Table I.B.1 Number of private-sector employees by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2019
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 131,332,886    14,254,930    11,243,120    18,580,862    26,024,391    61,229,584    35,112,561    96,220,325   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 1,318,757    290,428    112,609    160,797    411,696 * 343,227 * 502,232    816,525   
Mining and manufacturing 12,479,098    507,043    674,642    1,661,095    3,682,190    5,954,128    1,864,275    10,614,823   
Construction 6,951,701    1,362,203    1,114,323    1,827,982    1,594,939    1,052,254    3,607,269    3,344,432   
Utilities and transp. 5,982,437    462,131    367,642    653,071    949,061    3,550,533    1,155,989    4,826,449   
Wholesale trade 5,961,864    588,169    670,915    1,072,540    1,330,253    2,299,988    1,805,525    4,156,340   
Fin. svs. and real estate 12,171,520    1,336,682    488,100    765,623    2,086,159    7,494,956    2,167,770    10,003,749   
Retail trade 16,191,267    2,212,423    1,288,562    2,151,949    1,957,895    8,580,438    4,499,633    11,691,634   
Professional services 36,078,082    3,368,879    2,769,903    4,286,511    7,756,065    17,896,725    8,243,865    27,834,218   
Other services 34,198,159    4,126,973    3,756,424    6,001,293    6,256,133    14,057,335    11,266,004    22,932,156   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 90,624,568    9,114,160    7,799,557    12,641,325    16,354,520    44,715,006    23,670,596    66,953,971   
For profit, unincorporated 21,540,028    4,052,824    2,413,091    3,900,384    4,708,813    6,464,916    8,327,817    13,212,211   
Nonprofit 19,168,291    1,087,946    1,030,472    2,039,153    4,961,058    10,049,662    3,114,148    16,054,143   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 8,440,929    3,173,652    1,619,365    1,910,859    1,432,389    304,665 * 5,932,985    2,507,944   
5-9 years 9,257,589    2,264,994    1,673,852    2,416,959    2,049,030    852,754    5,111,776    4,145,814   
10-19 years 16,481,603    3,513,061    2,659,729    3,840,689    3,805,664    2,662,461    8,397,975    8,083,627   
20 or more years 97,152,765    5,303,223    5,290,174    10,412,355    18,737,308    57,409,705    15,669,825    81,482,940   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 78,213,367    180,236    760,111    3,808,071    14,605,259    58,859,690    2,449,658    75,763,709   
1 location only 53,119,520    14,074,694    10,483,009    14,772,791    11,419,131    2,369,895    32,662,903    20,456,616   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 12,232,432    2,357,434    1,846,742    2,124,951    2,136,855    3,766,451    5,584,792    6,647,640   
25-49 % 14,004,397    1,439,803    1,209,017    2,321,551    2,586,298    6,447,728    3,796,302    10,208,094   
50-74 % 16,162,630    2,475,655    1,624,190    2,390,980    3,206,755    6,465,050    5,223,920    10,938,709   
75% or more 88,933,428    7,982,037    6,563,171    11,743,380    18,094,484    44,550,355    20,507,546    68,425,881   
Union presence
No union employees 110,417,599    13,920,377    10,894,642    17,812,627    23,025,636    44,764,317    34,013,756    76,403,843   
Has union employees 20,915,287    334,553    348,478    768,235    2,998,754    16,465,268    1,098,805    19,816,482   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 29,519,821    3,407,427    2,594,635    4,492,164    5,733,163    13,292,432    8,532,006    20,987,815   
Less than 50% low-wage 101,813,065    10,847,502    8,648,485    14,088,698    20,291,227    47,937,152    26,580,555    75,232,510   
Percent women employees
Less than 25% 30,846,396    4,900,761    3,344,047    6,142,834    6,034,631    10,424,122    11,394,982    19,451,414   
25-49 % 31,420,247    2,175,476    2,104,467    3,830,826    6,716,438    16,593,040    6,169,814    25,250,433   
50-74 % 39,939,428    3,341,670    2,590,842    4,596,957    7,540,104    21,869,854    8,376,507    31,562,921   
75% or more 29,126,815    3,837,022    3,203,762    4,010,245    5,733,218    12,342,568    9,171,257    19,955,558   
Percent age 50 or older employees
Less than 25% 55,599,528    6,556,722    6,314,103    10,395,087    10,913,804    21,419,812    18,682,162    36,917,366   
25-49 % 56,332,285    2,906,264    3,041,995    5,563,237    11,093,275    33,727,514    8,543,636    47,788,650   
