Table I.B.3(2010) Number of full-time 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 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.

 

Table I.B.3(2010) Standard error for number of full-time 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 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.