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 | 116,141,515 | 13,273,104 | 10,199,219 | 16,489,281 | 21,368,386 | 54,811,525 | 31,372,909 | 84,768,606 |
Industry group ** | ||||||||
Agric., fish., forest. | 1,119,651 | 369,357 | 157,354 | 220,416 * | 243,155 * | 129,368 * | 625,628 | 494,022 |
Mining and manufacturing | 13,646,689 | 588,052 | 760,807 | 2,099,368 | 3,350,886 | 6,847,575 | 2,172,189 | 11,474,500 |
Construction | 6,417,332 | 1,607,016 | 1,235,622 | 1,732,951 | 1,290,311 | 551,433 | 3,740,770 | 2,676,562 |
Utilities and transp. | 4,916,524 | 369,405 | 276,672 | 471,470 | 648,941 | 3,150,035 | 848,834 | 4,067,690 |
Wholesale trade | 5,827,003 | 666,896 | 668,538 | 939,208 | 1,407,137 | 2,145,224 | 1,838,714 | 3,988,288 |
Fin. svs. and real estate | 11,845,340 | 1,160,870 | 537,123 | 839,152 | 1,627,167 | 7,681,028 | 2,046,442 | 9,798,898 |
Retail trade | 15,008,689 | 1,553,083 | 1,006,620 | 1,623,797 | 1,340,313 | 9,484,874 | 3,458,712 | 11,549,977 |
Professional services | 29,470,330 | 3,458,009 | 2,466,656 | 3,642,181 | 6,740,116 | 13,163,367 | 7,568,957 | 21,901,373 |
Other services | 27,889,958 | 3,500,415 | 3,089,825 | 4,920,738 | 4,720,360 | 11,658,620 | 9,072,662 | 18,817,296 |
Ownership | ||||||||
For profit, incorporated | 83,050,990 | 8,379,262 | 7,530,881 | 11,751,733 | 13,890,110 | 41,499,003 | 21,757,514 | 61,293,476 |
For profit, unincorporated | 17,724,959 | 3,878,339 | 1,778,326 | 2,645,285 | 2,860,454 | 6,562,555 | 6,892,143 | 10,832,816 |
Nonprofit | 15,365,566 | 1,015,502 | 890,012 | 2,092,262 | 4,617,822 | 6,749,967 | 2,723,252 | 12,642,314 |
Age of firm | ||||||||
Less than 5 years | 6,352,493 | 2,236,730 | 1,191,511 | 1,702,857 | 773,311 | 448,084 | 4,378,500 | 1,973,993 |
5-9 years | 8,309,938 | 2,521,347 | 1,542,028 | 1,999,023 | 1,328,449 | 919,091 | 5,121,851 | 3,188,087 |
10-19 years | 15,102,481 | 3,281,112 | 2,499,245 | 3,344,736 | 3,408,692 | 2,568,697 | 7,476,633 | 7,625,848 |
20 or more years | 58,320,072 | 5,182,624 | 4,950,052 | 9,363,898 | 14,783,044 | 24,040,454 | 14,300,626 | 44,019,446 |
Unknown | 28,056,531 | 51,291 | 16,384 * | 78,768 | 1,074,890 | 26,835,199 | 95,299 | 27,961,232 |
Multi/single status | ||||||||
2 or more locations | 67,239,678 | 114,602 | 458,580 | 2,625,715 | 11,727,421 | 52,313,361 | 1,518,909 | 65,720,769 |
1 location only | 48,901,837 | 13,158,502 | 9,740,639 | 13,863,566 | 9,640,966 | 2,498,164 | 29,854,000 | 19,047,837 |
Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
Less than 25% | 8,397,293 | 1,723,309 | 1,173,681 | 1,398,518 | 1,314,000 | 2,787,786 | 3,719,637 | 4,677,657 |
25-49 % | 9,323,341 | 1,126,438 | 833,732 | 1,498,341 | 1,775,923 | 4,088,908 | 2,777,134 | 6,546,207 |
50-74 % | 17,506,656 | 2,373,458 | 1,509,270 | 2,077,849 | 2,762,460 | 8,783,618 | 4,891,652 | 12,615,004 |
75% or more | 80,914,225 | 8,049,899 | 6,682,535 | 11,514,573 | 15,516,003 | 39,151,214 | 19,984,487 | 60,929,738 |
Union presence | ||||||||
No union employees | 86,852,029 | 12,777,729 | 9,706,564 | 15,275,540 | 18,019,218 | 31,072,979 | 29,858,545 | 56,993,484 |
Has union employees | 16,674,759 | 316,919 | 352,964 | 970,547 | 2,682,776 | 12,351,554 | 1,060,216 | 15,614,543 |
Unknown | 12,614,727 | 178,457 | 139,691 | 243,194 | 666,392 | 11,386,993 | 454,148 | 12,160,579 |
Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
