Table I.B.4 Number of part-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 28,294,512    4,530,456    3,490,697    4,680,253    4,696,866    10,896,240    10,480,626    17,813,886   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 197,218    107,772    18,950 * 13,228 * --    --    131,822    65,396 *
Mining and manufacturing 411,694    101,576    99,533    96,039    44,817    69,730    262,284    149,410   
Construction 486,004    247,504    89,188    63,207    47,910 * 38,196 * 381,744    104,259   
Utilities and transp. 469,873    59,852    96,615    84,690    53,051 * 175,666    193,325    276,548   
Wholesale trade 401,286    140,461    50,191    68,277    64,091    78,266 * 235,372    165,913   
Fin. svs. and real estate 1,091,847    251,221    52,658    67,656    135,301    585,012    342,399    749,448   
Retail trade 5,266,255    741,005    392,404    367,946    362,991    3,401,909    1,365,611    3,900,643   
Professional services 6,877,291    974,949    668,108    988,587    1,735,538    2,510,109    2,044,195    4,833,096   
Other services 13,093,044    1,906,117    2,023,050    2,930,624    2,204,067    4,029,186    5,523,873    7,569,171   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 17,487,331    2,483,602    2,032,825    3,025,384    2,400,057    7,545,464    6,139,938    11,347,394   
For profit, unincorporated 5,876,777    1,480,245    1,056,041    1,090,580    860,828    1,389,084    3,138,366    2,738,411   
Nonprofit 4,930,404    566,609    401,831    564,290    1,435,981    1,961,693    1,202,323    3,728,081   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 2,818,174    1,033,819    775,633    667,808    276,252    64,661 * 2,209,483    608,691   
5-9 years 2,754,051    755,384    642,311    755,925    451,354    149,078    1,809,794    944,257   
10-19 years 4,462,383    1,276,858    824,737    1,176,041    806,187    378,561    2,848,215    1,614,168   
20 or more years 18,259,903    1,464,395    1,248,017    2,080,479    3,163,073    10,303,940    3,613,134    14,646,769   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 14,016,707    36,259    124,093    758,134    2,592,732    10,505,490    409,064    13,607,643   
1 location only 14,277,805    4,494,197    3,366,604    3,922,119    2,104,134    390,750    10,071,563    4,206,242   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 10,419,822    2,370,317    1,739,033    1,751,405    1,357,465    3,201,602    5,154,044    5,265,778   
25-49 % 7,056,035    782,210    792,549    1,507,534    1,426,272    2,547,469    2,289,812    4,766,222   
50-74 % 6,691,175    1,047,404    581,757    851,266    1,182,009    3,028,738    2,053,404    4,637,771   
75% or more 4,127,480    330,524    377,358    570,047    731,121    2,118,430    983,366    3,144,114   
Union presence
No union employees 24,954,882    4,459,540    3,425,798    4,555,625    4,342,331    8,171,588    10,295,339    14,659,543   
Has union employees 3,339,630    70,915    64,899 * 124,628 * 354,536    2,724,652    185,288    3,154,343   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 13,370,531    1,811,568    1,825,961    2,382,714    2,340,268    5,010,021    4,928,073    8,442,458   
Less than 50% low-wage 14,923,981    2,718,888    1,664,736    2,297,539    2,356,598    5,886,219    5,552,553    9,371,427   
Percent women employees
Less than 25% 3,212,944    1,074,634    543,796    597,809    447,220    549,485    1,987,920    1,225,024   
25-49 % 5,431,867    659,511    585,678    867,394    870,885    2,448,399    1,744,931    3,686,936   
50-74 % 10,925,590    1,150,731    1,140,822    1,918,893    1,809,083    4,906,062    3,215,105    7,710,485   
75% or more 8,724,110    1,645,579    1,220,401    1,296,157    1,569,678    2,992,294    3,532,670    5,191,440   
Percent age 50 or older employees
Less than 25% 15,599,719    2,182,113    2,298,907    3,257,506    2,548,531    5,312,662    6,255,103    9,344,616   
25-49 % 8,853,884    869,177    660,784    919,407    1,721,317    4,683,199    1,979,537    6,874,347   
50-74 % 2,709,095    803,426    352,151    385,294    380,577    787,647    1,317,934    1,391,161   
75% or more 1,131,814    675,740    178,855    118,046    46,442    112,732 * 928,053    203,762   

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.

