Table I.B.1 Number of private-sector employees 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 129,955,063    14,367,461    11,214,267    17,950,703    24,192,765    62,229,866    34,158,933    95,796,130   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 1,630,377    336,212    131,523    203,805    532,290 * 426,547 * 543,601    1,086,777   
Mining and manufacturing 12,538,911    491,077    813,442    1,822,001    3,198,178    6,214,212    2,092,906    10,446,005   
Construction 6,717,544    1,519,215    1,104,433    1,674,828    1,421,652    997,415    3,459,784    3,257,760   
Utilities and transp. 5,878,337    356,245    367,664    580,756    901,283    3,672,390    982,783    4,895,554   
Wholesale trade 6,160,562    682,041    611,877    1,031,149    1,257,833    2,577,662    1,757,496    4,403,066   
Fin. svs. and real estate 12,242,319    1,232,760    443,157    750,138    2,175,010    7,641,254    2,005,151    10,237,167   
Retail trade 16,143,440    1,807,134    1,125,122    1,594,152    1,725,266    9,891,766    3,802,998    12,340,442   
Professional services 34,873,749    3,515,455    2,621,461    4,149,703    7,090,274    17,496,856    7,970,577    26,903,172   
Other services 33,769,823    4,427,321    3,995,588    6,144,171    5,890,979    13,311,764    11,543,637    22,226,186   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 88,716,250    9,264,850    7,693,328    12,382,341    14,595,160    44,780,571    23,057,626    65,658,624   
For profit, unincorporated 21,347,641    3,978,909    2,594,721    3,616,436    4,158,346    6,999,228    8,292,288    13,055,353   
Nonprofit 19,891,172    1,123,702    926,218    1,951,926    5,439,259    10,450,066    2,809,019    17,082,153   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 8,589,248    3,220,935    1,853,262    1,784,437    1,378,967    351,646    6,057,588    2,531,660   
5-9 years 9,269,843    2,515,126    1,857,918    2,343,580    1,878,143    675,076    5,599,874    3,669,969   
10-19 years 17,304,334    3,891,876    2,927,655    4,262,986    3,987,110    2,234,706    9,027,883    8,276,451   
20 or more years 94,791,638    4,739,523    4,575,432    9,559,699    16,948,546    58,968,438    13,473,589    81,318,050   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 78,053,575    116,244    517,612    3,134,387    14,002,890    60,282,440    1,619,621    76,433,953   
1 location only 51,901,488    14,251,217    10,696,655    14,816,316    10,189,875    1,947,425    32,539,312    19,362,176   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 11,718,684    2,458,313    1,906,107    1,975,607    1,582,353    3,796,305    5,523,705    6,194,979   
25-49 % 11,156,683    1,181,100    1,222,633    2,376,297    2,288,815    4,087,838    3,513,855    7,642,828   
50-74 % 17,350,610    2,509,825    1,506,963    2,197,093    3,105,116    8,031,612    5,106,802    12,243,808   
75% or more 89,729,086    8,218,222    6,578,564    11,401,707    17,216,481    46,314,111    20,014,572    69,714,514   
Union presence
No union employees 107,229,604    14,015,375    10,928,598    17,095,592    21,750,793    43,439,246    33,224,722    74,004,882   
Has union employees 22,725,458    352,086    285,670    855,111    2,441,973    18,790,620    934,211    21,791,248   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 28,470,045    3,384,237    3,084,999    4,566,903    5,514,932    11,918,975    8,771,594    19,698,452   
Less than 50% low-wage 101,485,017    10,983,224    8,129,269    13,383,800    18,677,834    50,310,891    25,387,339    76,097,678   
Percent women employees
Less than 25% 30,466,105    5,036,778    3,630,637    5,792,675    6,292,704    9,713,311    11,595,376    18,870,729   
25-49 % 30,490,049    2,306,664    2,044,200    3,402,798    5,333,533    17,402,854    5,872,063    24,617,985   
50-74 % 39,213,522    3,263,555    2,599,959    4,897,123    6,995,498    21,457,387    8,149,178    31,064,345   
75% or more 29,785,387    3,760,464    2,939,471    3,858,108    5,571,030    13,656,314    8,542,316    21,243,071   
Percent age 50 or older employees
Less than 25% 54,590,674    6,709,236    6,661,439    10,084,539    11,004,872    20,130,587    18,495,966    36,094,707   
25-49 % 57,170,542    2,935,104    2,697,684    5,406,762    10,190,989    35,940,003    7,944,632    49,225,910   
