Table I.A.1(2014) Number of private-sector establishments by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2014
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 7,054,919    4,205,638    808,945    561,767    461,334    1,017,234    5,332,867    1,722,052   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 204,305    170,586    18,503    8,490    3,168 * 3,558    193,320    10,986   
Mining and manufacturing 283,954    142,797    44,390    42,121    26,262    28,385    211,298    72,656   
Construction 592,929    467,796    71,151    34,268    12,306    7,408    559,626    33,303   
Utilities and transp. 214,691    126,984    19,053    17,558    13,315    37,780    156,239    58,452   
Wholesale trade 371,775    204,714    47,055    42,440    34,558    43,008    275,504    96,271   
Fin. svs. and real estate 812,796    417,679    45,127    52,418    85,515    212,057    487,359    325,438   
Retail trade 1,068,637    518,808    100,508    63,673    67,444    318,203    652,743    415,895   
Professional services 1,668,900    1,067,356    191,435    131,689    119,390    159,030    1,330,874    338,026   
Other services 1,836,931    1,088,918    271,722    169,111    99,374    207,805    1,465,905    371,026   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 4,846,058    2,719,741    567,277    384,860    300,949    873,231    3,506,636    1,339,422   
For profit, unincorporated 1,645,090    1,202,684    169,777    102,035    67,319    103,276    1,435,101    209,989   
Nonprofit 563,771    283,213    71,891    74,873    93,067    40,728    391,130    172,641   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 1,180,072    986,147    120,371    56,580    15,048    1,927 * 1,144,500    35,572   
5-9 years 1,158,150    892,953    149,704    79,388    29,141    6,965    1,095,467    62,683   
10-19 years 1,539,141    1,108,804    203,739    128,654    66,866    31,078    1,389,317    149,824   
20 or more years 3,177,556    1,217,735    335,131    297,145    350,279    977,265    1,703,583    1,473,973   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 1,732,843    22,423    77,178    215,796    402,137    1,015,308    187,054    1,545,788   
1 location only 5,322,076    4,183,215    731,767    345,971    59,197    1,926    5,145,813    176,264   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 1,212,525    879,165    124,872    73,817    49,907    84,765    1,052,129    160,396   
25-49 % 567,579    252,861    96,671    67,520    38,274    112,253    388,809    178,770   
50-74 % 1,126,698    643,741    131,869    77,961    62,882    210,245    820,780    305,919   
75% or more 4,148,116    2,429,871    455,534    342,469    310,271    609,971    3,071,149    1,076,967   
Union presence
No union employees 6,346,333    4,058,816    778,666    527,990    419,906    560,956    5,138,227    1,208,106   
Has union employees 354,991    64,527    24,515    28,421    25,037    212,492    102,392    252,599   
Unknown 353,595    82,295    5,765    5,357    16,391    243,787    92,248    261,347   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 2,451,741    1,415,428    277,078    177,241    153,991    428,003    1,795,462    656,279   
Less than 50% low-wage 4,603,178    2,790,210    531,868    384,527    307,343    589,231    3,537,405    1,065,773   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2014 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.

Totals may not sum exactly because of rounding.

 

Table I.A.1(2014) Standard error for number of private-sector establishments by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2014
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 15,282    14,593    13,281    8,991    5,577    12,906    11,263    13,437   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 10,914    10,240    3,157    1,534    952 * 1,064    10,774    1,745   
Mining and manufacturing 10,033    8,450    3,714    2,887    1,919    2,159    9,458    3,397   
Construction 17,299    16,202    5,052    2,854    1,645    1,619    17,059    2,916   
Utilities and transp. 10,175    8,708    2,670    2,038    1,756    3,689    9,215    4,323   
Wholesale trade 13,402    11,239    4,298    3,301    2,977    4,061    12,233    5,508   
Fin. svs. and real estate 21,000    15,525    4,208    3,966    4,719    12,262    16,260    13,317   
Retail trade 23,055    17,466    6,077    4,181    4,493    12,700    18,607    13,649   
Professional services 24,301    21,213    7,686    5,325    4,775    7,402    22,487    9,450   
Other services 27,835    23,284    9,585    6,172    4,707    10,836    25,069    12,358   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 30,286    25,759    12,247    8,298    6,499    14,199    26,611    15,664   
For profit, unincorporated 26,155    23,206    7,785    4,965    3,969    8,200    24,386    9,586   
Nonprofit 14,294    11,735    4,856    4,103    4,355    3,345    12,931    6,175   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 22,932    21,786    6,849    3,841    1,842    712 * 22,768    2,929   
5-9 years 22,809    21,247    7,428    4,333    2,651    1,489    22,511    3,870   
10-19 years 24,807    22,718    8,164    5,362    3,832    3,074    24,138    5,958   
20 or more years 28,684    23,333    9,890    7,717    6,356    13,683    25,087    14,684   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 14,440    3,296    4,890    7,308    5,489    12,905    7,161    13,099   
1 location only 13,228    14,919    13,346    6,374    2,127    220    13,261    4,146   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 23,090    20,631    6,536    4,291    3,656    6,753    21,656    8,109   
25-49 % 15,353    11,466    5,640    4,135    3,037    7,140    13,028    8,177   
50-74 % 22,776    17,773    7,081    4,223    4,002    11,418    19,183    12,331   
75% or more 31,685    26,730    11,430    8,056    6,328    14,057    28,060    15,622   
Union presence
No union employees 20,058    17,074    13,180    8,924    5,662    14,270    14,968    15,587   
Has union employees 14,061    6,784    3,256    2,886    2,097    11,393    7,717    11,768   
Unknown 12,312    7,107    1,331    1,116    2,247    9,727    7,300    9,915   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 30,180    24,558    9,478    6,375    5,721    14,045    26,057    15,484   
Less than 50% low-wage 30,322    25,768    11,988    8,170    6,325    13,935    26,617    15,627   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2014 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.

Totals may not sum exactly because of rounding.