Table I.B.1(2011) Number of private-sector employees by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2011
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 108,244,171    12,525,298    9,657,500    15,521,610    19,497,225    51,042,538    29,717,915    78,526,256   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 1,094,425    303,909    143,668    262,618    209,082    175,147    577,896    516,529   
Mining and manufacturing 11,430,189    528,244    704,430    1,720,499    3,000,798    5,476,219    2,049,854    9,380,335   
Construction 4,840,737    1,292,988    792,656    1,441,538    786,627    526,928    2,733,746    2,106,991   
Utilities and transp. 4,890,067    297,426    249,109    465,848    544,117    3,333,567    808,605    4,081,462   
Wholesale trade 5,323,802    589,726    615,455    1,063,068    1,136,391    1,919,161    1,731,885    3,591,916   
Fin. svs. and real estate 10,458,161    918,765    415,990    676,031    1,626,961    6,820,413    1,679,273    8,778,887   
Retail trade 14,319,485    1,710,113    1,055,747    1,472,726    1,364,349    8,716,550    3,378,954    10,940,531   
Professional services 30,218,985    3,232,815    2,398,548    3,552,805    6,450,167    14,584,650    7,351,662    22,867,323   
Other services 25,668,321    3,651,313    3,281,896    4,866,477    4,378,732    9,489,903    9,406,040    16,262,281   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 76,199,891    8,021,409    6,902,629    10,866,613    12,545,031    37,864,209    20,384,871    55,815,020   
For profit, unincorporated 16,455,644    3,631,788    1,904,324    2,878,998    2,601,798    5,438,736    6,912,302    9,543,342   
Nonprofit 15,588,636    872,101    850,546    1,776,000    4,350,395    7,739,594    2,420,742    13,167,894   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 7,509,465    2,756,194    1,622,460    1,745,101    1,167,748    217,962    5,254,610    2,254,855   
5-9 years 9,561,016    2,862,641    1,800,908    2,482,717    1,949,811    464,939    5,898,302    3,662,714   
10-19 years 14,889,204    3,215,693    2,475,944    3,556,024    3,100,649    2,540,895    7,558,284    7,330,920   
20 or more years 76,284,485    3,690,770    3,758,188    7,737,768    13,279,017    47,818,742    11,006,719    65,277,767   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 64,013,743    93,128    388,457    2,738,324    11,306,114    49,487,720    1,383,811    62,629,932   
1 location only 44,230,429    12,432,170    9,269,043    12,783,287    8,191,111    1,554,818    28,334,105    15,896,324   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 9,340,992    2,094,937    1,347,816    1,796,903    1,731,467    2,369,869    4,466,354    4,874,637   
25-49 % 9,940,925    1,157,303    1,105,339    1,528,199    1,638,877    4,511,209    3,032,399    6,908,527   
50-74 % 16,915,035    2,367,724    1,414,061    2,071,768    2,654,407    8,407,076    4,752,841    12,162,194   
75% or more 72,047,219    6,905,334    5,790,284    10,124,741    13,472,474    35,754,385    17,466,321    54,580,898   
Union presence
No union employees 78,569,184    11,897,739    9,102,567    14,227,797    16,731,974    26,609,107    27,987,724    50,581,459   
Has union employees 15,884,890    263,722    271,311    928,994    1,826,564    12,594,298    892,401    14,992,489   
Unknown 13,790,097    363,837    283,622    364,819    938,686    11,839,133    837,791    12,952,307   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low wage 32,240,202    4,699,910    3,405,966    5,179,528    6,303,188    12,651,610    10,633,118    21,607,084   
Less than 50% low wage 76,003,969    7,825,388    6,251,533    10,342,083    13,194,037    38,390,928    19,084,798    56,919,171   

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.

** 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.1(2011) Standard error for number of private-sector employees by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2011
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 829,843    135,924    134,254    262,239    423,496    605,072    212,541    737,240   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 75,357    13,232    31,733    30,819    60,327    42,691    44,253    73,539   
Mining and manufacturing 210,807    34,776    60,138    92,507    169,264    278,164    75,174    208,714   
Construction 288,408    51,443    31,838    150,424    122,611    101,490    80,050    243,284   
Utilities and transp. 347,933    22,450    36,893    56,744    64,570    338,679    40,653    336,025   
Wholesale trade 192,088    23,164    47,924    103,133    90,591    150,350    55,342    157,209   
Fin. svs. and real estate 476,653    29,919    48,737    49,440    133,276    396,733    44,746    496,551   
Retail trade 465,797    53,487    69,754    117,990    137,284    281,431    86,071    452,881   
Professional services 626,532    85,384    60,424    132,043    245,247    528,609    121,902    534,859   
Other services 331,058    48,312    89,863    119,667    253,546    287,773    109,656    293,103   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 959,242    106,274    132,222    258,771    298,488    746,385    233,747    881,272   
For profit, unincorporated 445,687    110,455    115,129    141,871    188,840    225,887    200,363    305,653   
Nonprofit 725,117    43,589    56,553    141,652    331,346    487,063    68,385    698,481   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 295,947    65,884    76,968    107,000    175,789    52,722    101,597    238,047   
5-9 years 414,344    74,878    77,381    173,622    227,584    116,074    154,542    331,354   
10-19 years 452,416    124,455    81,671    226,038    226,765    136,891    201,981    347,902   
20 or more years 643,058    71,885    127,569    258,752    456,666    669,531    154,021    686,389   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 668,487    18,462    31,631    91,004    284,574    680,878    67,119    691,423   
1 location only 745,343    141,212    131,308    294,349    328,662    275,895    236,306    684,002   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 297,870    61,738    70,850    107,231    107,330    238,809    71,134    321,790   
25-49 % 250,042    60,710    35,134    130,588    94,607    264,300    94,641    237,561   
50-74 % 589,650    50,579    44,884    163,618    202,365    547,172    115,477    571,003   
75% or more 790,984    133,129    129,650    267,413    411,587    517,187    189,470    704,170   
Union presence
No union employees 849,734    117,351    139,244    244,876    353,397    600,492    184,809    732,150   
Has union employees 500,263    19,044    37,225    95,661    239,253    438,888    33,079    504,639   
Unknown 369,741    20,543    36,448    45,395    108,955    425,040    56,603    368,828   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low wage 365,425    83,262    124,231    171,331    132,266    369,942    169,909    420,491   
Less than 50% low wage 916,421    111,835    108,015    207,130    399,419    728,515    169,490    934,198   

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.

** 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.