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 | 7,524,187 | 4,401,028 | 859,798 | 588,774 | 507,338 | 1,167,249 | 5,608,483 | 1,915,704 |
Industry group ** | ||||||||
Agric., fish., forest. | 148,983 | 124,100 | 12,821 | 6,798 | 2,727 | 2,538 * | 140,979 | 8,004 |
Mining and manufacturing | 286,634 | 133,631 | 50,917 | 43,468 | 27,771 | 30,846 | 210,268 | 76,366 |
Construction | 605,163 | 465,985 | 76,748 | 42,520 | 11,607 | 8,304 | 570,500 | 34,663 |
Utilities and transp. | 228,758 | 117,456 | 25,092 | 17,060 | 19,252 | 49,898 | 152,037 | 76,721 |
Wholesale trade | 381,001 | 206,621 | 48,669 | 36,198 | 33,933 | 55,579 | 275,758 | 105,243 |
Fin. svs. and real estate | 881,092 | 462,388 | 44,550 | 48,502 | 88,862 | 236,790 | 527,707 | 353,385 |
Retail trade | 1,053,424 | 517,461 | 98,478 | 70,059 | 66,722 | 300,703 | 659,759 | 393,665 |
Professional services | 1,884,820 | 1,153,282 | 208,652 | 128,240 | 133,719 | 260,928 | 1,435,364 | 449,457 |
Other services | 2,054,312 | 1,220,103 | 293,871 | 195,929 | 122,744 | 221,665 | 1,636,111 | 418,200 |
Ownership | ||||||||
For profit, incorporated | 5,157,637 | 2,889,957 | 593,864 | 415,127 | 316,541 | 942,147 | 3,731,300 | 1,426,337 |
For profit, unincorporated | 1,744,458 | 1,199,884 | 197,717 | 112,766 | 83,156 | 150,935 | 1,466,285 | 278,172 |
Nonprofit | 622,092 | 311,186 | 68,216 | 60,881 | 107,641 | 74,168 | 410,898 | 211,194 |
Age of firm | ||||||||
Less than 5 years | 1,380,041 | 1,155,706 | 145,665 | 54,264 | 19,975 | 4,430 | 1,336,119 | 43,922 |
5-9 years | 1,038,092 | 797,049 | 139,785 | 68,092 | 23,900 | 9,266 | 980,799 | 57,293 |
10-19 years | 1,607,564 | 1,142,985 | 225,614 | 138,454 | 64,787 | 35,724 | 1,457,324 | 150,240 |
20 or more years | 3,498,490 | 1,305,287 | 348,734 | 327,964 | 398,676 | 1,117,829 | 1,834,240 | 1,664,250 |
Multi/single status | ||||||||
2 or more locations | 1,916,304 | 28,517 | 70,515 | 206,811 | 445,042 | 1,165,419 | 188,655 | 1,727,650 |
1 location only | 5,607,882 | 4,372,511 | 789,282 | 381,962 | 62,296 | 1,831 | 5,419,828 | 188,054 |
Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
Less than 25% | 1,150,489 | 820,118 | 141,248 | 67,281 | 37,667 | 84,176 | 1,006,933 | 143,556 |
25-49 % | 551,074 | 235,714 | 92,810 | 71,428 | 47,665 | 103,456 | 369,653 | 181,420 |
50-74 % | 1,100,056 | 657,866 | 126,544 | 78,949 | 69,600 | 167,097 | 831,841 | 268,215 |
75% or more | 4,722,568 | 2,687,329 | 499,196 | 371,116 | 352,406 | 812,521 | 3,400,056 | 1,322,512 |
Union presence | ||||||||
No union employees | 7,087,373 | 4,309,754 | 839,874 | 567,202 | 477,070 | 893,471 | 5,485,721 | 1,601,651 |
Has union employees | 436,814 | 91,273 | 19,924 | 21,571 | 30,268 | 273,778 | 122,761 | 314,052 |
Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
50% or more low-wage | 1,850,742 | 1,037,962 | 238,377 | 152,760 | 141,169 | 280,474 | 1,367,905 | 482,837 |
Less than 50% low-wage | 5,673,445 | 3,363,066 | 621,421 | 436,013 | 366,169 | 886,776 | 4,240,578 | 1,432,867 |
Percent women employees | ||||||||
Less than 25% | 2,544,481 | 1,812,322 | 266,002 | 183,160 | 118,315 | 164,682 | 2,191,672 | 352,809 |
25-49 % | 1,103,210 | 474,099 | 150,470 | 102,866 | 93,058 | 282,717 | 682,979 | 420,231 |
50-74 % | 1,896,179 | 930,955 | 200,051 | 156,126 | 144,127 | 464,920 | 1,224,764 | 671,415 |
75% or more | 1,980,317 | 1,183,652 | 243,275 | 146,622 | 151,838 | 254,930 | 1,509,067 | 471,249 |
Percent age 50 or older employees | ||||||||
Less than 25% | 3,599,378 | 1,999,160 | 500,302 | 328,702 | 261,663 | 509,550 | 2,700,350 | 899,028 |
25-49 % | 1,658,216 | 606,373 | 202,999 | 159,590 | 155,553 | 533,700 | 899,163 | 759,053 |
