Table I.B.3 Number of full-time 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 91,781,194    9,240,965    7,163,092    12,395,463    17,692,524    45,289,151    22,548,931    69,232,263   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 1,145,977    239,927    91,967    246,362    277,046 * 290,674    438,897    707,080   
Mining and manufacturing 11,856,979    421,886    641,263    1,698,618    3,386,973    5,708,239    1,884,974    9,972,005   
Construction 5,378,375    1,219,133    993,466    1,479,085    1,108,971    577,720    3,034,957    2,343,418   
Utilities and transp. 4,456,433    256,352    271,416    285,636    592,436    3,050,593    703,364    3,753,069   
Wholesale trade 5,427,907    595,858    541,322    908,189    1,134,528    2,248,011    1,584,613    3,843,294   
Fin. svs. and real estate 10,296,839    870,993    357,722    744,139    1,488,384    6,835,602    1,588,291    8,708,548   
Retail trade 9,553,931    1,025,342    654,146    1,296,429    1,100,077    5,477,937    2,237,380    7,316,551   
Professional services 25,775,485    2,375,597    1,872,522    2,965,073    5,378,580    13,183,712    5,601,846    20,173,638   
Other services 17,889,269    2,235,878    1,739,268    2,771,931    3,225,529    7,916,663    5,474,608    12,414,661   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 67,434,839    6,430,545    5,429,875    8,932,127    11,636,490    35,005,801    16,394,989    51,039,850   
For profit, unincorporated 12,118,876    2,322,172    1,211,884    2,138,280    2,602,621    3,843,919    4,627,847    7,491,029   
Nonprofit 12,227,480    488,248    521,332    1,325,056    3,453,413    6,439,431    1,526,096    10,701,384   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 4,924,802    1,893,174    820,804    1,390,947    691,221    128,656 * 3,459,837    1,464,965   
5-9 years 5,543,954    1,747,485    1,010,834    1,280,417    1,304,288    200,931    3,467,896    2,076,058   
10-19 years 12,722,578    2,464,451    2,081,648    3,190,438    3,133,696    1,852,345    6,183,890    6,538,688   
20 or more years 68,589,860    3,135,854    3,249,806    6,533,661    12,563,320    43,107,220    9,437,308    59,152,552   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 56,849,094    69,445    332,657    2,346,161    9,932,968    44,167,862    1,124,305    55,724,788   
1 location only 34,932,101    9,171,519    6,830,435    10,049,302    7,759,556    1,121,289    21,424,626    13,507,475   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 1,076,392    84,825    143,433    239,661    221,298    387,175    344,530    731,862   
25-49 % 4,488,266    436,567    397,453    719,289    855,808    2,079,149    1,190,359    3,297,908   
50-74 % 10,895,152    1,424,283    937,603    1,296,455    1,656,123    5,580,688    3,057,485    7,837,667   
75% or more 75,321,384    7,295,290    5,684,602    10,140,059    14,959,294    37,242,139    17,956,558    57,364,826   
Union presence
No union employees 74,547,031    9,030,217    6,867,537    11,644,841    15,848,144    31,156,293    21,753,613    52,793,418   
Has union employees 17,234,163    210,748    295,555    750,622    1,844,380    14,132,858    795,318    16,438,845   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 16,220,425    1,949,561    1,301,482    2,300,946    3,284,954    7,383,482    4,492,655    11,727,770   
Less than 50% low-wage 75,560,769    7,291,404    5,861,610    10,094,516    14,407,570    37,905,669    18,056,277    57,504,493   

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.3 Standard errors for number of full-time 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 789,759    112,980    155,162    270,487    397,344    671,640    232,441    772,772   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 134,471    20,794    20,103    58,351    83,736 * 83,010    46,486    126,182   
Mining and manufacturing 415,515    33,223    54,811    122,741    234,884    318,851    100,739    403,839   
Construction 256,913    55,887    78,049    144,797    160,385    103,129    143,950    213,423   
Utilities and transp. 365,113    23,416    39,703    47,303    98,292    345,432    59,043    360,324   
Wholesale trade 251,434    50,177    54,262    91,766    116,375    190,138    94,683    233,192   
Fin. svs. and real estate 419,149    50,139    41,097    78,291    128,078    386,948    84,035    410,721   
Retail trade 312,564    47,103    51,468    108,526    100,743    267,580    91,145    299,349   
Professional services 543,958    71,915    88,768    155,474    247,294    452,048    145,354    525,691   
Other services 444,178    71,324    88,683    152,965    227,931    336,227    143,805    422,093   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 811,346    107,932    144,573    249,900    375,871    686,734    230,649    787,287   
For profit, unincorporated 350,633    71,161    74,310    147,048    192,722    235,805    131,888    326,190   
Nonprofit 373,405    32,866    46,686    101,349    191,373    301,409    80,278    365,030   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 213,510    66,480    62,251    142,250    119,059    60,415 * 133,371    167,867   
5-9 years 208,268    64,347    67,796    105,525    149,394    43,650    113,635    175,660   
10-19 years 335,349    73,742    98,535    161,938    214,015    169,126    158,937    298,614   
20 or more years 781,559    86,103    117,762    215,935    359,629    680,673    192,838    762,208   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 729,593    13,733    32,120    115,278    308,514    679,531    60,891    727,446   
1 location only 456,909    113,018    155,657    263,378    333,964    142,458    236,681    415,154   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 44,132    7,584    12,142    19,157    21,230    30,690    18,129    40,389   
25-49 % 164,105    23,020    27,499    52,854    77,800    130,576    47,837    157,258   
50-74 % 327,506    46,743    53,607    102,539    124,122    277,970    88,629    315,773   
75% or more 833,929    119,495    155,428    274,561    408,709    694,251    251,132    806,797   
Union presence
No union employees 777,876    112,689    151,198    265,670    382,581    651,137    230,031    759,123   
Has union employees 505,749    25,175    47,041    91,225    185,876    460,680    73,729    500,558   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 390,473    60,437    65,691    125,350    202,606    302,015    123,034    371,729   
Less than 50% low-wage 809,849    114,182    152,525    268,583    389,475    679,657    238,763    785,781   

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.