| 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 | 5,726 | 4,964 | 6,438 | 7,485 | 6,432 | 5,185 | 6,341 | 5,635 |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 7,958 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5,178 * | 8,898 |
| Mining and manufacturing | 4,635 | 2,651 * | 6,577 | 5,130 | 5,420 | 4,135 | 5,792 | 4,561 |
| Construction | 6,117 | 4,189 | 7,712 | 7,031 | 5,245 | 5,775 | 6,848 | 5,745 |
| Utilities and transp. | 4,910 | -- | 6,449 | 8,397 | 6,713 | 4,131 | 5,855 | 4,854 |
| Wholesale trade | 5,685 | 5,081 * | 5,290 | 6,676 | 6,615 | 5,049 | 5,694 | 5,683 |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 5,396 | 3,916 * | 6,552 | 7,843 | 5,689 | 5,191 | 5,781 | 5,356 |
| Retail trade | 5,810 | 3,784 | 5,488 | 9,962 | 7,149 | 5,061 | 6,253 | 5,749 |
| Professional services | 5,900 | 5,900 | 6,800 | 8,059 | 7,034 | 5,193 | 6,998 | 5,742 |
| Other services | 7,222 | 5,635 | 5,529 | 7,899 | 7,879 | 7,184 | 5,947 | 7,499 |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 5,743 | 4,559 | 6,941 | 7,524 | 6,394 | 5,200 | 6,537 | 5,623 |
| For profit, unincorporated | 5,789 | 5,534 | 5,713 | 8,591 | 6,550 | 4,705 | 6,504 | 5,624 |
| Nonprofit | 5,607 | 5,974 * | 3,755 | 5,431 | 6,466 | 5,407 | 4,617 | 5,688 |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 7,314 | 4,863 | 7,384 | 7,564 | 6,723 | 10,944 * | 6,517 | 7,975 |
| 5-9 years | 6,655 | 6,448 | 5,867 | 7,541 | 6,210 | 7,564 | 6,892 | 6,476 |
| 10-19 years | 6,175 | 4,727 | 5,655 | 7,779 | 6,322 | 5,468 | 6,017 | 6,249 |
| 20 or more years | 5,566 | 4,664 | 6,666 | 7,381 | 6,450 | 5,117 | 6,302 | 5,501 |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 5,433 | -- | 5,119 | 7,897 | 6,456 | 5,128 | 6,866 | 5,407 |
| 1 location only | 6,563 | 4,948 | 6,565 | 7,355 | 6,399 | 7,024 | 6,283 | 6,791 |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 5,835 | -- | -- | 6,944 * | 7,691 | 5,289 | 3,984 | 6,209 |
| 25-49 % | 6,280 | 4,590 | 6,941 * | 8,104 | 6,415 | 5,911 | 6,687 | 6,211 |
| 50-74 % | 6,794 | 4,322 | 6,752 | 9,229 | 8,297 | 6,205 | 5,663 | 7,028 |
| 75% or more | 5,615 | 5,137 | 6,443 | 7,344 | 6,251 | 5,079 | 6,452 | 5,496 |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 6,146 | 5,124 | 6,554 | 7,741 | 6,926 | 5,501 | 6,537 | 6,072 |
| Has union employees | 4,381 | -- | 4,541 | 4,157 | 3,817 | 4,504 | 3,528 | 4,412 |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 6,433 | 5,945 | 5,860 * | 9,736 | 7,841 | 5,763 | 6,747 | 6,399 |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 5,669 | 4,872 | 6,458 | 7,359 | 6,333 | 5,132 | 6,317 | 5,571 |
| Percent women employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 5,730 | 5,225 | 6,166 | 7,225 | 6,064 | 5,072 | 6,248 | 5,611 |
| 25-49 % | 5,051 | 6,601 | 5,863 | 7,148 | 5,738 | 4,491 | 6,574 | 4,894 |
| 50-74 % | 5,981 | 3,161 | 6,880 | 7,399 | 6,924 | 5,677 | 5,607 | 6,031 |
| 75% or more | 6,567 | 6,063 | 7,429 | 8,847 | 7,837 | 5,832 | 7,498 | 6,446 |
| Percent age 50 or older employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 6,168 | 5,814 | 6,894 | 8,028 | 6,499 | 5,464 | 6,892 | 6,005 |
| 25-49 % | 5,392 | 6,150 | 5,895 | 6,930 | 6,356 | 4,951 | 6,445 | 5,303 |
| 50-74 % | 6,022 | 4,259 * | 6,195 | 7,422 | 6,259 | 5,728 | 5,671 | 6,085 |
| 75% or more | 5,334 | 2,106 | 6,551 | 6,579 | 8,952 | 6,466 | 3,397 | 7,281 |
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.
