Table I.A.1(2009) Number of private-sector establishments by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2009
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 6,536,034    3,793,267    786,079    520,905    451,086    984,697    4,878,345    1,657,689   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 179,587    148,696    19,837    6,608    2,500 * 1,946    172,884    6,703   
Mining and manufacturing 289,833    137,124    50,075    47,162    26,104    29,368    212,422    77,411   
Construction 596,607    461,271    77,259    39,309    12,728    6,041    562,473    34,135   
Utilities and transp. 160,410    81,584    19,203    11,943    12,672    35,008    108,571    51,839   
Wholesale trade 371,241    200,711    47,820    38,385    37,424    46,901    267,033    104,208   
Fin. svs. and real estate 809,587    391,115    48,597    49,988    84,453    235,435    465,441    344,147   
Retail trade 920,087    436,562    94,388    54,722    58,703    275,712    562,201    357,885   
Professional services 1,570,726    971,727    190,333    125,440    123,337    159,889    1,233,484    337,242   
Other services 1,637,955    964,479    238,565    147,348    93,165    194,398    1,293,836    344,119   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 4,458,141    2,371,014    565,451    376,741    305,212    839,721    3,153,225    1,304,916   
For profit, unincorporated 1,567,044    1,164,793    156,036    81,573    55,674    108,969    1,368,513    198,531   
Nonprofit 510,850    257,460    64,592    62,590    90,200    36,007    356,607    154,242   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 860,379    691,205    101,632    41,059    13,853    12,631    819,274    41,105   
5-9 years 896,210    673,494    119,464    62,917    27,993    12,343    834,992    61,218   
10-19 years 1,409,414    967,462    200,861    110,871    68,955    61,266    1,234,078    175,337   
20 or more years 3,370,030    1,461,106    364,123    306,058    340,285    898,458    1,990,001    1,380,029   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 1,637,376    18,948    62,991    182,241    390,042    983,154    159,856    1,477,520   
1 location only 4,898,658    3,774,320    723,087    338,664    61,044    1,543    4,718,489    180,168   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 927,046    677,960    101,391    53,231    34,497    59,967    814,873    112,173   
25-49 % 474,861    243,644    64,890    41,737    34,033    90,556    331,328    143,533   
50-74 % 1,044,787    608,551    123,667    69,558    56,499    186,512    771,557    273,230   
75% or more 4,089,340    2,263,112    496,131    356,378    326,058    647,662    2,960,587    1,128,753   
Union presence
No union employees 5,931,843    3,639,898    745,785    486,144    408,007    652,009    4,666,998    1,264,845   
Has union employees 351,834    93,449    25,853    25,269    23,666    183,597    131,843    219,990   
Unknown 252,357    59,921    14,441    9,491    19,413    149,092    79,504    172,853   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low wage 2,220,445    1,283,347    250,771    159,240    153,287    373,800    1,628,162    592,283   
Less than 50% low wage 4,315,589    2,509,921    535,307    361,664    297,799    610,897    3,250,183    1,065,406   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2009 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(2009) Standard error for number of private-sector establishments by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2009
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 21,727    21,534    5,603    9,853    6,358    12,076    17,573    10,781   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 9,907    9,543    2,843    1,900    774 * 560    9,291    965   
Mining and manufacturing 6,121    5,050    4,020    2,193    1,225    1,228    6,588    1,672   
Construction 11,143    12,487    2,313    2,470    1,426    1,180    12,453    2,276   
Utilities and transp. 4,275    3,108    1,598    1,129    951    1,764    4,030    2,100   
Wholesale trade 5,585    4,366    3,640    3,451    1,842    2,225    6,627    3,224   
Fin. svs. and real estate 16,961    9,406    4,619    2,976    1,901    9,472    11,755    8,200   
Retail trade 14,025    12,336    4,383    3,908    3,151    7,881    11,855    7,577   
Professional services 9,379    9,755    4,543    3,888    2,177    5,467    8,737    7,908   
Other services 15,663    8,937    5,993    4,430    4,586    7,584    12,346    6,704   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 35,339    22,501    6,730    7,875    7,025    14,505    24,364    14,883   
For profit, unincorporated 22,410    17,852    5,130    2,542    2,649    6,311    17,841    7,150   
Nonprofit 14,081    10,227    2,388    3,930    3,400    1,697    13,840    4,198   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 21,742    19,149    10,174    3,261    1,915    1,299    21,484    2,615   
5-9 years 9,807    10,318    7,347    2,846    1,961    1,630    8,321    3,162   
10-19 years 16,369    13,844    7,912    4,869    2,801    3,756    15,180    6,199   
20 or more years 20,138    19,047    7,491    7,643    5,492    11,675    16,739    11,655   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 8,426    1,451    4,908    6,165    5,226    12,069    4,203    9,310   
1 location only 18,132    22,347    6,886    7,094    2,875    286    18,799    4,558   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 26,750    27,927    3,124    3,629    2,262    3,353    26,375    3,247   
25-49 % 16,438    12,065    5,521    2,748    1,438    6,497    14,097    7,055   
50-74 % 18,654    17,582    5,271    3,644    4,338    8,698    22,805    7,808   
75% or more 26,847    21,681    7,945    9,248    6,065    12,597    22,238    12,431   
Union presence
No union employees 22,312    21,137    4,309    9,743    5,487    13,966    15,740    13,544   
Has union employees 9,014    5,507    3,061    1,461    1,021    8,474    6,070    7,740   
Unknown 9,589    6,328    1,602    1,358    1,979    5,966    6,358    6,757   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low wage 18,306    21,444    8,713    3,839    4,814    10,742    19,520    11,598   
Less than 50% low wage 31,086    31,462    10,733    7,570    4,754    8,015    26,253    8,815   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2009 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.