| 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 | 6,511,525 | 58.5% | 11.5% | 7.8% | 7.0% | 15.2% | 74.5% | 25.5% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 146,969 | 83.3% | 8.8% | 4.9% | 2.0% * | 1.1% | 95.4% | 4.6% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 277,851 | 48.6% | 17.0% | 14.8% | 9.3% | 10.4% | 74.6% | 25.4% |
| Construction | 535,682 | 79.8% | 11.0% | 6.5% | 1.8% | 0.9% | 94.8% | 5.2% |
| Utilities and transp. | 175,390 | 50.8% | 10.3% | 8.3% | 8.4% | 22.1% | 66.4% | 33.6% |
| Wholesale trade | 360,482 | 52.7% | 13.5% | 10.5% | 9.7% | 13.6% | 72.3% | 27.7% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 716,681 | 46.4% | 5.1% | 5.7% | 11.1% | 31.7% | 54.3% | 45.7% |
| Retail trade | 1,000,451 | 50.8% | 9.4% | 6.1% | 6.3% | 27.5% | 63.2% | 36.8% |
| Professional services | 1,607,944 | 61.8% | 11.7% | 7.3% | 7.6% | 11.6% | 77.6% | 22.4% |
| Other services | 1,690,073 | 59.7% | 14.5% | 9.2% | 5.9% | 10.7% | 79.9% | 20.1% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 4,431,515 | 54.0% | 12.1% | 8.2% | 6.9% | 18.8% | 71.0% | 29.0% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1,581,580 | 73.8% | 9.2% | 5.4% | 3.9% | 7.8% | 86.2% | 13.8% |
| Nonprofit | 498,429 | 49.6% | 13.4% | 12.2% | 17.5% | 7.3% | 68.9% | 31.1% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1,126,796 | 83.3% | 11.1% | 4.4% | 1.2% | 0.0% * | 97.1% | 2.9% |
| 5-9 years | 1,134,157 | 77.4% | 12.5% | 6.6% | 2.8% | 0.6% | 94.0% | 6.0% |
| 10-19 years | 1,384,870 | 70.4% | 14.0% | 8.1% | 4.1% | 3.4% | 89.3% | 10.7% |
| 20 or more years | 2,865,702 | 35.5% | 10.0% | 9.5% | 12.3% | 32.7% | 50.8% | 49.2% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 1,649,164 | 1.5% | 3.2% | 11.1% | 24.1% | 60.0% | 9.3% | 90.7% |
| 1 location only | 4,862,361 | 77.8% | 14.3% | 6.7% | 1.1% | 0.0% | 96.6% | 3.4% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1,007,496 | 72.5% | 11.2% | 5.8% | 4.2% | 6.3% | 87.3% | 12.7% |
| 25-49 % | 522,052 | 46.2% | 15.7% | 9.2% | 7.9% | 21.1% | 67.2% | 32.8% |
| 50-74 % | 1,022,865 | 60.9% | 11.1% | 6.7% | 5.7% | 15.6% | 76.0% | 24.0% |
| 75% or more | 3,959,111 | 55.9% | 11.1% | 8.5% | 7.9% | 16.6% | 71.9% | 28.1% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 5,763,253 | 62.6% | 12.3% | 8.2% | 6.9% | 10.0% | 79.6% | 20.4% |
| Has union employees | 338,817 | 22.7% | 5.1% | 6.7% | 7.8% | 57.8% | 31.4% | 68.6% |
| Unknown | 409,455 | 30.7% | 5.9% | 3.0% | 6.4% | 54.0% | 38.5% | 61.5% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 2,420,047 | 59.7% | 11.0% | 7.3% | 7.1% | 14.9% | 74.9% | 25.1% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 4,091,478 | 57.8% | 11.8% | 8.2% | 6.9% | 15.4% | 74.3% | 25.7% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2011 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 | 17,631 | 0.17% | 0.18% | 0.08% | 0.06% | 0.14% | 0.19% | 0.19% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 4,923 | 1.30% | 1.55% | 0.66% | 0.66% * | 0.19% | 0.78% | 0.78% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 9,251 | 1.45% | 1.65% | 0.90% | 0.53% | 0.61% | 0.62% | 0.62% |
| Construction | 7,575 | 0.52% | 0.63% | 0.47% | 0.16% | 0.13% | 0.51% | 0.51% |
| Utilities and transp. | 4,196 | 2.04% | 1.26% | 1.05% | 0.63% | 1.15% | 1.32% | 1.32% |
| Wholesale trade | 6,306 | 1.31% | 1.21% | 0.50% | 0.52% | 0.59% | 0.99% | 0.99% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 15,087 | 1.00% | 0.55% | 0.22% | 0.35% | 0.93% | 1.14% | 1.14% |
| Retail trade | 11,191 | 0.60% | 0.41% | 0.32% | 0.28% | 0.51% | 0.52% | 0.52% |
| Professional services | 15,185 | 0.59% | 0.26% | 0.17% | 0.13% | 0.45% | 0.44% | 0.44% |
| Other services | 12,430 | 0.52% | 0.29% | 0.22% | 0.13% | 0.26% | 0.37% | 0.37% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 31,592 | 0.18% | 0.22% | 0.14% | 0.09% | 0.22% | 0.25% | 0.25% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 32,329 | 0.60% | 0.42% | 0.18% | 0.19% | 0.45% | 0.43% | 0.43% |
| Nonprofit | 13,206 | 1.32% | 0.95% | 0.66% | 0.54% | 0.32% | 0.59% | 0.59% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 13,868 | 0.41% | 0.34% | 0.18% | 0.16% | 0.02% * | 0.21% | 0.21% |
| 5-9 years | 24,938 | 0.42% | 0.50% | 0.37% | 0.24% | 0.15% | 0.33% | 0.33% |
| 10-19 years | 19,250 | 0.64% | 0.56% | 0.39% | 0.15% | 0.17% | 0.23% | 0.23% |
| 20 or more years | 20,727 | 0.36% | 0.32% | 0.18% | 0.18% | 0.47% | 0.46% | 0.46% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 12,469 | 0.14% | 0.21% | 0.25% | 0.20% | 0.34% | 0.29% | 0.29% |
| 1 location only | 18,841 | 0.17% | 0.22% | 0.10% | 0.04% | 0.00% | 0.11% | 0.11% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 16,404 | 0.73% | 0.46% | 0.20% | 0.18% | 0.48% | 0.59% | 0.59% |
| 25-49 % | 13,367 | 1.15% | 0.73% | 0.54% | 0.36% | 0.80% | 0.75% | 0.75% |
| 50-74 % | 12,636 | 0.79% | 0.38% | 0.42% | 0.29% | 0.51% | 0.66% | 0.66% |
| 75% or more | 13,192 | 0.42% | 0.23% | 0.13% | 0.13% | 0.27% | 0.34% | 0.34% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 22,987 | 0.19% | 0.19% | 0.11% | 0.10% | 0.22% | 0.21% | 0.21% |
| Has union employees | 9,419 | 1.09% | 0.69% | 0.49% | 0.67% | 1.54% | 1.00% | 1.00% |
| Unknown | 7,455 | 1.19% | 0.70% | 0.33% | 0.46% | 1.20% | 0.95% | 0.95% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 25,907 | 0.59% | 0.39% | 0.20% | 0.18% | 0.40% | 0.51% | 0.51% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 26,735 | 0.38% | 0.19% | 0.13% | 0.14% | 0.29% | 0.39% | 0.39% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2011 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.