50-74 % 15,125,928    2,501,489    1,413,603    2,169,672    3,480,802    5,560,362    4,885,375    10,240,553   
75% or more 4,275,145    2,290,454    473,418    452,865    536,511    521,896    3,001,388    1,273,757   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2019 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.1 Standard errors for number of private-sector employees by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2019
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 1,185,708    188,254    243,836    311,677    490,616    1,078,558    321,935    1,170,149   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 188,675    32,168    23,376    33,067    123,917 * 133,994 * 47,353    182,660   
Mining and manufacturing 433,012    45,584    64,789    113,739    258,411    321,758    99,151    422,179   
Construction 305,588    80,199    88,956    147,484    190,996    147,352    163,183    259,836   
Utilities and transp. 368,535    64,819    51,807    83,195    134,891    322,835    97,849    355,370   
Wholesale trade 279,048    51,204    96,679    94,164    120,099    207,250    125,830    249,376   
Fin. svs. and real estate 501,868    86,587    56,411    77,794    207,767    439,264    114,392    488,778   
Retail trade 589,228    118,473    98,433    164,897    170,265    519,079    176,615    562,801   
Professional services 827,189    118,810    137,703    189,507    363,846    703,958    208,230    802,899   
Other services 890,020    146,494    163,115    241,048    350,340    762,563    269,965    852,068   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 1,167,938    172,486    209,339    292,537    474,446    1,036,535    309,699    1,139,968   
For profit, unincorporated 555,411    154,524    139,661    201,651    292,979    379,506    238,348    505,248   
Nonprofit 647,143    66,927    97,443    135,313    298,586    547,636    144,217    631,390   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 371,823    132,808    138,271    164,382    256,201    105,326 * 223,158    299,353   
5-9 years 362,876    109,078    106,642    167,052    214,248    189,468    177,218    318,882   
10-19 years 506,028    125,523    130,078    178,688    274,079    348,757    213,200    462,552   
20 or more years 1,169,002    153,889    179,029    273,771    447,675    1,062,405    282,520    1,142,116   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 1,108,753    38,779    62,568    169,747    359,061    1,061,306    133,050    1,101,816   
1 location only 690,438    187,382    243,189    296,345    479,199    358,362    322,766    647,898   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 404,943    102,322    118,085    149,114    194,689    286,189    194,125    356,330   
25-49 % 542,876    89,308    88,469    147,357    217,214    462,437    151,754    522,219   
50-74 % 548,623    115,118    103,654    151,661    260,018    435,031    173,933    521,423   
75% or more 1,152,863    179,100    210,567    292,627    471,223    1,011,914    318,351    1,120,377   
Union presence
No union employees 1,113,538    188,791    237,857    311,373    459,606    994,136    319,987    1,094,520   
Has union employees 773,019    45,447    67,057    83,705    277,873    714,640    100,815    766,589   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 731,356    128,563    127,026    206,829    303,690    614,225    227,728    697,683   
Less than 50% low-wage 1,158,932    187,598    231,345    298,466    478,066    1,024,002    323,452    1,130,823   
Percent women employees
Less than 25% 751,880    151,539    148,169    233,029    316,830    612,974    252,154    712,939   
25-49 % 834,686    111,532    135,872    220,329    366,300    703,821    229,733    804,638   
50-74 % 905,508    132,693    135,591    197,139    357,042    795,893    226,453    878,944   
75% or more 661,938    127,318    150,017    173,542    307,541    534,598    215,862    628,340   
Percent age 50 or older employees
Less than 25% 919,019    165,811    205,101    280,860    409,277    752,362    307,956    877,510   
25-49 % 1,070,033    135,837    149,299    232,024    423,739    949,561    246,746    1,044,274   
50-74 % 501,824    113,583    99,667    138,344    259,908    385,335    167,324    474,132   
75% or more 189,854    91,375    51,888    59,747    101,964    106,385    110,635    154,431   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2019 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.