Table I.A.1 Number of private-sector establishments by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2016
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 7,358,420    4,392,673    833,428    570,591    474,377    1,087,351    5,560,634    1,797,786   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 210,635    180,167    17,680    8,424    2,144    2,221    203,199    7,437   
Mining and manufacturing 278,683    137,328    46,565    39,826    28,023    26,941    207,382    71,301   
Construction 603,251    470,416    78,546    37,281    9,866    7,142    572,902    30,349   
Utilities and transp. 205,799    112,498    19,090    16,647    13,964    43,599    142,454    63,345   
Wholesale trade 377,435    198,269    46,567    38,672    33,655    60,271    268,710    108,725   
Fin. svs. and real estate 848,256    441,689    42,269    45,289    84,009    235,000    503,038    345,217   
Retail trade 1,088,918    551,265    103,691    67,050    63,365    303,548    693,277    395,642   
Professional services 1,742,074    1,107,366    190,174    129,035    125,344    190,155    1,367,874    374,200   
Other services 2,003,368    1,193,674    288,845    188,367    114,008    218,474    1,601,799    401,569   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 5,006,970    2,813,978    572,696    387,939    301,202    931,155    3,617,057    1,389,913   
For profit, unincorporated 1,764,338    1,286,917    189,487    105,936    80,104    101,896    1,544,617    219,722   
Nonprofit 587,112    291,779    71,246    76,716    93,071    54,300    398,961    188,151   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 1,257,825    1,075,661    110,768    55,554    14,388    1,454    1,222,978    34,847   
5-9 years 1,068,046    812,865    145,215    77,390    27,013    5,564    1,007,534    60,512   
10-19 years 1,715,346    1,234,125    229,187    133,059    72,688    46,288    1,542,590    172,756   
20 or more years 3,317,202    1,270,022    348,258    304,588    360,288    1,034,045    1,787,532    1,529,670   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 1,795,747    20,871    74,093    203,690    411,511    1,085,582    178,295    1,617,452   
1 location only 5,562,673    4,371,801    759,336    366,901    62,866    1,769    5,382,340    180,333   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 1,187,243    878,336    129,536    69,371    47,992    62,009    1,051,447    135,796   
25-49 % 580,583    260,505    87,895    64,550    47,951    119,682    388,683    191,900   
50-74 % 1,120,207    686,909    134,807    74,954    54,977    168,561    867,554    252,653   
75% or more 4,470,387    2,566,924    481,191    361,715    323,457    737,100    3,252,951    1,217,436   
Union presence
No union employees 6,917,164    4,304,086    805,179    550,434    450,874    806,591    5,434,072    1,483,093   
Has union employees 441,255    88,587    28,249    20,157    23,503    280,760    126,563    314,693   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 2,093,936    1,238,008    234,174    167,363    150,258    304,134    1,573,432    520,504   
Less than 50% low-wage 5,264,484    3,154,665    599,254    403,228    324,119    783,217    3,987,202    1,277,282   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2016 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.

** 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.A.1 Standard errors for number of private-sector establishments by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2016
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 21,323    21,789    15,046    8,647    5,326    13,420    18,112    14,486   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 16,623    16,237    3,137    1,557    509    609    16,576    1,262   
Mining and manufacturing 11,797    10,558    3,907    2,515    1,996    1,732    11,391    3,116   
Construction 21,584    20,617    5,814    2,872    1,127    1,153    21,454    2,431   
Utilities and transp. 11,935    10,783    2,624    1,993    2,113    3,342    11,198    4,133   
Wholesale trade 16,998    15,164    4,479    3,019    3,194    4,575    15,948    5,910   
Fin. svs. and real estate 25,080    21,486    4,274    3,621    5,161    10,728    21,973    12,124   
Retail trade 28,270    24,166    6,723    4,271    4,704    11,839    25,120    13,021   
Professional services 30,379    27,734    8,313    5,288    5,067    8,071    28,715    10,212   
Other services 36,073    32,728    10,741    6,314    5,676    9,601    34,188    11,819   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 38,340    34,733    13,667    8,158    6,862    14,456    35,192    16,493   
For profit, unincorporated 33,428    31,500    8,571    4,675    4,694    6,005    32,469    8,097   
Nonprofit 18,260    16,110    5,260    4,355    4,744    3,175    17,083    6,552   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 31,508    30,709    6,944    3,989    1,734    389    31,383    3,249   
5-9 years 28,429    27,047    7,944    4,242    3,135    1,112    28,130    4,293   
10-19 years 34,036    32,348    9,305    5,207    4,399    3,547    33,438    6,733   
20 or more years 35,645    31,027    10,996    7,586    6,440    14,142    32,469    15,375   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 15,623    3,928    5,458    7,398    5,244    13,421    7,894    13,909   
1 location only 19,415    22,098    14,819    5,827    2,138    178    19,576    4,882   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 29,049    27,515    7,139    3,843    3,923    4,271    28,387    6,282   
25-49 % 18,079    14,877    5,874    3,803    4,063    6,699    16,142    8,195   
50-74 % 28,572    25,604    7,459    4,168    3,834    9,325    26,639    10,388   
75% or more 40,203    36,665    12,884    8,145    6,429    13,706    37,500    15,627   
Union presence
No union employees 23,278    23,347    14,842    8,705    5,602    12,519    20,495    14,148   
Has union employees 16,591    9,891    3,885    2,006    2,304    12,422    10,701    12,685   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 35,577    32,196    9,453    5,873    6,291    10,364    33,391    12,541   
Less than 50% low-wage 37,609    34,384    13,784    8,246    6,424    14,402    34,489    16,408   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2016 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.

** 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.