Table I.B.1.a Percent of 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    11.2%    8.6%    14.1%    18.8%    47.4%    26.6%    73.4%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 1,396,816    22.7%    13.7%    11.8%    30.6%    21.1%    39.7%    60.3%   
Mining and manufacturing 12,150,890    4.6%    4.9%    14.6%    23.7%    52.1%    15.5%    84.5%   
Construction 6,410,323    22.6%    18.1%    24.8%    22.0%    12.5%    53.8%    46.2%   
Utilities and transp. 5,391,833    6.4%    5.2%    9.1%    14.6%    64.7%    17.2%    82.8%   
Wholesale trade 6,015,302    12.0%    8.9%    16.5%    22.5%    40.1%    28.3%    71.7%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 12,533,937    9.4%    3.9%    6.4%    15.0%    65.4%    16.4%    83.6%   
Retail trade 15,616,554    11.4%    7.4%    10.8%    13.0%    57.4%    24.3%    75.7%   
Professional services 33,644,463    10.1%    7.8%    12.5%    21.2%    48.3%    23.8%    76.2%   
Other services 32,255,640    13.2%    11.5%    18.4%    17.6%    39.4%    34.2%    65.8%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 87,186,302    10.3%    8.6%    13.8%    17.1%    50.1%    25.8%    74.2%   
For profit, unincorporated 20,361,361    18.8%    11.4%    16.5%    19.3%    34.0%    38.6%    61.4%   
Nonprofit 17,868,093    6.5%    5.3%    12.8%    26.3%    49.2%    16.9%    83.1%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 7,798,214    38.1%    19.2%    25.2%    14.0%    3.4%    71.3%    28.7%   
5-9 years 9,249,447    26.2%    21.0%    23.7%    21.3%    7.8%    60.2%    39.8%   
10-19 years 18,402,412    20.7%    16.3%    24.1%    23.2%    15.7%    48.8%    51.2%   
20 or more years 89,965,684    5.3%    4.8%    10.1%    18.1%    61.8%    14.8%    85.2%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 74,526,423    0.2%    0.7%    4.6%    17.2%    77.3%    2.6%    97.4%   
1 location only 50,889,334    27.2%    20.1%    28.0%    21.1%    3.6%    61.9%    38.1%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 11,351,003    21.7%    15.6%    19.7%    15.5%    27.5%    47.6%    52.4%   
25-49 % 11,548,103    11.1%    11.8%    17.9%    21.4%    37.8%    31.8%    68.2%   
50-74 % 17,079,724    13.9%    8.1%    13.9%    16.4%    47.7%    28.5%    71.5%   
75% or more 85,436,926    9.2%    7.3%    12.8%    19.3%    51.3%    22.8%    77.2%   
Union presence
No union employees 106,434,931    13.0%    9.8%    15.8%    19.9%    41.5%    30.7%    69.3%   
Has union employees 18,980,826    1.2%    1.5%    4.5%    12.6%    80.2%    4.1%    95.9%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 29,291,650    12.8%    10.8%    17.4%    19.3%    39.7%    31.9%    68.1%   
Less than 50% low-wage 96,124,107    10.7%    7.9%    13.1%    18.6%    49.7%    25.0%    75.0%   

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.

** 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.

Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding.

 

Table I.B.1.a Standard errors for percent of 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    0.14%    0.17%    0.24%    0.31%    0.42%    0.27%    0.27%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 169,274    3.29%    2.87%    3.06%    6.62%    5.78%    5.13%    5.13%   
Mining and manufacturing 395,891    0.36%    0.46%    0.96%    1.41%    1.63%    0.81%    0.81%   
Construction 265,171    1.24%    1.44%    1.72%    2.22%    1.52%    2.16%    2.16%   
Utilities and transp. 326,160    0.69%    0.82%    1.19%    1.69%    2.47%    1.50%    1.50%   
Wholesale trade 255,606    0.94%    0.90%    1.47%    1.89%    2.18%    1.57%    1.57%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 618,389    0.65%    0.44%    0.65%    1.28%    1.91%    1.02%    1.02%   
Retail trade 480,457    0.59%    0.54%    0.77%    1.00%    1.44%    0.98%    0.98%   
Professional services 657,802    0.34%    0.36%    0.53%    0.79%    1.00%    0.61%    0.61%   
Other services 684,031    0.44%    0.48%    0.72%    0.90%    1.14%    0.85%    0.85%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 1,005,299    0.19%    0.23%    0.32%    0.43%    0.59%    0.38%    0.38%   
For profit, unincorporated 515,260    0.65%    0.58%    0.81%    1.13%    1.37%    1.08%    1.08%   
Nonprofit 510,064    0.40%    0.41%    0.84%    1.21%    1.45%    0.74%    0.74%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 277,044    1.51%    1.30%    1.61%    1.96%    0.90%    2.12%    2.12%   
5-9 years 312,481    1.13%    1.17%    1.39%    1.90%    1.16%    1.87%    1.87%   
10-19 years 443,646    0.69%    0.71%    0.97%    1.17%    1.24%    1.21%    1.21%   
20 or more years 988,093    0.14%    0.16%    0.28%    0.41%    0.51%    0.27%    0.27%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 935,518    0.04%    0.07%    0.21%    0.43%    0.47%    0.14%    0.14%   
1 location only 544,552    0.37%    0.41%    0.50%    0.63%    0.45%    0.69%    0.69%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 323,698    0.87%    0.85%    1.06%    1.30%    1.47%    1.40%    1.40%   
25-49 % 386,703    0.66%    0.79%    1.23%    1.53%    1.71%    1.31%    1.31%   
50-74 % 514,508    0.64%    0.53%    0.83%    1.10%    1.54%    1.05%    1.05%   
75% or more 979,828    0.18%    0.22%    0.32%    0.44%    0.58%    0.36%    0.36%   
Union presence
No union employees 970,458    0.17%    0.20%    0.28%    0.37%    0.52%    0.34%    0.34%   
Has union employees 614,798    0.16%    0.25%    0.53%    1.00%    1.14%    0.40%    0.40%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 567,765    0.41%    0.45%    0.70%    0.87%    1.01%    0.76%    0.76%   
Less than 50% low-wage 994,639    0.18%    0.21%    0.28%    0.39%    0.54%    0.34%    0.34%   

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.

** 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.

Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding.