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 | 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.
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 | 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.