Table I.A.1

Table I.A.1(2004) Number of private-sector establishments by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2004

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	6,342,850	3,704,277	776,284		522,334	405,343	934,611		4,797,291	1,545,559

Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest.	157,495	132,217	14,588		5,323	3,479	1,888	*	150,058	7,437
Mining and manufacturing	296,143	138,202	54,547		46,804	25,203	31,387		221,479	74,664
Construction	632,636	483,715	91,322		41,877	9,329	6,393		604,404	28,232
Utilities and transp.	166,018	86,147	18,148		13,911	12,645	35,167		112,966	53,052
Wholesale trade	348,774	191,182	49,559		44,431	27,039	36,563		267,273	81,501
Fin. svs. and real estate	658,635	317,196	39,525		42,180	61,178	198,555		378,774	279,862
Retail trade	1,090,627	536,587	109,282		74,710	71,304	298,744		691,393	399,234
Professional services	1,384,710	840,047	173,416		111,090	107,013	153,144		1,074,540	310,170
Other services	1,607,812	978,983	225,899		142,008	88,153	172,770		1,296,405	311,408

Ownership
For profit, incorporated	4,352,713	2,305,773	569,529		392,721	282,240	802,450		3,119,061	1,233,651
For profit, unincorporated	1,479,500	1,140,851	135,100		62,893	41,015	99,641		1,314,846	164,654
Nonprofit	510,637	257,654	71,656		66,720	82,088	32,520		363,384	147,254

Age of firm
Less than 5 years	848,992	710,227	86,300		32,941	14,162	5,363	*	819,036	29,956
5-9 years	898,517	683,909	117,913		55,429	25,135	16,131		838,613	59,903
10-19 years	1,380,772	966,375	204,662		118,058	59,063	32,613		1,245,944	134,827
20 or more years	2,718,586	1,339,173	366,219		307,187	278,086	427,921		1,883,809	834,777
Unknown	495,984	4,593	1,191	*	8,719	28,897	452,584		9,888	486,096

Multi/single status
2 or more locations	1,611,129	32,392	79,665		210,542	355,840	932,689		211,749	1,399,380
1 location only	4,731,721	3,671,885	696,619		311,792	49,503	1,923		4,585,542	146,180

Percent full-time employees
Less than 25%	805,570	571,953	96,708		49,555	36,377	50,978		699,709	105,861
25-49 %	492,444	238,693	73,354		50,118	31,725	98,554		341,773	150,671
50-74 %	1,020,431	604,855	125,433		73,402	63,641	153,100		773,849	246,582
75% or more	4,024,405	2,288,777	480,789		349,259	273,601	631,979		2,981,960	1,042,445

Union presence
No union employees	5,630,173	3,479,496	725,998		482,966	362,424	579,290		4,499,070	1,131,103
Has union employees	299,603	65,156	30,756		28,171	25,514	150,006		111,450	188,154
Unknown	413,074	159,626	19,531		11,198	17,405	205,315		186,772	226,302

Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low wage	2,212,599	1,278,936	261,786		174,640	158,733	338,505		1,641,499	571,100
Less than 50% low wage	4,130,251	2,425,342	514,499		347,694	246,610	596,107		3,155,792	974,459

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2004 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(2004) Standard error for number of private-sector establishments by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2004

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	35,757	25,449	14,585		14,879	11,364	30,230		26,053	19,503

Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest.	6,398	5,219	954		1,201	760	807	*	5,895	1,549
Mining and manufacturing	5,560	4,249	2,619		2,144	2,232	1,206		5,503	2,790
Construction	7,096	10,156	5,819		4,437	1,566	693		6,695	1,629
Utilities and transp.	8,139	4,570	2,396		2,115	1,845	3,772		5,844	5,163
Wholesale trade	9,070	6,672	3,825		2,639	4,084	4,270		8,393	6,554
Fin. svs. and real estate	9,494	4,429	4,397		3,368	3,225	6,516		6,230	5,914
Retail trade	15,795	9,566	4,630		3,279	8,044	13,424		10,565	11,472
Professional services	15,736	21,633	9,449		6,987	4,526	11,431		23,393	11,969
Other services	28,367	20,987	8,559		6,018	3,702	8,671		24,616	8,593

Ownership
For profit, incorporated	44,691	33,836	11,569		10,056	10,312	25,363		35,454	17,832
For profit, unincorporated	17,199	14,701	6,310		6,133	2,365	8,285		15,799	10,201
Nonprofit	10,036	8,179	5,304		4,270	4,949	3,853		8,714	6,247

Age of firm
Less than 5 years	14,420	16,453	6,693		3,436	2,096	1,768	*	14,190	2,740
5-9 years	22,649	16,072	6,632		4,236	3,078	2,450		20,721	3,670
10-19 years	16,601	17,310	10,590		4,603	3,976	3,774		17,967	4,532
20 or more years	22,869	17,525	10,429		11,388	11,063	22,044		15,556	17,308
Unknown	12,224	1,268	575	*	1,245	2,943	14,508		1,586	13,041

Multi/single status
2 or more locations	25,075	4,216	4,658		12,396	11,196	30,297		5,650	23,369
1 location only	23,963	25,151	12,530		9,835	1,530	402		23,148	5,487

Percent full-time employees
Less than 25%	14,291	10,131	5,396		4,104	2,649	7,382		13,001	7,365
25-49 %	21,495	11,633	4,093		3,266	3,631	6,851		12,522	10,394
50-74 %	6,221	13,563	2,985		4,174	4,375	12,462		12,213	10,749
75% or more	33,179	29,601	13,443		12,006	10,010	16,657		31,104	16,836

Union presence
No union employees	31,014	23,747	14,880		14,017	11,598	17,993		24,591	10,419
Has union employees	15,455	5,265	3,563		3,356	2,358	9,568		8,793	9,721
Unknown	8,540	3,522	2,544		2,138	1,749	6,524		3,385	6,232

Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low wage	18,112	15,875	5,100		9,669	6,660	17,381		19,933	15,398
Less than 50% low wage	36,633	25,033	14,366		8,390	8,831	15,402		31,965	13,681

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2004 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.