Table I.B.3(1998) Number of full-time private-sector employees by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 1998
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 92,399,464    12,355,069    8,410,827    13,820,157    16,499,202    41,314,209    27,736,792    64,662,672   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 1,627,013    531,519    292,962    234,571    93,611 * 474,350    929,155    697,859   
Mining 553,357    28,947 * 17,034 * 54,431 * 135,896    317,050    55,108 * 498,250   
Construction 5,334,282    1,636,463    997,390    1,428,035    875,597    396,795 * 3,384,090    1,950,192   
Manufacturing 18,518,801    1,059,625    989,690    2,348,881    4,106,434    10,014,170    3,098,632    15,420,168   
Transp., commu., util. 5,676,709    355,935    321,685    583,681    832,791    3,582,616    1,030,210    4,646,499   
Wholesale trade 6,928,155    770,765    658,774    1,125,341    1,100,018    3,273,257    2,060,545    4,867,610   
Retail Trade 15,382,028    1,968,294    1,575,428    2,216,555    2,100,891    7,520,860    4,742,367    10,639,662   
Fin., ins., real est. 7,429,049    777,979    507,371    809,838    1,025,016    4,308,845    1,604,058    5,824,991   
Services 30,934,112    5,212,667    3,050,492    5,018,824    6,225,864    11,426,265    10,819,753    20,114,359   
Unknown 15,958    12,874    --    --    3,084 * --    12,874    3,084 *
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 70,737,932    7,576,743    6,695,014    11,003,093    11,732,298    33,730,784    19,827,654    50,910,278   
For profit, unincorporated 7,764,189    3,516,993    964,161    971,040    1,292,234    1,019,760    5,002,874    2,761,314   
Nonprofit 10,333,188    1,240,898    751,652    1,761,174    3,217,970    3,361,493    2,877,064    7,456,124   
Unknown 3,564,155    20,434 * --    84,850 * 256,699    3,202,172    29,199 * 3,534,956   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 6,190,722    2,487,490    1,156,680    1,241,989    677,450    627,113    4,459,786    1,730,937   
5-9 years 7,134,508    2,044,070    1,461,126    1,572,893    1,394,456    661,962    4,358,364    2,776,143   
10-19 years 13,849,493    3,420,716    2,299,959    3,293,211    2,958,072    1,877,535    7,517,116    6,332,377   
20 or more years 40,662,645    4,367,493    3,450,229    7,421,257    9,950,631    15,473,035    11,272,198    29,390,447   
Unknown 24,562,096    35,300 * 42,833    290,806    1,518,593    22,674,564    129,328    24,432,768   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 56,008,131    206,004    870,445    3,546,060    11,054,784    40,330,839    2,407,144    53,600,986   
1 location only 36,391,333    12,149,066    7,540,382    10,274,097    5,444,418    983,370    25,329,648    11,061,685   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 482,038    77,964    76,161    142,484    114,152    71,277    240,314    241,724   
25-49 % 2,940,215    409,712    288,784    359,033    456,552    1,426,133    881,115    2,059,100   
50-74 % 7,711,139    1,480,836    825,401    1,086,918    1,599,117    2,718,868    2,897,904    4,813,235   
75% or more 81,266,072    10,386,557    7,220,481    12,231,722    14,329,381    37,097,931    23,717,459    57,548,613   
Union presence
No union employees 69,380,270    11,062,341    7,751,375    12,394,709    13,016,691    25,155,154    25,225,800    44,154,469   
Has union employees 15,182,676    870,862 * 341,863    1,109,553    2,608,881    10,251,516    1,561,734    13,620,942   
Unknown 7,836,518    421,866    317,588    315,895    873,629    5,907,539    949,257    6,887,261   
Percent low wage employees **
50% or more low wage 5,604,480    1,261,802    908,466    1,229,215    1,129,205    1,075,791    2,806,695    2,797,785   
Less than 50% low wage 57,397,429    10,399,143    7,148,743    12,066,078    13,387,432    14,396,033    23,631,473    33,765,956   
Unknown 29,397,554    694,124    353,617    524,864    1,982,565    25,842,385    1,298,624    28,098,931   
 
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 1998 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.
-- Data suppressed due to high standard errors or no reported values in cell.
** 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.3(1998) Standard error for number of full-time private-sector employees by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 1998
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 1,309,263    473,148    345,938    417,244    553,151    739,736    677,618    836,988   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 144,373    31,749    85,290    48,220    26,143 * 148,717    95,583    156,047   
Mining 140,355    8,729 * 7,368 * 13,883 * 58,578    99,361    13,630 * 134,708   
Construction 208,890    91,240    50,190    81,807    106,364    140,490 * 139,579    135,768   
Manufacturing 710,205    252,431    75,679    99,810    146,671    517,775    227,233    607,358   
Transp., commu., util. 245,250    60,817    47,717    92,881    195,664    280,143    125,388    306,121   
Wholesale trade 261,139    89,169    40,182    115,495    87,158    358,781    100,856    275,110   
Retail Trade 551,240    143,930    85,273    95,687    141,500    419,603    118,751    462,789   
Fin., ins., real est. 309,507    23,192    69,993    103,973    117,204    225,500    81,510    300,022   
Services 753,035    249,331    229,376    310,334    388,865    463,059    330,784    554,640   
Unknown 3,617    3,520    --    --    3,084 * --    3,520    3,084 *
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 1,033,985    461,176    273,403    350,268    343,994    636,630    558,760    741,071   
For profit, unincorporated 215,348    188,852    28,144    51,354    192,336    169,706    199,975    148,035   
Nonprofit 629,325    156,579    111,854    86,796    312,604    360,183    204,744    547,536   
Unknown 425,542    5,898 * --    33,345 * 53,165    459,543    9,465 * 425,820   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 171,109    122,158    109,824    91,870    98,707    146,642    197,492    128,292   
5-9 years 314,073    55,272    176,550    92,385    138,507    202,055    213,679    219,287   
10-19 years 318,630    225,541    123,562    145,755    246,490    199,496    287,601    249,589   
20 or more years 1,142,019    362,293    179,354    307,505    429,674    533,450    413,336    892,157   
Unknown 571,549    14,205 * 10,894    45,189    95,706    586,137    23,030    563,827   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 723,163    27,711    125,916    106,032    408,163    802,601    115,146    697,047   
1 location only 1,193,646    472,884    298,874    444,400    341,979    181,173    670,966    572,704   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 28,657    4,764    6,397    12,266    18,024    16,496    12,073    25,722   
25-49 % 160,766    31,515    21,669    11,032    37,552    172,754    22,041    169,870   
50-74 % 299,772    48,322    44,987    68,793    169,520    260,019    77,669    329,884   
75% or more 1,425,494    466,214    350,387    428,811    532,862    791,601    655,299    947,213   
Union presence
No union employees 1,225,746    258,145    277,128    432,528    411,452    938,892    505,507    881,245   
Has union employees 909,997    366,517 * 47,483    113,251    272,794    702,899    394,599    805,530   
Unknown 540,394    80,603    91,682    44,688    153,073    518,361    133,557    530,279   
Percent low wage employees **
50% or more low wage 224,513    60,637    108,474    109,251    68,709    141,483    147,979    174,840   
Less than 50% low wage 1,579,735    514,149    289,388    432,255    592,908    629,379    694,001    1,051,902   
Unknown 810,470    118,437    92,642    62,602    167,469    766,824    129,064    789,050   
 
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 1998 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.
-- Data suppressed due to high standard errors or no reported values in cell.
** 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.