Table I.A.1(2006) Number of private-sector establishments by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2006

 

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

6,420,156

3,712,659

786,949

525,380

426,707

968,460

4,820,548

1,599,608

 

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

176,010

147,493

14,647

9,706

2,834

1,331

*

169,238

6,773

Mining and manufacturing

299,575

129,831

61,238

49,362

29,431

29,713

221,769

77,806

Construction

639,673

484,983

87,811

47,317

10,926

8,636

604,706

34,967

Utilities and transp.

172,417

86,850

19,854

14,468

13,013

38,232

115,229

57,188

Wholesale trade

361,720

188,702

50,059

34,971

33,690

54,298

262,578

99,142

Fin. svs. and real estate

714,177

361,144

43,341

36,417

64,241

209,033

424,773

289,404

Retail trade

938,658

433,159

101,792

64,906

66,936

271,865

571,910

366,748

Professional services

1,509,396

922,113

177,962

121,668

111,487

176,167

1,168,788

340,609

Other services

1,608,529

958,385

230,246

146,564

94,149

179,186

1,281,558

326,971

 

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

4,417,622

2,314,370

582,900

391,967

292,516

835,869

3,138,109

1,279,513

For profit, unincorporated

1,513,870

1,147,116

140,620

71,693

48,693

105,749

1,336,254

177,617

Nonprofit

488,663

251,174

63,429

61,720

85,498

26,843

346,185

142,478

 

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

847,117

697,555

98,107

34,305

9,979

7,171

818,872

28,244

5-9 years

861,238

658,889

113,442

54,740

23,631

10,536

807,667

53,571

10-19 years

1,295,110

897,539

192,609

109,198

54,891

40,873

1,158,547

136,564

20 or more years

2,837,501

1,382,069

370,397

314,588

301,652

468,796

1,940,763

896,738

Unknown

579,189

76,607

12,394

12,549

36,555

441,084

94,699

484,490

 

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

1,607,133

30,795

66,341

172,789

370,764

966,443

173,759

1,433,374

1 location only

4,813,022

3,681,864

720,607

352,591

55,943

2,017

4,646,789

166,234

 

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

797,233

566,947

93,233

42,741

40,308

54,003

687,372

109,861

25-49 %

443,413

226,489

57,173

42,874

30,766

86,111

312,208

131,205

50-74 %

983,814

617,556

120,104

68,377

46,271

131,506

777,161

206,653

75% or more

4,195,696

2,301,667

516,438

371,388

309,362

696,840

3,043,807

1,151,888

 

Union presence

No union employees

5,740,348

3,524,840

746,365

487,874

382,253

599,016

4,570,921

1,169,427

Has union employees

377,751

94,078

24,006

28,007

31,198

200,463

132,617

245,134

Unknown

302,057

93,742

16,578

9,500

13,256

168,981

117,010

185,047

 

Percent low-wage employees

50% or more low wage

2,094,681

1,190,420

239,941

160,639

145,287

358,394

1,524,798

569,884

Less than 50% low wage

4,325,474

2,522,240

547,008

364,741

281,420

610,066

3,295,750

1,029,724

 

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2006 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(2006) Standard error for number of private-sector establishments by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2006

 

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

24,625

18,806

13,543

6,240

15,023

20,195

16,463

20,080

 

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

4,855

3,852

986

1,513

705

523

*

4,297

1,314

Mining and manufacturing

9,199

6,331

4,230

2,853

1,467

2,075

8,353

3,446

Construction

16,206

14,539

7,071

3,382

1,209

2,350

17,607

2,689

Utilities and transp.

5,120

5,764

2,201

2,967

1,467

3,387

6,506

2,504

Wholesale trade

11,009

6,934

7,342

2,343

2,898

3,683

11,121

5,281

Fin. svs. and real estate

10,698

9,101

4,249

3,152

3,755

7,368

11,869

7,623

Retail trade

11,227

6,838

4,515

5,130

5,480

10,794

8,323

9,203

Professional services

12,055

16,752

8,650

3,351

4,411

8,883

15,984

8,451

Other services

13,923

17,190

9,201

3,896

6,564

7,892

12,780

7,274

 

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

17,029

21,000

11,007

6,476

13,959

17,190

18,911

16,815

For profit, unincorporated

20,711

17,944

5,923

5,096

3,529

6,789

20,125

8,653

Nonprofit

9,949

7,544

4,040

5,504

2,359

3,506

6,921

4,080

 

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

22,565

20,609

8,372

3,508

1,530

2,073

23,101

2,395

5-9 years

25,916

21,464

8,018

3,673

2,089

1,863

24,229

3,864

10-19 years

24,169

19,415

6,693

6,987

3,281

4,519

23,609

6,469

20 or more years

26,171

17,710

9,285

7,901

11,934

15,799

19,952

18,939

Unknown

18,919

5,334

2,190

1,520

3,937

18,882

6,788

17,465

 

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

14,872

3,568

5,982

5,938

13,964

20,328

9,799

19,852

1 location only

16,875

17,791

13,889

6,161

2,588

491

17,257

4,419

 

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

12,477

14,095

5,669

3,339

3,646

4,006

12,554

4,895

25-49 %

12,685

9,469

4,421

2,822

2,944

4,661

12,578

6,467

50-74 %

6,859

9,857

3,099

4,965

2,861

6,065

10,124

7,699

75% or more

21,927

20,780

7,311

5,563

11,067

16,727

22,303

16,589

 

Union presence

No union employees

21,582

14,856

12,358

6,747

14,444

15,402

14,058

13,534

Has union employees

14,975

4,577

2,180

3,804

3,281

12,670

5,529

13,142

Unknown

12,077

7,843

2,037

1,738

1,506

7,174

8,445

6,366

 

Percent low-wage employees

50% or more low wage

26,698

16,631

9,479

6,485

8,740

14,443

20,738

17,686

Less than 50% low wage

24,177

30,315

9,732

7,647

10,860

12,180

22,953

13,912

 

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2006 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.