Table II.B.1.a(1998) Percent of number of private-sector employees by firm size and State: United States, 1998
Division and State 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 110,575,764    14.8%    9.6%    15.2%    17.7%    42.7%    32.2%    67.8%   
New England:
Connecticut 1,524,108    13.6%    9.3%    14.1%    17.3%    45.7%    29.4%    70.6%   
Massachusetts 3,005,523    12.2%    8.8%    15.0%    19.0%    45.1%    28.5%    71.5%   
New Hampshire 532,868    18.1%    18.7%    21.2%    17.1%    24.8%    45.9%    54.1%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 3,551,845    15.0%    8.9%    14.5%    15.6%    46.0%    31.6%    68.4%   
New York 7,282,483    17.0%    9.0%    16.3%    18.6%    39.2%    35.8%    64.2%   
Pennsylvania 5,082,962    12.6%    8.9%    14.0%    22.4%    42.0%    28.9%    71.1%   
East North Central:
Illinois 5,305,065    12.8%    9.0%    17.3%    16.7%    44.3%    29.6%    70.4%   
Indiana 2,576,677    11.8%    8.1%    14.3%    21.2%    44.5%    27.0%    73.0%   
Michigan 4,144,942    14.2%    10.4%    14.2%    16.7%    44.6%    31.2%    68.8%   
Ohio 4,852,123    11.3%    9.2%    13.7%    19.5%    46.3%    27.7%    72.3%   
Wisconsin 2,393,411    14.7%    9.3%    17.6%    22.0%    36.4%    33.6%    66.4%   
West North Central:
Iowa 1,225,773    19.2%    8.7%    12.9%    18.9%    40.4%    34.5%    65.5%   
Kansas 1,069,047    13.6%    9.6%    17.1%    21.0%    38.7%    31.5%    68.5%   
Minnesota 2,376,401    12.4%    10.0%    19.3%    18.2%    40.0%    30.7%    69.3%   
Missouri 2,285,749    14.9%    10.7%    15.5%    12.1%    46.8%    30.8%    69.2%   
Nebraska 784,106    18.4%    8.5%    11.4%    20.9%    40.8%    33.5%    66.5%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 359,071    15.9%    9.9%    13.3%    16.5%    44.4%    33.8%    66.2%   
Florida 5,831,822    15.1%    9.5%    14.3%    16.4%    44.7%    31.8%    68.2%   
Georgia 3,270,721    15.5%    9.8%    15.7%    15.0%    44.0%    32.8%    67.2%   
Maryland 1,879,435    13.2%    10.5%    18.0%    15.2%    43.2%    33.7%    66.3%   
North Carolina 3,311,571    13.3%    8.6%    13.0%    15.1%    50.0%    28.4%    71.6%   
South Carolina 1,499,978    12.0%    9.2%    13.4%    17.3%    48.1%    27.5%    72.5%   
Virginia 2,824,101    12.2%    8.8%    15.2%    23.2%    40.6%    30.6%    69.4%   
West Virginia 543,060    25.1%    10.7%    18.3%    13.5%    32.4%    44.4%    55.6%   
East South Central:
Alabama 1,603,461    13.3%    9.0%    15.6%    13.9%    48.2%    30.3%    69.7%   
Kentucky 1,429,645    14.7%    8.8%    17.3%    17.6%    41.5%    31.6%    68.4%   
Tennessee 2,261,402    15.3%    8.6%    22.0%    26.2%    27.9%    31.2%    68.8%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 940,298    15.9%    7.8%    13.9%    19.2%    43.2%    30.7%    69.3%   
Louisiana 1,491,682    20.5%    11.8%    16.3%    15.7%    35.7%    41.0%    59.0%   
Oklahoma 1,135,898    14.6%    8.9%    17.7%    15.7%    43.1%    31.9%    68.1%   
Texas 7,906,546    12.4%    8.9%    12.5%    16.5%    49.7%    28.2%    71.8%   
Mountain:
Arizona 1,785,283    14.3%    10.0%    11.8%    14.3%    49.6%    30.3%    69.7%   
Colorado 1,715,736    25.1%    15.7%    15.4%    12.7%    31.2%    48.2%    51.8%   
Idaho 447,649    19.7%    12.3%    16.9%    12.8%    38.3%    42.8%    57.2%   
New Mexico 523,249    19.4%    11.8%    14.4%    19.3%    35.2%    38.4%    61.6%   
Utah 833,698    12.4%    9.9%    18.3%    15.8%    43.6%    35.0%    65.0%   
Wyoming 162,341    26.3%    14.1%    14.6%    12.3%    32.7%    47.7%    52.3%   
Pacific:
California 12,466,620    13.7%    10.2%    14.9%    17.8%    43.3%    32.4%    67.6%   
Oregon 1,349,822    16.7%    10.9%    15.8%    19.5%    37.0%    35.7%    64.3%   
Washington 2,150,516    19.1%    10.7%    16.6%    16.0%    37.6%    38.0%    62.0%   
States not shown separately 4,859,078    22.9%    8.9%    15.7%    17.7%    34.8%    39.8%    60.2%   
 
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 1998 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.
Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.
Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding.

