| 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 | 58.0% | 12.0% | 8.0% | 6.9% | 15.1% | 74.6% | 25.4% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 179,587 | 82.8% | 11.0% | 3.7% | 1.4% * | 1.1% | 96.3% | 3.7% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 289,833 | 47.3% | 17.3% | 16.3% | 9.0% | 10.1% | 73.3% | 26.7% |
| Construction | 596,607 | 77.3% | 12.9% | 6.6% | 2.1% | 1.0% | 94.3% | 5.7% |
| Utilities and transp. | 160,410 | 50.9% | 12.0% | 7.4% | 7.9% | 21.8% | 67.7% | 32.3% |
| Wholesale trade | 371,241 | 54.1% | 12.9% | 10.3% | 10.1% | 12.6% | 71.9% | 28.1% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 809,587 | 48.3% | 6.0% | 6.2% | 10.4% | 29.1% | 57.5% | 42.5% |
| Retail trade | 920,087 | 47.4% | 10.3% | 5.9% | 6.4% | 30.0% | 61.1% | 38.9% |
| Professional services | 1,570,726 | 61.9% | 12.1% | 8.0% | 7.9% | 10.2% | 78.5% | 21.5% |
| Other services | 1,637,955 | 58.9% | 14.6% | 9.0% | 5.7% | 11.9% | 79.0% | 21.0% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 4,458,141 | 53.2% | 12.7% | 8.5% | 6.8% | 18.8% | 70.7% | 29.3% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1,567,044 | 74.3% | 10.0% | 5.2% | 3.6% | 7.0% | 87.3% | 12.7% |
| Nonprofit | 510,850 | 50.4% | 12.6% | 12.3% | 17.7% | 7.0% | 69.8% | 30.2% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 860,379 | 80.3% | 11.8% | 4.8% | 1.6% | 1.5% | 95.2% | 4.8% |
| 5-9 years | 896,210 | 75.1% | 13.3% | 7.0% | 3.1% | 1.4% | 93.2% | 6.8% |
| 10-19 years | 1,409,414 | 68.6% | 14.3% | 7.9% | 4.9% | 4.3% | 87.6% | 12.4% |
| 20 or more years | 3,370,030 | 43.4% | 10.8% | 9.1% | 10.1% | 26.7% | 59.0% | 41.0% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 1,637,376 | 1.2% | 3.8% | 11.1% | 23.8% | 60.0% | 9.8% | 90.2% |
| 1 location only | 4,898,658 | 77.0% | 14.8% | 6.9% | 1.2% | 0.0% | 96.3% | 3.7% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 927,046 | 73.1% | 10.9% | 5.7% | 3.7% | 6.5% | 87.9% | 12.1% |
| 25-49 % | 474,861 | 51.3% | 13.7% | 8.8% | 7.2% | 19.1% | 69.8% | 30.2% |
| 50-74 % | 1,044,787 | 58.2% | 11.8% | 6.7% | 5.4% | 17.9% | 73.8% | 26.2% |
| 75% or more | 4,089,340 | 55.3% | 12.1% | 8.7% | 8.0% | 15.8% | 72.4% | 27.6% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 5,931,843 | 61.4% | 12.6% | 8.2% | 6.9% | 11.0% | 78.7% | 21.3% |
| Has union employees | 351,834 | 26.6% | 7.3% | 7.2% | 6.7% | 52.2% | 37.5% | 62.5% |
| Unknown | 252,357 | 23.7% | 5.7% | 3.8% | 7.7% | 59.1% | 31.5% | 68.5% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 2,220,445 | 57.8% | 11.3% | 7.2% | 6.9% | 16.8% | 73.3% | 26.7% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 4,315,589 | 58.2% | 12.4% | 8.4% | 6.9% | 14.2% | 75.3% | 24.7% |
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.
Percents may not add to 100% 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 | 21,727 | 0.18% | 0.10% | 0.16% | 0.10% | 0.17% | 0.13% | 0.13% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 9,907 | 2.19% | 1.67% | 0.97% | 0.46% * | 0.28% | 0.42% | 0.42% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 6,121 | 1.18% | 1.23% | 0.92% | 0.33% | 0.46% | 0.85% | 0.85% |
| Construction | 11,143 | 0.75% | 0.49% | 0.42% | 0.26% | 0.21% | 0.45% | 0.45% |
| Utilities and transp. | 4,275 | 1.33% | 0.80% | 0.70% | 0.68% | 0.91% | 1.28% | 1.28% |
| Wholesale trade | 5,585 | 0.85% | 0.94% | 0.82% | 0.58% | 0.65% | 1.00% | 1.00% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 16,961 | 0.73% | 0.54% | 0.38% | 0.37% | 0.78% | 0.65% | 0.65% |
| Retail trade | 14,025 | 0.90% | 0.54% | 0.41% | 0.36% | 0.75% | 0.69% | 0.69% |
| Professional services | 9,379 | 0.45% | 0.29% | 0.25% | 0.15% | 0.33% | 0.45% | 0.45% |
| Other services | 15,663 | 0.36% | 0.30% | 0.29% | 0.28% | 0.39% | 0.32% | 0.32% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 35,339 | 0.15% | 0.15% | 0.20% | 0.15% | 0.24% | 0.19% | 0.19% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 22,410 | 0.46% | 0.32% | 0.18% | 0.16% | 0.34% | 0.35% | 0.35% |
| Nonprofit | 14,081 | 0.91% | 0.32% | 0.64% | 0.63% | 0.40% | 1.03% | 1.03% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 21,742 | 1.11% | 1.08% | 0.33% | 0.21% | 0.17% | 0.31% | 0.31% |
| 5-9 years | 9,807 | 0.85% | 0.81% | 0.30% | 0.21% | 0.18% | 0.31% | 0.31% |
| 10-19 years | 16,369 | 0.44% | 0.53% | 0.37% | 0.18% | 0.26% | 0.41% | 0.41% |
| 20 or more years | 20,138 | 0.39% | 0.24% | 0.23% | 0.17% | 0.32% | 0.29% | 0.29% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 8,426 | 0.09% | 0.29% | 0.42% | 0.37% | 0.49% | 0.26% | 0.26% |
| 1 location only | 18,132 | 0.21% | 0.15% | 0.16% | 0.06% | 0.01% | 0.09% | 0.09% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 26,750 | 1.10% | 0.55% | 0.49% | 0.25% | 0.39% | 0.46% | 0.46% |
| 25-49 % | 16,438 | 1.27% | 1.12% | 0.54% | 0.35% | 1.17% | 1.27% | 1.27% |
| 50-74 % | 18,654 | 0.77% | 0.37% | 0.34% | 0.42% | 0.97% | 0.99% | 0.99% |
| 75% or more | 26,847 | 0.31% | 0.19% | 0.23% | 0.17% | 0.26% | 0.25% | 0.25% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 22,312 | 0.18% | 0.11% | 0.18% | 0.10% | 0.21% | 0.18% | 0.18% |
| Has union employees | 9,014 | 1.26% | 0.87% | 0.52% | 0.38% | 1.74% | 1.51% | 1.51% |
| Unknown | 9,589 | 2.08% | 0.74% | 0.55% | 0.79% | 1.79% | 1.94% | 1.94% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 18,306 | 0.62% | 0.44% | 0.18% | 0.22% | 0.46% | 0.52% | 0.52% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 31,086 | 0.36% | 0.29% | 0.19% | 0.12% | 0.14% | 0.16% | 0.16% |
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.
Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding.