| 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 | 28,455,437 | 15.8% | 11.2% | 16.7% | 16.6% | 39.7% | 35.8% | 64.2% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 306,009 | 47.3% | 19.7% * | 19.3% | -- | -- | 69.2% | 30.8% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 423,627 | 26.6% | 15.6% | 25.4% | 13.0% | 19.3% | 55.5% | 44.5% |
| Construction | 463,495 | 60.0% | 15.7% | 11.7% | 11.7% * | -- | 84.1% | 15.9% * |
| Utilities and transp. | 793,322 | 13.0% | 4.8% | 13.3% | 11.1% | 57.8% | 26.0% | 74.0% |
| Wholesale trade | 346,727 | 33.6% | 14.5% | 24.2% | 12.9% | 14.7% * | 63.6% | 36.4% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 992,256 | 27.6% | 6.1% | 11.3% | 13.7% | 41.3% | 38.0% | 62.0% |
| Retail trade | 5,981,814 | 12.1% | 6.6% | 6.4% | 5.9% | 69.0% | 21.9% | 78.1% |
| Professional services | 7,093,562 | 14.3% | 9.9% | 14.9% | 24.8% | 36.0% | 31.0% | 69.0% |
| Other services | 12,054,626 | 14.4% | 14.5% | 23.1% | 18.4% | 29.6% | 41.7% | 58.3% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 18,465,329 | 13.6% | 10.7% | 15.6% | 13.0% | 47.2% | 32.5% | 67.5% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 5,156,971 | 28.4% | 16.7% | 22.1% | 16.9% | 15.9% | 57.0% | 43.0% |
| Nonprofit | 4,833,136 | 11.1% | 7.4% | 15.2% | 30.1% | 36.2% | 25.7% | 74.3% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 2,720,155 | 37.0% | 24.7% | 29.3% | 7.6% | -- | 79.4% | 20.6% |
| 5-9 years | 2,795,326 | 31.2% | 21.1% | 28.9% | 13.6% | 5.2% | 69.3% | 30.7% |
| 10-19 years | 4,597,463 | 25.1% | 17.6% | 26.2% | 22.1% | 9.0% | 54.8% | 45.2% |
| 20 or more years | 18,342,493 | 8.0% | 6.1% | 10.6% | 17.0% | 58.3% | 19.4% | 80.6% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 14,522,199 | 0.2% | 0.7% | 5.6% | 18.5% | 75.1% | 2.7% | 97.3% |
| 1 location only | 13,933,238 | 32.1% | 22.2% | 28.3% | 14.7% | 2.7% | 70.3% | 29.7% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 10,128,529 | 23.5% | 14.6% | 19.1% | 17.8% | 24.9% | 49.5% | 50.5% |
| 25-49 % | 7,206,232 | 11.4% | 10.3% | 19.2% | 16.0% | 43.0% | 31.2% | 68.8% |
| 50-74 % | 7,633,730 | 12.9% | 8.2% | 12.2% | 13.6% | 53.2% | 26.5% | 73.5% |
| 75% or more | 3,486,947 | 9.0% | 9.6% | 14.4% | 21.0% | 45.9% | 25.7% | 74.3% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 22,065,175 | 19.6% | 14.1% | 20.8% | 19.0% | 26.5% | 44.7% | 55.3% |
| Has union employees | 3,519,761 | 1.9% | 1.0% * | 3.3% | 13.6% | 80.2% | 3.7% | 96.3% |
| Unknown | 2,870,501 | 4.0% | 1.4% | 1.3% * | 2.3% | 91.0% | 6.5% | 93.5% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 16,248,288 | 14.2% | 11.5% | 16.6% | 16.6% | 41.1% | 34.2% | 65.8% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 12,207,149 | 18.0% | 10.8% | 16.8% | 16.6% | 37.8% | 37.9% | 62.1% |
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.
-- Data suppressed due to high standard errors or few reported values in cell.
** 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 | 397,512 | 0.32% | 0.36% | 0.53% | 0.61% | 0.74% | 0.59% | 0.59% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 36,807 | 5.80% | 6.30% * | 5.16% | -- | -- | 6.17% | 6.17% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 30,222 | 2.68% | 2.74% | 3.64% | 1.83% | 2.94% | 3.60% | 3.60% |
| Construction | 37,988 | 4.45% | 2.31% | 2.37% | 5.18% * | -- | 5.08% | 5.08% * |
| Utilities and transp. | 83,028 | 2.17% | 1.33% | 3.33% | 3.07% | 4.90% | 3.76% | 3.76% |
| Wholesale trade | 31,970 | 3.70% | 2.67% | 3.91% | 2.29% | 5.49% * | 5.07% | 5.07% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 71,017 | 2.38% | 1.22% | 1.88% | 1.64% | 3.96% | 2.98% | 2.98% |
| Retail trade | 212,115 | 0.71% | 0.56% | 0.67% | 0.59% | 1.33% | 1.05% | 1.05% |
| Professional services | 212,988 | 0.61% | 0.63% | 1.12% | 1.54% | 1.47% | 1.13% | 1.13% |
| Other services | 292,770 | 0.56% | 0.70% | 1.02% | 1.04% | 1.26% | 1.13% | 1.13% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 348,198 | 0.39% | 0.45% | 0.67% | 0.68% | 0.97% | 0.75% | 0.75% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 167,042 | 1.15% | 1.09% | 1.54% | 1.46% | 1.33% | 1.72% | 1.72% |
| Nonprofit | 175,991 | 0.70% | 0.70% | 1.18% | 1.95% | 1.73% | 1.29% | 1.29% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 108,582 | 1.72% | 1.68% | 2.11% | 1.41% | -- | 2.03% | 2.03% |
| 5-9 years | 118,990 | 1.59% | 1.48% | 2.27% | 1.58% | 1.55% | 2.32% | 2.32% |
| 10-19 years | 174,115 | 1.17% | 1.20% | 1.81% | 1.96% | 1.25% | 2.00% | 2.00% |
| 20 or more years | 346,877 | 0.29% | 0.35% | 0.50% | 0.77% | 0.92% | 0.57% | 0.57% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 318,302 | 0.04% | 0.08% | 0.42% | 0.82% | 0.90% | 0.22% | 0.22% |
| 1 location only | 251,614 | 0.69% | 0.70% | 0.91% | 0.95% | 0.50% | 1.09% | 1.09% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 294,474 | 0.86% | 0.86% | 1.17% | 1.30% | 1.50% | 1.46% | 1.46% |
| 25-49 % | 236,459 | 0.62% | 0.66% | 1.23% | 1.36% | 1.69% | 1.25% | 1.25% |
| 50-74 % | 216,604 | 0.50% | 0.49% | 0.78% | 0.95% | 1.38% | 0.91% | 0.91% |
| 75% or more | 79,546 | 0.42% | 0.46% | 0.62% | 0.97% | 1.18% | 0.77% | 0.77% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 348,859 | 0.42% | 0.46% | 0.66% | 0.71% | 0.84% | 0.76% | 0.76% |
| Has union employees | 175,441 | 0.41% | 0.34% * | 0.75% | 2.01% | 2.11% | 0.59% | 0.59% |
| Unknown | 161,204 | 0.58% | 0.41% | 0.42% * | 0.56% | 1.02% | 0.83% | 0.83% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 344,852 | 0.46% | 0.53% | 0.80% | 0.92% | 1.09% | 0.87% | 0.87% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 250,310 | 0.52% | 0.51% | 0.74% | 0.80% | 1.10% | 0.90% | 0.90% |
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.
-- Data suppressed due to high standard errors or few reported values in cell.
** 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.