| 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 | 11.8% | 9.1% | 13.9% | 18.1% | 47.1% | 27.5% | 72.5% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 1,108,161 | 29.1% | 13.8% | 19.2% | 23.2% * | 14.7% | 49.7% | 50.3% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 11,384,648 | 4.6% | 6.5% | 14.0% | 23.2% | 51.7% | 18.0% | 82.0% |
| Construction | 5,159,382 | 29.5% | 20.4% | 25.0% | 15.3% | 9.9% | 63.1% | 36.9% |
| Utilities and transp. | 4,630,866 | 6.1% | 5.0% | 9.9% | 12.0% | 66.9% | 15.4% | 84.6% |
| Wholesale trade | 5,289,256 | 10.8% | 11.2% | 18.7% | 22.4% | 36.8% | 30.7% | 69.3% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 11,027,038 | 9.8% | 4.2% | 8.3% | 14.5% | 63.3% | 17.0% | 83.0% |
| Retail trade | 14,084,144 | 11.4% | 7.0% | 11.1% | 10.1% | 60.3% | 24.2% | 75.8% |
| Professional services | 29,850,262 | 10.9% | 7.9% | 12.2% | 21.6% | 47.4% | 24.1% | 75.9% |
| Other services | 25,885,451 | 13.9% | 12.6% | 16.9% | 18.5% | 38.2% | 35.2% | 64.8% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 76,476,293 | 10.8% | 9.3% | 13.8% | 15.9% | 50.2% | 26.8% | 73.2% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 16,239,213 | 21.9% | 11.9% | 15.4% | 18.9% | 31.9% | 41.2% | 58.8% |
| Nonprofit | 15,703,701 | 5.9% | 5.2% | 12.8% | 28.1% | 48.0% | 16.6% | 83.4% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 5,348,631 | 36.9% | 20.7% | 20.9% | 12.1% | 9.4% | 69.1% | 30.9% |
| 5-9 years | 7,621,969 | 32.0% | 19.9% | 21.8% | 16.5% | 9.7% | 62.5% | 37.5% |
| 10-19 years | 15,347,888 | 20.4% | 14.3% | 20.2% | 21.7% | 23.5% | 45.4% | 54.6% |
| 20 or more years | 80,100,719 | 6.5% | 6.2% | 11.5% | 18.0% | 57.8% | 17.9% | 82.1% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 63,952,075 | 0.2% | 0.7% | 4.5% | 18.0% | 76.6% | 2.6% | 97.4% |
| 1 location only | 44,467,132 | 28.4% | 21.1% | 27.3% | 18.3% | 4.8% | 63.3% | 36.7% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 8,700,044 | 22.8% | 15.2% | 18.4% | 18.0% | 25.5% | 47.8% | 52.2% |
| 25-49 % | 8,329,099 | 12.9% | 9.8% | 17.6% | 16.9% | 42.8% | 31.1% | 68.9% |
| 50-74 % | 17,912,414 | 13.6% | 7.7% | 10.0% | 13.9% | 54.9% | 25.7% | 74.3% |
| 75% or more | 73,477,651 | 9.9% | 8.6% | 13.9% | 19.3% | 48.3% | 25.1% | 74.9% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 78,483,900 | 15.4% | 11.7% | 17.6% | 21.5% | 33.8% | 35.7% | 64.3% |
| Has union employees | 16,337,278 | 2.3% | 2.3% | 5.8% | 12.5% | 77.0% | 6.7% | 93.3% |
| Unknown | 13,598,029 | 2.3% | 1.8% | 2.1% | 5.5% | 88.3% | 5.0% | 95.0% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 32,232,823 | 13.6% | 10.6% | 15.3% | 19.3% | 41.2% | 31.7% | 68.3% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 76,186,384 | 11.0% | 8.4% | 13.3% | 17.7% | 49.6% | 25.7% | 74.3% |
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 | 1,037,555 | 0.18% | 0.20% | 0.30% | 0.36% | 0.57% | 0.34% | 0.34% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 162,865 | 5.93% | 2.71% | 3.53% | 5.67% * | 2.73% | 6.77% | 6.77% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 291,378 | 0.25% | 0.41% | 1.04% | 1.51% | 1.63% | 1.06% | 1.06% |
| Construction | 158,044 | 1.69% | 1.53% | 2.40% | 2.24% | 1.50% | 2.09% | 2.09% |
| Utilities and transp. | 305,849 | 0.55% | 0.49% | 1.52% | 1.71% | 3.16% | 1.07% | 1.07% |
| Wholesale trade | 228,128 | 0.40% | 1.28% | 1.23% | 1.75% | 2.81% | 1.33% | 1.33% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 375,228 | 0.27% | 0.45% | 0.71% | 1.20% | 2.03% | 0.66% | 0.66% |
| Retail trade | 481,514 | 0.41% | 0.32% | 0.62% | 0.56% | 1.21% | 1.04% | 1.04% |
| Professional services | 588,821 | 0.33% | 0.22% | 0.19% | 1.14% | 1.55% | 0.51% | 0.51% |
| Other services | 375,947 | 0.39% | 0.40% | 0.80% | 0.80% | 0.97% | 0.57% | 0.57% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 859,303 | 0.29% | 0.17% | 0.27% | 0.42% | 0.43% | 0.28% | 0.28% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 505,842 | 0.93% | 0.85% | 1.05% | 0.83% | 1.31% | 1.70% | 1.70% |
| Nonprofit | 412,096 | 0.34% | 0.57% | 0.58% | 1.27% | 1.74% | 0.83% | 0.83% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 166,072 | 1.25% | 1.66% | 1.97% | 1.54% | 2.36% | 2.11% | 2.11% |
| 5-9 years | 287,769 | 1.15% | 0.65% | 1.29% | 1.04% | 0.85% | 1.77% | 1.77% |
| 10-19 years | 648,647 | 0.75% | 0.84% | 1.06% | 1.46% | 1.85% | 1.22% | 1.22% |
| 20 or more years | 687,080 | 0.11% | 0.19% | 0.28% | 0.60% | 0.80% | 0.32% | 0.32% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 988,249 | 0.03% | 0.05% | 0.22% | 0.67% | 0.67% | 0.11% | 0.11% |
| 1 location only | 540,698 | 0.61% | 0.41% | 0.55% | 0.60% | 0.71% | 0.77% | 0.77% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 436,667 | 1.24% | 0.74% | 1.07% | 1.61% | 0.81% | 2.10% | 2.10% |
| 25-49 % | 252,405 | 0.69% | 0.93% | 1.04% | 1.77% | 1.74% | 1.76% | 1.76% |
| 50-74 % | 659,308 | 0.38% | 0.71% | 0.52% | 1.11% | 1.97% | 1.06% | 1.06% |
| 75% or more | 864,112 | 0.28% | 0.18% | 0.32% | 0.49% | 0.55% | 0.40% | 0.40% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 978,249 | 0.25% | 0.26% | 0.35% | 0.43% | 0.67% | 0.46% | 0.46% |
| Has union employees | 464,218 | 0.24% | 0.24% | 0.85% | 1.19% | 1.43% | 0.55% | 0.55% |
| Unknown | 485,121 | 0.19% | 0.17% | 0.40% | 0.80% | 1.05% | 0.35% | 0.35% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 637,188 | 0.44% | 0.47% | 0.66% | 1.15% | 0.91% | 0.84% | 0.84% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 994,820 | 0.23% | 0.19% | 0.28% | 0.64% | 0.82% | 0.30% | 0.30% |
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.