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 | 6,634,144 | 3,854,801 | 802,868 | 547,298 | 460,618 | 968,560 | 4,983,943 | 1,650,201 |
Industry group ** | ||||||||
Agric., fish., forest. | 151,584 | 124,503 | 12,709 | 8,257 | 4,020 * | 2,095 * | 141,997 | 9,587 |
Mining and manufacturing | 310,644 | 143,237 | 54,497 | 52,510 | 31,541 | 28,858 | 226,359 | 84,284 |
Construction | 646,380 | 489,891 | 91,410 | 45,196 | 12,359 | 7,524 | 611,652 | 34,728 |
Utilities and transp. | 204,175 | 108,845 | 21,109 | 16,181 | 15,583 | 42,457 | 139,070 | 65,105 |
Wholesale trade | 361,504 | 194,769 | 52,109 | 36,631 | 33,987 | 44,007 | 271,607 | 89,896 |
Fin. svs. and real estate | 782,162 | 398,707 | 46,766 | 43,368 | 80,947 | 212,373 | 466,736 | 315,426 |
Retail trade | 948,640 | 451,326 | 94,917 | 61,022 | 62,247 | 279,128 | 582,588 | 366,052 |
Professional services | 1,595,205 | 999,053 | 194,184 | 123,852 | 124,805 | 153,311 | 1,262,723 | 332,482 |
Other services | 1,633,851 | 944,469 | 235,166 | 160,281 | 95,129 | 198,806 | 1,281,212 | 352,639 |
Ownership | ||||||||
For profit, incorporated | 4,543,291 | 2,400,150 | 594,509 | 399,721 | 316,197 | 832,714 | 3,237,071 | 1,306,219 |
For profit, unincorporated | 1,556,299 | 1,176,748 | 137,981 | 80,798 | 57,160 | 103,613 | 1,363,531 | 192,768 |
Nonprofit | 534,554 | 277,902 | 70,378 | 66,779 | 87,262 | 32,233 | 383,341 | 151,214 |
Age of firm | ||||||||
Less than 5 years | 904,188 | 721,593 | 107,772 | 57,313 | 11,525 | 5,985 | 868,886 | 35,302 |
5-9 years | 962,081 | 744,969 | 119,274 | 67,366 | 22,466 | 8,006 | 908,491 | 53,590 |
10-19 years | 1,356,026 | 955,800 | 196,748 | 105,267 | 62,387 | 35,824 | 1,218,799 | 137,227 |
20 or more years | 2,845,054 | 1,412,934 | 376,540 | 310,726 | 317,727 | 427,127 | 1,962,223 | 882,831 |
Unknown | 566,796 | 19,504 | 2,534 * | 6,625 | 46,514 | 491,619 | 25,545 | 541,251 |
Multi/single status | ||||||||
2 or more locations | 1,615,893 | 25,494 | 63,640 | 169,637 | 390,432 | 966,691 | 165,081 | 1,450,812 |
1 location only | 5,018,251 | 3,829,307 | 739,228 | 377,660 | 70,186 | 1,869 | 4,818,862 | 199,389 |
Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
Less than 25% | 825,621 | 592,827 | 91,780 | 50,266 | 31,745 | 59,002 | 718,934 | 106,687 |
25-49 % | 499,890 | 231,895 | 64,684 | 49,937 | 40,317 | 113,058 | 328,762 | 171,128 |
50-74 % | 1,020,743 | 603,699 | 128,839 | 76,989 | 69,437 | 141,778 | 776,339 | 244,404 |
75% or more | 4,287,890 | 2,426,379 | 517,564 | 370,105 | 319,119 | 654,723 | 3,159,908 | 1,127,982 |
Union presence | ||||||||
No union employees | 6,020,760 | 3,712,797 | 762,650 | 513,431 | 418,782 | 613,100 | 4,781,524 | 1,239,236 |
Has union employees | 330,601 | 86,241 | 28,162 | 24,973 | 25,912 | 165,313 | 128,522 | 202,079 |
Unknown | 282,783 | 55,763 | 12,056 | 8,893 | 15,924 | 190,147 | 73,897 | 208,886 |
Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
50% or more low wage | 2,215,305 | 1,271,544 | 248,324 | 181,282 | 163,820 | 350,336 | 1,631,948 | 583,357 |
Less than 50% low wage | 4,418,839 | 2,583,257 | 554,544 | 366,016 | 296,798 | 618,224 | 3,351,995 | 1,066,844 |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2008 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.
