Table II.B.3(2008) Number of full-time private-sector employees by firm size and State: United States, 2008
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 92,795,774    9,566,697    7,658,114    12,939,353    17,383,935    45,247,674    23,226,328    69,569,447   
New England:
Connecticut 1,187,624    113,166    107,186    148,673    235,619    582,981    295,022    892,602   
Maine 368,705    47,790    44,810    51,872    94,521    129,713    119,410    249,295   
Massachusetts 2,291,971    207,601    169,565    285,115    454,898    1,174,792    511,033    1,780,937   
New Hampshire 416,776    49,899    44,093    69,509    86,513    166,763    125,276    291,500   
Rhode Island 311,574    36,748    28,361    42,751    65,715    138,000    88,987    222,587   
Vermont 193,341    29,058    23,266    28,887    39,299    72,831 * 67,411    125,930   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 2,965,207    370,660    247,123    510,490    559,205    1,277,729    849,431    2,115,776   
New York 6,075,165    639,692    581,827    766,503    1,255,134    2,832,009    1,628,214    4,446,952   
Pennsylvania 4,003,191    351,063    303,626    571,524    854,036    1,922,942    951,694    3,051,498   
East North Central:
Illinois 4,188,081    394,775    286,346    637,469    828,031    2,041,461    938,127    3,249,954   
Indiana 1,962,053    163,767    160,857    280,588    407,750    949,091    462,641    1,499,412   
Michigan 2,707,779    264,199    250,861    358,618    617,060    1,217,040    664,755    2,043,024   
Ohio 3,688,178    306,800    288,874    460,500    824,741    1,807,262    778,425    2,909,753   
Wisconsin 1,991,914    208,469    161,219    306,467    366,166    949,594    477,273    1,514,641   
West North Central:
Iowa 1,049,950    100,556    93,808    160,508    223,518    471,561    271,292    778,658   
Kansas 829,602    95,878    65,539    145,129    167,304    355,752    219,022    610,580   
Minnesota 1,810,411    162,605    169,950    261,298    365,194    851,364    459,160    1,351,250   
Missouri 1,842,230    180,318    122,728    249,745    333,154    956,284    430,615    1,411,615   
Nebraska 638,509    64,334    60,221    79,536    105,057    329,361    165,701    472,808   
North Dakota 214,498    27,966    22,653    38,442    43,862    81,575    69,649    144,849   
South Dakota 238,735    31,674    25,588    35,171    56,468    89,833    75,468    163,267   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 309,358    25,829    24,986    43,556    52,558    162,429    69,537    239,821   
District of Columbia 392,237    25,301    28,537    49,749    97,781    190,870    76,419    315,818   
Florida 5,618,353    687,558    406,400    621,845    770,938    3,131,611    1,372,548    4,245,805   
Georgia 2,781,503    289,901    211,332    296,209    523,675    1,460,385    634,508    2,146,995   
Maryland 1,659,283    180,266    138,824    268,229    273,190    798,774    437,337    1,221,946   
North Carolina 2,794,802    297,910    250,928    338,470    575,520    1,331,974    706,654    2,088,148   
South Carolina 1,248,978    124,751    110,724    152,014    219,213    642,275    320,400    928,578   
Virginia 2,394,234    224,127    169,374    305,414    451,746    1,243,572    533,595    1,860,639   
West Virginia 458,483    50,713    40,427    62,587    81,457    223,299    117,959    340,524   
East South Central:
Alabama 1,321,279    135,315    131,765    184,042    219,574    650,583    352,815    968,464   
Kentucky 1,205,915    110,887    96,800    164,196    207,431    626,602    282,594    923,321   
Mississippi 723,466    77,580    62,527    106,037    132,373    344,947    190,870    532,596   
Tennessee 1,909,540    168,596    138,093    250,185    379,728    972,938    426,815    1,482,725   
West South Central:
Arkansas 809,342    88,763    60,314    90,156    160,332    409,776    189,872    619,470   
Louisiana 1,235,817    143,946    110,902    175,109    255,177    550,684    341,525    894,292   
Oklahoma 996,997    125,100    80,216    155,049    206,207    430,424    279,264    717,732   
Texas 7,196,893    701,750    531,659    997,508    1,090,476    3,875,500    1,724,448    5,472,446   
Mountain:
Arizona 1,747,875    161,921    122,176    258,769    307,857    897,150    400,507    1,347,368   
Colorado 1,611,384    190,163    156,295    246,835    227,833    790,257    455,792    1,155,592   
Idaho 389,872    61,287    51,760    62,310    55,534    158,981    146,967    242,905   
Montana 255,982    53,141    35,215    44,961    57,500    65,166    111,787    144,195   
Nevada 896,273    71,165    59,840    99,877    204,698    460,694    176,403    719,870   
New Mexico 516,552    54,127    47,207    85,063    83,100    247,056    140,501    376,051   
Utah 871,217    91,485    68,654    125,134    173,779    412,165    229,162    642,055   
Wyoming 170,365    27,184    24,391    25,770    26,537    66,484    64,543    105,822   
Pacific:
Alaska 185,578    26,705    20,648    21,957    41,554    74,715    59,659    125,920   
California 10,755,566    1,119,662    898,747    1,685,844    1,910,046    5,141,267    2,758,371    7,997,195   
Hawaii 392,597    40,209    35,611    69,941    99,884    146,952    110,426    282,171   
Oregon 1,116,332    127,625    124,803    186,761    177,723    499,420    330,060    786,272   
Washington 1,854,207    236,714    160,458    276,979    337,270    842,787    536,384    1,317,823   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2008 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.

