Table I.A.1 Number of private-sector establishments by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2020
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 6,265,762    3,282,046    742,990    558,911    474,760    1,207,055    4,347,397    1,918,365   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 153,745    126,449    12,475    10,386    2,589    1,846 * 143,676    10,069   
Mining and manufacturing 258,800    109,857    44,906    44,575    25,875    33,586    180,826    77,974   
Construction 430,703    301,111    62,690    45,103    11,675    10,124    396,096    34,607   
Utilities and transp. 197,104    95,327    18,377    18,090    17,689    47,622    123,309    73,795   
Wholesale trade 322,215    148,282    48,473    35,465    33,466    56,528    215,663    106,552   
Fin. svs. and real estate 775,550    348,838    39,521    44,837    89,246    253,108    408,259    367,291   
Retail trade 1,010,277    434,802    102,347    75,549    68,109    329,471    578,104    432,173   
Professional services 1,484,380    833,497    173,393    122,204    128,332    226,954    1,076,516    407,864   
Other services 1,632,988    883,884    240,808    162,702    97,779    247,816    1,224,947    408,041   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 4,391,297    2,171,795    532,470    393,110    297,277    996,645    2,938,347    1,452,950   
For profit, unincorporated 1,328,404    857,046    148,240    100,765    81,451    140,902    1,062,890    265,514   
Nonprofit 546,061    253,205    62,280    65,036    96,033    69,508    346,161    199,901   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 983,251    831,302    92,521    47,231    8,500    --    956,894    26,356   
5-9 years 824,822    620,334    115,806    59,496    22,440    6,746    773,320    51,502   
10-19 years 1,226,304    812,651    178,097    119,228    73,422    42,906    1,067,350    158,953   
20 or more years 3,231,386    1,017,760    356,566    332,955    370,398    1,153,708    1,549,832    1,681,554   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 1,934,236    20,381    73,209    221,259    413,858    1,205,529    185,213    1,749,023   
1 location only 4,331,526    3,261,666    669,781    337,652    60,902    1,526    4,162,184    169,342   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 851,763    587,012    109,817    61,234    28,192    65,509    734,219    117,544   
25-49 % 501,742    209,825    75,422    57,803    45,327    113,365    318,658    183,084   
50-74 % 899,329    476,321    107,648    70,445    54,469    190,447    625,574    273,756   
75% or more 4,012,928    2,008,889    450,104    369,429    346,773    837,734    2,668,946    1,343,982   
Union presence
No union employees 5,910,729    3,216,096    728,549    542,611    448,053    975,419    4,259,760    1,650,968   
Has union employees 355,034    65,950    14,441    16,300    26,707    231,636    87,637    267,397   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 1,478,139    804,771    167,829    115,997    108,809    280,732    1,043,146    434,993   
Less than 50% low-wage 4,787,624    2,477,276    575,161    442,914    365,951    926,322    3,304,252    1,483,372   
Percent women employees
Less than 25% 2,009,728    1,309,612    242,299    186,850    115,395    155,572    1,665,157    344,571   
25-49 % 1,003,138    346,928    129,601    97,651    80,932    348,026    530,991    472,147   
50-74 % 1,666,971    752,656    174,757    129,960    140,180    469,417    996,792    670,179   
75% or more 1,585,925    872,850    196,333    144,450    138,252    234,040    1,154,457    431,468   
Percent age 50 or older employees
Less than 25% 2,960,195    1,567,959    414,461    314,529    233,418    429,829    2,170,513    789,682   
25-49 % 1,599,645    432,125    195,124    156,216    148,333    667,847    713,508    886,137   
50-74 % 813,712    494,468    97,941    59,878    69,160    92,264    624,191    189,521   
75% or more 892,210    787,494    35,464    28,288    23,851    17,114    839,186    53,025   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2020 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.A.1 Standard errors for number of private-sector establishments by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2020
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 22,645    20,469    14,743    9,576    5,208    15,750    17,794    16,894   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 12,841    12,306    2,433    2,647    577    603 * 12,703    1,896   
Mining and manufacturing 12,755    11,282    4,128    3,027    2,112    2,414    12,195    3,797   
Construction 17,510    16,290    5,037    3,554    1,704    1,873    17,246    3,094   
Utilities and transp. 12,868    11,188    3,046    2,461    2,268    4,500    11,715    5,329   
Wholesale trade 15,658    13,355    5,040    3,023    2,985    5,043    14,386    6,208   
Fin. svs. and real estate 25,632    20,401    4,415    3,861    5,319    13,559    20,979    14,748   
Retail trade 30,098    23,999    7,636    5,365    5,272    15,006    25,322    16,321   
Professional services 30,229    26,627    8,251    5,176    5,261    10,447    27,762    12,137   
Other services 33,862    29,962    10,143    6,331    5,166    10,992    31,455    12,836   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 37,796    32,325    13,555    9,217    7,019    17,406    33,138    19,422   
For profit, unincorporated 31,294    28,216    8,337    5,067    5,125    9,270    29,320    11,079   
Nonprofit 18,610    16,228    5,030    3,888    4,945    4,670    17,115    7,377   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 29,356    28,394    6,548    4,201    1,591    --    29,220    2,948   
5-9 years 27,179    25,892    7,576    3,952    2,506    1,328    26,944    3,683   
10-19 years 30,657    28,665    8,766    5,181    4,854    3,837    29,899    7,048   
20 or more years 35,289    29,078    11,631    8,695    6,514    16,643    30,802    18,134   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 18,243    4,807    5,346    8,256    5,188    15,751    8,683    16,473   
1 location only 19,203    20,986    14,570    6,618    2,146    158    19,267    4,767   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 26,447    24,671    6,684    4,271    2,433    5,657    25,581    6,809   
25-49 % 18,676    15,014    5,794    3,939    3,822    7,979    16,253    9,245   
50-74 % 26,764    22,571    6,654    4,871    4,217    11,454    23,690    12,517   
75% or more 38,491    33,404    13,160    8,613    6,496    16,504    34,481    18,200   
Union presence
No union employees 25,034    22,375    14,764    9,595    5,811    15,781    20,217    17,398   
Has union employees 17,095    9,966    2,338    1,903    2,906    13,265    10,297    13,649   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 32,360    28,616    8,053    5,160    5,286    11,529    29,666    13,078   
Less than 50% low-wage 34,858    30,303    14,043    9,281    6,419    16,926    30,512    18,578   
Percent women employees
Less than 25% 35,735    32,656    10,099    6,772    5,747    8,646    34,030    11,315   
25-49 % 25,364    18,276    7,985    5,665    4,680    14,423    20,102    15,574   
50-74 % 34,370    28,349    8,980    5,905    5,932    16,051    29,682    17,472   
75% or more 31,586    27,802    8,717    5,917    5,846    10,661    29,027    12,699   
Percent age 50 or older employees
Less than 25% 38,602    33,692    12,590    8,342    6,853    14,747    35,026    17,032   
25-49 % 28,477    20,192    9,125    6,329    5,450    16,871    22,145    18,084   
50-74 % 25,752    23,165    6,730    4,136    4,777    7,032    24,146    9,030   
75% or more 28,528    27,866    3,840    3,161    2,970    2,583    28,177    4,488   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2020 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.