Table I.B.1(2010) Number of private-sector employees 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 108,419,208    12,756,246    9,823,783    15,056,352    19,674,469    51,108,357    29,792,468    78,626,739   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 1,108,161    322,360    152,763    213,189    256,907 * 162,942    550,485    557,676   
Mining and manufacturing 11,384,648    524,176    735,788    1,597,076    2,637,579    5,890,028    2,054,627    9,330,020   
Construction 5,159,382    1,519,898    1,051,724    1,288,951    788,637    510,172    3,253,854    1,905,529   
Utilities and transp. 4,630,866    282,814    231,880    460,681    555,265    3,100,226    714,304    3,916,562   
Wholesale trade 5,289,256    572,756    594,273    988,582    1,185,945    1,947,699    1,625,587    3,663,668   
Fin. svs. and real estate 11,027,038    1,077,378    464,397    912,019    1,594,806    6,978,437    1,875,661    9,151,377   
Retail trade 14,084,144    1,603,448    990,330    1,566,945    1,427,914    8,495,507    3,402,646    10,681,498   
Professional services 29,850,262    3,258,568    2,350,931    3,652,272    6,446,688    14,141,803    7,207,105    22,643,157   
Other services 25,885,451    3,594,847    3,251,697    4,376,637    4,780,728    9,881,542    9,108,199    16,777,252   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 76,476,293    8,272,584    7,076,898    10,537,971    12,191,511    38,397,329    20,493,551    55,982,742   
For profit, unincorporated 16,239,213    3,551,978    1,936,689    2,508,290    3,065,272    5,176,984    6,693,933    9,545,280   
Nonprofit 15,703,701    931,685    810,196    2,010,090    4,417,686    7,534,044    2,604,984    13,098,717   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 5,348,631    1,974,896    1,106,383    1,119,390    646,071    501,891    3,695,574    1,653,057   
5-9 years 7,621,969    2,437,940    1,520,532    1,662,302    1,258,266    742,930    4,761,971    2,859,999   
10-19 years 15,347,888    3,127,670    2,200,077    3,094,548    3,324,563    3,601,031    6,965,643    8,382,246   
20 or more years 80,100,719    5,215,741    4,996,791    9,180,112    14,445,570    46,262,505    14,369,281    65,731,438   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 63,952,075    121,459    430,059    2,909,398    11,524,587    48,966,572    1,632,889    62,319,187   
1 location only 44,467,132    12,634,787    9,393,724    12,146,954    8,149,883    2,141,785    28,159,580    16,307,553   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 8,700,044    1,984,810    1,325,672    1,604,004    1,567,081    2,218,478    4,158,498    4,541,546   
25-49 % 8,329,099    1,077,241    817,642    1,462,451    1,407,984    3,563,781    2,590,129    5,738,970   
50-74 % 17,912,414    2,430,551    1,371,409    1,789,474    2,482,809    9,838,170    4,601,314    13,311,100   
75% or more 73,477,651    7,263,644    6,309,061    10,200,423    14,216,595    35,487,928    18,442,528    55,035,123   
Union presence
No union employees 78,483,900    12,064,999    9,201,428    13,816,944    16,882,498    26,518,031    28,021,082    50,462,818   
Has union employees 16,337,278    379,215    381,565    951,478    2,046,005    12,579,016    1,097,902    15,239,376   
Unknown 13,598,029    312,032    240,790    287,930    745,967    12,011,310    673,484    12,924,545   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low wage 32,232,823    4,373,927    3,431,996    4,923,652    6,219,294    13,283,954    10,204,458    22,028,366   
Less than 50% low wage 76,186,384    8,382,319    6,391,787    10,132,700    13,455,176    37,824,403    19,588,011    56,598,374   

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.B.1(2010) Standard error for number of private-sector employees 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 1,037,555    159,699    218,315    359,397    321,774    998,269    255,619    1,051,286   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 162,865    16,320    31,085    47,257    103,771 * 44,550    28,308    145,151   
Mining and manufacturing 291,378    31,564    39,616    86,664    197,806    287,661    82,065    339,289   
Construction 158,044    60,016    69,903    142,344    137,024    78,548    59,044    155,776   
Utilities and transp. 305,849    14,215    21,231    61,978    82,369    300,303    27,767    297,136   
Wholesale trade 228,128    22,505    49,566    75,344    96,278    200,475    45,975    212,691   
Fin. svs. and real estate 375,228    26,758    43,423    69,310    102,211    431,454    62,777    355,447   
Retail trade 481,514    42,805    42,496    71,611    91,012    405,702    90,466    480,920   
Professional services 588,821    58,671    62,308    66,801    301,357    676,639    90,719    578,385   
Other services 375,947    76,990    136,841    196,353    256,504    266,542    158,578    328,459   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 859,303    204,917    176,509    235,065    338,945    592,271    195,417    781,713   
For profit, unincorporated 505,842    89,731    119,107    203,593    178,713    348,400    207,500    528,616   
Nonprofit 412,096    40,123    70,179    107,612    182,717    431,807    95,237    436,613   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 166,072    53,252    61,810    127,367    85,745    144,405    85,012    153,513   
5-9 years 287,769    98,329    66,828    136,201    93,482    79,191    144,730    214,154   
10-19 years 648,647    68,536    121,798    182,027    351,451    353,869    184,427    522,708   
20 or more years 687,080    64,985    170,059    233,727    451,190    857,602    246,964    693,799   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 988,249    17,929    30,271    147,001    391,364    999,582    68,185    977,926   
1 location only 540,698    165,760    232,750    359,252    255,346    322,230    253,957    510,960   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 436,667    50,742    65,609    124,298    225,263    130,374    112,010    406,265   
25-49 % 252,405    42,279    75,075    66,839    167,967    208,067    128,624    288,132   
50-74 % 659,308    76,953    110,340    91,798    143,031    690,981    148,404    632,268   
75% or more 864,112    156,333    154,895    320,583    280,040    749,670    218,346    869,278   
Union presence
No union employees 978,249    162,410    183,740    367,666    240,912    801,136    241,859    948,825   
Has union employees 464,218    31,859    42,795    120,521    207,150    478,263    81,518    477,530   
Unknown 485,121    19,676    24,642    48,354    106,657    501,879    45,351    477,835   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low wage 637,188    102,314    168,563    198,945    459,042    380,964    232,304    634,279   
Less than 50% low wage 994,820    137,105    152,362    239,439    416,742    1,051,533    158,423    929,235   

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.