Totals may not sum exactly because of rounding.

 

Table II.B.3(2008) Standard error for number of full-time private-sector employees by firm size and State: United States, 2008
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 800,488    115,874    145,374    228,453    347,256    798,685    151,089    790,387   
New England:
Connecticut 85,842    5,395    10,783    21,828    35,213    54,326    20,986    80,468   
Maine 30,995    2,494    6,529    9,012    13,710    26,252    10,855    28,959   
Massachusetts 167,747    19,215    21,195    37,448    65,041    111,520    46,409    146,212   
New Hampshire 30,996    4,073    5,464    7,850    13,422    26,506    7,196    30,617   
Rhode Island 10,535    2,792    5,053    7,044    6,110    18,174    8,676    11,981   
Vermont 21,149    1,835    2,581    2,524    3,501    24,123 * 3,594    22,157   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 147,800    36,004    30,557    71,469    54,518    98,478    74,980    143,523   
New York 160,329    31,222    75,817    82,054    100,686    212,342    67,408    185,849   
Pennsylvania 175,443    23,179    30,266    53,814    102,130    142,440    35,240    168,776   
East North Central:
Illinois 130,135    13,834    20,247    50,170    95,456    93,227    26,525    132,472   
Indiana 142,661    10,550    25,023    24,975    47,601    111,219    22,507    123,842   
Michigan 94,446    12,320    25,262    46,075    51,303    79,004    37,687    96,257   
Ohio 145,064    13,478    33,726    49,851    74,472    113,746    48,182    127,316   
Wisconsin 96,034    16,317    17,581    30,989    54,567    69,215    21,536    91,977   
West North Central:
Iowa 47,526    4,433    10,906    32,057    24,087    50,710    14,520    44,250   
Kansas 55,860    6,304    10,358    10,351    33,782    40,852    11,731    54,364   
Minnesota 123,660    13,543    27,668    41,922    54,759    138,196    31,367    133,745   
Missouri 79,996    12,487    11,558    25,811    39,085    65,738    20,212    76,862   
Nebraska 36,019    4,189    9,332    9,628    12,398    39,102    8,692    39,040   
North Dakota 10,645    2,558    1,961    4,616    5,981    11,016    4,439    8,649   
South Dakota 17,394    1,477    2,428    3,920    5,853    12,750    5,070    15,993   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 20,578    2,004    2,039    5,226    7,610    20,406    4,613    18,419   
District of Columbia 31,686    1,917    2,814    10,526    11,938    29,827    6,540    34,546   
Florida 279,616    34,609    40,111    66,791    95,577    264,594    28,125    293,454   
Georgia 128,284    16,270    32,228    33,841    72,427    147,746    45,966    144,290   
Maryland 59,606    13,267    25,317    31,679    29,298    64,531    31,591    60,470   
North Carolina 179,073    20,992    32,351    49,952    80,127    148,957    35,156    169,837   
South Carolina 77,936    6,063    17,448    16,508    22,216    69,702    18,285    71,074   
Virginia 122,080    10,709    22,587    35,090    58,530    127,008    24,852    123,571   
West Virginia 52,574    5,762    4,454    8,590    14,858    51,327    5,524    51,953   
East South Central:
Alabama 74,278    11,282    17,134    20,777    22,315    72,162    13,451    77,448   
Kentucky 72,103    6,692    10,796    15,113    21,999    62,243    15,222    62,550   
Mississippi 41,698    7,169    6,111    10,562    23,034    38,342    10,875    41,559   
Tennessee 85,961    15,866    12,277    31,738    46,999    72,556    28,842    73,567   
West South Central:
Arkansas 37,243    6,309    9,140    11,717    18,169    42,857    10,354    34,413   
Louisiana 65,568    7,307    17,045    24,148    35,913    51,501    17,811    59,763   
Oklahoma 56,039    6,671    9,648    17,638    29,238    56,900    15,664    60,743   
Texas 581,609    41,480    33,474    103,686    102,197    550,052    77,505    536,442   
Mountain:
Arizona 115,069    15,975    14,039    30,203    36,133    120,928    25,913    108,037   
Colorado 115,822    14,608    24,843    32,007    27,418    117,484    34,629    131,814   
Idaho 18,323    3,913    5,784    7,198    10,530    19,873    9,113    15,172   
Montana 13,124    3,180    4,101    9,412    9,295    9,107    4,206    12,565   
Nevada 54,232    5,745    7,450    19,983    40,991    41,920    12,699    50,511   
New Mexico 28,445    3,254    2,802    11,411    12,386    29,674    2,854    29,627   
Utah 63,906    5,368    6,314    17,507    30,326    47,803    19,934    57,989   
Wyoming 9,550    1,948    5,241    3,966    3,358    6,544    6,477    7,907   
Pacific:
Alaska 11,176    1,806    2,479    2,255    5,673    12,864    3,629    11,008   
California 211,936    49,041    54,290    97,534    103,861    278,886    81,219    213,132   
Hawaii 24,273    4,251    6,836    9,384    13,860    17,779    10,192    23,065   
Oregon 55,251    10,268    12,025    15,341    18,702    42,698    13,386    56,041   
Washington 122,443    14,747    11,079    43,923    36,936    89,665    23,465    131,086   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2008 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.

Totals may not sum exactly because of rounding.