 

Table II.B.1.a(1998) Standard error for percent of number of private-sector employees by firm size and State: United States, 1998
Division and State 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 1,378,821    0.35%    0.25%    0.33%    0.56%    0.54%    0.38%    0.38%   
New England:
Connecticut 160,046    1.29%    1.18%    2.59%    2.03%    3.61%    2.41%    2.41%   
Massachusetts 113,731    0.68%    0.93%    1.48%    1.61%    2.54%    1.72%    1.72%   
New Hampshire 69,828    2.70%    3.43%    2.12%    2.68%    3.56%    3.45%    3.45%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 145,219    1.81%    1.23%    1.99%    2.21%    4.10%    3.03%    3.03%   
New York 450,178    2.37%    0.71%    1.95%    1.48%    2.79%    2.12%    2.12%   
Pennsylvania 297,166    1.11%    0.95%    1.56%    1.52%    2.24%    1.13%    1.13%   
East North Central:
Illinois 462,865    1.58%    0.93%    2.60%    2.15%    4.40%    3.12%    3.12%   
Indiana 152,287    1.46%    0.81%    1.63%    1.71%    3.10%    1.63%    1.63%   
Michigan 231,516    0.82%    1.46%    1.31%    1.91%    2.87%    2.31%    2.31%   
Ohio 219,538    1.60%    0.85%    1.08%    1.66%    1.77%    1.47%    1.47%   
Wisconsin 128,653    1.72%    0.85%    1.67%    2.28%    2.65%    1.52%    1.52%   
West North Central:
Iowa 60,648    2.23%    1.11%    0.68%    1.75%    3.05%    1.64%    1.64%   
Kansas 49,179    1.24%    0.81%    1.66%    2.24%    2.95%    2.05%    2.05%   
Minnesota 183,496    1.13%    1.60%    2.85%    2.64%    3.68%    2.06%    2.06%   
Missouri 193,920    1.78%    1.63%    1.76%    1.84%    4.44%    2.71%    2.71%   
Nebraska 26,107    1.64%    0.83%    1.66%    3.24%    3.07%    2.79%    2.79%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 49,105    2.30%    2.58%    3.25%    2.97%    5.77%    4.42%    4.42%   
Florida 189,332    1.45%    0.64%    1.46%    2.72%    2.71%    1.19%    1.19%   
Georgia 250,499    2.10%    2.76%    2.43%    3.20%    4.18%    2.97%    2.97%   
Maryland 105,113    1.06%    0.83%    2.43%    2.24%    2.92%    1.89%    1.89%   
North Carolina 371,519    1.26%    0.90%    1.52%    1.74%    3.23%    2.34%    2.34%   
South Carolina 76,070    1.39%    1.60%    1.85%    2.84%    4.62%    2.76%    2.76%   
Virginia 219,619    1.60%    1.65%    2.43%    2.50%    3.58%    2.75%    2.75%   
West Virginia 50,376    4.38%    1.31%    2.13%    1.85%    4.10%    4.35%    4.35%   
East South Central:
Alabama 160,559    1.52%    0.93%    1.87%    1.72%    4.51%    3.10%    3.10%   
Kentucky 90,245    2.34%    1.37%    2.31%    2.72%    4.27%    2.78%    2.78%   
Tennessee 306,629    3.15%    1.78%    5.91%    5.67%    3.66%    4.41%    4.41%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 36,647    3.48%    0.93%    2.20%    2.43%    3.31%    3.07%    3.07%   
Louisiana 99,629    3.99%    1.22%    1.92%    3.07%    3.77%    3.38%    3.38%   
Oklahoma 76,340    1.47%    0.99%    3.41%    2.12%    3.73%    1.94%    1.94%   
Texas 443,502    1.08%    0.71%    1.40%    1.49%    2.48%    1.68%    1.68%   
Mountain:
Arizona 154,237    2.12%    1.45%    1.71%    1.63%    3.49%    2.26%    2.26%   
Colorado 206,238    3.80%    2.76%    2.22%    1.60%    4.71%    4.27%    4.27%   
Idaho 62,803    1.94%    2.22%    1.04%    3.56%    5.57%    3.30%    3.30%   
New Mexico 36,130    1.59%    1.20%    2.18%    1.77%    3.97%    2.30%    2.30%   
Utah 113,290    1.44%    1.64%    2.83%    3.06%    6.37%    4.92%    4.92%   
Wyoming 10,175    1.88%    2.05%    1.80%    1.81%    3.77%    2.91%    2.91%   
Pacific:
California 594,711    1.02%    0.76%    1.41%    1.32%    2.02%    1.39%    1.39%   
Oregon 110,405    1.50%    1.48%    2.29%    2.34%    4.15%    2.51%    2.51%   
Washington 171,427    1.91%    1.05%    1.44%    1.29%    4.17%    3.22%    3.22%   
States not shown separately 286,024    3.64%    0.58%    1.54%    1.52%    2.88%    3.28%    3.28%   
 
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 1998 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.
Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.
Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding.