Table I.B.3(2012) Number of full-time private-sector employees 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 85,575,705    9,045,157    6,875,334    11,522,068    16,052,952    42,080,194    21,262,702    64,313,003   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 974,845    235,029    85,696    163,873    261,834    228,413    409,723    565,122   
Mining and manufacturing 11,296,766    398,434    580,288    1,599,491    2,675,791    6,042,763    1,693,011    9,603,755   
Construction 4,639,683    1,175,121    908,113    1,112,811    793,425    650,212    2,646,539    1,993,145   
Utilities and transp. 4,009,642    245,348    149,264    383,959    628,892    2,602,179    595,966    3,413,677   
Wholesale trade 4,916,104    493,615    570,817    887,523    1,028,194    1,935,956    1,462,507    3,453,597   
Fin. svs. and real estate 9,720,663    778,852    350,093    719,807    1,573,345    6,298,566    1,420,857    8,299,806   
Retail trade 9,062,640    1,112,951    706,251    1,144,076    1,108,830    4,990,531    2,348,142    6,714,497   
Professional services 24,432,956    2,422,933    1,795,777    2,848,229    5,202,955    12,163,062    5,467,120    18,965,836   
Other services 16,522,406    2,182,875    1,729,035    2,662,299    2,779,686    7,168,510    5,218,838    11,303,567   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 61,172,976    6,105,046    5,153,022    8,013,922    10,284,624    31,616,363    15,181,352    45,991,624   
For profit, unincorporated 12,404,562    2,458,539    1,205,141    2,004,655    2,384,589    4,351,637    4,473,542    7,931,020   
Nonprofit 11,998,167    481,573    517,171    1,503,491    3,383,739    6,112,194    1,607,808    10,390,359   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 5,285,248    1,944,669    947,299    1,257,780    926,054    209,446    3,527,909    1,757,339   
5-9 years 6,388,443    1,908,590    1,190,933    1,574,936    1,470,511    243,473    3,799,404    2,589,038   
10-19 years 11,393,422    2,450,649    1,883,124    2,839,475    2,573,457    1,646,718    5,747,747    5,645,676   
20 or more years 62,508,592    2,741,249    2,853,978    5,849,876    11,082,930    39,980,558    8,187,643    54,320,949   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 52,501,715    71,736    462,841    2,079,165    9,025,140    40,862,832    1,253,441    51,248,274   
1 location only 33,073,991    8,973,421    6,412,493    9,442,902    7,027,813    1,217,362    20,009,262    13,064,729   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 986,478    90,237    124,900    209,551    168,856    392,934    319,996    666,482   
25-49 % 3,953,586    397,923    372,520    594,110    637,298    1,951,735    1,082,395    2,871,191   
50-74 % 10,581,284    1,485,037    914,441    1,366,887    1,675,886    5,139,032    3,045,240    7,536,044   
75% or more 70,054,357    7,071,960    5,463,473    9,351,519    13,570,912    34,596,493    16,815,072    53,239,286   
Union presence
No union employees 59,313,640    8,720,583    6,531,296    10,785,786    13,920,749    19,355,226    20,305,076    39,008,564   
Has union employees 13,683,664    171,174    249,558    559,136    1,742,658    10,961,138    635,312    13,048,353   
Unknown 12,578,401    153,401    94,481    177,145    389,545    11,763,829    322,315    12,256,086   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low wage 18,804,137    2,482,085    1,640,737    2,581,872    4,085,820    8,013,623    5,428,477    13,375,660   
Less than 50% low wage 66,771,568    6,563,073    5,234,597    8,940,195    11,967,132    34,066,571    15,834,225    50,937,343   

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.B.3(2012) Standard error for number of full-time private-sector employees 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 694,390    135,488    214,978    207,716    255,232    684,561    292,887    814,222   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 134,295    21,149    17,256    37,246    55,481    65,158    28,479    129,729   
Mining and manufacturing 227,843    18,969    34,894    65,731    119,656    216,159    90,852    229,449   
Construction 137,154    53,983    65,438    86,099    87,108    103,446    76,860    179,087   
Utilities and transp. 230,422    16,730    19,553    47,166    82,243    143,205    32,660    207,937   
Wholesale trade 129,726    29,930    54,390    61,419    66,767    118,425    81,986    128,323   
Fin. svs. and real estate 209,919    29,162    34,439    69,506    131,334    210,599    51,155    211,846   
Retail trade 168,513    33,571    58,237    38,390    85,765    186,610    85,501    215,328   
Professional services 507,077    86,897    74,242    81,460    144,067    278,346    151,917    441,414   
Other services 417,840    71,073    64,011    83,286    172,101    396,860    133,626    452,354   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 639,107    85,023    139,819    187,451    289,075    674,691    191,358    694,817   
For profit, unincorporated 193,455    54,798    106,759    117,157    146,012    246,285    140,801    194,915   
Nonprofit 319,435    20,757    39,164    55,287    200,335    227,732    49,099    308,987   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 159,239    65,529    59,215    93,500    90,486    41,501    111,753    136,527   
5-9 years 132,890    44,277    80,125    72,224    150,540    52,901    110,769    137,005   
10-19 years 326,659    74,670    57,787    111,874    162,687    136,206    111,660    286,780   
20 or more years 772,521    81,043    137,414    165,941    190,024    762,085    179,225    809,588   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 665,601    12,340    43,068    78,632    220,797    693,555    60,855    687,159   
1 location only 236,792    136,103    195,848    175,253    273,869    125,781    272,091    333,848   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 18,061    7,329    11,880    8,121    18,416    19,046    18,756    19,373   
25-49 % 121,420    19,068    27,467    51,316    28,698    123,371    38,522    124,742   
50-74 % 285,296    32,822    59,852    69,480    139,333    254,486    88,021    255,611   
75% or more 633,729    149,509    216,643    231,686    316,786    550,635    306,365    685,524   
Union presence
No union employees 509,521    135,407    228,497    213,609    271,327    518,354    277,092    618,444   
Has union employees 376,734    18,206    29,375    74,030    85,056    303,294    49,895    360,897   
Unknown 430,996    10,566    20,191    40,092    89,736    387,145    40,427    432,374   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low wage 301,446    69,835    54,002    87,300    239,826    263,218    107,064    337,465   
Less than 50% low wage 643,198    134,029    185,149    226,129    230,363    578,195    231,880    688,987   

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.