Table I.B.3(2014) Number of full-time 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 87,484,892    8,852,982    7,066,576    12,200,778    16,466,919    42,897,637    21,402,315    66,082,577   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 999,831    249,600    134,153    159,984    249,086    207,007    452,842    546,989   
Mining and manufacturing 11,330,358    427,997    562,838    1,651,320    3,099,279    5,588,924    1,694,568    9,635,789   
Construction 5,126,889    1,188,719    975,892    1,289,948    1,089,817    582,512    2,759,508    2,367,381   
Utilities and transp. 4,162,257    257,192    219,516    427,892    609,097    2,648,560    719,476    3,442,781   
Wholesale trade 5,011,930    525,289    510,765    1,115,096    1,105,905    1,754,875    1,565,056    3,446,874   
Fin. svs. and real estate 9,915,522    836,892    416,972    757,047    1,520,607    6,384,004    1,557,234    8,358,288   
Retail trade 9,401,334    1,077,688    701,094    1,198,113    1,014,647    5,409,792    2,279,896    7,121,438   
Professional services 24,709,402    2,217,350    1,777,153    2,936,620    5,052,870    12,725,409    5,233,933    19,475,469   
Other services 16,827,370    2,072,255    1,768,193    2,664,758    2,725,611    7,596,553    5,139,802    11,687,568   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 63,294,842    6,244,298    5,193,084    8,577,796    10,594,662    32,685,003    15,339,454    47,955,388   
For profit, unincorporated 11,593,805    2,173,020    1,322,361    2,064,922    2,445,974    3,587,527    4,491,794    7,102,011   
Nonprofit 12,596,246    435,663    551,131    1,558,061    3,426,283    6,625,107    1,571,067    11,025,178   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 5,231,090    1,777,491    811,926    1,141,922    1,045,673    454,078    3,152,229    2,078,862   
5-9 years 6,252,574    1,843,422    1,171,204    1,548,994    1,221,012    467,942    3,858,924    2,393,650   
10-19 years 11,776,571    2,348,229    1,876,278    2,844,532    3,089,803    1,617,729    5,568,011    6,208,560   
20 or more years 64,224,657    2,883,840    3,207,168    6,665,330    11,110,431    40,357,887    8,823,151    55,401,506   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 53,617,073    67,588    445,178    2,494,920    8,998,819    41,610,568    1,368,252    52,248,821   
1 location only 33,867,819    8,785,393    6,621,399    9,705,858    7,468,101    1,287,069    20,034,063    13,833,756   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 1,135,638    94,461    144,992    236,032    251,504    408,648    382,964    752,674   
25-49 % 4,213,816    421,706    406,341    774,079    695,027    1,916,662    1,208,614    3,005,202   
50-74 % 12,168,147    1,369,280    966,608    1,457,161    1,696,964    6,678,133    2,985,078    9,183,069   
75% or more 69,967,292    6,967,534    5,548,635    9,733,506    13,823,424    33,894,193    16,825,659    53,141,633   
Union presence
No union employees 60,850,227    8,582,416    6,746,575    11,327,750    14,016,748    20,176,740    20,420,927    40,429,301   
Has union employees 14,611,784    157,198    268,647    762,261    2,158,443    11,265,235    748,223    13,863,562   
Unknown 12,022,881    113,368    51,355 * 110,768    291,728    11,455,662    233,166    11,789,715   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 17,876,705    2,024,788    1,527,507    2,438,347    3,148,260    8,737,802    4,704,747    13,171,958   
Less than 50% low-wage 69,608,188    6,828,194    5,539,069    9,762,431    13,318,659    34,159,835    16,697,568    52,910,619   

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.B.3(2014) Standard error for number of full-time 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 729,553    102,381    155,140    246,188    357,185    624,942    206,674    716,113   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 103,933    20,328    27,055    35,884    69,999    58,984    39,671    96,070   
Mining and manufacturing 379,977    31,387    49,774    114,364    207,536    294,971    88,947    370,023   
Construction 228,324    54,843    76,409    120,016    152,294    79,048    115,390    197,693   
Utilities and transp. 235,169    23,949    34,022    55,330    87,923    207,243    56,875    228,216   
Wholesale trade 238,656    35,225    50,241    95,041    120,781    172,930    83,902    223,718   
Fin. svs. and real estate 420,053    42,186    46,119    77,592    115,857    392,234    74,056    413,551   
Retail trade 319,134    49,659    62,108    98,935    99,538    276,140    97,486    304,085   
Professional services 520,566    61,637    84,443    153,814    239,555    430,503    128,301    505,827   
Other services 442,810    68,988    84,308    138,229    175,038    370,514    135,814    423,030   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 744,007    99,590    143,144    223,189    327,182    637,908    202,975    723,873   
For profit, unincorporated 345,216    63,726    77,244    143,834    181,239    239,881    127,380    322,050   
Nonprofit 364,886    27,155    45,255    101,863    189,643    292,750    74,169    357,828   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 227,009    60,872    60,131    121,175    133,118    111,646    108,891    199,953   
5-9 years 213,397    61,997    72,943    102,927    136,619    89,389    117,361    179,450   
10-19 years 315,599    68,938    90,447    142,587    208,064    159,383    139,195    285,122   
20 or more years 716,980    75,262    118,309    207,050    312,706    626,324    173,941    700,449   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 665,933    11,778    37,597    119,548    252,782    627,871    68,344    663,071   
1 location only 437,242    102,357    154,963    235,238    319,607    157,731    210,733    403,232   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 46,854    7,777    11,562    18,812    24,633    32,565    19,523    42,712   
25-49 % 149,305    21,278    25,296    54,887    70,518    115,994    46,249    142,320   
50-74 % 358,206    42,932    55,597    96,926    119,927    316,886    86,586    348,045   
75% or more 764,053    108,545    154,863    252,737    366,647    636,238    223,008    740,843   
Union presence
No union employees 661,125    100,277    152,225    242,771    336,050    531,275    203,434    643,865   
Has union employees 483,285    28,692    40,398    88,196    192,811    433,993    70,674    478,286   
Unknown 428,117    13,407    16,491 * 28,677    47,134    424,352    29,733    427,085   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 403,366    56,779    77,414    126,313    167,859    335,120    119,963    386,183   
Less than 50% low-wage 747,627    103,718    147,000    241,514    355,372    628,341    210,174    727,857   

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.