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 | 97,316,296 | 9,465,603 | 7,380,898 | 12,885,416 | 18,636,768 | 48,947,612 | 23,081,785 | 74,234,511 |
Industry group ** | ||||||||
Agric., fish., forest. | 1,118,413 | 216,241 | 146,061 | 150,536 | 392,708 * | 212,868 | 403,672 | 714,741 |
Mining and manufacturing | 11,746,931 | 434,977 | 535,814 | 1,716,766 | 2,816,417 | 6,242,956 | 1,667,300 | 10,079,631 |
Construction | 5,983,900 | 1,208,692 | 1,087,033 | 1,531,894 | 1,368,478 | 787,804 | 3,103,057 | 2,880,844 |
Utilities and transp. | 4,903,155 | 249,082 | 244,497 | 422,998 | 720,307 | 3,266,272 | 749,548 | 4,153,607 |
Wholesale trade | 5,579,773 | 592,799 | 492,972 | 923,176 | 1,248,720 | 2,322,106 | 1,511,729 | 4,068,044 |
Fin. svs. and real estate | 11,488,846 | 893,607 | 419,428 | 715,877 | 1,732,500 | 7,727,435 | 1,653,342 | 9,835,504 |
Retail trade | 10,216,362 | 1,033,160 | 677,979 | 1,310,380 | 1,599,165 | 5,595,678 | 2,350,738 | 7,865,624 |
Professional services | 26,665,501 | 2,450,812 | 1,945,601 | 3,107,208 | 5,487,776 | 13,674,104 | 5,857,903 | 20,807,598 |
Other services | 19,613,414 | 2,386,233 | 1,831,513 | 3,006,582 | 3,270,698 | 9,118,388 | 5,784,496 | 13,828,918 |
Ownership | ||||||||
For profit, incorporated | 70,130,101 | 6,604,611 | 5,457,026 | 9,199,792 | 12,354,969 | 36,513,704 | 16,617,412 | 53,512,689 |
For profit, unincorporated | 14,410,748 | 2,344,651 | 1,415,356 | 2,218,256 | 2,999,544 | 5,432,942 | 4,859,729 | 9,551,019 |
Nonprofit | 12,775,447 | 516,341 | 508,516 | 1,467,368 | 3,282,255 | 7,000,967 | 1,604,645 | 11,170,802 |
Age of firm | ||||||||
Less than 5 years | 4,984,989 | 1,847,827 | 873,279 | 1,190,843 | 833,273 | 239,767 | 3,368,903 | 1,616,086 |
5-9 years | 6,434,011 | 1,622,493 | 1,287,550 | 1,459,923 | 1,494,727 | 569,318 | 3,717,069 | 2,716,942 |
10-19 years | 13,637,540 | 2,653,697 | 2,069,778 | 3,248,817 | 3,498,046 | 2,167,202 | 6,270,605 | 7,366,935 |
20 or more years | 72,259,757 | 3,341,586 | 3,150,291 | 6,985,832 | 12,810,722 | 45,971,325 | 9,725,209 | 62,534,548 |
Multi/single status | ||||||||
2 or more locations | 60,787,007 | 140,720 | 363,194 | 2,701,030 | 10,047,768 | 47,534,295 | 1,474,205 | 59,312,803 |
1 location only | 36,529,289 | 9,324,883 | 7,017,703 | 10,184,386 | 8,589,000 | 1,413,317 | 21,607,581 | 14,921,708 |
Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
Less than 25% | 1,195,354 | 90,380 | 137,419 | 268,324 | 224,648 | 474,582 | 367,146 | 828,207 |
25-49 % | 4,145,888 | 422,117 | 483,764 | 735,041 | 917,997 | 1,586,968 | 1,265,910 | 2,879,978 |
50-74 % | 10,494,598 | 1,388,051 | 835,300 | 1,454,599 | 1,731,442 | 5,085,206 | 2,906,447 | 7,588,151 |
75% or more | 81,480,457 | 7,565,054 | 5,924,414 | 10,427,451 | 15,762,681 | 41,800,856 | 18,542,282 | 62,938,175 |
Union presence | ||||||||
No union employees | 81,047,950 | 9,297,664 | 7,146,309 | 12,140,984 | 16,583,135 | 35,879,858 | 22,444,492 | 58,603,458 |
Has union employees | 16,268,346 | 167,938 | 234,589 | 744,432 | 2,053,633 | 13,067,754 | 637,294 | 15,631,053 |
Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
