| 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 | 16.0% | 12.3% | 16.5% | 16.6% | 38.5% | 37.0% | 63.0% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 197,218 | 54.6% | 9.6% * | 6.7% * | -- | -- | 66.8% | 33.2% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 411,694 | 24.7% | 24.2% | 23.3% | 10.9% | 16.9% | 63.7% | 36.3% |
| Construction | 486,004 | 50.9% | 18.4% | 13.0% | 9.9% * | 7.9% * | 78.5% | 21.5% |
| Utilities and transp. | 469,873 | 12.7% | 20.6% | 18.0% | 11.3% | 37.4% | 41.1% | 58.9% |
| Wholesale trade | 401,286 | 35.0% | 12.5% | 17.0% | 16.0% | 19.5% * | 58.7% | 41.3% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 1,091,847 | 23.0% | 4.8% | 6.2% | 12.4% | 53.6% | 31.4% | 68.6% |
| Retail trade | 5,266,255 | 14.1% | 7.5% | 7.0% | 6.9% | 64.6% | 25.9% | 74.1% |
| Professional services | 6,877,291 | 14.2% | 9.7% | 14.4% | 25.2% | 36.5% | 29.7% | 70.3% |
| Other services | 13,093,044 | 14.6% | 15.5% | 22.4% | 16.8% | 30.8% | 42.2% | 57.8% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 17,487,331 | 14.2% | 11.6% | 17.3% | 13.7% | 43.1% | 35.1% | 64.9% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 5,876,777 | 25.2% | 18.0% | 18.6% | 14.6% | 23.6% | 53.4% | 46.6% |
| Nonprofit | 4,930,404 | 11.5% | 8.2% | 11.4% | 29.1% | 39.8% | 24.4% | 75.6% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 2,818,174 | 36.7% | 27.5% | 23.7% | 9.8% | 2.3% * | 78.4% | 21.6% |
| 5-9 years | 2,754,051 | 27.4% | 23.3% | 27.4% | 16.4% | 5.4% | 65.7% | 34.3% |
| 10-19 years | 4,462,383 | 28.6% | 18.5% | 26.4% | 18.1% | 8.5% | 63.8% | 36.2% |
| 20 or more years | 18,259,903 | 8.0% | 6.8% | 11.4% | 17.3% | 56.4% | 19.8% | 80.2% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 14,016,707 | 0.3% | 0.9% | 5.4% | 18.5% | 74.9% | 2.9% | 97.1% |
| 1 location only | 14,277,805 | 31.5% | 23.6% | 27.5% | 14.7% | 2.7% | 70.5% | 29.5% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 10,419,822 | 22.7% | 16.7% | 16.8% | 13.0% | 30.7% | 49.5% | 50.5% |
| 25-49 % | 7,056,035 | 11.1% | 11.2% | 21.4% | 20.2% | 36.1% | 32.5% | 67.5% |
| 50-74 % | 6,691,175 | 15.7% | 8.7% | 12.7% | 17.7% | 45.3% | 30.7% | 69.3% |
| 75% or more | 4,127,480 | 8.0% | 9.1% | 13.8% | 17.7% | 51.3% | 23.8% | 76.2% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 24,954,882 | 17.9% | 13.7% | 18.3% | 17.4% | 32.7% | 41.3% | 58.7% |
| Has union employees | 3,339,630 | 2.1% | 1.9% * | 3.7% * | 10.6% | 81.6% | 5.5% | 94.5% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 13,370,531 | 13.5% | 13.7% | 17.8% | 17.5% | 37.5% | 36.9% | 63.1% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 14,923,981 | 18.2% | 11.2% | 15.4% | 15.8% | 39.4% | 37.2% | 62.8% |
| Percent women employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 3,212,944 | 33.4% | 16.9% | 18.6% | 13.9% | 17.1% | 61.9% | 38.1% |
| 25-49 % | 5,431,867 | 12.1% | 10.8% | 16.0% | 16.0% | 45.1% | 32.1% | 67.9% |
| 50-74 % | 10,925,590 | 10.5% | 10.4% | 17.6% | 16.6% | 44.9% | 29.4% | 70.6% |
| 75% or more | 8,724,110 | 18.9% | 14.0% | 14.9% | 18.0% | 34.3% | 40.5% | 59.5% |
| Percent age 50 or older employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 15,599,719 | 14.0% | 14.7% | 20.9% | 16.3% | 34.1% | 40.1% | 59.9% |
| 25-49 % | 8,853,884 | 9.8% | 7.5% | 10.4% | 19.4% | 52.9% | 22.4% | 77.6% |
| 50-74 % | 2,709,095 | 29.7% | 13.0% | 14.2% | 14.0% | 29.1% | 48.6% | 51.4% |
| 75% or more | 1,131,814 | 59.7% | 15.8% | 10.4% | 4.1% | 10.0% | 82.0% | 18.0% |
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.
