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 |
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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.
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 |
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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.