50% or more low-wage | 15,324,913 | 1,792,874 | 1,344,872 | 2,501,276 | 3,049,080 | 6,636,811 | 4,290,754 | 11,034,159 |
Less than 50% low-wage | 81,991,383 | 7,672,728 | 6,036,026 | 10,384,140 | 15,587,688 | 42,310,801 | 18,791,031 | 63,200,352 |
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 | 893,291 | 125,852 | 173,313 | 253,035 | 361,565 | 797,089 | 235,640 | 879,275 |
Industry group ** | ||||||||
Agric., fish., forest. | 147,549 | 24,098 | 33,473 | 39,729 | 120,125 * | 63,745 | 44,393 | 140,730 |
Mining and manufacturing | 386,317 | 35,222 | 51,560 | 115,950 | 187,448 | 315,317 | 86,062 | 377,224 |
Construction | 257,971 | 62,336 | 93,226 | 121,158 | 170,047 | 104,310 | 134,555 | 221,213 |
Utilities and transp. | 304,561 | 25,330 | 39,809 | 56,962 | 86,743 | 282,528 | 63,963 | 297,818 |
Wholesale trade | 244,074 | 47,869 | 50,790 | 89,554 | 123,356 | 178,220 | 84,259 | 229,456 |
Fin. svs. and real estate | 587,037 | 53,224 | 46,857 | 70,234 | 148,244 | 559,702 | 82,962 | 581,220 |
Retail trade | 357,617 | 57,193 | 54,590 | 105,829 | 139,780 | 302,561 | 97,984 | 344,301 |
Professional services | 568,078 | 82,029 | 99,115 | 147,221 | 239,596 | 481,708 | 150,427 | 549,593 |
Other services | 526,867 | 89,222 | 95,673 | 153,425 | 229,980 | 434,876 | 162,570 | 502,844 |
Ownership | ||||||||
For profit, incorporated | 911,526 | 118,840 | 161,684 | 235,342 | 350,395 | 806,771 | 233,226 | 889,787 |
For profit, unincorporated | 426,109 | 84,854 | 85,513 | 131,208 | 219,093 | 322,115 | 138,766 | 404,062 |
Nonprofit | 397,133 | 39,171 | 44,152 | 108,664 | 175,465 | 336,490 | 77,927 | 390,116 |
Age of firm | ||||||||
Less than 5 years | 220,297 | 73,202 | 83,235 | 97,340 | 150,408 | 69,116 | 126,258 | 181,199 |
5-9 years | 262,956 | 73,282 | 89,019 | 112,979 | 184,165 | 100,884 | 141,528 | 222,559 |
10-19 years | 371,731 | 89,231 | 101,818 | 159,030 | 222,340 | 218,627 | 159,035 | 338,913 |
20 or more years | 882,624 | 95,471 | 116,343 | 211,536 | 319,005 | 803,315 | 186,268 | 868,014 |
Multi/single status | ||||||||
2 or more locations | 844,124 | 26,383 | 39,062 | 140,287 | 269,598 | 803,087 | 83,014 | 840,596 |
1 location only | 477,584 | 124,921 | 172,819 | 231,616 | 335,756 | 201,742 | 236,846 | 439,083 |
Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
Less than 25% | 50,308 | 9,345 | 11,308 | 19,426 | 25,688 | 35,957 | 18,816 | 46,784 |
25-49 % | 142,976 | 23,743 | 32,361 | 53,790 | 80,404 | 98,205 | 49,888 | 134,425 |
50-74 % | 318,032 | 57,874 | 54,356 | 87,330 | 126,482 | 268,414 | 93,945 | 304,483 |
75% or more | 935,148 | 131,362 | 173,667 | 260,844 | 379,472 | 818,132 | 250,943 | 912,040 |
Union presence | ||||||||
No union employees | 872,766 | 125,519 | 170,023 | 248,765 | 360,459 | 765,654 | 233,443 | 856,969 |
Has union employees | 544,525 | 25,699 | 43,125 | 88,638 | 175,591 | 507,207 | 64,605 | 540,811 |
Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
50% or more low-wage | 371,405 | 69,413 | 70,767 | 139,617 | 184,869 | 277,239 | 129,158 | 349,923 |
Less than 50% low-wage | 910,700 | 126,951 | 169,040 | 241,029 | 360,312 | 806,541 | 236,848 | 890,883 |
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.