| 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 | 58.0% | 11.8% | 7.9% | 7.1% | 15.1% | 74.4% | 25.6% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 140,170 | 83.7% | 9.7% | 4.1% | 1.4% * | 1.0% | 95.9% | 4.1% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 274,603 | 47.8% | 17.8% | 14.4% | 9.8% | 10.2% | 74.9% | 25.1% |
| Construction | 588,408 | 78.4% | 13.0% | 5.7% | 2.0% | 0.9% | 95.1% | 4.9% |
| Utilities and transp. | 174,867 | 50.9% | 10.4% | 8.4% | 7.5% | 22.8% | 66.0% | 34.0% |
| Wholesale trade | 339,204 | 50.5% | 14.1% | 11.3% | 10.0% | 14.1% | 71.1% | 28.9% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 788,941 | 47.2% | 5.6% | 7.4% | 10.8% | 29.0% | 55.9% | 44.1% |
| Retail trade | 982,310 | 49.8% | 9.3% | 6.5% | 7.2% | 27.1% | 63.1% | 36.9% |
| Professional services | 1,598,025 | 62.4% | 11.9% | 7.7% | 7.8% | 10.1% | 78.8% | 21.2% |
| Other services | 1,676,719 | 58.3% | 14.5% | 8.4% | 6.0% | 12.8% | 78.1% | 21.9% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 4,537,600 | 53.9% | 12.3% | 8.2% | 6.9% | 18.7% | 71.0% | 29.0% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1,508,402 | 73.4% | 10.1% | 5.1% | 4.4% | 7.0% | 86.7% | 13.3% |
| Nonprofit | 517,245 | 49.4% | 12.4% | 13.5% | 17.3% | 7.4% | 69.0% | 31.0% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 809,287 | 80.6% | 11.4% | 4.6% | 1.9% | 1.5% | 95.2% | 4.8% |
| 5-9 years | 968,776 | 77.3% | 12.4% | 5.8% | 3.0% | 1.5% | 93.3% | 6.7% |
| 10-19 years | 1,369,558 | 69.8% | 12.6% | 7.7% | 5.6% | 4.3% | 87.4% | 12.6% |
| 20 or more years | 3,415,626 | 42.5% | 11.4% | 9.3% | 10.2% | 26.6% | 59.0% | 41.0% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 1,702,115 | 1.8% | 3.7% | 11.9% | 24.3% | 58.3% | 10.9% | 89.1% |
| 1 location only | 4,861,132 | 77.7% | 14.6% | 6.5% | 1.1% | 0.0% | 96.7% | 3.3% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 956,031 | 73.0% | 11.4% | 5.3% | 4.3% | 6.0% | 87.8% | 12.2% |
| 25-49 % | 466,041 | 49.3% | 13.3% | 10.0% | 7.4% | 19.9% | 68.8% | 31.2% |
| 50-74 % | 1,075,929 | 59.5% | 10.7% | 6.0% | 6.0% | 17.8% | 73.6% | 26.4% |
| 75% or more | 4,065,246 | 55.1% | 12.0% | 8.8% | 8.1% | 16.0% | 72.2% | 27.8% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 5,815,677 | 61.9% | 12.5% | 8.3% | 7.3% | 9.9% | 79.3% | 20.7% |
| Has union employees | 394,809 | 25.9% | 7.2% | 6.3% | 5.7% | 55.0% | 36.2% | 63.8% |
| Unknown | 352,761 | 29.2% | 5.9% | 2.5% | 6.1% | 56.3% | 36.5% | 63.5% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 2,352,149 | 57.4% | 11.6% | 7.3% | 7.5% | 16.2% | 73.3% | 26.7% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 4,211,098 | 58.4% | 11.9% | 8.2% | 7.0% | 14.5% | 75.1% | 24.9% |
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.
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 | 25,970 | 0.19% | 0.25% | 0.16% | 0.06% | 0.19% | 0.19% | 0.19% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 7,852 | 2.39% | 2.17% | 0.69% | 0.39% * | 0.14% | 0.59% | 0.59% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 10,184 | 1.61% | 0.83% | 1.20% | 0.66% | 0.47% | 0.57% | 0.57% |
| Construction | 8,129 | 0.99% | 0.83% | 0.55% | 0.26% | 0.17% | 0.36% | 0.36% |
| Utilities and transp. | 4,079 | 1.63% | 0.97% | 0.86% | 0.69% | 1.46% | 1.64% | 1.64% |
| Wholesale trade | 9,310 | 0.66% | 1.17% | 0.68% | 0.49% | 0.82% | 0.97% | 0.97% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 12,463 | 0.35% | 0.34% | 0.33% | 0.51% | 0.46% | 0.44% | 0.44% |
| Retail trade | 13,666 | 0.61% | 0.36% | 0.37% | 0.27% | 0.68% | 0.62% | 0.62% |
| Professional services | 12,379 | 0.66% | 0.35% | 0.23% | 0.21% | 0.35% | 0.39% | 0.39% |
| Other services | 8,476 | 0.51% | 0.59% | 0.30% | 0.19% | 0.33% | 0.34% | 0.34% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 34,356 | 0.43% | 0.29% | 0.21% | 0.10% | 0.24% | 0.25% | 0.25% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 27,500 | 0.57% | 0.54% | 0.32% | 0.18% | 0.31% | 0.41% | 0.41% |
| Nonprofit | 8,992 | 1.20% | 0.89% | 0.79% | 0.72% | 0.47% | 0.96% | 0.96% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 15,350 | 0.64% | 0.74% | 0.38% | 0.17% | 0.18% | 0.32% | 0.32% |
| 5-9 years | 23,869 | 0.62% | 0.28% | 0.35% | 0.25% | 0.26% | 0.32% | 0.32% |
| 10-19 years | 18,796 | 0.55% | 0.40% | 0.35% | 0.29% | 0.22% | 0.41% | 0.41% |
| 20 or more years | 18,425 | 0.42% | 0.37% | 0.27% | 0.09% | 0.42% | 0.43% | 0.43% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 19,873 | 0.26% | 0.17% | 0.48% | 0.35% | 0.40% | 0.42% | 0.42% |
| 1 location only | 22,805 | 0.40% | 0.32% | 0.11% | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.08% | 0.08% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 19,339 | 0.71% | 0.48% | 0.33% | 0.28% | 0.55% | 0.69% | 0.69% |
| 25-49 % | 12,174 | 0.93% | 0.97% | 0.45% | 0.37% | 0.61% | 0.74% | 0.74% |
| 50-74 % | 24,845 | 0.59% | 0.58% | 0.37% | 0.25% | 0.73% | 0.77% | 0.77% |
| 75% or more | 35,431 | 0.34% | 0.33% | 0.21% | 0.17% | 0.25% | 0.32% | 0.32% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 28,204 | 0.19% | 0.26% | 0.19% | 0.07% | 0.11% | 0.13% | 0.13% |
| Has union employees | 10,253 | 1.86% | 0.73% | 0.61% | 0.41% | 1.89% | 1.80% | 1.80% |
| Unknown | 9,980 | 1.37% | 0.59% | 0.40% | 0.41% | 1.62% | 1.73% | 1.73% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 29,994 | 0.41% | 0.40% | 0.26% | 0.34% | 0.37% | 0.39% | 0.39% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 31,818 | 0.42% | 0.28% | 0.18% | 0.16% | 0.15% | 0.27% | 0.27% |
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.
Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding.