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 |
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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.
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 |
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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.