| 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 | 18,354 | 18,094 | 19,078 | 18,308 | 18,087 | 18,493 | 18,304 | 18,373 |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 18,197 | -- | -- | 17,480 | 17,970 | 18,551 | 17,507 | 18,277 |
| Construction | 16,977 | 14,759 | 16,847 | 20,206 | 17,006 | -- | 16,855 | 17,096 |
| Utilities and transp. | 20,517 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18,230 | -- | 18,302 |
| Wholesale trade | 17,879 | -- | -- | 17,846 | 17,702 | 16,428 | 19,553 | 17,353 |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 19,179 | -- | -- | -- | 18,532 | 19,270 | 19,359 | 19,141 |
| Retail trade | 16,745 | -- | -- | 18,050 | 16,483 | 15,654 | 17,661 | 16,342 |
| Professional services | 19,616 | 21,319 | 17,332 | 19,097 | 20,410 | 19,479 | 18,927 | 19,891 |
| Other services | 16,679 | -- | 20,901 | 17,638 | 16,045 | 17,187 | 16,919 | 16,515 |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 18,333 | 18,697 | 19,768 | 17,600 | 18,056 | 18,405 | 18,617 | 18,222 |
| For profit, unincorporated | 18,632 | 18,714 | 17,765 | 19,388 | 17,981 | 19,043 | 18,175 | 18,866 |
| Nonprofit | 18,091 | -- | -- | 20,774 | 18,326 | 18,299 | 16,007 | 18,506 |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 19,771 | -- | -- | -- | 17,453 | -- | 20,288 | 17,489 |
| 5-9 years | 17,094 | -- | -- | 16,625 | -- | -- | 17,087 | 17,108 |
| 10-19 years | 19,299 | 20,378 | 17,932 | 19,977 | 19,094 | 18,844 | 19,066 | 19,564 |
| 20 or more years | 18,193 | 16,661 | 19,322 | 18,110 | 17,953 | 18,484 | 17,713 | 18,294 |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 18,442 | -- | -- | 18,846 | 17,812 | 18,785 | 17,467 | 18,469 |
| 1 location only | 18,218 | 18,156 | 19,039 | 18,102 | 18,844 | -- | 18,356 | 17,957 |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 18,865 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18,933 | -- | 19,920 |
| 25-49 % | 15,989 | -- | -- | -- | 16,883 | 13,649 | -- | 16,589 |
| 50-74 % | 18,920 | -- | -- | 19,897 | 18,669 | 19,043 | 18,817 | 18,961 |
| 75% or more | 18,378 | 18,415 | 19,179 | 18,138 | 18,069 | 18,541 | 18,416 | 18,364 |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 18,438 | 18,210 | 19,238 | 18,170 | 18,856 | 18,057 | 18,348 | 18,480 |
| Has union employees | 17,970 | -- | -- | -- | 15,363 | 19,640 | -- | 18,011 |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 16,832 | -- | -- | 16,550 | 17,863 | 15,392 | 16,580 | 16,958 |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 18,464 | 18,066 | 19,284 | 18,445 | 18,106 | 18,670 | 18,457 | 18,466 |
| Percent women employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 18,045 | 19,428 | 19,996 | 17,675 | 17,145 | 17,774 | 19,083 | 17,438 |
| 25-49 % | 18,645 | -- | 20,735 | 18,634 | 18,843 | 18,413 | 19,147 | 18,521 |
| 50-74 % | 18,265 | 14,970 | 18,732 | 19,109 | 18,187 | 18,529 | 17,076 | 18,537 |
| 75% or more | 18,867 | -- | 14,213 | 18,712 | 20,231 | 19,476 | 16,180 | 19,958 |
| Percent age 50 or older employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 18,345 | 17,934 | 19,102 | 17,990 | 17,950 | 18,922 | 17,953 | 18,567 |
| 25-49 % | 17,909 | 15,546 | 20,317 | 18,319 | 17,432 | 18,176 | 17,993 | 17,894 |
| 50-74 % | 19,065 | 18,942 | 15,704 | 20,242 | 19,741 | 18,799 | 18,422 | 19,303 |
| 75% or more | 22,205 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22,243 | -- |
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.