Percents may not add to 100% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 444,093 | 0.39% | 0.41% | 0.50% | 0.64% | 0.86% | 0.67% | 0.67% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 45,286 | 12.23% | 3.49% * | 2.68% * | -- | -- | 14.28% | 14.28% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 30,049 | 2.92% | 3.52% | 3.38% | 1.53% | 2.46% | 3.21% | 3.21% |
| Construction | 39,711 | 4.13% | 3.60% | 2.36% | 3.63% * | 2.84% * | 4.22% | 4.22% |
| Utilities and transp. | 45,895 | 2.23% | 4.11% | 4.07% | 3.28% | 4.72% | 4.67% | 4.67% |
| Wholesale trade | 42,429 | 4.31% | 2.34% | 2.96% | 3.58% | 6.75% * | 5.81% | 5.81% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 83,152 | 2.25% | 0.98% | 0.89% | 1.83% | 3.62% | 2.75% | 2.75% |
| Retail trade | 249,455 | 1.00% | 0.73% | 0.71% | 0.75% | 1.86% | 1.50% | 1.50% |
| Professional services | 212,710 | 0.81% | 0.62% | 0.96% | 1.63% | 1.51% | 1.16% | 1.16% |
| Other services | 327,358 | 0.62% | 0.76% | 0.94% | 0.99% | 1.36% | 1.16% | 1.16% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 387,542 | 0.51% | 0.50% | 0.71% | 0.74% | 1.18% | 0.90% | 0.90% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 179,318 | 1.09% | 1.20% | 1.13% | 1.16% | 1.53% | 1.56% | 1.56% |
| Nonprofit | 201,814 | 0.84% | 0.80% | 1.05% | 2.21% | 2.01% | 1.34% | 1.34% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 114,262 | 1.79% | 1.98% | 1.81% | 1.47% | 0.70% * | 1.94% | 1.94% |
| 5-9 years | 135,393 | 1.72% | 1.87% | 2.07% | 2.85% | 1.13% | 2.79% | 2.79% |
| 10-19 years | 157,182 | 1.42% | 1.17% | 1.51% | 1.84% | 1.05% | 1.91% | 1.91% |
| 20 or more years | 402,065 | 0.36% | 0.37% | 0.58% | 0.80% | 1.06% | 0.63% | 0.63% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 376,172 | 0.07% | 0.14% | 0.48% | 0.95% | 1.05% | 0.26% | 0.26% |
| 1 location only | 253,459 | 0.73% | 0.74% | 0.81% | 0.91% | 0.49% | 1.05% | 1.05% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 318,270 | 0.95% | 0.94% | 1.00% | 1.17% | 1.68% | 1.53% | 1.53% |
| 25-49 % | 270,518 | 0.74% | 0.84% | 1.35% | 1.64% | 2.07% | 1.47% | 1.47% |
| 50-74 % | 220,293 | 0.74% | 0.55% | 0.83% | 1.25% | 1.72% | 1.17% | 1.17% |
| 75% or more | 97,157 | 0.41% | 0.47% | 0.61% | 0.85% | 1.17% | 0.76% | 0.76% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 414,346 | 0.45% | 0.46% | 0.55% | 0.67% | 0.94% | 0.76% | 0.76% |
| Has union employees | 195,427 | 0.37% | 0.66% * | 1.25% * | 2.44% | 2.65% | 0.90% | 0.90% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 366,926 | 0.59% | 0.73% | 0.85% | 1.10% | 1.50% | 1.15% | 1.15% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 291,522 | 0.57% | 0.48% | 0.66% | 0.78% | 1.04% | 0.85% | 0.85% |
| Percent women employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 128,064 | 1.64% | 1.39% | 1.48% | 1.70% | 1.93% | 2.15% | 2.15% |
| 25-49 % | 212,549 | 1.00% | 0.89% | 1.15% | 1.64% | 2.01% | 1.57% | 1.57% |
| 50-74 % | 327,322 | 0.55% | 0.66% | 0.97% | 1.02% | 1.57% | 1.09% | 1.09% |
| 75% or more | 251,574 | 0.80% | 0.83% | 0.89% | 1.31% | 1.51% | 1.29% | 1.29% |
| Percent age 50 or older employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 337,839 | 0.56% | 0.64% | 0.80% | 0.77% | 1.19% | 0.99% | 0.99% |
| 25-49 % | 289,562 | 0.59% | 0.55% | 0.71% | 1.41% | 1.62% | 0.98% | 0.98% |
| 50-74 % | 148,926 | 1.94% | 1.45% | 1.65% | 2.63% | 2.88% | 2.71% | 2.71% |
| 75% or more | 61,639 | 2.97% | 2.17% | 1.86% | 1.06% | 2.79% | 3.02% | 3.02% |
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.
Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding.