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 |
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United States | 85,128,176 | 8,827,752 | 7,171,799 | 11,499,029 | 15,831,309 | 41,798,287 | 21,439,284 | 63,688,892 |
Industry group ** | ||||||||
Agric., fish., forest. | 816,243 | 213,895 | 108,278 | 162,211 | 173,749 * | 158,110 | 375,092 | 441,151 |
Mining and manufacturing | 10,999,402 | 416,738 | 663,564 | 1,533,045 | 2,575,242 | 5,810,813 | 1,837,144 | 9,162,258 |
Construction | 4,716,563 | 1,251,602 | 953,676 | 1,235,487 | 769,307 | 506,492 | 2,851,280 | 1,865,283 |
Utilities and transp. | 3,915,254 | 211,082 | 201,789 | 388,069 | 481,320 | 2,632,995 | 589,539 | 3,325,715 |
Wholesale trade | 4,917,350 | 450,040 | 535,793 | 921,750 | 1,130,081 | 1,879,687 | 1,401,248 | 3,516,103 |
Fin. svs. and real estate | 9,953,200 | 819,102 | 415,744 | 779,080 | 1,438,188 | 6,501,087 | 1,534,079 | 8,419,121 |
Retail trade | 9,498,432 | 1,044,848 | 701,081 | 1,230,518 | 1,061,445 | 5,460,541 | 2,360,479 | 7,137,953 |
Professional services | 23,981,735 | 2,337,723 | 1,824,508 | 2,776,035 | 5,184,847 | 11,858,622 | 5,389,496 | 18,592,239 |
Other services | 16,329,996 | 2,082,721 | 1,767,368 | 2,472,834 | 3,017,131 | 6,989,941 | 5,100,926 | 11,229,069 |
Ownership | ||||||||
For profit, incorporated | 61,292,485 | 6,069,634 | 5,423,247 | 8,387,257 | 9,994,153 | 31,418,194 | 15,537,794 | 45,754,691 |
For profit, unincorporated | 12,021,991 | 2,301,159 | 1,292,654 | 1,732,893 | 2,406,287 | 4,288,997 | 4,398,799 | 7,623,191 |
Nonprofit | 11,813,700 | 456,959 | 455,898 | 1,378,879 | 3,430,868 | 6,091,096 | 1,502,691 | 10,311,010 |
Age of firm | ||||||||
Less than 5 years | 3,605,081 | 1,232,155 | 690,822 | 755,615 | 494,824 | 431,665 | 2,307,385 | 1,297,696 |
5-9 years | 5,349,372 | 1,691,889 | 1,058,239 | 1,129,224 | 927,452 | 542,569 | 3,277,090 | 2,072,282 |
10-19 years | 11,253,618 | 2,196,239 | 1,590,417 | 2,267,282 | 2,390,665 | 2,809,016 | 5,032,041 | 6,221,577 |
20 or more years | 64,920,104 | 3,707,469 | 3,832,321 | 7,346,909 | 12,018,368 | 38,015,037 | 10,822,768 | 54,097,336 |
Multi/single status | ||||||||
2 or more locations | 52,136,092 | 98,813 | 341,417 | 2,381,121 | 9,308,252 | 40,006,489 | 1,325,593 | 50,810,499 |
1 location only | 32,992,084 | 8,728,938 | 6,830,383 | 9,117,908 | 6,523,056 | 1,791,799 | 20,113,691 | 12,878,393 |
Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
Less than 25% | 869,823 | 73,367 | 104,567 | 192,515 | 183,730 | 315,643 | 280,263 | 589,560 |
25-49 % | 3,050,639 | 359,952 | 294,144 | 543,821 | 539,841 | 1,312,881 | 906,390 | 2,144,248 |
50-74 % | 11,251,057 | 1,429,263 | 851,088 | 1,097,858 | 1,549,181 | 6,323,667 | 2,774,115 | 8,476,942 |
75% or more | 69,956,657 | 6,965,170 | 5,922,000 | 9,664,834 | 13,558,557 | 33,846,096 | 17,478,515 | 52,478,142 |
Union presence | ||||||||
No union employees | 60,194,712 | 8,361,640 | 6,697,259 | 10,524,674 | 13,502,413 | 21,108,725 | 20,108,380 | 40,086,332 |
Has union employees | 13,575,035 | 273,686 | 315,475 | 770,788 | 1,719,131 | 10,495,955 | 896,339 | 12,678,696 |
Unknown | 11,358,429 | 192,425 | 159,065 | 203,566 | 609,765 | 10,193,607 | 434,565 | 10,923,864 |
Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
50% or more low wage | 19,050,182 | 2,222,791 | 1,782,311 | 2,858,895 | 3,850,480 | 8,335,706 | 5,333,886 | 13,716,296 |
Less than 50% low wage | 66,077,994 | 6,604,961 | 5,389,489 | 8,640,134 | 11,980,829 | 33,462,581 | 16,105,398 | 49,972,596 |
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.
