Table I.A.1(2013) Number of private-sector establishments by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2013
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 7,009,707    4,165,676    787,215    542,085    463,752    1,050,980    5,271,798    1,737,909   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 145,430    121,328    12,455    7,584    2,217    1,846    137,334    8,096   
Mining and manufacturing 286,195    142,403    49,476    41,142    24,974    28,201    214,702    71,493   
Construction 539,205    420,784    67,090    35,632    7,986    7,714    510,291    28,914   
Utilities and transp. 203,170    111,894    20,837    15,303    14,876    40,259    140,752    62,418   
Wholesale trade 395,891    222,273    42,960    42,646    32,660    55,353    290,178    105,713   
Fin. svs. and real estate 789,662    395,731    41,157    47,690    83,647    221,438    459,117    330,545   
Retail trade 1,083,259    534,536    98,363    62,294    65,006    323,060    666,365    416,894   
Professional services 1,728,530    1,103,902    195,554    126,966    124,903    177,204    1,374,937    353,593   
Other services 1,838,366    1,112,824    259,323    162,829    107,483    195,906    1,478,122    360,244   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 4,836,272    2,695,624    567,803    378,905    300,532    893,408    3,490,063    1,346,209   
For profit, unincorporated 1,625,880    1,188,850    151,302    96,289    73,564    115,875    1,397,105    228,775   
Nonprofit 547,556    281,202    68,109    66,891    89,656    41,697    384,631    162,925   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 1,296,830    1,095,216    134,464    49,284    16,184    1,683    1,263,991    32,839   
5-9 years 1,068,715    831,002    135,771    73,195    25,198    3,549    1,015,235    53,480   
10-19 years 1,477,243    1,053,670    198,808    122,239    62,125    40,401    1,328,890    148,353   
20 or more years 3,166,920    1,185,788    318,171    297,368    360,245    1,005,347    1,663,682    1,503,238   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 1,775,204    38,156    73,037    206,939    407,706    1,049,366    203,485    1,571,719   
1 location only 5,234,503    4,127,520    714,177    335,146    56,046    1,614    5,068,313    166,191   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 1,107,910    803,536    118,350    60,197    50,838    74,989    961,262    146,648   
25-49 % 514,810    241,491    79,661    55,468    38,247    99,943    355,664    159,146   
50-74 % 1,171,027    672,200    127,695    78,727    63,040    229,365    847,214    323,813   
75% or more 4,215,960    2,448,449    461,508    347,694    311,627    646,683    3,107,657    1,108,303   
Union presence
No union employees 6,247,895    4,017,344    753,256    508,859    420,660    547,776    5,072,144    1,175,751   
Has union employees 348,640    71,738    21,961    26,671    22,070    206,201    106,374    242,267   
Unknown 413,172    76,594    11,997    6,556    21,022    297,003    93,280    319,892   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low wage 2,409,738    1,410,667    259,966    174,733    168,058    396,313    1,779,901    629,836   
Less than 50% low wage 4,599,970    2,755,008    527,248    367,352    295,694    654,667    3,491,897    1,108,073   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2013 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(2013) Standard error for number of private-sector establishments by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2013
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 40,795    45,406    10,461    10,203    6,363    15,432    38,196    17,257   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 7,020    7,037    1,618    1,842    353    350    6,633    1,759   
Mining and manufacturing 7,197    6,598    3,122    1,745    1,111    1,419    6,746    2,489   
Construction 15,958    15,880    3,440    3,204    1,260    1,452    14,815    2,613   
Utilities and transp. 5,676    4,362    2,236    1,287    1,795    2,404    4,553    4,136   
Wholesale trade 11,037    9,546    1,758    3,855    1,717    2,943    10,327    3,062   
Fin. svs. and real estate 15,820    13,662    5,434    3,515    3,732    6,877    13,413    6,686   
Retail trade 9,802    10,702    5,409    4,328    4,410    8,963    9,938    7,931   
Professional services 19,381    21,363    7,704    5,178    3,246    3,297    20,860    5,584   
Other services 20,434    17,466    5,712    5,968    3,882    8,039    19,611    9,825   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 27,864    25,963    14,805    7,961    6,587    20,781    22,278    18,123   
For profit, unincorporated 32,739    26,098    9,184    3,170    3,289    7,584    32,539    11,688   
Nonprofit 15,188    9,561    3,751    3,131    5,010    1,956    12,362    4,652   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 26,777    25,381    8,463    3,761    1,435    454    26,818    2,658   
5-9 years 22,490    22,891    6,819    3,490    1,746    603    20,497    2,845   
10-19 years 16,882    15,074    4,825    4,869    1,425    3,800    13,658    6,230   
20 or more years 25,669    19,973    9,634    6,459    6,185    17,036    19,734    16,832   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 16,878    8,415    5,330    5,996    7,193    15,514    4,822    18,860   
1 location only 40,210    43,487    9,788    6,342    1,897    120    38,761    4,226   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 27,962    25,124    5,618    2,872    3,136    7,197    24,487    8,053   
25-49 % 7,299    11,906    6,461    3,341    2,558    6,786    9,788    8,256   
50-74 % 22,929    22,810    4,192    4,434    5,188    9,192    21,676    8,559   
75% or more 21,699    24,314    10,477    9,945    5,331    12,552    22,969    14,056   
Union presence
No union employees 48,992    46,260    11,018    8,769    8,860    14,486    38,197    20,173   
Has union employees 16,721    5,778    3,000    2,988    1,517    14,467    7,812    15,904   
Unknown 12,243    6,256    1,841    814    2,861    11,199    7,337    11,945   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low wage 50,307    45,468    5,410    5,073    6,611    10,040    45,276    8,908   
Less than 50% low wage 32,892    26,278    9,847    8,563    6,619    12,827    28,667    15,460   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2013 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.