| Table I.A.1.a(2004) Percent of 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 |
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| United States | 6,342,850 |
58.4% |
12.2% |
8.2% |
6.4% |
14.7% |
75.6% |
24.4% |
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| Industry group ** | ||||||||||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 157,495 |
84.0% |
9.3% |
3.4% |
2.2% |
1.2% |
* | 95.3% |
4.7% |
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| Mining and manufacturing | 296,143 |
46.7% |
18.4% |
15.8% |
8.5% |
10.6% |
74.8% |
25.2% |
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| Construction | 632,636 |
76.5% |
14.4% |
6.6% |
1.5% |
1.0% |
95.5% |
4.5% |
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| Utilities and transp. | 166,018 |
51.9% |
10.9% |
8.4% |
7.6% |
21.2% |
68.0% |
32.0% |
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| Wholesale trade | 348,774 |
54.8% |
14.2% |
12.7% |
7.8% |
10.5% |
76.6% |
23.4% |
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| Fin. svs. and real estate | 658,635 |
48.2% |
6.0% |
6.4% |
9.3% |
30.1% |
57.5% |
42.5% |
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| Retail trade | 1,090,627 |
49.2% |
10.0% |
6.9% |
6.5% |
27.4% |
63.4% |
36.6% |
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| Professional services | 1,384,710 |
60.7% |
12.5% |
8.0% |
7.7% |
11.1% |
77.6% |
22.4% |
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| Other services | 1,607,812 |
60.9% |
14.1% |
8.8% |
5.5% |
10.7% |
80.6% |
19.4% |
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| Ownership | ||||||||||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 4,352,713 |
53.0% |
13.1% |
9.0% |
6.5% |
18.4% |
71.7% |
28.3% |
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| For profit, unincorporated | 1,479,500 |
77.1% |
9.1% |
4.3% |
2.8% |
6.7% |
88.9% |
11.1% |
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| Nonprofit | 510,637 |
50.5% |
14.0% |
13.1% |
16.1% |
6.4% |
71.2% |
28.8% |
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| Age of firm | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 848,992 |
83.7% |
10.2% |
3.9% |
1.7% |
0.6% |
* | 96.5% |
3.5% |
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| 5-9 years | 898,517 |
76.1% |
13.1% |
6.2% |
2.8% |
1.8% |
93.3% |
6.7% |
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| 10-19 years | 1,380,772 |
70.0% |
14.8% |
8.6% |
4.3% |
2.4% |
90.2% |
9.8% |
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| 20 or more years | 2,718,586 |
49.3% |
13.5% |
11.3% |
10.2% |
15.7% |
69.3% |
30.7% |
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| Unknown | 495,984 |
0.9% |
0.2% |
* | 1.8% |
5.8% |
91.2% |
2.0% |
98.0% |
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| Multi/single status | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 1,611,129 |
2.0% |
4.9% |
13.1% |
22.1% |
57.9% |
13.1% |
86.9% |
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| 1 location only | 4,731,721 |
77.6% |
14.7% |
6.6% |
1.0% |
0.0% |
96.9% |
3.1% |
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| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than 25% | 805,570 |
71.0% |
12.0% |
6.2% |
4.5% |
6.3% |
86.9% |
13.1% |
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| 25-49 % | 492,444 |
48.5% |
14.9% |
10.2% |
6.4% |
20.0% |
69.4% |
30.6% |
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| 50-74 % | 1,020,431 |
59.3% |
12.3% |
7.2% |
6.2% |
15.0% |
75.8% |
24.2% |
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| 75% or more | 4,024,405 |
56.9% |
11.9% |
8.7% |
6.8% |
15.7% |
74.1% |
25.9% |
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| Union presence | ||||||||||||||||
| No union employees | 5,630,173 |
61.8% |
12.9% |
8.6% |
6.4% |
10.3% |
79.9% |
20.1% |
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| Has union employees | 299,603 |
21.7% |
10.3% |
9.4% |
8.5% |
50.1% |
37.2% |
62.8% |
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| Unknown | 413,074 |
38.6% |
4.7% |
2.7% |
4.2% |
49.7% |
45.2% |
54.8% |
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| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 2,212,599 |
57.8% |
11.8% |
7.9% |
7.2% |
15.3% |
74.2% |
25.8% |
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| Less than 50% low wage | 4,130,251 |
58.7% |
12.5% |
8.4% |
6.0% |
14.4% |
76.4% |
23.6% |
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| 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. | ||||||||||||||||
| Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding. | ||||||||||||||||
