Table I.A.1(2010) Number of private-sector establishments by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2010
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 6,563,247    3,807,878    773,921    518,797    469,116    993,534    4,886,283    1,676,964   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 140,170    117,366    13,648    5,757    1,996 * 1,403    134,412    5,758   
Mining and manufacturing 274,603    131,394    48,821    39,486    26,875    28,028    205,723    68,880   
Construction 588,408    461,411    76,355    33,605    11,490    5,548    559,553    28,854   
Utilities and transp. 174,867    88,980    18,186    14,643    13,196    39,861    115,333    59,534   
Wholesale trade 339,204    171,170    47,871    38,372    33,963    47,829    241,286    97,919   
Fin. svs. and real estate 788,941    372,759    43,831    58,366    85,425    228,560    441,406    347,535   
Retail trade 982,310    489,259    91,737    64,162    71,203    265,950    620,095    362,215   
Professional services 1,598,025    997,734    189,620    123,698    124,993    161,979    1,259,000    339,025   
Other services 1,676,719    977,806    243,852    140,708    99,976    214,377    1,309,475    367,243   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 4,537,600    2,444,712    557,673    372,591    312,611    850,012    3,221,143    1,316,456   
For profit, unincorporated 1,508,402    1,107,439    152,145    76,629    67,107    105,081    1,308,374    200,028   
Nonprofit 517,245    255,727    64,102    69,577    89,398    38,441    356,766    160,479   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 809,287    652,151    92,242    37,419    15,263    12,212    770,405    38,882   
5-9 years 968,776    748,464    120,434    56,092    29,330    14,455    904,086    64,689   
10-19 years 1,369,558    955,832    172,183    106,069    76,196    59,277    1,196,589    172,969   
20 or more years 3,415,626    1,451,431    389,062    319,216    348,326    907,590    2,015,202    1,400,424   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 1,702,115    30,767    63,316    202,856    413,309    991,867    185,119    1,516,996   
1 location only 4,861,132    3,777,111    710,605    315,941    55,807    1,668    4,701,164    159,968   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 956,031    698,326    108,859    50,381    41,411    57,054    839,395    116,636   
25-49 % 466,041    229,892    62,213    46,552    34,435    92,949    320,552    145,490   
50-74 % 1,075,929    639,932    114,732    64,846    65,053    191,365    792,145    283,783   
75% or more 4,065,246    2,239,728    488,117    357,018    328,217    652,166    2,934,192    1,131,054   
Union presence
No union employees 5,815,677    3,602,737    724,756    485,119    424,974    578,090    4,614,410    1,201,266   
Has union employees 394,809    102,116    28,350    24,748    22,641    216,953    143,057    251,753   
Unknown 352,761    103,025    20,815    8,929    21,501    198,491    128,816    223,945   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low wage 2,352,149    1,350,503    272,396    172,273    175,457    381,521    1,724,434    627,715   
Less than 50% low wage 4,211,098    2,457,375    501,525    346,524    293,660    612,013    3,161,849    1,049,248   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2010 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(2010) Standard error for number of private-sector establishments by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2010
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 25,970    21,362    15,296    11,212    3,433    13,829    20,953    14,950   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 7,852    6,964    3,063    959    635 * 221    7,374    926   
Mining and manufacturing 10,184    8,881    2,399    2,348    2,133    1,883    7,521    3,191   
Construction 8,129    7,459    5,316    3,355    1,441    974    7,957    2,148   
Utilities and transp. 4,079    4,141    1,764    1,407    1,094    2,486    4,550    2,715   
Wholesale trade 9,310    5,733    3,522    2,099    2,321    3,348    6,395    4,832   
Fin. svs. and real estate 12,463    6,730    2,969    2,936    3,753    4,373    9,053    4,964   
Retail trade 13,666    10,519    3,139    3,410    3,338    7,485    9,183    8,917   
Professional services 12,379    14,164    5,975    4,079    3,115    4,984    14,138    5,293   
Other services 8,476    10,845    9,045    5,376    3,176    6,294    5,227    7,060   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 34,356    35,455    11,437    8,309    3,956    12,933    30,234    12,150   
For profit, unincorporated 27,500    21,222    9,869    5,127    2,588    3,642    28,142    4,728   
Nonprofit 8,992    8,432    5,221    4,049    2,943    2,199    10,353    3,865   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 15,350    14,988    5,672    3,060    1,437    1,430    13,934    2,893   
5-9 years 23,869    19,064    5,136    3,728    2,308    2,359    22,881    3,259   
10-19 years 18,796    13,177    6,262    5,518    4,096    2,855    18,383    5,745   
20 or more years 18,425    18,171    12,115    9,346    4,371    14,454    17,660    16,851   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 19,873    4,334    2,979    10,034    3,820    13,854    8,492    16,134   
1 location only 22,805    22,579    16,418    5,566    1,542    196    22,423    3,841   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 19,339    13,696    5,851    3,178    3,275    5,448    16,857    7,610   
25-49 % 12,174    7,414    5,327    2,197    1,501    3,594    10,887    3,023   
50-74 % 24,845    18,226    7,244    3,287    3,098    8,756    21,965    9,208   
75% or more 35,431    29,373    12,268    9,920    6,577    10,631    30,954    14,269   
Union presence
No union employees 28,204    22,950    13,692    12,210    3,181    7,636    22,465    10,444   
Has union employees 10,253    8,080    3,196    2,847    1,532    7,570    9,225    7,652   
Unknown 9,980    5,164    2,320    1,466    1,393    9,128    6,735    9,706   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low wage 29,994    17,784    11,275    5,922    7,390    11,449    24,465    11,642   
Less than 50% low wage 31,818    29,767    10,835    8,091    6,704    7,662    26,952    13,433   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2010 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.