-- Data suppressed due to high standard errors or few reported values in cell.

** 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.4 Standard errors for number of part-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 444,093    102,025    115,286    145,770    197,622    349,508    170,113    414,831   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 45,286    18,102    5,934 * 4,649 * --    --    19,113    41,055 *
Mining and manufacturing 30,049    13,299    17,463    16,435    6,104    10,740    26,492    14,207   
Construction 39,711    21,461    19,974    11,885    19,182 * 14,659 * 31,155    24,671   
Utilities and transp. 45,895    10,067    21,974    21,561    16,510 * 28,043    26,443    37,531   
Wholesale trade 42,429    16,119    8,935    11,618    15,376    33,020 * 20,988    36,881   
Fin. svs. and real estate 83,152    20,862    10,423    8,747    19,667    76,884    24,315    79,522   
Retail trade 249,455    46,530    36,523    35,926    38,364    236,769    64,971    240,884   
Professional services 212,710    55,373    41,344    69,101    139,322    130,430    75,656    199,257   
Other services 327,358    78,101    101,844    131,619    142,911    235,156    150,348    293,156   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 387,542    82,498    84,539    127,163    138,124    322,415    138,226    364,277   
For profit, unincorporated 179,318    63,835    77,371    72,450    74,326    108,763    109,682    142,553   
Nonprofit 201,814    39,328    38,877    52,640    140,702    125,020    61,684    192,313   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 114,262    52,918    67,754    59,161    44,526    19,924 * 94,685    64,550   
5-9 years 135,393    43,357    55,133    64,052    91,788    32,064    81,161    108,886   
10-19 years 157,182    67,286    53,641    76,614    96,429    49,278    102,732    119,809   
20 or more years 402,065    61,748    67,030    108,778    155,677    347,671    104,507    389,175   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 376,172    9,353    20,161    67,457    141,200    345,001    35,619    374,572   
1 location only 253,459    101,829    114,350    132,073    148,247    72,217    169,057    196,438   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 318,270    91,271    100,433    108,448    132,757    234,024    152,532    280,270   
25-49 % 270,518    48,216    57,194    99,439    130,746    204,006    91,129    255,463   
50-74 % 220,293    42,120    34,529    55,321    91,779    185,626    62,841    211,397   
75% or more 97,157    16,343    19,035    25,085    37,636    83,083    28,597    93,167   
Union presence
No union employees 414,346    101,881    113,733    140,333    183,043    320,473    168,862    383,163   
Has union employees 195,427    11,984    22,237 * 42,716 * 88,712    167,360    29,742    193,165   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 366,926    71,305    97,282    114,148    162,592    287,790    139,244    340,990   
Less than 50% low-wage 291,522    83,320    70,832    103,838    127,047    220,417    121,416    266,956   
Percent women employees
Less than 25% 128,064    52,639    47,656    51,601    60,791    71,667    80,424    99,985   
25-49 % 212,549    55,105    48,049    62,968    99,441    162,654    85,408    194,991   
50-74 % 327,322    55,152    71,094    109,671    118,716    272,175    106,753    310,436   
75% or more 251,574    64,371    73,607    81,325    130,322    176,241    108,815    227,451   
Percent age 50 or older employees
Less than 25% 337,839    84,786    100,363    132,528    129,632    255,986    152,064    304,642   
25-49 % 289,562    49,127    47,104    61,689    142,119    237,170    77,314    279,282   
50-74 % 148,926    44,671    39,509    46,430    80,212    100,482    63,720    134,701   
75% or more 61,639    35,007    27,138    22,578    12,242    34,567 * 46,585    40,391   

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.

-- Data suppressed due to high standard errors or few reported values in cell.

** 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.