| 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 | 28,156,119 | 16.4% | 11.7% | 16.0% | 17.0% | 38.8% | 36.5% | 63.5% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 300,129 | 55.9% | 13.1% | 11.2% * | -- | -- | 76.0% | 24.0% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 403,484 | 25.0% | 17.9% | 22.0% | 14.2% | 21.0% | 54.9% | 45.1% |
| Construction | 465,574 | 60.7% | 21.6% | 12.7% | 4.0% * | 1.0% * | 92.1% | 7.9% |
| Utilities and transp. | 697,259 | 10.6% | 9.4% | 14.0% | 18.4% | 47.6% | 26.0% | 74.0% |
| Wholesale trade | 421,347 | 24.8% | 15.8% | 17.3% | 15.8% | 26.3% | 50.5% | 49.5% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 1,109,006 | 25.0% | 5.2% | 8.6% | 10.4% | 50.8% | 33.4% | 66.6% |
| Retail trade | 5,723,150 | 11.7% | 6.4% | 6.1% | 7.2% | 68.7% | 21.2% | 78.8% |
| Professional services | 6,686,971 | 15.4% | 9.9% | 15.1% | 26.0% | 33.6% | 31.6% | 68.4% |
| Other services | 12,349,199 | 15.5% | 15.1% | 21.9% | 17.7% | 29.7% | 42.9% | 57.1% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 17,966,853 | 14.0% | 11.6% | 15.1% | 14.0% | 45.4% | 33.5% | 66.5% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 5,618,669 | 28.2% | 15.3% | 21.8% | 16.3% | 18.4% | 55.1% | 44.9% |
| Nonprofit | 4,570,598 | 11.7% | 8.0% | 12.6% | 29.4% | 38.3% | 25.0% | 75.0% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 2,904,867 | 37.2% | 22.0% | 26.2% | 9.2% | -- | 71.8% | 28.2% |
| 5-9 years | 2,813,551 | 34.0% | 20.2% | 28.5% | 15.2% | 2.2% | 70.2% | 29.8% |
| 10-19 years | 4,573,977 | 26.1% | 19.9% | 23.3% | 21.6% | 9.1% | 59.0% | 41.0% |
| 20 or more years | 17,863,724 | 7.8% | 6.6% | 10.5% | 17.3% | 57.7% | 19.6% | 80.4% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 13,789,303 | 0.1% | 1.1% | 4.4% | 17.7% | 76.7% | 2.9% | 97.1% |
| 1 location only | 14,366,816 | 32.1% | 21.9% | 27.1% | 16.3% | 2.5% * | 68.7% | 31.3% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 9,814,818 | 24.5% | 16.7% | 18.9% | 15.7% | 24.2% | 51.2% | 48.8% |
| 25-49 % | 7,910,415 | 11.2% | 9.1% | 15.8% | 18.8% | 45.2% | 28.2% | 71.8% |
| 50-74 % | 6,664,029 | 15.3% | 8.9% | 12.5% | 14.8% | 48.5% | 31.0% | 69.0% |
| 75% or more | 3,766,858 | 8.3% | 9.2% | 15.4% | 20.4% | 46.7% | 25.1% | 74.9% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 24,654,270 | 18.4% | 13.3% | 18.0% | 18.3% | 32.0% | 41.1% | 58.9% |
| Has union employees | 3,501,849 | 2.4% | 0.8% | 1.8% | 7.8% | 87.2% | 3.9% | 96.1% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 15,324,880 | 14.8% | 12.4% | 16.9% | 17.9% | 38.0% | 36.1% | 63.9% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 12,831,239 | 18.4% | 10.9% | 15.0% | 15.9% | 39.8% | 37.0% | 63.0% |
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.
-- Data suppressed due to high standard errors or few reported values in cell.
** 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 | 404,448 | 0.36% | 0.38% | 0.51% | 0.62% | 0.77% | 0.62% | 0.62% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 44,500 | 7.58% | 3.72% | 4.33% * | -- | -- | 7.91% | 7.91% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 27,926 | 2.83% | 2.60% | 3.03% | 2.40% | 2.92% | 3.46% | 3.46% |
| Construction | 34,994 | 4.14% | 4.31% | 2.78% | 1.41% * | 0.30% * | 1.79% | 1.79% |
| Utilities and transp. | 80,394 | 2.15% | 2.24% | 3.94% | 4.57% | 5.83% | 3.92% | 3.92% |
| Wholesale trade | 39,533 | 3.02% | 3.31% | 3.27% | 4.03% | 4.77% | 4.71% | 4.71% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 76,846 | 2.13% | 1.04% | 1.52% | 1.27% | 3.43% | 2.63% | 2.63% |
| Retail trade | 204,929 | 0.72% | 0.62% | 0.66% | 0.83% | 1.42% | 1.08% | 1.08% |
| Professional services | 193,640 | 0.67% | 0.62% | 1.01% | 1.50% | 1.41% | 1.11% | 1.11% |
| Other services | 317,798 | 0.62% | 0.74% | 1.01% | 1.07% | 1.39% | 1.20% | 1.20% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 350,570 | 0.43% | 0.48% | 0.64% | 0.75% | 1.01% | 0.78% | 0.78% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 187,656 | 1.18% | 1.07% | 1.47% | 1.48% | 1.56% | 1.75% | 1.75% |
| Nonprofit | 173,332 | 0.77% | 0.81% | 1.12% | 1.90% | 1.89% | 1.31% | 1.31% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 170,747 | 2.36% | 1.94% | 2.40% | 2.04% | -- | 3.73% | 3.73% |
| 5-9 years | 120,687 | 1.77% | 1.51% | 2.19% | 1.98% | 0.64% | 2.34% | 2.34% |
| 10-19 years | 162,904 | 1.21% | 1.31% | 1.45% | 1.89% | 1.27% | 1.93% | 1.93% |
| 20 or more years | 338,431 | 0.30% | 0.35% | 0.55% | 0.77% | 0.92% | 0.57% | 0.57% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 301,372 | 0.03% | 0.13% | 0.31% | 0.75% | 0.81% | 0.21% | 0.21% |
| 1 location only | 282,714 | 0.75% | 0.73% | 0.91% | 1.01% | 0.84% * | 1.20% | 1.20% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 280,030 | 0.92% | 0.94% | 1.14% | 1.21% | 1.47% | 1.45% | 1.45% |
| 25-49 % | 284,740 | 0.66% | 0.64% | 1.08% | 1.53% | 1.86% | 1.25% | 1.25% |
| 50-74 % | 187,923 | 0.60% | 0.53% | 0.88% | 1.02% | 1.43% | 1.03% | 1.03% |
| 75% or more | 81,615 | 0.39% | 0.44% | 0.72% | 0.93% | 1.11% | 0.77% | 0.77% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 365,862 | 0.40% | 0.43% | 0.57% | 0.68% | 0.78% | 0.69% | 0.69% |
| Has union employees | 203,477 | 0.41% | 0.20% | 0.51% | 1.26% | 1.45% | 0.54% | 0.54% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 345,319 | 0.51% | 0.59% | 0.78% | 0.95% | 1.20% | 0.96% | 0.96% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 263,292 | 0.57% | 0.51% | 0.74% | 0.85% | 1.07% | 0.88% | 0.88% |
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.
-- Data suppressed due to high standard errors or few reported values in cell.
** 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.