Table I.B.3 Number of full-time 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 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.

 

Table I.B.3 Standard errors for number of full-time 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 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.