Table I.B.1 Number of private-sector employees by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2015
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 119,937,314    13,866,899    10,461,182    16,907,668    22,474,184    56,227,380    32,816,131    87,121,183   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 1,446,106    407,601    131,183    280,028    332,484    294,810    667,006    779,100   
Mining and manufacturing 12,260,463    522,817    713,336    1,787,292    3,444,146    5,792,873    2,106,475    10,153,987   
Construction 5,843,949    1,501,567    1,093,911    1,538,438    1,127,816    582,216    3,463,868    2,380,081   
Utilities and transp. 5,153,693    330,172    337,066    382,920    720,864    3,382,670    884,793    4,268,900   
Wholesale trade 5,849,254    700,271    608,075    980,946    1,201,220    2,358,741    1,797,321    4,051,933   
Fin. svs. and real estate 11,405,845    1,148,356    415,479    839,253    1,603,789    7,398,968    1,958,707    9,447,138   
Retail trade 15,277,081    1,693,456    1,021,213    1,644,507    1,510,217    9,407,688    3,452,182    11,824,899   
Professional services 32,462,456    3,406,485    2,536,028    3,972,036    7,116,706    15,431,200    7,714,005    24,748,451   
Other services 30,238,468    4,156,174    3,604,891    5,482,248    5,416,941    11,578,215    10,771,774    19,466,694   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 85,401,691    8,938,888    7,505,948    11,640,836    14,158,068    43,157,951    22,422,140    62,979,552   
For profit, unincorporated 17,737,545    3,904,249    2,070,335    3,365,687    3,517,315    4,879,959    7,723,456    10,014,090   
Nonprofit 16,798,077    1,023,762    884,899    1,901,144    4,798,801    8,189,471    2,670,536    14,127,541   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 7,829,669    2,973,028    1,458,741    2,152,295    959,245    286,361 * 5,545,083    2,284,586   
5-9 years 8,357,505    2,703,107    1,578,240    2,081,951    1,730,893    263,313    5,442,828    2,914,677   
10-19 years 17,296,555    3,656,567    2,994,099    4,256,236    4,122,855    2,266,798    8,883,628    8,412,927   
20 or more years 86,453,584    4,534,197    4,430,101    8,417,185    15,661,191    53,410,909    12,944,592    73,508,992   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 70,638,397    83,894    478,267    2,959,139    12,369,095    54,748,002    1,521,721    69,116,676   
1 location only 49,298,917    13,783,006    9,982,914    13,948,529    10,105,090    1,479,378    31,294,410    18,004,507   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 10,891,210    2,492,770    1,782,836    2,095,085    1,759,340    2,761,180    5,372,775    5,518,435   
25-49 % 12,398,681    1,319,429    1,113,702    1,966,589    2,342,052    5,656,909    3,420,483    8,978,198   
50-74 % 17,559,181    2,445,652    1,532,653    2,127,582    2,643,698    8,809,594    5,121,075    12,438,106   
75% or more 79,088,242    7,609,048    6,031,991    10,718,412    15,729,094    38,999,697    18,901,798    60,186,443   
Union presence
No union employees 99,201,301    13,573,069    10,137,783    16,092,992    20,358,045    39,039,412    31,882,984    67,318,317   
Has union employees 20,736,012    293,831    323,398    814,675    2,116,139    17,187,968    933,147    19,802,866   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 31,545,305    4,212,039    3,204,003    4,894,211    6,025,406    13,209,647    10,017,522    21,527,783   
Less than 50% low-wage 88,392,009    9,654,860    7,257,179    12,013,457    16,448,779    43,017,733    22,798,610    65,593,399   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2015 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.1 Standard errors for number of private-sector employees by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2015
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 875,841    129,759    191,909    312,089    446,873    760,299    254,292    868,105   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 146,779    37,401    24,493    62,778    93,227    83,544    61,119    133,450   
Mining and manufacturing 422,582    37,416    59,008    127,363    237,555    323,305    106,876    409,597   
Construction 266,228    63,298    85,275    151,774    162,536    103,734    156,621    215,932   
Utilities and transp. 406,385    30,745    46,032    58,871    111,816    382,351    69,453    400,430   
Wholesale trade 261,254    53,472    59,431    97,506    121,424    194,980    102,150    240,747   
Fin. svs. and real estate 454,220    57,620    45,776    86,450    133,736    420,052    93,164    444,664   
Retail trade 449,735    67,987    70,266    126,338    127,224    402,785    120,074    433,821   
Professional services 628,646    90,870    108,718    189,723    307,766    505,343    175,670    605,870   
Other services 622,341    108,837    142,483    240,159    314,078    460,499    225,244    585,057   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 912,670    130,516    175,789    286,920    414,390    782,241    264,846    887,591   
For profit, unincorporated 440,480    98,750    106,185    201,035    238,935    282,624    183,968    402,950   
Nonprofit 476,544    52,494    69,546    132,259    263,172    368,032    112,889    463,620   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 322,301    89,368    92,512    186,465    155,615    173,834 * 173,383    273,204   
5-9 years 262,746    88,047    89,167    145,239    175,037    56,626    156,876    212,934   
10-19 years 400,631    96,761    127,207    194,145    254,728    195,718    198,143    353,481   
20 or more years 877,236    106,020    143,616    253,099    411,712    762,816    228,266    854,146   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 808,609    15,107    39,985    134,502    340,161    759,790    73,907    805,823   
1 location only 548,185    130,267    193,734    309,088    397,047    226,087    264,057    517,736   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 315,503    83,561    104,280    140,421    149,075    203,472    160,018    273,502   
25-49 % 444,497    68,938    74,501    138,272    212,038    353,706    132,433    425,030   
50-74 % 509,378    78,421    86,757    162,426    195,679    428,648    145,000    489,151   
75% or more 871,362    125,497    163,294    289,828    426,361    724,890    264,379    842,607   
Union presence
No union employees 870,000    130,547    189,565    311,449    439,602    734,743    255,974    858,717   
Has union employees 605,627    32,436    49,547    97,082    201,155    562,303    79,644    600,556   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 604,317    100,723    128,049    203,237    300,546    469,242    206,482    571,551   
Less than 50% low-wage 889,826    133,734    174,573    306,170    423,465    747,709    266,697    864,397   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2015 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.