Table I.A.1 Number of private-sector establishments by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2018
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.

 

Table I.A.1 Standard errors for number of private-sector establishments by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2018
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.