Table I.B.3 Number of full-time 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 101,660,551    9,837,005    7,723,570    13,270,450    19,495,899    51,333,626    23,678,306    77,982,244   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 1,433,159    228,441    112,572    190,577    483,188 * 418,380 * 411,778    1,021,381   
Mining and manufacturing 12,127,216    389,501    713,910    1,725,962    3,153,361    6,144,482    1,830,622    10,296,595   
Construction 6,231,540    1,271,712    1,015,246    1,611,621    1,373,742    959,219    3,078,040    3,153,500   
Utilities and transp. 5,408,464    296,393    271,050    496,066    848,232    3,496,724    789,458    4,619,006   
Wholesale trade 5,759,276    541,580    561,685    962,872    1,193,743    2,499,396    1,522,124    4,237,153   
Fin. svs. and real estate 11,150,471    981,539    390,499    682,482    2,039,709    7,056,241    1,662,752    9,487,719   
Retail trade 10,877,186    1,066,129    732,718    1,226,206    1,362,275    6,489,857    2,437,387    8,439,799   
Professional services 27,996,458    2,540,506    1,953,353    3,161,116    5,354,736    14,986,747    5,926,382    22,070,076   
Other services 20,676,780    2,521,204    1,972,537    3,213,547    3,686,913    9,282,579    6,019,764    14,657,016   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 71,228,919    6,781,248    5,660,503    9,356,957    12,195,103    37,235,108    16,917,689    54,311,230   
For profit, unincorporated 15,470,863    2,498,664    1,538,680    2,525,857    3,297,518    5,610,145    5,153,922    10,316,942   
Nonprofit 14,960,768    557,094    524,387    1,387,636    4,003,278    8,488,374    1,606,696    13,354,073   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 5,771,073    2,187,116    1,077,629    1,116,629    1,102,715    286,985    3,848,105    1,922,969   
5-9 years 6,515,792    1,759,743    1,215,607    1,587,656    1,426,789    525,998    3,790,080    2,725,712   
10-19 years 12,841,951    2,615,019    2,102,919    3,086,945    3,180,923    1,856,145    6,179,668    6,662,283   
20 or more years 76,531,735    3,275,128    3,327,416    7,479,220    13,785,473    48,664,498    9,860,454    66,671,280   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 64,036,868    79,986    393,520    2,376,254    11,410,158    49,776,951    1,210,557    62,826,310   
1 location only 37,623,683    9,757,020    7,330,051    10,894,196    8,085,741    1,556,675    22,467,749    15,155,934   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 1,298,863    87,997    167,074    224,201    224,888    594,702    369,661    929,201   
25-49 % 4,100,648    398,890    430,083    868,763    862,543    1,540,369    1,224,042    2,876,606   
50-74 % 10,659,434    1,462,421    925,206    1,345,827    1,923,107    5,002,874    3,053,398    7,606,037   
75% or more 85,601,606    7,887,699    6,201,207    10,831,660    16,485,360    44,195,681    19,031,205    66,570,401   
Union presence
No union employees 82,274,723    9,555,835    7,502,800    12,539,967    17,408,462    35,267,659    22,929,384    59,345,339   
Has union employees 19,385,828    281,170    220,770    730,483    2,087,437    16,065,967    748,923    18,636,905   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 15,099,514    1,572,669    1,259,038    2,184,190    3,174,663    6,908,954    3,843,520    11,255,994   
Less than 50% low-wage 86,561,036    8,264,336    6,464,532    11,086,260    16,321,236    44,424,672    19,834,786    66,726,251   
Percent women employees
Less than 25% 27,253,161    3,962,144    3,086,841    5,194,866    5,845,484    9,163,826    9,607,456    17,645,705   
25-49 % 25,058,181    1,647,152    1,458,522    2,535,404    4,462,648    14,954,455    4,127,132    20,931,049   
50-74 % 28,287,932    2,112,824    1,459,137    2,978,230    5,186,415    16,551,325    4,934,072    23,353,860   
75% or more 21,061,276    2,114,885    1,719,069    2,561,950    4,001,352    10,664,019    5,009,646    16,051,631   
Percent age 50 or older employees
Less than 25% 38,990,955    4,527,124    4,362,532    6,827,033    8,456,341    14,817,925    12,240,863    26,750,091   
25-49 % 48,316,658    2,065,927    2,036,900    4,487,355    8,469,673    31,256,804    5,965,095    42,351,563   