50-74 % 13,923,521    2,568,368    1,332,849    2,038,154    2,654,471    5,329,679    4,808,846    9,114,675   
75% or more 4,270,326    2,154,753    522,295    421,248    342,433    829,598    2,909,489    1,360,837   

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.B.1 Standard errors for number of private-sector employees 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 1,096,341    155,650    215,663    291,685    479,546    988,638    261,242    1,091,559   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 258,661    40,925    27,643    54,363    190,164 * 160,182 * 53,737    253,019   
Mining and manufacturing 405,927    39,739    68,350    133,808    217,705    308,616    104,878    392,849   
Construction 280,507    79,044    83,056    129,417    162,690    151,269    133,658    247,553   
Utilities and transp. 376,720    37,504    50,511    77,251    125,062    341,398    76,159    369,031   
Wholesale trade 308,903    52,646    58,247    89,392    123,925    257,327    92,180    295,150   
Fin. svs. and real estate 498,425    69,456    55,224    76,661    223,562    430,921    101,825    487,993   
Retail trade 708,801    84,312    81,088    114,855    139,545    676,051    136,854    695,731   
Professional services 667,362    106,201    112,162    177,475    314,085    551,719    178,623    645,352   
Other services 734,910    132,053    166,661    231,238    327,758    589,663    242,936    698,426   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 1,103,548    155,880    185,444    281,094    423,877    983,677    264,220    1,084,269   
For profit, unincorporated 512,122    117,381    138,771    177,673    250,892    374,488    203,871    472,535   
Nonprofit 602,472    64,247    70,257    128,369    339,286    478,068    113,770    592,193   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 268,950    106,379    121,873    123,518    162,483    79,603    179,026    202,376   
5-9 years 323,864    97,360    109,380    149,802    228,423    103,321    170,692    277,217   
10-19 years 438,612    121,603    125,953    183,787    263,964    250,335    202,372    393,645   
20 or more years 1,104,825    125,656    149,608    264,975    436,846    997,913    227,385    1,087,923   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 1,055,293    20,943    45,879    150,941    384,425    995,850    81,779    1,052,673   
1 location only 575,427    155,593    216,879    277,517    415,357    249,914    269,641    549,181   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 362,132    95,625    109,339    123,004    154,080    269,690    164,315    323,741   
25-49 % 427,984    73,197    87,736    157,664    210,244    321,581    139,792    405,699   
50-74 % 552,847    101,663    87,566    138,052    229,166    467,659    155,303    531,251   
75% or more 1,074,033    146,728    186,592    270,529    461,568    939,414    263,177    1,052,863   
Union presence
No union employees 1,019,144    154,087    214,070    284,174    481,199    879,700    261,299    1,011,221   
Has union employees 790,164    48,878    46,414    116,858    225,945    748,608    83,185    785,950   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 663,727    108,659    137,276    188,918    328,599    524,166    203,074    635,091   
Less than 50% low-wage 1,068,738    158,482    195,202    284,847    438,054    950,405    268,660    1,049,889   
Percent women employees
Less than 25% 695,885    127,462    145,684    224,484    324,290    549,142    226,754    662,260   
25-49 % 793,469    108,984    109,470    167,609    316,258    699,098    177,588    775,016   
50-74 % 811,506    110,091    133,865    211,803    334,319    695,717    204,398    787,984   
75% or more 659,655    105,622    124,416    165,075    284,706    556,252    182,951    635,768   
Percent age 50 or older employees
Less than 25% 836,461    152,941    193,694    261,507    374,292    681,385    272,616    802,818   
25-49 % 1,023,245    110,778    116,777    219,068    425,231    909,822    195,772    1,006,719   
50-74 % 413,091    92,803    88,614    131,379    189,727    320,098    145,308    387,627   
75% or more 186,602    73,302    56,362    56,809    52,099    143,126    96,998    159,539   

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.