Table I.B.1 Number of private-sector employees by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2017
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 125,415,757    14,008,120    10,766,705    17,645,813    23,563,744    59,431,375    33,412,777    92,002,980   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 1,396,816    317,163    191,945    165,263    427,165    295,280 * 555,000    841,816   
Mining and manufacturing 12,150,890    561,359    594,232    1,777,912    2,882,882    6,334,505    1,888,457    10,262,433   
Construction 6,410,323    1,449,898    1,162,195    1,590,203    1,407,358    800,669    3,449,133    2,961,190   
Utilities and transp. 5,391,833    345,628    281,414    489,642    785,640    3,489,509    925,101    4,466,732   
Wholesale trade 6,015,302    720,609    533,518    995,447    1,355,105    2,410,623    1,703,179    4,312,123   
Fin. svs. and real estate 12,533,937    1,172,117    487,167    802,139    1,880,558    8,191,956    2,049,303    10,484,634   
Retail trade 15,616,554    1,781,130    1,162,073    1,688,147    2,027,359    8,957,845    3,800,160    11,816,394   
Professional services 33,644,463    3,409,837    2,638,387    4,216,785    7,135,544    16,243,909    7,999,968    25,644,494   
Other services 32,255,640    4,250,378    3,715,774    5,920,275    5,662,133    12,707,079    11,042,476    21,213,164   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 87,186,302    9,011,369    7,496,889    12,012,445    14,946,925    43,718,673    22,528,568    64,657,734   
For profit, unincorporated 20,361,361    3,838,052    2,317,393    3,353,962    3,924,692    6,927,262    7,867,426    12,493,936   
Nonprofit 17,868,093    1,158,698    952,423    2,279,405    4,692,127    8,785,440    3,016,783    14,851,310   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 7,798,214    2,974,164    1,499,521    1,967,632    1,090,947    265,949    5,562,591    2,235,623   
5-9 years 9,249,447    2,426,889    1,940,028    2,194,723    1,966,442    721,365    5,571,538    3,677,909   
10-19 years 18,402,412    3,816,944    3,005,089    4,435,935    4,263,035    2,881,409    8,989,125    9,413,287   
20 or more years 89,965,684    4,790,123    4,322,067    9,047,522    16,243,320    55,562,652    13,289,523    76,676,162   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 74,526,423    169,583    532,734    3,404,686    12,800,845    57,618,575    1,922,869    72,603,553   
1 location only 50,889,334    13,838,537    10,233,971    14,241,127    10,762,899    1,812,801    31,489,907    19,399,427   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 11,351,003    2,465,256    1,766,318    2,232,110    1,761,871    3,125,449    5,400,581    5,950,422   
25-49 % 11,548,103    1,279,677    1,358,881    2,070,779    2,470,642    4,368,124    3,671,200    7,876,903   
50-74 % 17,079,724    2,372,485    1,378,445    2,369,717    2,809,035    8,150,043    4,860,499    12,219,225   
75% or more 85,436,926    7,890,702    6,263,062    10,973,207    16,522,196    43,787,760    19,480,496    65,956,430   
Union presence
No union employees 106,434,931    13,787,063    10,477,478    16,796,532    21,172,091    44,201,767    32,625,343    73,809,588   
Has union employees 18,980,826    221,057    289,227    849,281    2,391,653    15,229,608    787,434    18,193,392   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 29,291,650    3,748,305    3,169,743    5,089,114    5,646,760    11,637,728    9,342,707    19,948,943   
Less than 50% low-wage 96,124,107    10,259,815    7,596,962    12,556,699    17,916,984    47,793,647    24,070,070    72,054,037   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2017 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.

 

Table I.B.1 Standard errors for number of private-sector employees by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2017
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 978,960    142,018    207,155    295,483    411,692    878,896    255,952    974,762   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 169,274    34,235    38,237    43,255    122,857    95,179 * 54,410    160,311   
Mining and manufacturing 395,891    41,908    55,282    118,978    193,864    320,849    92,700    385,531   
Construction 265,171    69,849    97,828    123,935    172,929    105,718    142,084    225,067   
Utilities and transp. 326,160    32,824    43,267    62,761    92,199    301,770    72,433    318,079   
Wholesale trade 255,606    54,270    53,772    94,410    132,296    182,815    90,829    239,364   
Fin. svs. and real estate 618,389    64,093    52,234    76,390    156,471    588,154    96,009    610,977   
Retail trade 480,457    83,649    81,625    122,665    165,220    419,744    136,846    461,014   
Professional services 657,802    101,345    117,574    181,403    295,549    545,109    182,107    634,949   
Other services 684,031    125,404    147,849    240,125    323,215    530,229    234,991    647,426   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 1,005,299    140,970    190,662    274,144    397,537    885,268    265,557    982,842   
For profit, unincorporated 515,260    112,102    115,817    172,171    262,474    380,836    187,034    482,351   
Nonprofit 510,064    68,684    71,737    154,997    242,629    413,227    122,340    496,334   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 277,044    98,843    108,164    146,044    174,043    72,093    169,959    220,330   
5-9 years 312,481    92,197    110,774    142,574    213,733    113,445    173,028    262,060   
10-19 years 443,646    113,467    129,670    194,090    256,326    262,145    199,097    401,038   
20 or more years 988,093    121,940    142,910    251,823    380,508    889,037    227,074    969,304   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 935,518    28,769    55,160    160,820    320,493    887,075    103,112    930,654   
1 location only 544,552    141,996    206,492    277,654    384,285    238,205    262,041    517,954   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 323,698    91,365    98,298    129,694    166,250    209,241    153,190    286,695   
25-49 % 386,703    70,819    89,926    154,544    206,527    266,922    142,272    360,908   
50-74 % 514,508    96,913    87,746    143,816    203,317    433,421    153,373    492,145   
75% or more 979,828    137,694    181,415    272,169    395,037    858,826    262,270    955,888   
Union presence
No union employees 970,458    142,864    204,855    293,932    417,887    852,870    255,998    963,210   
Has union employees 614,798    29,690    48,106    101,012    199,671    572,008    75,558    610,326   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 567,765    108,828    129,312    219,812    289,208    413,697    204,952    534,010   
Less than 50% low-wage 994,639    148,092    191,167    270,192    393,691    880,416    265,794    973,868   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2017 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.