| 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 | 28,099,460 | 16.2% | 12.0% | 16.9% | 17.5% | 37.3% | 36.8% | 63.2% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 278,402 | 36.3% | 16.5% | 5.3% * | -- | 29.6% * | 54.4% | 45.6% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 403,959 | 31.3% | 14.5% | 15.1% | 16.5% | 22.7% | 54.7% | 45.3% |
| Construction | 426,423 | 56.6% | 17.6% | 13.7% | 9.1% * | 3.0% * | 81.2% | 18.8% |
| Utilities and transp. | 488,677 | 19.8% | 7.6% | 13.6% | 13.4% | 45.7% | 35.9% | 64.1% |
| Wholesale trade | 435,529 | 29.3% | 9.3% | 16.6% | 24.4% | 20.3% | 44.0% | 56.0% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 1,045,091 | 26.6% | 6.5% | 8.3% | 14.2% | 44.4% | 37.9% | 62.1% |
| Retail trade | 5,400,192 | 13.9% | 9.0% | 7.0% | 7.9% | 62.3% | 26.8% | 73.2% |
| Professional services | 6,978,961 | 13.7% | 9.9% | 15.9% | 23.6% | 36.8% | 30.7% | 69.3% |
| Other services | 12,642,226 | 14.7% | 14.9% | 23.0% | 18.9% | 28.4% | 41.6% | 58.4% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 17,056,201 | 14.1% | 12.0% | 16.5% | 15.2% | 42.2% | 34.7% | 65.3% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 5,950,613 | 25.1% | 15.2% | 19.1% | 15.5% | 25.1% | 50.5% | 49.5% |
| Nonprofit | 5,092,646 | 12.6% | 8.7% | 15.9% | 27.7% | 35.0% | 27.7% | 72.3% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 2,813,225 | 40.0% | 22.3% | 27.6% | 9.2% | 0.9% * | 78.0% | 22.0% |
| 5-9 years | 2,815,436 | 28.6% | 23.2% | 26.1% | 16.8% | 5.4% | 65.9% | 34.1% |
| 10-19 years | 4,764,872 | 24.4% | 19.6% | 24.9% | 16.1% | 15.0% | 57.1% | 42.9% |
| 20 or more years | 17,705,927 | 8.2% | 6.6% | 11.6% | 19.4% | 54.2% | 20.1% | 79.9% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 13,739,415 | 0.2% | 1.2% | 5.1% | 20.0% | 73.4% | 3.3% | 96.7% |
| 1 location only | 14,360,045 | 31.4% | 22.4% | 28.3% | 15.1% | 2.8% | 68.8% | 31.2% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 10,155,649 | 23.4% | 16.0% | 19.3% | 15.1% | 26.1% | 49.6% | 50.4% |
| 25-49 % | 7,402,215 | 11.6% | 11.8% | 18.0% | 21.0% | 37.6% | 32.5% | 67.5% |
| 50-74 % | 6,585,127 | 14.9% | 8.2% | 13.9% | 16.4% | 46.5% | 29.7% | 70.3% |
| 75% or more | 3,956,469 | 8.2% | 8.6% | 13.8% | 19.2% | 50.2% | 23.7% | 76.3% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 25,386,981 | 17.7% | 13.1% | 18.3% | 18.1% | 32.8% | 40.1% | 59.9% |
| Has union employees | 2,712,480 | 2.0% | 2.0% * | 3.9% | 12.5% | 79.7% | 5.5% | 94.5% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 13,966,736 | 14.0% | 13.1% | 18.5% | 18.6% | 35.8% | 36.2% | 63.8% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 14,132,724 | 18.3% | 11.0% | 15.4% | 16.5% | 38.8% | 37.4% | 62.6% |
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.
-- Data suppressed due to high standard errors or few reported values in cell.
** 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.
| 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 | 398,031 | 0.37% | 0.38% | 0.51% | 0.63% | 0.75% | 0.61% | 0.61% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 48,214 | 7.47% | 4.59% | 2.26% * | -- | 9.48% * | 9.04% | 9.04% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 30,976 | 3.35% | 2.74% | 2.10% | 3.51% | 3.37% | 3.89% | 3.89% |
| Construction | 34,821 | 4.22% | 2.80% | 2.70% | 3.87% * | 2.07% * | 4.51% | 4.51% |
| Utilities and transp. | 55,615 | 3.40% | 1.98% | 3.13% | 3.38% | 5.92% | 4.75% | 4.75% |
| Wholesale trade | 39,411 | 3.74% | 1.78% | 3.17% | 4.73% | 3.62% | 4.28% | 4.28% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 68,569 | 2.38% | 1.27% | 1.31% | 2.00% | 3.44% | 2.86% | 2.86% |
| Retail trade | 204,762 | 0.90% | 0.81% | 0.69% | 0.88% | 1.64% | 1.34% | 1.34% |
| Professional services | 196,440 | 0.70% | 0.65% | 0.95% | 1.38% | 1.41% | 1.10% | 1.10% |
| Other services | 308,595 | 0.61% | 0.71% | 0.99% | 1.12% | 1.23% | 1.13% | 1.13% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 332,443 | 0.46% | 0.50% | 0.68% | 0.80% | 1.01% | 0.81% | 0.81% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 195,376 | 1.12% | 0.99% | 1.22% | 1.41% | 1.70% | 1.66% | 1.66% |
| Nonprofit | 186,765 | 0.87% | 0.84% | 1.33% | 1.79% | 1.80% | 1.38% | 1.38% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 125,660 | 2.02% | 1.73% | 2.34% | 1.78% | 0.28% * | 2.51% | 2.51% |
| 5-9 years | 127,206 | 1.68% | 1.69% | 1.98% | 2.47% | 1.06% | 2.56% | 2.56% |
| 10-19 years | 164,613 | 1.19% | 1.21% | 1.43% | 1.55% | 1.65% | 1.85% | 1.85% |
| 20 or more years | 347,157 | 0.35% | 0.37% | 0.56% | 0.83% | 0.97% | 0.61% | 0.61% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 316,965 | 0.05% | 0.23% | 0.38% | 0.90% | 0.97% | 0.31% | 0.31% |
| 1 location only | 254,862 | 0.71% | 0.69% | 0.85% | 0.93% | 0.45% | 1.07% | 1.07% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 282,410 | 0.91% | 0.87% | 1.03% | 1.26% | 1.41% | 1.40% | 1.40% |
| 25-49 % | 248,335 | 0.69% | 0.80% | 1.27% | 1.49% | 1.72% | 1.33% | 1.33% |
| 50-74 % | 203,699 | 0.69% | 0.55% | 0.87% | 1.12% | 1.60% | 1.10% | 1.10% |
| 75% or more | 96,860 | 0.42% | 0.44% | 0.63% | 0.90% | 1.23% | 0.77% | 0.77% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 379,527 | 0.41% | 0.42% | 0.55% | 0.68% | 0.79% | 0.68% | 0.68% |
| Has union employees | 151,832 | 0.40% | 0.62% * | 1.10% | 1.82% | 2.14% | 1.05% | 1.05% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 319,597 | 0.54% | 0.63% | 0.86% | 1.06% | 1.16% | 0.98% | 0.98% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 281,164 | 0.57% | 0.49% | 0.64% | 0.77% | 1.06% | 0.86% | 0.86% |
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.
-- Data suppressed due to high standard errors or few reported values in cell.
** 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.