| Table I.A.1.a(2004) Standard error for percent of 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 |
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| United States | 35,757 |
0.34% |
0.23% |
0.23% |
0.19% |
0.43% |
0.23% |
0.23% |
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| Industry group ** | ||||||||||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 6,398 |
1.23% |
0.44% |
0.72% |
0.46% |
0.45% |
* | 0.85% |
0.85% |
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| Mining and manufacturing | 5,560 |
0.98% |
0.80% |
0.57% |
0.81% |
0.41% |
0.94% |
0.94% |
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| Construction | 7,096 |
1.18% |
0.93% |
0.72% |
0.26% |
0.10% |
0.25% |
0.25% |
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| Utilities and transp. | 8,139 |
1.73% |
1.39% |
1.09% |
0.97% |
1.78% |
2.30% |
2.30% |
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| Wholesale trade | 9,070 |
1.44% |
1.12% |
0.67% |
1.18% |
1.06% |
1.71% |
1.71% |
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| Fin. svs. and real estate | 9,494 |
0.85% |
0.61% |
0.51% |
0.49% |
0.78% |
0.58% |
0.58% |
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| Retail trade | 15,795 |
0.67% |
0.43% |
0.33% |
0.70% |
1.13% |
0.76% |
0.76% |
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| Professional services | 15,736 |
1.06% |
0.65% |
0.54% |
0.39% |
0.86% |
0.99% |
0.99% |
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| Other services | 28,367 |
0.79% |
0.41% |
0.37% |
0.30% |
0.42% |
0.44% |
0.44% |
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| Ownership | ||||||||||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 44,691 |
0.46% |
0.30% |
0.19% |
0.23% |
0.55% |
0.31% |
0.31% |
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| For profit, unincorporated | 17,199 |
0.55% |
0.45% |
0.41% |
0.16% |
0.52% |
0.63% |
0.63% |
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| Nonprofit | 10,036 |
1.25% |
0.94% |
0.95% |
0.84% |
0.73% |
1.05% |
1.05% |
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| Age of firm | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 14,420 |
0.89% |
0.87% |
0.39% |
0.25% |
0.20% |
* | 0.32% |
0.32% |
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| 5-9 years | 22,649 |
0.60% |
0.57% |
0.37% |
0.36% |
0.25% |
0.33% |
0.33% |
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| 10-19 years | 16,601 |
0.70% |
0.77% |
0.33% |
0.29% |
0.28% |
0.37% |
0.37% |
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| 20 or more years | 22,869 |
0.56% |
0.42% |
0.38% |
0.43% |
0.76% |
0.48% |
0.48% |
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| Unknown | 12,224 |
0.27% |
0.11% |
* | 0.25% |
0.68% |
0.87% |
0.35% |
0.35% |
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| Multi/single status | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 25,075 |
0.26% |
0.29% |
0.77% |
0.85% |
1.17% |
0.34% |
0.34% |
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| 1 location only | 23,963 |
0.31% |
0.28% |
0.20% |
0.03% |
0.01% |
0.11% |
0.11% |
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| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than 25% | 14,291 |
0.96% |
0.54% |
0.51% |
0.31% |
0.89% |
0.87% |
0.87% |
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| 25-49 % | 21,495 |
0.94% |
0.84% |
0.64% |
0.61% |
0.87% |
0.94% |
0.94% |
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| 50-74 % | 6,221 |
1.25% |
0.30% |
0.37% |
0.43% |
1.24% |
1.05% |
1.05% |
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| 75% or more | 33,179 |
0.47% |
0.34% |
0.28% |
0.26% |
0.39% |
0.39% |
0.39% |
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| Union presence | ||||||||||||||||
| No union employees | 31,014 |
0.28% |
0.26% |
0.24% |
0.20% |
0.31% |
0.13% |
0.13% |
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| Has union employees | 15,455 |
1.42% |
0.80% |
1.13% |
0.73% |
1.98% |
1.78% |
1.78% |
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| Unknown | 8,540 |
0.69% |
0.60% |
0.52% |
0.41% |
0.79% |
0.58% |
0.58% |
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| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 18,112 |
0.63% |
0.20% |
0.43% |
0.34% |
0.73% |
0.66% |
0.66% |
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| Less than 50% low wage | 36,633 |
0.36% |
0.31% |
0.17% |
0.23% |
0.33% |
0.29% |
0.29% |
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| 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. | ||||||||||||||||
| Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding. | ||||||||||||||||