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 |
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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.
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 |
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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.