Table I.A.1(2008) Number of private-sector establishments by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2008
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.

 

Table I.A.1(2008) Standard error for number of private-sector establishments by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2008
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.