Retail Trade | 1,378,006 | 654,134 | 185,221 | 121,630 | 117,653 | 299,368 | 912,382 | 465,624 |
Fin., ins., real est. | 615,441 | 340,970 | 41,253 | 35,072 | 53,849 | 144,297 | 395,840 | 219,601 |
Services | 2,172,460 | 1,498,520 | 270,386 | 149,089 | 126,805 | 127,659 | 1,853,740 | 318,719 |
Unknown | 33,755 | 33,732 | 23 * | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33,755 | 0 |
Ownership | ||||||||
For profit, incorporated | 3,847,551 | 1,966,310 | 589,356 | 372,055 | 275,813 | 644,018 | 2,770,834 | 1,076,718 |
For profit, unincorporated | 1,567,238 | 1,370,601 | 108,353 | 39,676 | 21,895 | 26,713 | 1,503,989 | 63,249 |
Nonprofit | 500,573 | 284,981 | 70,214 | 60,683 | 65,575 | 19,120 | 385,329 | 115,244 |
Unknown | 220,416 | 128,693 | 6,634 | 7,962 | 27,318 | 49,810 | 138,544 | 81,873 |
Age of firm | ||||||||
Less than 5 years | 1,651,911 | 1,410,425 | 159,216 | 63,569 | 12,121 | 6,581 | 1,615,237 | 36,675 |
5-9 years | 1,006,803 | 773,231 | 148,918 | 59,622 | 16,150 | 8,884 | 961,624 | 45,179 |
10-19 years | 1,190,170 | 823,991 | 194,222 | 105,989 | 32,245 | 33,723 | 1,084,122 | 106,049 |
20 or more years | 1,482,178 | 653,231 | 222,333 | 172,615 | 137,154 | 296,845 | 963,722 | 518,456 |
Unknown | 804,715 | 89,707 | 49,867 | 78,583 | 192,931 | 393,627 | 173,990 | 630,724 |
Multi/single status | ||||||||
2 or more locations | 1,392,457 | 41,549 | 85,981 | 186,893 | 339,832 | 738,202 | 198,455 | 1,194,002 |
1 location only | 4,743,321 | 3,709,036 | 688,576 | 293,484 | 50,768 | 1,458 | 4,600,241 | 143,080 |
Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
Less than 25% | 771,972 | 599,115 | 79,685 | 39,877 | 28,137 | 25,158 | 704,095 | 67,877 |
25-49 % | 455,324 | 229,629 | 61,440 | 43,874 | 33,821 | 86,560 | 319,278 | 136,046 |
50-74 % | 896,833 | 580,396 | 121,914 | 64,271 | 53,642 | 76,610 | 737,052 | 159,781 |
75% or more | 4,009,629 | 2,339,424 | 511,516 | 332,356 | 275,000 | 551,333 | 3,036,250 | 973,379 |
Unknown | 2,021 * | 2,021 * | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,021 * | 0 |
Union presence | ||||||||
No union employees | 5,475,526 | 3,463,851 | 715,233 | 434,673 | 341,749 | 520,020 | 4,426,664 | 1,048,862 |
Has union employees | 240,172 | 60,962 | 28,572 | 23,154 | 28,289 | 99,194 | 101,952 | 138,220 |
Unknown | 420,080 | 225,771 | 30,752 | 22,549 | 20,561 | 120,447 | 270,080 | 150,000 |
Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
50% or more low wage | 1,054,056 | 703,837 | 129,019 | 73,860 | 75,018 | 72,322 | 874,361 | 179,695 |
Less than 50% low wage | 4,181,032 | 2,715,638 | 597,519 | 371,398 | 240,875 | 255,600 | 3,524,205 | 656,827 |
Unknown | 900,690 | 331,108 | 48,018 | 35,118 | 74,707 | 411,738 | 400,129 | 500,561 |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 1997 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. |
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 | 18,167 | 21,660 | 13,325 | 12,068 | 9,642 | 16,190 | 20,496 | 17,575 |
Industry group ** | ||||||||
