Table I.B.1(2014) Number of private-sector employees 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 115,940,329    13,353,478    10,255,458    16,951,379    21,197,734    54,182,280    31,582,177    84,358,152   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 1,305,841    394,227    194,473    219,023    271,592    226,525    664,463    641,377   
Mining and manufacturing 11,753,984    540,800    628,872    1,759,027    3,154,464    5,670,822    1,929,872    9,824,112   
Construction 5,590,383    1,466,615    1,048,651    1,344,216    1,144,236    586,666    3,149,211    2,441,173   
Utilities and transp. 4,955,578    360,713    257,405    533,240    697,209    3,107,011    925,540    4,030,039   
Wholesale trade 5,358,656    641,895    561,053    1,199,144    1,150,603    1,805,962    1,785,643    3,573,013   
Fin. svs. and real estate 10,907,778    1,110,778    477,325    869,380    1,656,104    6,794,191    1,934,163    8,973,614   
Retail trade 15,383,148    1,802,937    1,094,836    1,581,183    1,364,952    9,539,239    3,592,122    11,791,025   
Professional services 31,802,964    3,228,415    2,482,717    3,994,316    6,815,188    15,282,328    7,434,592    24,368,372   
Other services 28,881,996    3,807,098    3,510,126    5,451,851    4,943,385    11,169,536    10,166,570    18,715,427   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 81,760,171    8,747,612    7,161,305    11,455,330    12,997,349    41,398,573    21,335,015    60,425,156   
For profit, unincorporated 16,750,776    3,635,145    2,186,122    3,202,408    3,317,231    4,409,870    7,433,298    9,317,478   
Nonprofit 17,429,382    970,720    908,031    2,293,641    4,883,153    8,373,837    2,813,865    14,615,517   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 7,951,246    2,783,468    1,483,942    1,939,448    1,253,451    490,937    5,312,704    2,638,542   
5-9 years 9,047,900    2,716,325    1,761,293    2,357,241    1,599,817    613,224    5,795,932    3,251,968   
10-19 years 16,374,034    3,502,508    2,683,704    4,048,638    4,107,892    2,031,291    8,087,703    8,286,331   
20 or more years 82,567,150    4,351,177    4,326,519    8,606,052    14,236,574    51,046,827    12,385,838    70,181,311   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 68,139,272    90,225    541,085    3,303,781    11,680,980    52,523,201    1,759,654    66,379,618   
1 location only 47,801,057    13,263,252    9,714,374    13,647,599    9,516,754    1,659,079    29,822,524    17,978,534   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 11,264,167    2,471,547    1,626,415    2,174,173    2,058,218    2,933,814    5,395,159    5,869,008   
25-49 % 11,420,048    1,246,465    1,151,145    2,155,529    1,851,580    5,015,328    3,460,381    7,959,667   
50-74 % 19,801,876    2,353,421    1,594,089    2,384,772    2,731,940    10,737,655    5,005,708    14,796,168   
75% or more 73,454,239    7,282,045    5,883,810    10,236,905    14,555,996    35,495,483    17,720,929    55,733,310   
Union presence
No union employees 82,915,403    12,902,407    9,859,089    15,926,969    18,201,357    26,025,580    30,284,444    52,630,959   
Has union employees 18,131,545    223,622    303,803    877,001    2,638,631    14,088,489    876,924    17,254,621   
Unknown 14,893,381    227,449    92,566    147,409    357,745    14,068,211    420,809    14,472,572   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 34,124,993    4,327,867    3,399,753    5,136,077    5,850,106    15,411,189    10,256,301    23,868,692   
Less than 50% low-wage 81,815,336    9,025,610    6,855,706    11,815,302    15,347,627    38,771,091    21,325,876    60,489,460   

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.

** 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(2014) Standard error for number of private-sector employees 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 830,868    114,904    190,313    296,766    415,218    723,741    232,330    825,601   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 116,141    28,296    38,129    44,617    73,600    62,086    52,161    103,787   
Mining and manufacturing 386,577    36,556    54,115    120,358    209,984    298,205    96,738    374,942   
Construction 238,535    62,694    80,713    123,178    159,953    79,642    123,804    204,635   
Utilities and transp. 284,681    30,494    37,579    66,010    104,919    252,179    68,323    276,392   
Wholesale trade 246,480    40,742    54,267    100,894    123,770    176,152    92,085    228,971   
Fin. svs. and real estate 444,404    50,520    51,473    84,883    123,726    413,113    84,544    436,390   
Retail trade 489,387    70,064    80,595    119,875    118,603    447,926    127,235    472,850   
Professional services 621,227    78,824    105,641    192,775    310,242    496,017    161,068    601,937   
Other services 592,902    99,241    133,528    229,864    259,775    462,334    215,046    557,027   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 860,313    118,049    173,332    267,252    368,506    744,920    239,948    839,164   
For profit, unincorporated 417,564    88,226    106,928    191,742    217,566    274,169    173,916    381,888   
Nonprofit 472,641    47,599    65,966    139,717    267,233    359,592    113,509    459,673   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 269,660    80,020    89,003    156,305    147,680    117,156    153,310    223,511   
5-9 years 263,708    79,500    92,430    143,959    154,611    109,250    154,967    215,618   
10-19 years 392,793    88,533    116,636    196,047    255,906    183,234    177,153    353,660   
20 or more years 836,220    98,102    144,454    242,289    374,879    731,255    214,310    815,515   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 767,945    14,556    42,248    147,004    297,997    727,894    82,695    764,530   
1 location only 512,418    115,078    191,693    287,522    378,572    193,756    242,702    483,891   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 332,554    76,264    96,951    146,807    169,924    216,543    157,426    294,237   
25-49 % 381,234    60,647    69,531    149,940    177,718    290,780    127,628    360,289   
50-74 % 567,424    71,619    90,407    155,849    193,283    499,157    142,027    550,157   
75% or more 799,801    114,611    162,655    262,597    384,415    666,061    233,729    775,466   
Union presence
No union employees 777,444    114,016    188,239    296,585    394,868    636,948    233,891    766,723   
Has union employees 577,028    34,297    44,261    100,129    226,953    521,425    76,951    572,134   
Unknown 498,169    22,936    22,788    34,448    54,285    493,507    42,732    496,338   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 618,571    95,057    128,952    220,016    274,426    495,183    199,008    589,124   
Less than 50% low-wage 832,763    118,390    169,675    271,550    390,667    705,101    239,580    811,020   

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.

** 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.