| 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 | 4,867 | 3,938 | 5,472 | 5,571 | 5,267 | 4,485 | 5,179 | 4,792 |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 1,888 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 4,716 | -- | 6,985 | 5,048 | 4,859 | 4,043 | 4,696 | 4,720 |
| Construction | 4,021 | 3,657 * | 4,655 | 4,294 | 3,348 * | -- | 4,404 | 3,618 |
| Utilities and transp. | 4,509 | -- | -- | -- | 4,651 | 4,754 | 3,821 * | 4,735 |
| Wholesale trade | 5,497 | -- | 4,551 | 5,821 | 7,562 | 4,132 | 4,873 | 5,699 |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 5,151 | -- | -- | 4,615 | 5,711 | 5,022 | 5,019 | 5,171 |
| Retail trade | 5,605 | -- | -- | 7,847 | 10,024 | 3,059 | 4,808 | 5,901 |
| Professional services | 4,748 | 3,407 | 5,814 | 6,323 | 4,577 | 4,600 | 5,757 | 4,616 |
| Other services | 5,252 | 6,293 | 6,042 | 5,420 | 5,170 | 4,723 | 6,142 | 4,847 |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 4,855 | 4,196 | 4,946 | 5,577 | 5,375 | 4,327 | 5,022 | 4,800 |
| For profit, unincorporated | 4,824 | 2,883 * | 4,982 | 7,651 | 4,358 | 5,046 | 4,945 | 4,791 |
| Nonprofit | 4,916 | 4,032 * | 10,021 | 4,416 | 5,900 | 4,561 | 6,743 | 4,776 |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 5,663 | -- | 7,922 | 5,581 | 5,276 | -- | 5,799 | 5,433 |
| 5-9 years | 4,247 | 5,851 | 3,586 | 4,611 | 3,732 | -- | 4,899 | 3,713 |
| 10-19 years | 4,822 | 2,076 * | 6,517 | 5,630 | 4,942 | 4,499 | 4,695 | 4,906 |
| 20 or more years | 4,883 | 4,943 | 4,748 | 5,675 | 5,524 | 4,497 | 5,356 | 4,816 |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 4,668 | -- | 6,304 * | 5,026 | 5,417 | 4,416 | 5,149 | 4,657 |
| 1 location only | 5,206 | 3,920 | 5,428 | 5,684 | 5,082 | 6,178 | 5,181 | 5,230 |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 7,295 | -- | -- | -- | 6,622 | 4,710 | -- | 6,140 |
| 25-49 % | 5,854 | -- | -- | 5,056 | 6,768 | 5,312 | 6,518 | 5,486 |
| 50-74 % | 4,269 | 3,826 * | 5,515 | 4,421 | 6,559 | 3,791 | 4,980 | 4,105 |
| 75% or more | 4,884 | 3,346 | 5,434 | 5,682 | 5,122 | 4,593 | 5,031 | 4,849 |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 5,473 | 3,822 | 5,777 | 5,871 | 5,933 | 5,209 | 5,328 | 5,524 |
| Has union employees | 3,481 | -- | -- | 2,691 * | 3,076 | 3,640 | 3,177 * | 3,495 |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 5,594 | -- | -- | 6,754 | 5,695 | 4,750 | 6,739 | 5,216 |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 4,816 | 3,445 | 5,524 | 5,492 | 5,233 | 4,469 | 5,038 | 4,764 |
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.
| 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 | 140.78 | 544.00 | 538.86 | 354.93 | 338.87 | 182.67 | 308.53 | 157.04 |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 550.21 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 362.46 | -- | 963.33 | 724.23 | 709.73 | 350.63 | 653.64 | 416.96 |
| Construction | 642.43 | 1,116.50 * | 1,396.11 | 893.06 | 1,413.51 * | -- | 693.45 | 1,029.99 |
| Utilities and transp. | 533.64 | -- | -- | -- | 702.81 | 586.23 | 1,434.72 * | 454.81 |
| Wholesale trade | 442.71 | -- | 687.13 | 869.30 | 776.06 | 508.88 | 605.85 | 541.66 |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 238.38 | -- | -- | 924.72 | 461.36 | 235.84 | 1,165.68 | 210.63 |
| Retail trade | 566.94 | -- | -- | 819.11 | 1,761.14 | 213.70 | 927.33 | 699.24 |
| Professional services | 238.74 | 902.53 | 1,024.71 | 743.99 | 627.09 | 284.90 | 655.51 | 251.43 |
| Other services | 414.92 | 1,413.09 | 1,400.40 | 1,092.65 | 590.37 | 685.66 | 831.45 | 444.47 |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 161.33 | 657.77 | 564.15 | 419.54 | 423.84 | 169.39 | 351.71 | 180.24 |
| For profit, unincorporated | 456.06 | 1,004.92 * | 638.32 | 700.50 | 868.40 | 662.61 | 624.66 | 552.70 |
| Nonprofit | 313.37 | 1,541.90 * | 2,284.41 | 814.79 | 431.41 | 377.60 | 1,163.99 | 316.97 |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 675.76 | -- | 1,830.61 | 679.20 | 502.24 | -- | 1,037.91 | 440.81 |
| 5-9 years | 665.70 | 1,716.60 | 989.18 | 1,341.74 | 1,073.48 | -- | 974.68 | 817.39 |
| 10-19 years | 413.74 | 651.06 * | 1,158.45 | 672.14 | 885.71 | 511.59 | 555.45 | 583.66 |
| 20 or more years | 156.49 | 757.14 | 639.38 | 465.25 | 391.46 | 189.54 | 426.09 | 167.36 |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 166.86 | -- | 2,401.15 * | 533.95 | 442.28 | 182.38 | 880.04 | 169.38 |
| 1 location only | 248.82 | 549.48 | 551.70 | 414.64 | 524.64 | 1,171.54 | 325.83 | 374.07 |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1,142.52 | -- | -- | -- | 876.31 | 524.05 | -- | 580.25 |
| 25-49 % | 736.67 | -- | -- | 1,409.08 | 1,143.29 | 882.33 | 1,532.22 | 735.06 |
| 50-74 % | 275.85 | 1,321.90 * | 837.85 | 1,304.21 | 617.16 | 282.20 | 757.31 | 283.21 |
| 75% or more | 158.19 | 522.78 | 589.99 | 380.23 | 364.95 | 213.81 | 335.45 | 178.19 |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 155.85 | 567.98 | 556.70 | 372.71 | 322.76 | 233.77 | 321.64 | 178.28 |
| Has union employees | 249.72 | -- | -- | 832.11 * | 820.22 | 254.74 | 960.43 * | 257.84 |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 473.89 | -- | -- | 960.41 | 820.01 | 643.36 | 1,088.68 | 483.30 |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 146.45 | 483.95 | 572.54 | 371.51 | 359.52 | 189.68 | 317.47 | 164.06 |
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.