Table I.A.1(2012) Number of private-sector establishments by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2012
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 6,789,881    4,049,313    775,327    515,248    450,402    999,592    5,121,268    1,668,613   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 153,367    124,919    13,968    9,182    3,280    2,019    145,517    7,851   
Mining and manufacturing 264,455    129,829    43,522    40,497    23,973    26,633    196,703    67,752   
Construction 587,101    466,076    72,827    32,684    9,629    5,885    559,362    27,739   
Utilities and transp. 171,159    94,673    14,283    15,842    12,894    33,467    118,159    53,000   
Wholesale trade 342,658    183,188    48,358    34,956    31,552    44,603    250,737    91,921   
Fin. svs. and real estate 750,114    373,279    39,332    47,244    81,406    208,853    433,976    316,138   
Retail trade 1,065,963    528,184    96,817    63,262    66,586    311,114    660,923    405,040   
Professional services 1,657,919    1,059,770    191,362    117,723    119,224    169,839    1,316,256    341,662   
Other services 1,797,145    1,089,395    254,857    153,857    101,857    197,179    1,439,635    357,510   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 4,599,091    2,535,663    558,764    353,854    297,811    852,999    3,302,723    1,296,368   
For profit, unincorporated 1,655,393    1,238,042    150,275    93,349    66,309    107,419    1,439,588    215,805   
Nonprofit 535,397    275,609    66,288    68,044    86,282    39,174    378,956    156,441   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 1,204,127    1,000,455    128,127    56,943    15,681    2,922    1,167,524    36,604   
5-9 years 1,164,942    922,983    136,983    70,163    30,466    4,346    1,100,920    64,021   
10-19 years 1,473,670    1,045,186    210,715    117,605    62,938    37,225    1,328,323    145,346   
20 or more years 2,947,143    1,080,689    299,502    270,537    341,317    955,099    1,524,501    1,422,642   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 1,671,718    27,437    74,640    179,032    392,610    997,999    176,809    1,494,909   
1 location only 5,118,164    4,021,876    700,687    336,216    57,792    1,593    4,944,459    173,705   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 1,077,505    780,951    112,291    58,287    38,739    87,236    929,582    147,923   
25-49 % 533,546    246,417    76,817    51,248    43,001    116,063    355,721    177,825   
50-74 % 1,103,826    671,404    124,246    73,274    56,879    178,024    837,941    265,885   
75% or more 4,075,004    2,350,541    461,973    332,439    311,783    618,269    2,998,024    1,076,980   
Union presence
No union employees 6,075,775    3,901,080    738,421    488,570    406,370    541,333    4,922,225    1,153,550   
Has union employees 357,122    69,151    24,171    18,791    25,799    219,211    102,686    254,436   
Unknown 356,984    79,082    12,735    7,887    18,232    239,048    96,356    260,628   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low wage 2,560,388    1,519,258    282,299    174,717    166,748    417,366    1,903,514    656,874   
Less than 50% low wage 4,229,493    2,530,055    493,028    340,531    283,654    582,226    3,217,754    1,011,739   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2012 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.A.1(2012) Standard error for number of private-sector establishments by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2012
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 29,797    28,523    14,031    10,390    6,920    18,086    30,099    15,079   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 7,826    6,041    2,409    1,595    701    534    7,387    1,118   
Mining and manufacturing 6,969    4,944    2,377    1,180    1,338    1,452    6,442    2,608   
Construction 11,006    11,599    4,944    1,626    1,068    703    12,226    2,180   
Utilities and transp. 6,627    4,345    1,719    2,214    1,935    2,151    4,851    3,834   
Wholesale trade 6,737    6,266    3,599    2,219    1,468    1,772    6,197    2,653   
Fin. svs. and real estate 10,604    7,280    3,726    4,668    3,480    9,693    8,002    7,937   
Retail trade 10,915    6,349    5,836    2,748    3,635    9,307    11,295    8,771   
Professional services 17,406    11,809    6,528    3,429    3,762    8,528    13,223    11,565   
Other services 14,962    10,925    5,225    5,760    4,939    11,190    12,429    9,774   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 25,544    28,468    9,463    9,274    7,519    16,642    22,602    14,383   
For profit, unincorporated 21,238    10,470    7,916    2,845    3,759    5,667    16,351    6,653   
Nonprofit 5,571    6,886    4,998    2,504    4,695    2,108    6,629    4,243   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 24,592    19,514    4,956    4,306    1,824    652    24,078    2,984   
5-9 years 19,466    16,575    7,349    4,042    3,199    865    22,035    4,466   
10-19 years 23,144    25,415    4,619    3,778    4,687    2,969    22,622    7,278   
20 or more years 26,800    21,984    9,885    5,896    4,722    17,367    25,746    14,857   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 19,900    3,780    4,693    7,000    6,604    18,043    7,724    17,154   
1 location only 28,719    28,989    10,796    5,261    1,635    110    28,326    3,466   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 15,758    18,266    7,365    3,082    3,165    3,275    13,971    5,339   
25-49 % 11,812    7,420    5,327    3,556    2,830    8,856    9,135    9,337   
50-74 % 17,091    13,757    7,276    3,594    3,838    10,149    11,328    11,211   
75% or more 37,899    30,308    15,958    7,773    5,931    14,126    35,833    11,992   
Union presence
No union employees 34,900    31,977    14,601    10,257    7,392    9,154    32,811    7,534   
Has union employees 9,285    6,461    2,203    2,686    2,219    9,315    6,723    9,367   
Unknown 5,044    4,129    2,518    1,307    1,770    5,365    4,319    4,909   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low wage 21,659    20,627    7,099    4,724    7,484    14,502    19,432    16,055   
Less than 50% low wage 33,673    29,791    12,028    8,348    7,647    8,561    31,341    9,960   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2012 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.