Table I.A.1(2001) Number of private-sector establishments by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2001 | |||||||||||||||||
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 |
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United States |
6,144,887 |
3,594,396 |
752,265 |
506,256 |
402,647 |
889,324 |
4,654,691 |
1,490,196 |
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Industry group ** |
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Agric., fish., forest. |
199,504 |
171,360 |
14,827 |
8,286 |
2,799 |
2,232* |
|
191,490 |
8,014 |
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Mining and manufacturing |
332,715 |
139,961 |
60,403 |
57,201 |
36,158 |
38,992 |
233,341 |
99,374 |
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Construction |
569,699 |
431,658 |
78,710 |
40,180 |
11,822 |
7,329 |
538,290 |
31,409 |
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Utilities and transp. |
127,773 |
67,170 |
14,143 |
10,517 |
10,612 |
25,332 |
87,282 |
40,491 |
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Wholesale trade |
361,662 |
208,584 |
41,068 |
37,245 |
27,588 |
47,177 |
272,766 |
88,896 |
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Fin. svs. and real est. |
565,722 |
258,499 |
39,984 |
28,576 |
48,694 |
189,969 |
312,592 |
253,130 |
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Retail trade |
1,084,352 |
530,171 |
119,826 |
79,778 |
79,051 |
275,527 |
698,686 |
385,666 |
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Professional services |
1,317,468 |
860,276 |
164,601 |
90,089 |
73,550 |
128,951 |
1,078,228 |
239,240 |
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Other Services |
1,585,992 |
926,718 |
218,704 |
154,384 |
112,372 |
173,814 |
1,242,016 |
343,976 |
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Ownership |
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For profit, incorporated |
3,951,426 |
1,972,579 |
553,270 |
382,419 |
280,029 |
763,128 |
2,763,611 |
1,187,815 |
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For profit, unincorporated |
1,463,247 |
1,237,424 |
110,432 |
51,869 |
34,599 |
28,924 |
1,380,067 |
83,180 |
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Nonprofit |
635,497 |
375,352 |
88,163 |
70,375 |
78,178 |
23,430 |
500,851 |
134,646 |
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Unknown |
94,717 |
9,041 |
400* |
|
1,593* |
|
9,841 |
73,841 |
10,162 |
84,554 |
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Age of firm |
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Less than 5 years |
797,782 |
645,442 |
91,771 |
35,412 |
16,310 |
8,846 |
760,176 |
37,606 |
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5-9 years |
934,827 |
699,405 |
120,142 |
63,303 |
26,624 |
25,353 |
862,317 |
72,510 |
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10-19 years |
1,408,185 |
993,940 |
195,340 |
119,988 |
65,103 |
33,814 |
1,267,274 |
140,911 |
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20 or more years |
2,553,438 |
1,246,321 |
342,949 |
282,861 |
267,059 |
414,248 |
1,751,878 |
801,560 |
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Unknown |
450,655 |
9,288 |
2,062 |
4,692 |
27,550 |
407,062 |
13,047 |
437,609 |
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Multi/single status |
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2 or more locations |
1,533,353 |
35,953 |
77,992 |
183,156 |
348,560 |
887,692 |
198,659 |
1,334,694 |
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1 location only |
4,611,534 |
3,558,443 |
674,273 |
323,101 |
54,086 |
1,631 |
4,456,032 |
155,502 |
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Percent full-time employees |
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Less than 25% |
743,541 |
533,810 |
81,922 |
50,879 |
31,167 |
45,764 |
649,329 |
94,213 |
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25-49% |
466,749 |
217,645 |
70,316 |
44,667 |
34,988 |
99,133 |
316,784 |
149,965 |
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50-74% |
956,004 |
581,653 |
116,385 |
70,133 |
60,759 |
127,075 |
737,282 |
218,723 |
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75% or more |
3,978,592 |
2,261,287 |
483,643 |
340,577 |
275,733 |
617,352 |
2,951,297 |
1,027,296 |
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Union presence |
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No union employees |
5,647,375 |
3,427,088 |
710,479 |
474,661 |
367,285 |
667,862 |
4,428,033 |
1,219,342 |
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Has union employees |
279,838 |
52,244 |
26,248 |
22,743 |
28,141 |
150,462 |
91,328 |
188,510 |
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Unknown |
217,674 |
115,064 |
15,538 |
8,852 |
7,220 |
70,999 |
135,330 |
82,344 |
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Percent low-wage employees** |
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50% or more low wage |
1,980,893 |
1,242,532 |
257,073 |
177,959 |
152,722 |
150,607 |
1,604,214 |
376,678 |
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Less than 50% low wage |
3,344,866 |
2,139,771 |
465,978 |
309,860 |
215,620 |
213,639 |
2,798,750 |
546,116 |
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Unknown |
819,128 |
212,093 |
29,215 |
18,438 |
34,305 |
525,078 |
251,727 |
567,401 |
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Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2001 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component. |
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Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix. |
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Totals may not sum exactly because of rounding. |