-- 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.
| 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 | 315.93 | 1,144.49 | 1,214.15 | 489.79 | 558.83 | 560.25 | 640.35 | 362.17 |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 714.54 | -- | -- | 872.36 | 1,025.09 | 1,293.32 | 1,514.90 | 781.93 |
| Construction | 756.12 | 1,882.88 | 1,711.17 | 1,412.14 | 1,183.36 | -- | 1,186.82 | 955.01 |
| Utilities and transp. | 2,505.75 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 491.56 | -- | 445.63 |
| Wholesale trade | 1,170.48 | -- | -- | 1,018.43 | 2,388.82 | 728.46 | 2,103.78 | 1,328.43 |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 853.13 | -- | -- | -- | 987.70 | 1,286.98 | 2,727.31 | 851.92 |
| Retail trade | 881.40 | -- | -- | 2,144.89 | 1,445.93 | 579.44 | 2,249.98 | 702.67 |
| Professional services | 648.17 | 2,236.07 | 1,539.11 | 1,042.77 | 882.64 | 1,246.14 | 1,114.87 | 794.65 |
| Other services | 731.78 | -- | 4,553.98 | 984.97 | 1,196.19 | 681.01 | 1,496.44 | 693.17 |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 364.18 | 1,349.70 | 1,289.12 | 537.20 | 742.98 | 574.76 | 735.88 | 413.66 |
| For profit, unincorporated | 799.57 | 2,298.95 | 3,384.62 | 1,534.14 | 1,357.17 | 1,337.81 | 1,595.30 | 898.68 |
| Nonprofit | 951.17 | -- | -- | 688.11 | 654.04 | 2,130.26 | 1,822.52 | 1,107.35 |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1,801.94 | -- | -- | -- | 1,512.66 | -- | 2,093.56 | 1,391.10 |
| 5-9 years | 1,057.38 | -- | -- | 794.40 | -- | -- | 1,526.03 | 813.38 |
| 10-19 years | 886.38 | 2,699.89 | 2,473.07 | 1,237.44 | 1,034.70 | 711.23 | 1,545.10 | 705.64 |
| 20 or more years | 352.61 | 1,371.65 | 1,098.98 | 613.37 | 631.55 | 580.21 | 688.00 | 403.05 |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 371.66 | -- | -- | 989.76 | 670.64 | 481.62 | 1,550.69 | 379.76 |
| 1 location only | 563.67 | 1,164.78 | 1,275.01 | 552.48 | 897.54 | -- | 672.44 | 1,007.36 |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 843.46 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 995.39 | -- | 915.49 |
| 25-49 % | 934.73 | -- | -- | -- | 1,546.91 | 944.94 | -- | 979.53 |
| 50-74 % | 465.93 | -- | -- | 892.83 | 1,016.62 | 304.70 | 1,369.45 | 368.42 |
| 75% or more | 349.88 | 1,273.28 | 1,365.64 | 531.54 | 606.12 | 631.28 | 704.95 | 401.37 |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 291.26 | 1,222.50 | 1,230.88 | 501.31 | 480.80 | 419.32 | 669.14 | 293.10 |
| Has union employees | 1,134.71 | -- | -- | -- | 1,535.06 | 1,687.04 | -- | 1,226.86 |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 1,185.62 | -- | -- | 2,304.83 | 1,897.45 | 572.08 | 3,008.94 | 964.95 |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 328.43 | 1,106.06 | 1,260.61 | 490.11 | 584.24 | 596.51 | 643.54 | 381.73 |
| Percent women employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 551.16 | 1,760.94 | 2,102.96 | 674.87 | 964.63 | 755.59 | 1,058.18 | 588.14 |
| 25-49 % | 562.83 | -- | 1,462.14 | 1,206.23 | 1,117.96 | 839.88 | 1,207.98 | 625.99 |
| 50-74 % | 693.20 | 1,780.59 | 2,122.83 | 806.97 | 947.33 | 1,315.70 | 1,075.55 | 823.06 |
| 75% or more | 671.34 | -- | 1,671.06 | 1,578.77 | 788.22 | 1,400.29 | 935.93 | 920.36 |
| Percent age 50 or older employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 478.30 | 1,782.80 | 1,688.34 | 711.64 | 742.71 | 999.10 | 937.69 | 539.00 |
| 25-49 % | 522.20 | 1,627.48 | 1,440.86 | 742.63 | 1,055.03 | 787.54 | 946.37 | 590.34 |
| 50-74 % | 576.65 | 2,516.44 | 1,871.93 | 753.93 | 1,051.08 | 745.70 | 1,438.10 | 594.23 |
| 75% or more | 1,890.18 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2,468.08 | -- |
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.
-- 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.