-- 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 | 82.47 | 472.66 | 361.35 | 230.80 | 209.53 | 101.25 | 208.96 | 89.07 |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 1,522.91 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,587.21 * | 1,939.39 |
| Mining and manufacturing | 172.37 | 860.44 * | 1,005.23 | 349.75 | 286.70 | 230.44 | 519.48 | 178.67 |
| Construction | 525.43 | 1,102.37 | 1,246.88 | 555.73 | 1,233.61 | 385.93 | 621.44 | 692.76 |
| Utilities and transp. | 329.58 | -- | 1,085.55 | 2,213.04 | 954.59 | 261.07 | 645.37 | 345.76 |
| Wholesale trade | 257.30 | 1,840.50 * | 800.38 | 560.24 | 384.58 | 398.93 | 615.82 | 282.17 |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 157.92 | 1,187.09 * | 1,251.85 | 582.56 | 506.64 | 159.99 | 715.08 | 155.64 |
| Retail trade | 224.75 | 913.73 | 800.50 | 482.41 | 865.08 | 233.53 | 535.06 | 242.95 |
| Professional services | 135.01 | 859.99 | 687.77 | 395.21 | 314.37 | 153.14 | 399.70 | 141.36 |
| Other services | 321.47 | 1,218.52 | 791.20 | 770.98 | 786.74 | 435.28 | 560.03 | 364.60 |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 97.44 | 511.56 | 454.66 | 283.47 | 289.10 | 110.95 | 249.12 | 104.91 |
| For profit, unincorporated | 233.55 | 893.56 | 487.98 | 530.41 | 425.16 | 307.97 | 427.64 | 263.38 |
| Nonprofit | 227.18 | 2,387.36 * | 639.01 | 417.17 | 440.08 | 291.15 | 749.72 | 237.70 |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 903.79 | 1,116.27 | 888.66 | 756.47 | 1,832.76 | 3,392.45 * | 563.85 | 1,633.09 |
| 5-9 years | 394.47 | 1,059.46 | 526.60 | 586.92 | 831.49 | 710.67 | 480.40 | 579.73 |
| 10-19 years | 326.14 | 768.01 | 587.49 | 598.00 | 854.87 | 303.41 | 410.00 | 441.91 |
| 20 or more years | 83.89 | 790.64 | 583.86 | 292.83 | 179.42 | 98.54 | 313.20 | 86.71 |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 83.80 | -- | 643.55 | 358.15 | 168.28 | 96.26 | 564.25 | 84.57 |
| 1 location only | 212.37 | 480.22 | 389.23 | 282.05 | 448.06 | 1,156.55 | 223.81 | 343.39 |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 428.38 | -- | -- | 2,176.74 * | 884.61 | 425.90 | 993.60 | 464.96 |
| 25-49 % | 331.77 | 1,259.23 | 2,193.92 * | 1,120.47 | 1,059.60 | 289.33 | 980.71 | 348.02 |
| 50-74 % | 320.77 | 1,264.62 | 1,122.26 | 951.63 | 828.72 | 388.10 | 667.83 | 360.95 |
| 75% or more | 88.91 | 542.38 | 392.23 | 245.23 | 225.37 | 108.78 | 229.52 | 95.54 |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 91.09 | 489.51 | 372.63 | 241.68 | 199.12 | 121.33 | 217.30 | 100.03 |
| Has union employees | 158.19 | -- | 1,164.75 | 535.65 | 501.06 | 169.21 | 569.89 | 163.13 |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 251.39 | 1,563.73 | 1,935.97 * | 1,366.10 | 670.17 | 226.75 | 827.65 | 262.51 |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 86.71 | 484.87 | 367.60 | 228.84 | 217.18 | 108.71 | 214.94 | 93.95 |
| Percent women employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 175.31 | 735.31 | 459.60 | 407.29 | 447.37 | 246.75 | 305.35 | 203.27 |
| 25-49 % | 135.10 | 1,425.58 | 753.35 | 369.52 | 310.40 | 153.77 | 482.73 | 136.62 |
| 50-74 % | 158.75 | 632.29 | 969.70 | 485.03 | 398.35 | 187.95 | 480.42 | 168.26 |
| 75% or more | 192.74 | 1,292.88 | 761.12 | 501.35 | 489.63 | 223.27 | 482.33 | 207.99 |
| Percent age 50 or older employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 162.83 | 638.77 | 554.25 | 310.57 | 445.00 | 212.24 | 301.88 | 185.46 |
| 25-49 % | 100.93 | 1,071.50 | 598.74 | 417.00 | 254.66 | 110.24 | 369.85 | 104.19 |
| 50-74 % | 271.48 | 1,394.70 * | 714.48 | 653.30 | 411.60 | 435.01 | 575.54 | 302.81 |
| 75% or more | 626.18 | 533.56 | 1,592.92 | 580.13 | 2,262.53 | 795.51 | 574.30 | 911.71 |
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.
-- 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.