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 | 33,240 | 38,135 | 8,624 | 8,512 | 8,716 | 9,949 | 37,076 | 9,484 |
Industry group ** | ||||||||
Agric., fish., forest. | 6,856 | 5,378 | 3,166 | 1,944 | 1,491 * | 941 * | 6,936 | 973 |
Mining and manufacturing | 6,968 | 5,106 | 2,562 | 2,828 | 2,489 | 1,587 | 6,246 | 4,313 |
Construction | 6,869 | 6,157 | 5,079 | 2,505 | 1,611 | 1,485 | 7,446 | 1,906 |
Utilities and transp. | 6,043 | 5,798 | 2,095 | 1,121 | 1,665 | 4,785 | 5,108 | 5,158 |
Wholesale trade | 9,276 | 5,339 | 2,751 | 3,064 | 2,611 | 4,190 | 5,558 | 5,152 |
Fin. svs. and real estate | 9,881 | 7,242 | 3,415 | 2,373 | 2,967 | 8,182 | 8,976 | 8,161 |
Retail trade | 10,771 | 13,242 | 3,645 | 2,688 | 2,843 | 8,579 | 12,379 | 6,970 |
Professional services | 13,474 | 9,254 | 8,852 | 3,222 | 4,446 | 6,929 | 11,575 | 7,731 |
Other services | 22,076 | 19,723 | 7,206 | 6,200 | 4,003 | 8,106 | 17,621 | 8,075 |
Ownership | ||||||||
For profit, incorporated | 33,849 | 30,578 | 9,606 | 8,017 | 5,866 | 10,274 | 34,327 | 11,558 |
For profit, unincorporated | 27,365 | 28,525 | 4,440 | 2,573 | 3,733 | 7,113 | 28,185 | 8,024 |
Nonprofit | 18,860 | 12,707 | 3,936 | 3,604 | 5,812 | 2,976 | 14,872 | 6,877 |
Age of firm | ||||||||
Less than 5 years | 17,699 | 14,986 | 6,381 | 4,462 | 1,553 | 1,731 | 16,040 | 2,433 |
5-9 years | 14,590 | 16,390 | 7,905 | 3,231 | 2,194 | 1,218 | 14,601 | 3,736 |
10-19 years | 15,086 | 14,199 | 9,305 | 4,020 | 3,736 | 3,471 | 14,541 | 5,022 |
20 or more years | 37,070 | 23,957 | 9,183 | 8,814 | 9,664 | 20,543 | 31,565 | 18,910 |
Unknown | 16,110 | 3,163 | 1,068 * | 1,981 | 4,368 | 14,992 | 3,157 | 15,966 |
Multi/single status | ||||||||
2 or more locations | 10,309 | 2,754 | 4,587 | 7,194 | 8,915 | 10,006 | 8,857 | 10,074 |
1 location only | 35,501 | 36,642 | 7,229 | 4,094 | 2,132 | 222 | 33,866 | 6,218 |
Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
Less than 25% | 21,818 | 17,657 | 5,129 | 3,226 | 2,819 | 5,047 | 18,876 | 5,199 |
25-49 % | 10,927 | 5,585 | 2,295 | 3,982 | 3,080 | 4,044 | 7,659 | 5,665 |
50-74 % | 21,772 | 18,196 | 5,013 | 2,366 | 5,102 | 12,260 | 19,414 | 16,971 |
75% or more | 22,165 | 31,659 | 7,573 | 7,060 | 10,497 | 13,331 | 29,653 | 18,113 |
Union presence | ||||||||
No union employees | 32,302 | 33,839 | 8,512 | 6,764 | 7,426 | 8,372 | 31,979 | 8,602 |
Has union employees | 12,878 | 6,024 | 2,071 | 2,418 | 1,453 | 12,519 | 6,261 | 12,609 |
Unknown | 6,866 | 6,611 | 2,599 | 2,036 | 1,843 | 6,176 | 6,590 | 6,314 |
Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
50% or more low wage | 25,227 | 24,862 | 6,506 | 6,254 | 4,506 | 10,092 | 23,336 | 13,947 |
Less than 50% low wage | 28,104 | 24,711 | 10,559 | 7,616 | 8,294 | 14,874 | 24,871 | 15,120 |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2008 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.