50% or more low wage | 32,750,170 | 4,207,031 | 3,168,236 | 5,113,599 | 6,114,240 | 14,147,063 | 9,980,044 | 22,770,126 |
Less than 50% low wage | 83,391,346 | 9,066,073 | 7,030,983 | 11,375,681 | 15,254,146 | 40,664,462 | 21,392,866 | 61,998,480 |
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 |
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United States | 751,026 | 143,509 | 173,254 | 281,188 | 362,224 | 754,329 | 152,751 | 694,634 |
Industry group ** | ||||||||
Agric., fish., forest. | 104,943 | 26,374 | 42,328 | 69,311 * | 97,190 * | 63,012 * | 37,478 | 92,254 |
Mining and manufacturing | 198,128 | 23,740 | 53,071 | 93,599 | 175,032 | 260,140 | 95,731 | 204,744 |
Construction | 156,615 | 41,053 | 79,610 | 126,549 | 174,810 | 79,206 | 95,562 | 151,429 |
Utilities and transp. | 342,714 | 27,489 | 30,594 | 46,586 | 79,079 | 287,542 | 54,668 | 314,984 |
Wholesale trade | 237,067 | 25,202 | 39,790 | 84,252 | 108,946 | 177,018 | 79,373 | 198,943 |
Fin. svs. and real estate | 549,619 | 37,303 | 46,109 | 78,529 | 144,381 | 585,757 | 83,001 | 541,256 |
Retail trade | 296,488 | 64,291 | 45,825 | 115,559 | 73,686 | 322,475 | 109,267 | 314,056 |
Professional services | 544,975 | 59,459 | 124,971 | 125,752 | 195,346 | 440,004 | 184,669 | 541,176 |
Other services | 475,266 | 106,036 | 126,594 | 194,139 | 125,793 | 445,583 | 146,385 | 419,849 |
Ownership | ||||||||
For profit, incorporated | 889,795 | 157,644 | 170,593 | 298,263 | 386,495 | 625,448 | 185,395 | 728,354 |
For profit, unincorporated | 259,576 | 91,189 | 90,685 | 129,896 | 181,404 | 305,265 | 150,556 | 302,781 |
Nonprofit | 381,693 | 44,422 | 43,109 | 137,280 | 238,480 | 311,757 | 123,829 | 338,579 |
Age of firm | ||||||||
Less than 5 years | 205,257 | 54,869 | 76,380 | 92,754 | 98,205 | 76,645 | 120,466 | 131,210 |
5-9 years | 254,179 | 59,711 | 108,482 | 109,789 | 112,897 | 240,489 | 130,646 | 230,236 |
10-19 years | 301,063 | 53,732 | 123,857 | 125,122 | 215,312 | 268,196 | 164,308 | 301,890 |
20 or more years | 661,504 | 104,922 | 129,828 | 255,447 | 255,411 | 949,343 | 253,690 | 731,418 |
Unknown | 772,542 | 10,458 | 10,956 * | 22,101 | 79,180 | 756,540 | 16,133 | 774,949 |
Multi/single status | ||||||||
2 or more locations | 875,793 | 21,106 | 42,812 | 156,980 | 236,651 | 863,720 | 122,182 | 903,241 |
1 location only | 518,792 | 131,868 | 176,008 | 168,669 | 277,099 | 328,626 | 160,260 | 563,425 |
Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
Less than 25% | 266,627 | 67,197 | 66,954 | 116,390 | 126,376 | 346,449 | 95,510 | 294,595 |
25-49 % | 301,058 | 31,028 | 32,059 | 110,025 | 159,760 | 240,731 | 81,896 | 296,051 |
50-74 % | 426,353 | 60,588 | 80,505 | 121,816 | 198,080 | 439,307 | 103,337 | 400,093 |
75% or more | 870,532 | 129,716 | 137,150 | 247,627 | 338,924 | 856,374 | 155,521 | 860,288 |
Union presence | ||||||||
No union employees | 493,628 | 140,417 | 152,464 | 228,618 | 355,556 | 494,382 | 159,816 | 503,894 |
Has union employees | 376,975 | 21,005 | 48,532 | 106,568 | 249,705 | 400,819 | 71,799 | 379,517 |
Unknown | 362,746 | 29,901 | 36,285 | 42,075 | 122,587 | 286,398 | 55,561 | 359,183 |
Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
50% or more low wage | 717,180 | 107,149 | 134,704 | 167,162 | 302,388 | 524,256 | 177,460 | 699,478 |
Less than 50% low wage | 537,883 | 88,447 | 202,514 | 276,166 | 363,547 | 615,722 | 180,625 | 570,329 |
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.