50-74 % 11,214,426    1,764,941    980,699    1,652,860    2,273,894    4,542,031    3,490,912    7,723,514   
75% or more 3,138,512    1,479,013    343,440    303,202    295,991    716,866    1,981,437    1,157,076   

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.3 Standard errors for number of full-time 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 1,002,152    135,841    177,065    251,119    429,529    895,583    235,158    990,403   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 247,121    31,579    24,189    51,426    177,640 * 159,880 * 44,484    243,086   
Mining and manufacturing 398,958    34,141    62,579    128,406    215,871    304,843    94,430    388,266   
Construction 270,967    72,646    76,638    125,964    157,958    148,061    124,465    241,534   
Utilities and transp. 365,006    34,200    38,822    70,365    120,060    333,714    64,608    359,314   
Wholesale trade 298,209    45,889    53,914    84,028    117,095    251,821    83,042    286,700   
Fin. svs. and real estate 461,170    61,965    51,381    72,048    216,998    393,454    93,177    451,729   
Retail trade 584,643    58,692    61,215    95,589    119,385    558,298    101,922    575,887   
Professional services 563,421    83,315    93,130    143,083    234,882    482,924    147,988    545,213   
Other services 597,406    91,346    112,772    149,883    252,209    504,349    163,439    576,371   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 993,098    129,282    154,062    236,146    381,935    886,390    224,288    975,551   
For profit, unincorporated 449,980    89,114    103,804    142,425    223,136    341,559    155,577    423,808   
Nonprofit 488,494    41,452    45,458    99,576    262,614    398,991    77,719    482,632   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 219,399    84,591    91,321    93,223    142,984    65,422    137,094    172,138   
5-9 years 255,137    79,269    83,716    116,854    177,964    86,308    135,450    217,382   
10-19 years 382,974    90,869    100,531    151,923    228,350    235,800    155,032    353,081   
20 or more years 992,295    99,424    122,025    219,045    388,206    897,860    187,928    978,899   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 952,620    16,617    36,874    114,564    340,193    899,354    66,280    950,657   
1 location only 508,308    135,458    177,143    242,372    362,756    214,511    237,947    474,839   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 54,550    8,141    13,302    18,209    24,038    42,890    18,456    51,415   
25-49 % 162,278    25,502    31,480    59,623    82,265    121,022    50,102    154,768   
50-74 % 340,023    60,950    54,186    84,782    141,089    287,924    94,804    326,940   
75% or more 1,039,804    140,950    177,661    258,620    446,901    910,314    251,403    1,019,757   
Union presence
No union employees 909,215    131,692    175,203    245,842    428,181    775,559    232,143    895,047   
Has union employees 710,418    45,927    36,767    93,198    188,143    678,735    71,143    706,976   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 442,132    66,299    73,346    116,880    242,510    339,733    116,788    427,571   
Less than 50% low-wage 998,814    137,076    171,959    250,296    402,767    891,227    240,631    980,693   
Percent women employees
Less than 25% 666,282    111,924    129,005    208,921    306,511    534,195    201,630    638,618   
25-49 % 718,698    81,729    86,445    138,421    275,681    643,165    136,123    706,715   
50-74 % 678,347    81,967    99,413    146,439    282,009    590,747    151,951    662,311   
75% or more 511,860    73,846    84,058    121,347    213,764    439,489    127,911    496,762   
Percent age 50 or older employees
Less than 25% 708,121    118,763    153,825    201,517    327,061    577,289    217,041    680,824   
25-49 % 926,343    89,037    96,113    194,028    368,891    830,901    163,299    913,632   
50-74 % 345,323    72,106    68,008    112,682    161,971    267,226    115,249    326,233   
75% or more 162,147    59,559    42,427    46,595    47,999    128,609    76,883    142,840   

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.