| 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 | 5,558 | 4,476 | 5,715 | 5,945 | 6,520 | 5,109 | 5,363 | 5,614 |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 3,584 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 4,788 | -- | 4,288 | 4,817 | 6,092 | 3,846 | 6,371 | 4,451 |
| Construction | 5,443 | -- | 5,419 | 5,808 | 5,900 | -- | 5,125 | 5,918 |
| Utilities and transp. | 6,439 | -- | -- | -- | 5,500 * | 6,731 | 6,180 | 6,516 |
| Wholesale trade | 5,132 | -- | 3,562 * | 6,400 | 4,875 | 4,790 | 5,054 | 5,176 |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 5,662 | -- | -- | 6,809 | 5,360 | 6,182 | 2,816 * | 5,962 |
| Retail trade | 5,922 | 1,902 * | 6,170 | 9,370 | 8,566 | 3,924 | 4,368 | 6,551 |
| Professional services | 5,725 | 5,649 | 7,427 | 6,290 | 7,113 | 4,854 | 6,674 | 5,547 |
| Other services | 5,808 | 4,293 * | 5,242 | 4,762 | 6,574 | 6,534 | 4,220 | 6,461 |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 5,701 | 5,232 | 6,089 | 6,070 | 6,403 | 5,211 | 5,800 | 5,668 |
| For profit, unincorporated | 5,842 | 2,034 * | 5,455 | 7,062 | 5,979 | 6,492 | 4,335 | 6,570 |
| Nonprofit | 5,064 | -- | -- | 4,660 | 7,061 | 4,545 | 4,084 | 5,168 |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 5,598 | 4,219 * | -- | 5,383 | 5,533 * | -- | 5,434 | 5,761 |
| 5-9 years | 8,604 | -- | 7,593 | 6,981 | 12,349 | -- | 7,019 | 10,265 |
| 10-19 years | 5,560 | 3,073 | 5,591 | 6,610 | 5,839 | 6,161 | 4,744 | 6,134 |
| 20 or more years | 5,359 | 5,033 | 5,258 | 5,584 | 6,205 | 5,041 | 5,286 | 5,372 |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 5,495 | -- | 7,341 | 5,391 | 7,073 | 5,054 | 6,136 | 5,478 |
| 1 location only | 5,659 | 4,487 | 5,595 | 6,086 | 5,819 | 6,323 | 5,302 | 6,057 |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 5,443 | -- | -- | -- | 9,188 | 5,612 | -- | 7,272 |
| 25-49 % | 5,559 | -- | -- | 6,840 | 5,436 | 6,087 | 3,728 | 6,255 |
| 50-74 % | 5,225 | 6,224 * | -- | 5,943 | 7,191 | 4,239 | 5,832 | 5,080 |
| 75% or more | 5,607 | 4,427 | 5,827 | 5,923 | 6,460 | 5,225 | 5,438 | 5,655 |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 5,938 | 4,622 | 6,005 | 6,316 | 6,829 | 5,471 | 5,564 | 6,076 |
| Has union employees | 4,244 | -- | -- | 2,700 * | 4,618 | 4,467 | 1,548 * | 4,384 |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 6,638 | -- | -- | 6,717 | 7,219 | 6,243 | 5,949 | 6,763 |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 5,482 | 4,363 | 5,602 | 5,891 | 6,472 | 5,021 | 5,335 | 5,525 |
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.
| 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 | 154.74 | 609.13 | 431.01 | 383.65 | 425.13 | 179.01 | 289.82 | 180.66 |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 888.86 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 333.99 | -- | 1,149.44 | 935.44 | 545.36 | 273.87 | 863.98 | 344.01 |
| Construction | 484.91 | -- | 1,125.93 | 837.17 | 1,107.82 | -- | 559.17 | 858.10 |
| Utilities and transp. | 566.28 | -- | -- | -- | 1,927.12 * | 578.44 | 1,484.20 | 605.67 |
| Wholesale trade | 530.61 | -- | 1,176.58 * | 1,234.23 | 821.76 | 464.69 | 1,107.39 | 541.51 |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 351.46 | -- | -- | 620.89 | 459.20 | 488.13 | 890.20 * | 358.14 |
| Retail trade | 513.42 | 815.08 * | 1,394.34 | 945.66 | 547.77 | 387.49 | 750.93 | 641.92 |
| Professional services | 312.03 | 1,050.99 | 798.96 | 725.41 | 935.96 | 303.25 | 614.73 | 353.30 |
| Other services | 318.85 | 1,328.58 * | 842.09 | 706.88 | 641.48 | 375.46 | 570.03 | 375.89 |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 161.68 | 726.23 | 507.73 | 474.45 | 348.15 | 199.46 | 330.42 | 185.12 |
| For profit, unincorporated | 467.75 | 822.47 * | 1,065.81 | 1,319.19 | 478.41 | 869.86 | 771.68 | 527.83 |
| Nonprofit | 417.55 | -- | -- | 587.67 | 1,361.83 | 304.78 | 701.78 | 454.03 |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 775.54 | 1,604.56 * | -- | 769.62 | 1,738.33 * | -- | 992.52 | 1,199.18 |
| 5-9 years | 1,315.54 | -- | 1,131.34 | 1,088.03 | 2,472.83 | -- | 847.30 | 2,093.49 |
| 10-19 years | 349.74 | 724.12 | 1,089.82 | 806.05 | 593.14 | 596.49 | 584.00 | 418.89 |
| 20 or more years | 149.02 | 1,056.53 | 492.07 | 501.55 | 296.91 | 183.63 | 388.36 | 161.26 |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 209.13 | -- | 1,603.26 | 905.11 | 664.94 | 179.95 | 729.16 | 213.89 |
| 1 location only | 225.70 | 612.74 | 445.94 | 417.53 | 380.55 | 990.70 | 307.09 | 333.74 |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1,032.18 | -- | -- | -- | 2,021.62 | 1,023.80 | -- | 964.49 |
| 25-49 % | 434.52 | -- | -- | 867.54 | 808.31 | 336.77 | 954.03 | 439.37 |
| 50-74 % | 447.21 | 1,982.53 * | -- | 929.94 | 1,192.81 | 442.94 | 1,092.52 | 481.02 |
| 75% or more | 171.38 | 657.24 | 465.54 | 436.04 | 478.86 | 195.39 | 309.07 | 201.58 |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 178.42 | 611.86 | 427.68 | 402.47 | 474.19 | 207.31 | 294.92 | 218.04 |
| Has union employees | 276.46 | -- | -- | 977.41 * | 547.05 | 324.67 | 598.14 * | 284.71 |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 385.94 | -- | -- | 810.22 | 865.89 | 347.24 | 1,764.42 | 330.09 |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 163.10 | 583.63 | 442.84 | 404.68 | 452.02 | 190.22 | 290.44 | 192.71 |
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.