| 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 | 4,984 | 4,214 | 5,214 | 5,168 | 5,131 | 4,955 | 4,597 | 5,131 |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 5,325 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2,699 * | 5,723 |
| Construction | 3,763 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3,958 * | 3,672 |
| Utilities and transp. | 7,982 * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10,057 * |
| Wholesale trade | 4,790 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5,438 | 4,316 |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 3,966 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3,855 | 3,988 |
| Retail trade | 6,647 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6,652 * | 6,644 |
| Professional services | 5,342 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5,627 | 5,221 |
| Other services | 3,802 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2,929 | 4,301 |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 5,257 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4,487 | 5,587 |
| For profit, unincorporated | 5,139 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6,302 * | 4,473 |
| Nonprofit | 3,978 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2,953 | 4,144 |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 4,279 * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5,489 * | -- |
| 5-9 years | 4,796 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4,576 | 5,174 |
| 10-19 years | 5,419 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4,848 | 5,823 |
| 20 or more years | 4,966 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4,288 | 5,128 |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 5,436 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5,355 | 5,440 |
| 1 location only | 4,431 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4,524 | 4,313 |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 6,960 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6,366 |
| 25-49 % | 4,809 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4,451 * | 4,898 |
| 50-74 % | 4,941 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4,892 * | 4,952 |
| 75% or more | 4,965 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4,487 | 5,163 |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 5,404 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4,784 | 5,694 |
| Has union employees | 3,097 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3,263 |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 6,139 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4,892 | 6,466 * |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 4,841 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4,570 | 4,948 |
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 | 288.41 | 1,018.63 | 650.05 | 423.98 | 531.67 | 571.32 | 478.82 | 354.78 |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 675.26 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 843.53 * | 713.66 |
| Construction | 540.20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,255.44 * | 531.84 |
| Utilities and transp. | 3,289.10 * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3,593.28 * |
| Wholesale trade | 803.95 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,590.21 | 711.81 |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 384.31 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 754.03 | 437.73 |
| Retail trade | 1,208.67 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2,617.87 * | 789.26 |
| Professional services | 469.33 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 858.30 | 551.19 |
| Other services | 697.79 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 483.73 | 1,117.56 |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 332.87 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 494.65 | 418.81 |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1,057.86 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,960.13 * | 1,116.33 |
| Nonprofit | 553.58 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 772.48 | 642.58 |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1,742.23 * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,958.64 * | -- |
| 5-9 years | 565.35 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 819.46 | 687.41 |
| 10-19 years | 425.52 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 618.95 | 556.34 |
| 20 or more years | 352.21 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 728.70 | 400.13 |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 363.25 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 874.48 | 377.71 |
| 1 location only | 431.36 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 518.25 | 711.47 |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1,241.09 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,512.27 |
| 25-49 % | 537.38 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,409.82 * | 562.61 |
| 50-74 % | 621.05 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2,652.30 * | 428.99 |
| 75% or more | 341.67 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 446.39 | 448.03 |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 299.12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 497.96 | 368.00 |
| Has union employees | 597.53 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 653.92 |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 1,586.97 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 858.66 | 1,999.20 * |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 258.53 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 516.82 | 298.02 |
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.