Agric., fish., forest. | 8,859 | 7,719 | 3,367 | 478 | 558 | 606 * | 8,546 | 911 |
Mining | 5,076 | 4,348 | 1,653 | 860 * | 229 * | 543 * | 5,177 | 585 * |
Construction | 11,172 | 9,657 | 2,768 | 3,487 | 1,085 | 1,004 | 11,384 | 2,080 |
Manufacturing | 6,194 | 6,148 | 3,973 | 2,723 | 3,024 | 2,905 | 7,595 | 4,647 |
Transp., commu., util. | 8,767 | 6,383 | 2,710 | 1,172 | 2,266 | 4,121 | 6,874 | 4,839 |
Wholesale trade | 13,182 | 10,618 | 4,584 | 5,976 | 3,987 | 3,415 | 10,059 | 8,600 |
Retail Trade | 9,028 | 12,214 | 4,851 | 3,120 | 5,499 | 8,336 | 12,442 | 6,593 |
Fin., ins., real est. | 15,927 | 8,561 | 3,940 | 3,732 | 2,862 | 14,602 | 7,576 | 14,815 |
Services | 25,699 | 24,828 | 6,963 | 6,557 | 6,225 | 4,955 | 27,424 | 9,583 |
Unknown | 3,285 | 3,291 | 23 * | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,285 | 0 |
Ownership | ||||||||
For profit, incorporated | 22,742 | 20,839 | 11,632 | 8,771 | 7,075 | 16,531 | 18,974 | 19,690 |
For profit, unincorporated | 15,776 | 14,528 | 6,773 | 2,979 | 1,806 | 3,229 | 16,671 | 3,822 |
Nonprofit | 15,451 | 12,367 | 3,577 | 4,743 | 3,531 | 1,351 | 12,609 | 5,297 |
Unknown | 8,972 | 5,672 | 1,255 | 2,143 | 4,292 | 3,034 | 4,946 | 6,369 |
Age of firm | ||||||||
Less than 5 years | 12,787 | 11,012 | 5,379 | 3,671 | 1,763 | 1,580 | 13,543 | 2,784 |
5-9 years | 17,081 | 15,431 | 8,680 | 3,580 | 1,679 | 1,243 | 16,179 | 2,527 |
10-19 years | 18,824 | 13,446 | 9,758 | 3,477 | 4,105 | 2,369 | 20,312 | 4,582 |
20 or more years | 25,964 | 10,767 | 7,279 | 5,792 | 5,512 | 17,051 | 13,096 | 16,659 |
Unknown | 15,444 | 3,795 | 3,191 | 6,582 | 8,586 | 9,262 | 6,515 | 13,680 |
Multi/single status | ||||||||
2 or more locations | 16,470 | 2,840 | 3,952 | 8,694 | 9,272 | 16,174 | 5,369 | 16,183 |
1 location only | 23,520 | 22,375 | 11,813 | 7,460 | 2,479 | 131 | 22,528 | 4,163 |
Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
Less than 25% | 16,093 | 14,684 | 5,227 | 3,451 | 2,816 | 3,476 | 16,704 | 5,781 |
25-49 % | 12,101 | 10,433 | 3,557 | 2,369 | 3,211 | 3,770 | 12,105 | 3,851 |
50-74 % | 16,450 | 8,407 | 7,528 | 3,229 | 1,901 | 4,959 | 15,022 | 5,501 |
75% or more | 23,998 | 24,890 | 11,589 | 8,793 | 8,807 | 15,852 | 20,030 | 12,738 |
Unknown | 2,021 * | 2,021 * | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,021 * | 0 |
Union presence | ||||||||
No union employees | 23,579 | 24,416 | 13,110 | 12,705 | 7,648 | 12,137 | 22,939 | 12,909 |
Has union employees | 15,122 | 6,592 | 2,080 | 1,951 | 4,062 | 8,102 | 6,715 | 10,061 |
Unknown | 8,725 | 5,709 | 1,678 | 2,843 | 1,623 | 9,698 | 6,633 | 11,017 |
Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
50% or more low wage | 8,242 | 10,840 | 4,661 | 3,659 | 4,542 | 4,634 | 10,854 | 6,107 |
Less than 50% low wage | 24,865 | 23,497 | 8,547 | 8,555 | 8,001 | 15,886 | 21,718 | 10,974 |
Unknown | 16,386 | 7,715 | 3,787 | 3,257 | 3,063 | 9,013 | 10,384 | 9,551 |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 1997 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. |