| 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 | 11.6% | 8.7% | 14.1% | 18.7% | 46.9% | 27.4% | 72.6% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 1,446,106 | 28.2% | 9.1% | 19.4% | 23.0% | 20.4% | 46.1% | 53.9% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 12,260,463 | 4.3% | 5.8% | 14.6% | 28.1% | 47.2% | 17.2% | 82.8% |
| Construction | 5,843,949 | 25.7% | 18.7% | 26.3% | 19.3% | 10.0% | 59.3% | 40.7% |
| Utilities and transp. | 5,153,693 | 6.4% | 6.5% | 7.4% | 14.0% | 65.6% | 17.2% | 82.8% |
| Wholesale trade | 5,849,254 | 12.0% | 10.4% | 16.8% | 20.5% | 40.3% | 30.7% | 69.3% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 11,405,845 | 10.1% | 3.6% | 7.4% | 14.1% | 64.9% | 17.2% | 82.8% |
| Retail trade | 15,277,081 | 11.1% | 6.7% | 10.8% | 9.9% | 61.6% | 22.6% | 77.4% |
| Professional services | 32,462,456 | 10.5% | 7.8% | 12.2% | 21.9% | 47.5% | 23.8% | 76.2% |
| Other services | 30,238,468 | 13.7% | 11.9% | 18.1% | 17.9% | 38.3% | 35.6% | 64.4% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 85,401,691 | 10.5% | 8.8% | 13.6% | 16.6% | 50.5% | 26.3% | 73.7% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 17,737,545 | 22.0% | 11.7% | 19.0% | 19.8% | 27.5% | 43.5% | 56.5% |
| Nonprofit | 16,798,077 | 6.1% | 5.3% | 11.3% | 28.6% | 48.8% | 15.9% | 84.1% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 7,829,669 | 38.0% | 18.6% | 27.5% | 12.3% | 3.7% * | 70.8% | 29.2% |
| 5-9 years | 8,357,505 | 32.3% | 18.9% | 24.9% | 20.7% | 3.2% | 65.1% | 34.9% |
| 10-19 years | 17,296,555 | 21.1% | 17.3% | 24.6% | 23.8% | 13.1% | 51.4% | 48.6% |
| 20 or more years | 86,453,584 | 5.2% | 5.1% | 9.7% | 18.1% | 61.8% | 15.0% | 85.0% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 70,638,397 | 0.1% | 0.7% | 4.2% | 17.5% | 77.5% | 2.2% | 97.8% |
| 1 location only | 49,298,917 | 28.0% | 20.2% | 28.3% | 20.5% | 3.0% | 63.5% | 36.5% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 10,891,210 | 22.9% | 16.4% | 19.2% | 16.2% | 25.4% | 49.3% | 50.7% |
| 25-49 % | 12,398,681 | 10.6% | 9.0% | 15.9% | 18.9% | 45.6% | 27.6% | 72.4% |
| 50-74 % | 17,559,181 | 13.9% | 8.7% | 12.1% | 15.1% | 50.2% | 29.2% | 70.8% |
| 75% or more | 79,088,242 | 9.6% | 7.6% | 13.6% | 19.9% | 49.3% | 23.9% | 76.1% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 99,201,301 | 13.7% | 10.2% | 16.2% | 20.5% | 39.4% | 32.1% | 67.9% |
| Has union employees | 20,736,012 | 1.4% | 1.6% | 3.9% | 10.2% | 82.9% | 4.5% | 95.5% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 31,545,305 | 13.4% | 10.2% | 15.5% | 19.1% | 41.9% | 31.8% | 68.2% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 88,392,009 | 10.9% | 8.2% | 13.6% | 18.6% | 48.7% | 25.8% | 74.2% |
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.
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 | 875,841 | 0.13% | 0.17% | 0.26% | 0.35% | 0.41% | 0.26% | 0.26% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 146,779 | 3.33% | 1.79% | 3.93% | 5.29% | 4.90% | 4.83% | 4.83% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 422,582 | 0.33% | 0.50% | 1.01% | 1.63% | 1.77% | 0.93% | 0.93% |
| Construction | 266,228 | 1.40% | 1.44% | 2.16% | 2.35% | 1.65% | 2.45% | 2.45% |
| Utilities and transp. | 406,385 | 0.75% | 0.98% | 1.21% | 2.15% | 3.10% | 1.74% | 1.74% |
| Wholesale trade | 261,254 | 0.96% | 1.02% | 1.56% | 1.84% | 2.33% | 1.75% | 1.75% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 454,220 | 0.60% | 0.41% | 0.76% | 1.14% | 1.63% | 0.95% | 0.95% |
| Retail trade | 449,735 | 0.51% | 0.47% | 0.80% | 0.80% | 1.30% | 0.89% | 0.89% |
| Professional services | 628,646 | 0.32% | 0.35% | 0.56% | 0.84% | 1.00% | 0.61% | 0.61% |
| Other services | 622,341 | 0.42% | 0.49% | 0.75% | 0.92% | 1.09% | 0.85% | 0.85% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 912,670 | 0.18% | 0.22% | 0.33% | 0.45% | 0.56% | 0.37% | 0.37% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 440,480 | 0.69% | 0.61% | 1.02% | 1.16% | 1.27% | 1.16% | 1.16% |
| Nonprofit | 476,544 | 0.34% | 0.42% | 0.77% | 1.32% | 1.44% | 0.72% | 0.72% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 322,301 | 1.67% | 1.22% | 1.97% | 1.80% | 2.14% * | 2.56% | 2.56% |
| 5-9 years | 262,746 | 1.20% | 1.05% | 1.47% | 1.73% | 0.66% | 1.79% | 1.79% |
| 10-19 years | 400,631 | 0.65% | 0.73% | 1.00% | 1.21% | 1.02% | 1.20% | 1.20% |
| 20 or more years | 877,236 | 0.13% | 0.17% | 0.29% | 0.44% | 0.51% | 0.27% | 0.27% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 808,609 | 0.02% | 0.06% | 0.19% | 0.46% | 0.48% | 0.11% | 0.11% |
| 1 location only | 548,185 | 0.38% | 0.42% | 0.57% | 0.67% | 0.45% | 0.72% | 0.72% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 315,503 | 0.88% | 0.93% | 1.16% | 1.22% | 1.51% | 1.45% | 1.45% |
| 25-49 % | 444,497 | 0.62% | 0.63% | 1.09% | 1.52% | 1.85% | 1.22% | 1.22% |
| 50-74 % | 509,378 | 0.56% | 0.52% | 0.88% | 1.03% | 1.45% | 1.00% | 1.00% |
| 75% or more | 871,362 | 0.18% | 0.21% | 0.36% | 0.49% | 0.58% | 0.37% | 0.37% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 870,000 | 0.17% | 0.20% | 0.31% | 0.41% | 0.50% | 0.34% | 0.34% |
| Has union employees | 605,627 | 0.16% | 0.24% | 0.46% | 0.92% | 1.04% | 0.39% | 0.39% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 604,317 | 0.38% | 0.42% | 0.62% | 0.84% | 1.01% | 0.73% | 0.73% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 889,826 | 0.18% | 0.20% | 0.34% | 0.44% | 0.53% | 0.35% | 0.35% |
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.
Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding.