| 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 | 10.1% | 8.1% | 13.9% | 18.8% | 49.0% | 24.5% | 75.5% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 999,831 | 25.0% | 13.4% | 16.0% | 24.9% | 20.7% | 45.3% | 54.7% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 11,330,358 | 3.8% | 5.0% | 14.6% | 27.4% | 49.3% | 15.0% | 85.0% |
| Construction | 5,126,889 | 23.2% | 19.0% | 25.2% | 21.3% | 11.4% | 53.8% | 46.2% |
| Utilities and transp. | 4,162,257 | 6.2% | 5.3% | 10.3% | 14.6% | 63.6% | 17.3% | 82.7% |
| Wholesale trade | 5,011,930 | 10.5% | 10.2% | 22.2% | 22.1% | 35.0% | 31.2% | 68.8% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 9,915,522 | 8.4% | 4.2% | 7.6% | 15.3% | 64.4% | 15.7% | 84.3% |
| Retail trade | 9,401,334 | 11.5% | 7.5% | 12.7% | 10.8% | 57.5% | 24.3% | 75.7% |
| Professional services | 24,709,402 | 9.0% | 7.2% | 11.9% | 20.4% | 51.5% | 21.2% | 78.8% |
| Other services | 16,827,370 | 12.3% | 10.5% | 15.8% | 16.2% | 45.1% | 30.5% | 69.5% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 63,294,842 | 9.9% | 8.2% | 13.6% | 16.7% | 51.6% | 24.2% | 75.8% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 11,593,805 | 18.7% | 11.4% | 17.8% | 21.1% | 30.9% | 38.7% | 61.3% |
| Nonprofit | 12,596,246 | 3.5% | 4.4% | 12.4% | 27.2% | 52.6% | 12.5% | 87.5% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 5,231,090 | 34.0% | 15.5% | 21.8% | 20.0% | 8.7% | 60.3% | 39.7% |
| 5-9 years | 6,252,574 | 29.5% | 18.7% | 24.8% | 19.5% | 7.5% | 61.7% | 38.3% |
| 10-19 years | 11,776,571 | 19.9% | 15.9% | 24.2% | 26.2% | 13.7% | 47.3% | 52.7% |
| 20 or more years | 64,224,657 | 4.5% | 5.0% | 10.4% | 17.3% | 62.8% | 13.7% | 86.3% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 53,617,073 | 0.1% | 0.8% | 4.7% | 16.8% | 77.6% | 2.6% | 97.4% |
| 1 location only | 33,867,819 | 25.9% | 19.6% | 28.7% | 22.1% | 3.8% | 59.2% | 40.8% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1,135,638 | 8.3% | 12.8% | 20.8% | 22.1% | 36.0% | 33.7% | 66.3% |
| 25-49 % | 4,213,816 | 10.0% | 9.6% | 18.4% | 16.5% | 45.5% | 28.7% | 71.3% |
| 50-74 % | 12,168,147 | 11.3% | 7.9% | 12.0% | 13.9% | 54.9% | 24.5% | 75.5% |
| 75% or more | 69,967,292 | 10.0% | 7.9% | 13.9% | 19.8% | 48.4% | 24.0% | 76.0% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 60,850,227 | 14.1% | 11.1% | 18.6% | 23.0% | 33.2% | 33.6% | 66.4% |
| Has union employees | 14,611,784 | 1.1% | 1.8% | 5.2% | 14.8% | 77.1% | 5.1% | 94.9% |
| Unknown | 12,022,881 | 0.9% | 0.4% * | 0.9% | 2.4% | 95.3% | 1.9% | 98.1% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 17,876,705 | 11.3% | 8.5% | 13.6% | 17.6% | 48.9% | 26.3% | 73.7% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 69,608,188 | 9.8% | 8.0% | 14.0% | 19.1% | 49.1% | 24.0% | 76.0% |
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.
Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding.
| 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 | 0.14% | 0.18% | 0.28% | 0.38% | 0.45% | 0.28% | 0.28% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 103,933 | 2.97% | 2.70% | 3.40% | 5.60% | 5.00% | 4.86% | 4.86% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 379,977 | 0.30% | 0.45% | 0.98% | 1.55% | 1.70% | 0.83% | 0.83% |
| Construction | 228,324 | 1.30% | 1.45% | 2.01% | 2.45% | 1.45% | 2.33% | 2.33% |
| Utilities and transp. | 235,169 | 0.64% | 0.83% | 1.32% | 1.96% | 2.49% | 1.48% | 1.48% |
| Wholesale trade | 238,656 | 0.80% | 1.02% | 1.77% | 2.09% | 2.52% | 1.81% | 1.81% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 420,053 | 0.53% | 0.48% | 0.79% | 1.17% | 1.72% | 0.91% | 0.91% |
| Retail trade | 319,134 | 0.61% | 0.66% | 1.01% | 1.01% | 1.59% | 1.11% | 1.11% |
| Professional services | 520,566 | 0.30% | 0.35% | 0.60% | 0.87% | 1.06% | 0.60% | 0.60% |
| Other services | 442,810 | 0.48% | 0.53% | 0.80% | 0.96% | 1.38% | 0.96% | 0.96% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 744,007 | 0.18% | 0.23% | 0.35% | 0.48% | 0.60% | 0.38% | 0.38% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 345,216 | 0.71% | 0.68% | 1.13% | 1.35% | 1.58% | 1.27% | 1.27% |
| Nonprofit | 364,886 | 0.23% | 0.37% | 0.79% | 1.30% | 1.44% | 0.63% | 0.63% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 227,009 | 1.62% | 1.18% | 1.99% | 2.16% | 1.98% | 2.45% | 2.45% |
| 5-9 years | 213,397 | 1.20% | 1.14% | 1.46% | 1.83% | 1.34% | 1.92% | 1.92% |
| 10-19 years | 315,599 | 0.70% | 0.77% | 1.10% | 1.41% | 1.21% | 1.31% | 1.31% |
| 20 or more years | 716,980 | 0.12% | 0.19% | 0.31% | 0.45% | 0.54% | 0.28% | 0.28% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 665,933 | 0.02% | 0.07% | 0.22% | 0.46% | 0.50% | 0.13% | 0.13% |
| 1 location only | 437,242 | 0.41% | 0.47% | 0.63% | 0.77% | 0.45% | 0.77% | 0.77% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 46,854 | 0.71% | 1.03% | 1.54% | 1.86% | 2.13% | 1.71% | 1.71% |
| 25-49 % | 149,305 | 0.58% | 0.64% | 1.23% | 1.49% | 1.82% | 1.25% | 1.25% |
| 50-74 % | 358,206 | 0.46% | 0.48% | 0.78% | 0.93% | 1.40% | 0.89% | 0.89% |
| 75% or more | 764,053 | 0.18% | 0.23% | 0.35% | 0.48% | 0.58% | 0.36% | 0.36% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 661,125 | 0.21% | 0.26% | 0.39% | 0.50% | 0.63% | 0.43% | 0.43% |
| Has union employees | 483,285 | 0.20% | 0.28% | 0.60% | 1.22% | 1.34% | 0.49% | 0.49% |
| Unknown | 428,117 | 0.12% | 0.14% * | 0.24% | 0.39% | 0.50% | 0.25% | 0.25% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 403,366 | 0.38% | 0.44% | 0.68% | 0.86% | 1.15% | 0.76% | 0.76% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 747,627 | 0.17% | 0.22% | 0.34% | 0.47% | 0.57% | 0.35% | 0.35% |
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.
Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding.