| 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 | 10.4% | 8.4% | 13.5% | 18.6% | 49.1% | 25.2% | 74.8% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 816,243 | 26.2% | 13.3% | 19.9% | 21.3% * | 19.4% | 46.0% | 54.0% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 10,999,402 | 3.8% | 6.0% | 13.9% | 23.4% | 52.8% | 16.7% | 83.3% |
| Construction | 4,716,563 | 26.5% | 20.2% | 26.2% | 16.3% | 10.7% | 60.5% | 39.5% |
| Utilities and transp. | 3,915,254 | 5.4% | 5.2% | 9.9% | 12.3% | 67.2% | 15.1% | 84.9% |
| Wholesale trade | 4,917,350 | 9.2% | 10.9% | 18.7% | 23.0% | 38.2% | 28.5% | 71.5% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 9,953,200 | 8.2% | 4.2% | 7.8% | 14.4% | 65.3% | 15.4% | 84.6% |
| Retail trade | 9,498,432 | 11.0% | 7.4% | 13.0% | 11.2% | 57.5% | 24.9% | 75.1% |
| Professional services | 23,981,735 | 9.7% | 7.6% | 11.6% | 21.6% | 49.4% | 22.5% | 77.5% |
| Other services | 16,329,996 | 12.8% | 10.8% | 15.1% | 18.5% | 42.8% | 31.2% | 68.8% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 61,292,485 | 9.9% | 8.8% | 13.7% | 16.3% | 51.3% | 25.4% | 74.6% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 12,021,991 | 19.1% | 10.8% | 14.4% | 20.0% | 35.7% | 36.6% | 63.4% |
| Nonprofit | 11,813,700 | 3.9% | 3.9% | 11.7% | 29.0% | 51.6% | 12.7% | 87.3% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 3,605,081 | 34.2% | 19.2% | 21.0% | 13.7% | 12.0% | 64.0% | 36.0% |
| 5-9 years | 5,349,372 | 31.6% | 19.8% | 21.1% | 17.3% | 10.1% | 61.3% | 38.7% |
| 10-19 years | 11,253,618 | 19.5% | 14.1% | 20.1% | 21.2% | 25.0% | 44.7% | 55.3% |
| 20 or more years | 64,920,104 | 5.7% | 5.9% | 11.3% | 18.5% | 58.6% | 16.7% | 83.3% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 52,136,092 | 0.2% | 0.7% | 4.6% | 17.9% | 76.7% | 2.5% | 97.5% |
| 1 location only | 32,992,084 | 26.5% | 20.7% | 27.6% | 19.8% | 5.4% | 61.0% | 39.0% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 869,823 | 8.4% | 12.0% | 22.1% | 21.1% | 36.3% | 32.2% | 67.8% |
| 25-49 % | 3,050,639 | 11.8% | 9.6% | 17.8% | 17.7% | 43.0% | 29.7% | 70.3% |
| 50-74 % | 11,251,057 | 12.7% | 7.6% | 9.8% | 13.8% | 56.2% | 24.7% | 75.3% |
| 75% or more | 69,956,657 | 10.0% | 8.5% | 13.8% | 19.4% | 48.4% | 25.0% | 75.0% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 60,194,712 | 13.9% | 11.1% | 17.5% | 22.4% | 35.1% | 33.4% | 66.6% |
| Has union employees | 13,575,035 | 2.0% | 2.3% | 5.7% | 12.7% | 77.3% | 6.6% | 93.4% |
| Unknown | 11,358,429 | 1.7% | 1.4% | 1.8% | 5.4% | 89.7% | 3.8% | 96.2% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 19,050,182 | 11.7% | 9.4% | 15.0% | 20.2% | 43.8% | 28.0% | 72.0% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 66,077,994 | 10.0% | 8.2% | 13.1% | 18.1% | 50.6% | 24.4% | 75.6% |
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 | 888,902 | 0.21% | 0.18% | 0.31% | 0.38% | 0.56% | 0.33% | 0.33% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 111,192 | 6.07% | 2.08% | 4.21% | 5.61% * | 4.58% | 6.56% | 6.56% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 288,538 | 0.21% | 0.44% | 1.07% | 1.50% | 1.67% | 1.09% | 1.09% |
| Construction | 156,615 | 1.73% | 1.59% | 2.49% | 2.34% | 1.62% | 2.21% | 2.21% |
| Utilities and transp. | 240,526 | 0.43% | 0.47% | 1.46% | 1.90% | 3.03% | 0.90% | 0.90% |
| Wholesale trade | 215,814 | 0.51% | 1.23% | 1.37% | 1.95% | 2.96% | 1.27% | 1.27% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 369,466 | 0.26% | 0.44% | 0.64% | 1.15% | 1.88% | 0.71% | 0.71% |
| Retail trade | 404,882 | 0.46% | 0.43% | 0.89% | 0.65% | 1.42% | 1.25% | 1.25% |
| Professional services | 609,984 | 0.42% | 0.26% | 0.20% | 1.14% | 1.76% | 0.65% | 0.65% |
| Other services | 245,945 | 0.42% | 0.54% | 0.80% | 1.25% | 1.27% | 0.89% | 0.89% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 736,805 | 0.30% | 0.18% | 0.34% | 0.45% | 0.51% | 0.30% | 0.30% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 492,417 | 0.86% | 0.86% | 1.08% | 1.06% | 1.53% | 1.80% | 1.80% |
| Nonprofit | 367,886 | 0.29% | 0.50% | 0.71% | 1.37% | 1.81% | 0.78% | 0.78% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 143,926 | 1.37% | 1.71% | 2.01% | 1.60% | 3.04% | 2.25% | 2.25% |
| 5-9 years | 244,954 | 1.39% | 0.82% | 1.77% | 1.35% | 1.08% | 2.00% | 2.00% |
| 10-19 years | 441,717 | 0.77% | 0.94% | 1.14% | 1.41% | 1.86% | 1.47% | 1.47% |
| 20 or more years | 578,787 | 0.12% | 0.19% | 0.31% | 0.67% | 0.78% | 0.31% | 0.31% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 891,690 | 0.03% | 0.04% | 0.23% | 0.73% | 0.68% | 0.10% | 0.10% |
| 1 location only | 417,817 | 0.64% | 0.48% | 0.56% | 0.84% | 0.92% | 0.83% | 0.83% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 61,627 | 1.18% | 1.29% | 1.43% | 1.93% | 1.44% | 1.98% | 1.98% |
| 25-49 % | 102,232 | 0.66% | 0.90% | 1.20% | 1.84% | 1.68% | 1.70% | 1.70% |
| 50-74 % | 445,230 | 0.38% | 0.77% | 0.51% | 1.09% | 2.06% | 1.15% | 1.15% |
| 75% or more | 794,748 | 0.28% | 0.18% | 0.33% | 0.50% | 0.58% | 0.40% | 0.40% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 831,444 | 0.27% | 0.24% | 0.36% | 0.54% | 0.69% | 0.42% | 0.42% |
| Has union employees | 394,507 | 0.25% | 0.24% | 0.89% | 1.08% | 1.39% | 0.56% | 0.56% |
| Unknown | 336,018 | 0.17% | 0.21% | 0.27% | 0.92% | 0.97% | 0.31% | 0.31% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 400,914 | 0.41% | 0.57% | 0.75% | 1.05% | 0.94% | 0.80% | 0.80% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 927,429 | 0.26% | 0.17% | 0.31% | 0.65% | 0.79% | 0.31% | 0.31% |
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.