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 |
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United States | 888,902 | 131,446 | 158,942 | 308,517 | 228,497 | 862,451 | 167,815 | 906,610 |
Industry group ** | ||||||||
Agric., fish., forest. | 111,192 | 18,676 | 20,692 | 46,127 | 77,808 * | 44,686 | 21,613 | 100,631 |
Mining and manufacturing | 288,538 | 25,341 | 40,649 | 87,095 | 194,415 | 283,953 | 84,870 | 339,933 |
Construction | 156,615 | 53,661 | 69,194 | 136,224 | 132,745 | 78,308 | 65,012 | 154,013 |
Utilities and transp. | 240,526 | 12,903 | 18,345 | 47,627 | 72,273 | 239,487 | 25,199 | 228,589 |
Wholesale trade | 215,814 | 25,667 | 43,334 | 73,610 | 99,846 | 197,137 | 37,486 | 204,713 |
Fin. svs. and real estate | 369,466 | 30,120 | 36,401 | 57,277 | 78,171 | 404,552 | 67,295 | 349,292 |
Retail trade | 404,882 | 37,496 | 36,423 | 65,271 | 84,744 | 322,816 | 74,168 | 402,271 |
Professional services | 609,984 | 54,177 | 57,905 | 67,140 | 230,837 | 662,259 | 73,994 | 612,250 |
Other services | 245,945 | 55,832 | 95,366 | 125,973 | 238,863 | 203,515 | 110,405 | 283,959 |
Ownership | ||||||||
For profit, incorporated | 736,805 | 153,835 | 156,676 | 219,057 | 283,773 | 564,753 | 156,756 | 680,788 |
For profit, unincorporated | 492,417 | 52,437 | 85,049 | 160,212 | 171,654 | 332,248 | 168,249 | 490,443 |
Nonprofit | 367,886 | 25,843 | 47,389 | 83,234 | 162,852 | 369,024 | 76,961 | 373,824 |
Age of firm | ||||||||
Less than 5 years | 143,926 | 37,218 | 37,291 | 96,224 | 57,423 | 128,310 | 68,199 | 124,550 |
5-9 years | 244,954 | 66,060 | 43,868 | 133,503 | 92,223 | 69,302 | 96,048 | 186,319 |
10-19 years | 441,717 | 67,523 | 89,771 | 124,329 | 232,579 | 272,436 | 144,277 | 377,521 |
20 or more years | 578,787 | 62,055 | 143,914 | 210,359 | 382,854 | 736,340 | 206,382 | 561,284 |
Multi/single status | ||||||||
2 or more locations | 891,690 | 16,820 | 21,922 | 125,624 | 347,285 | 886,857 | 53,901 | 877,960 |
1 location only | 417,817 | 137,236 | 172,991 | 285,517 | 264,787 | 312,617 | 160,516 | 427,836 |
Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
Less than 25% | 61,627 | 8,612 | 12,241 | 17,266 | 29,634 | 19,733 | 20,285 | 50,657 |
25-49 % | 102,232 | 14,675 | 26,093 | 32,172 | 63,233 | 81,582 | 43,028 | 112,134 |
50-74 % | 445,230 | 41,811 | 73,131 | 55,204 | 85,934 | 468,260 | 93,231 | 436,380 |
75% or more | 794,748 | 145,087 | 139,665 | 305,121 | 267,799 | 732,416 | 202,532 | 815,728 |
Union presence | ||||||||
No union employees | 831,444 | 133,370 | 131,546 | 303,712 | 240,538 | 669,395 | 154,922 | 778,047 |
Has union employees | 394,507 | 26,864 | 34,470 | 105,937 | 156,076 | 401,218 | 67,707 | 406,408 |
Unknown | 336,018 | 15,049 | 24,375 | 27,139 | 101,079 | 369,847 | 31,063 | 339,602 |
Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
50% or more low wage | 400,914 | 57,207 | 107,848 | 141,561 | 251,888 | 253,197 | 116,538 | 403,062 |
Less than 50% low wage | 927,429 | 131,423 | 124,529 | 239,901 | 377,402 | 914,878 | 148,174 | 863,675 |
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.