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*Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision. |
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** 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. |
Table I.A.1(2001) Standard error for number of private-sector establishments by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2001 |
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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 |
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United States |
44,951 |
29,655 |
14,616 |
9,912 |
5,924 |
28,951 |
28,476 |
30,494 |
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Industry group ** |
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Agric., fish., forest. |
3,997 |
3,818 |
1,867 |
2,346 |
770 |
750* |
|
4,380 |
1,440 |
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Mining and manufacturing |
8,691 |
6,877 |
3,869 |
2,479 |
2,476 |
2,968 |
6,782 |
3,542 |
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Construction |
7,486 |
8,581 |
3,883 |
2,415 |
717 |
2,168 |
6,767 |
3,800 |
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Utilities and transp. |
5,794 |
4,799 |
2,250 |
1,282 |
2,234 |
3,099 |
4,420 |
3,819 |
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Wholesale trade |
7,474 |
6,598 |
2,999 |
2,141 |
2,622 |
4,613 |
5,589 |
5,177 |
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Fin. svs. and real est. |
19,643 |
10,835 |
3,035 |
1,824 |
2,798 |
16,190 |
10,503 |
16,286 |
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Retail trade |
12,006 |
6,855 |
5,747 |
3,564 |
2,746 |
11,672 |
7,807 |
10,510 |
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Professional services |
20,553 |
17,215 |
3,781 |
4,557 |
4,308 |
6,346 |
16,026 |
8,651 |
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Other Services |
20,119 |
13,489 |
7,857 |
5,397 |
4,347 |
9,768 |
15,105 |
10,431 |
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Ownership |
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For profit, incorporated |
34,840 |
22,215 |
13,546 |
6,209 |
4,489 |
28,259 |
28,376 |
29,341 |
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For profit, unincorporated |
21,090 |
22,158 |
5,092 |
3,557 |
3,311 |
4,026 |
21,758 |
5,670 |
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Nonprofit |
11,229 |
8,563 |
3,343 |
4,007 |
2,983 |
2,024 |
9,727 |
4,266 |
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Unknown |
4,061 |
1,339 |
400* |
|
666* |
|
1,937 |
3,787 |
1,202 |
3,677 |
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Age of firm |
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Less than 5 years |
21,238 |
18,043 |
7,258 |
3,032 |
2,142 |
1,430 |
21,573 |
2,683 |
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5-9 years |
25,536 |
24,190 |
5,726 |
3,887 |
1,917 |
4,667 |
24,203 |
6,610 |
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10-19 years |
32,687 |
25,674 |
7,865 |
7,348 |
2,410 |
4,107 |
32,040 |
4,704 |
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20 or more years |
27,123 |
18,839 |
9,146 |
6,896 |
6,192 |
21,115 |
19,305 |
24,605 |
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Unknown |
14,323 |
2,420 |
607 |
1,301 |
2,926 |
14,039 |
2,529 |
13,771 |
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Multi/single status |
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2 or more locations |
29,425 |
4,763 |
5,128 |
5,971 |
5,391 |
28,700 |
7,506 |
29,145 |
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1 location only |
29,626 |
29,389 |
13,494 |
10,508 |
2,520 |
365 |
29,603 |
4,083 |
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Percent full-time employees |
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Less than 25% |
9,795 |
10,628 |
4,053 |
4,340 |
2,871 |
4,929 |
10,691 |
6,309 |
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25-49% |
9,254 |
9,418 |
5,134 |
4,190 |
2,790 |
7,185 |
8,596 |
6,921 |
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50-74% |
18,655 |
13,918 |
7,644 |
2,201 |
2,671 |
10,017 |
17,197 |
10,826 |
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75% or more |
37,931 |
22,252 |
11,830 |
6,587 |
7,403 |
26,388 |
22,693 |
29,713 |
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Union presence |
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No union employees |
36,134 |
27,815 |
12,101 |
8,801 |
4,557 |
25,987 |
29,309 |
25,285 |
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Has union employees |
13,146 |
2,303 |
4,071 |
2,473 |
2,458 |
11,799 |
3,356 |
12,611 |
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Unknown |
9,962 |
7,815 |
2,046 |
1,535 |
1,410 |
6,886 |
7,279 |
6,982 |
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Percent low-wage employees ** |
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50% or more low wage |
24,232 |
18,794 |
10,889 |
5,702 |
5,239 |
7,399 |
20,309 |
11,118 |
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Less than 50% low wage |
29,857 |
28,468 |
11,302 |
7,199 |
3,828 |
12,013 |
23,188 |
17,043 |
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Unknown |
28,659 |
11,707 |
2,696 |
2,129 |
3,735 |
23,790 |
12,129 |
23,611 |
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Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2001 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component. |
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Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix. |
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* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision. |
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** 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. |