50-74 % | 1,069,693 | 721,679 | 102,501 | 75,064 | 66,726 | 103,723 | 864,341 | 205,352 |
75% or more | 1,196,900 | 1,073,814 | 53,996 | 25,417 | 23,397 | 20,276 | 1,144,629 | 52,271 |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2018 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | 20,667 | 21,128 | 15,978 | 9,058 | 5,428 | 15,273 | 15,869 | 16,079 |
Industry group ** | ||||||||
Agric., fish., forest. | 12,263 | 11,850 | 2,723 | 1,273 | 658 | 801 * | 12,193 | 1,309 |
Mining and manufacturing | 12,219 | 10,785 | 4,063 | 3,040 | 1,947 | 2,156 | 11,743 | 3,426 |
Construction | 21,140 | 20,175 | 5,696 | 2,943 | 1,311 | 1,104 | 21,008 | 2,412 |
Utilities and transp. | 12,810 | 11,229 | 3,293 | 2,063 | 2,601 | 4,063 | 11,783 | 5,035 |
Wholesale trade | 16,597 | 14,969 | 4,600 | 2,800 | 2,965 | 3,920 | 15,755 | 5,246 |
Fin. svs. and real estate | 26,603 | 22,618 | 5,042 | 3,662 | 5,179 | 11,746 | 23,210 | 13,020 |
Retail trade | 28,408 | 23,490 | 6,837 | 4,432 | 4,742 | 13,264 | 24,558 | 14,319 |
Professional services | 32,900 | 29,735 | 8,869 | 5,105 | 5,184 | 10,108 | 30,798 | 11,724 |
Other services | 36,664 | 33,224 | 11,393 | 6,810 | 5,773 | 9,553 | 34,768 | 12,053 |
Ownership | ||||||||
For profit, incorporated | 38,897 | 34,910 | 13,985 | 8,549 | 7,051 | 16,155 | 35,074 | 17,937 |
For profit, unincorporated | 34,109 | 31,187 | 9,974 | 5,351 | 4,691 | 8,956 | 32,446 | 10,734 |
Nonprofit | 18,731 | 16,493 | 4,834 | 3,418 | 5,008 | 4,732 | 17,293 | 7,261 |
Age of firm | ||||||||
Less than 5 years | 32,966 | 31,953 | 8,837 | 3,506 | 2,125 | 1,039 | 32,829 | 3,136 |
5-9 years | 28,892 | 27,589 | 8,174 | 3,835 | 2,623 | 1,546 | 28,648 | 3,871 |
10-19 years | 32,580 | 30,834 | 9,405 | 5,554 | 4,037 | 3,239 | 32,056 | 6,140 |
20 or more years | 36,905 | 31,705 | 10,962 | 8,201 | 6,367 | 15,958 | 33,110 | 17,026 |
Multi/single status | ||||||||
2 or more locations | 17,709 | 4,578 | 6,042 | 7,705 | 5,397 | 15,274 | 8,904 | 15,611 |
1 location only | 17,757 | 21,511 | 15,520 | 6,054 | 2,053 | 164 | 17,873 | 4,758 |
Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
Less than 25% | 28,624 | 26,815 | 7,579 | 3,704 | 3,228 | 5,759 | 27,780 | 6,972 |
25-49 % | 18,159 | 14,473 | 6,428 | 4,547 | 3,517 | 7,171 | 15,999 | 8,657 |
50-74 % | 28,416 | 24,955 | 7,227 | 4,586 | 4,476 | 10,279 | 25,999 | 11,525 |
75% or more | 39,703 | 35,833 | 13,725 | 8,020 | 6,613 | 15,099 | 36,449 | 16,669 |
Union presence | ||||||||
No union employees | 22,812 | 22,924 | 15,899 | 8,929 | 5,855 | 14,329 | 18,775 | 15,688 |
Has union employees | 17,171 | 10,420 | 3,081 | 2,750 | 2,861 | 12,755 | 11,067 | 13,135 |
Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
50% or more low-wage | 34,032 | 30,382 | 10,003 | 5,678 | 5,791 | 10,496 | 31,773 | 12,412 |
Less than 50% low-wage | 36,172 | 32,755 | 14,506 | 8,678 | 6,429 | 16,089 | 32,298 | 17,685 |
Percent women employees | ||||||||
Less than 25% | 37,323 | 34,998 | 10,389 | 6,798 | 5,355 | 7,105 | 36,122 | 9,937 |
25-49 % | 25,380 | 20,788 | 7,910 | 4,672 | 4,955 | 10,954 | 22,234 | 12,358 |
50-74 % | 35,163 | 29,487 | 9,602 | 5,805 | 5,722 | 15,634 | 30,905 | 16,929 |
75% or more | 34,138 | 30,823 | 9,924 | 5,608 | 5,798 | 10,075 | 32,007 | 12,064 |
Percent age 50 or older employees | ||||||||
Less than 25% | 40,672 | 36,343 | 13,863 | 8,057 | 6,921 | 14,376 | 37,514 | 16,583 |
25-49 % | 28,814 | 22,632 | 8,604 | 5,747 | 5,721 | 14,539 | 24,142 | 15,872 |
50-74 % | 28,096 | 26,067 | 6,648 | 4,313 | 4,154 | 6,462 | 26,887 | 8,242 |
75% or more | 31,091 | 30,439 | 5,330 | 2,525 | 2,864 | 2,482 | 30,825 | 4,078 |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2018 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.