Table VI.B.1 Number of private-sector employees by ownership type and age of firm and State: United States, 2015
Division and State Total Ownership Age of firm
For profit, incorporated For profit, unincorporated Nonprofit Less than 5 years 5 or more years
United States 119,937,314    85,401,691    17,737,545    16,798,077    7,829,669    112,107,645   
New England:
Connecticut 1,477,516    967,333    257,521    252,662    58,328    1,419,188   
Maine 490,015    314,608    66,798    108,610    43,847    446,168   
Massachusetts 3,107,674    2,155,935    374,175    577,564    220,320    2,887,355   
New Hampshire 584,343    323,135    97,561    163,648    29,633    554,710   
Rhode Island 404,006    287,485    24,429    92,092    21,580    382,426   
Vermont 259,631    154,064    32,699    72,868    17,802    241,829   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 3,459,843    2,618,548    517,775    323,520    177,361    3,282,481   
New York 7,645,223    5,127,662    1,018,446    1,499,114    525,787    7,119,435   
Pennsylvania 5,268,478    3,432,087    668,751    1,167,640    212,649    5,055,828   
East North Central:
Illinois 5,271,745    3,770,209    805,615    695,921    275,507    4,996,238   
Indiana 2,628,552    1,764,079    475,047    389,426    217,272 * 2,411,280   
Michigan 3,579,499    2,453,755    625,887    499,857    202,365    3,377,134   
Ohio 4,840,970    3,377,391    654,119    809,460    150,198    4,690,772   
Wisconsin 2,479,977    1,768,671    331,369    379,937    163,360    2,316,617   
West North Central:
Iowa 1,296,722    898,262    161,292    237,168    91,609    1,205,112   
Kansas 1,178,069    902,062    170,357    105,650    62,481 * 1,115,589   
Minnesota 2,511,699    1,869,390    296,218    346,090    140,752    2,370,947   
Missouri 2,348,809    1,643,610    264,012    441,186    105,102    2,243,707   
Nebraska 798,973    611,552    93,270    94,151    33,987    764,986   
North Dakota 349,489    226,587    57,583    65,319    32,163    317,326   
South Dakota 352,864    222,697    65,258    64,909    24,672    328,192   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 407,874    256,412    52,316    99,145    13,362    394,511   
District of Columbia 478,458    201,526    64,378    212,553    23,047    455,411   
Florida 7,363,196    5,716,805    687,090    959,301    722,551    6,640,645   
Georgia 3,613,283    2,892,163    465,891    255,229    420,508 * 3,192,775   
Maryland 2,223,668    1,382,369    294,867    546,433    108,858    2,114,810   
North Carolina 3,449,386    2,667,111    342,339    439,936    131,338    3,318,048   
South Carolina 1,637,945    1,296,271    194,556    147,119    107,242    1,530,704   
Virginia 3,079,577    2,172,457    386,627    520,494    158,076    2,921,501   
West Virginia 548,758    372,252    62,550    113,956    20,609    528,149   
East South Central:
Alabama 1,551,882    1,202,819    193,354    155,708    112,859    1,439,023   
Kentucky 1,516,876    980,486    264,015    272,375    64,516    1,452,360   
Mississippi 845,765    569,624    154,255    121,887    55,066    790,699   
Tennessee 2,393,844    1,445,408    613,980    334,456    161,106    2,232,737   
West South Central:
Arkansas 974,910    730,893    104,237    139,780    39,940    934,970   
Louisiana 1,686,549    1,226,181    270,867    189,501    69,120    1,617,429   
Oklahoma 1,232,349    873,731    211,156    147,462    97,655    1,134,694   
Texas 9,731,828    7,092,031    1,760,465    879,332    601,859    9,129,969   
Mountain:
Arizona 2,148,341    1,568,113    286,365    293,864    154,262    1,994,080   
Colorado 2,178,329    1,597,174    281,703    299,452    134,091    2,044,238   
Idaho 552,494    375,251    95,810    81,433    34,790    517,704   
Montana 371,738    231,665    72,526    67,547    26,424    345,314   
Nevada 1,266,066    939,288    284,583    42,196    86,937    1,179,129   
New Mexico 570,257    396,443    83,666    90,148    37,928    532,329   
Utah 1,142,619    863,959    193,100    85,559    74,883    1,067,735   
Wyoming 205,600    144,237    41,608    19,754    14,172    191,428   
Pacific:
Alaska 271,088    182,983    46,300    41,806    20,444    250,644   
California 13,631,123    9,938,808    2,402,380    1,289,935    1,202,974    12,428,149   
Hawaii 521,878    371,984    78,482    71,412    21,647    500,232   
Oregon 1,459,400    1,092,659    218,235    148,506    134,417    1,324,983   
Washington 2,548,136    1,731,467    471,663    345,006    172,211    2,375,924   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2015 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 VI.B.1 Standard errors for number of private-sector employees by ownership type and age of firm and State: United States, 2015
Division and State Total Ownership Age of firm
For profit, incorporated For profit, unincorporated Nonprofit Less than 5 years 5 or more years
United States 875,841    912,670    440,480    476,544    322,301    864,447   
New England:
Connecticut 65,994    67,806    32,580    46,743    14,647    65,706   
Maine 20,804    22,079    9,277    15,711    12,112    19,253   
Massachusetts 126,248    138,119    55,225    78,833    56,668    123,034   
New Hampshire 30,851    22,217    12,031    29,102    6,322    30,942   
Rhode Island 17,784    17,218    5,568    18,275    5,479    18,894   
Vermont 12,382    9,049    5,078    12,805    3,995    13,283   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 174,595    179,018    78,812    69,510    35,772    176,201   
New York 250,243    265,271    115,592    158,209    61,803    254,456   
Pennsylvania 156,824    184,264    93,509    124,804    37,030    159,925   
East North Central:
Illinois 200,133    210,378    102,770    126,605    46,259    203,017   
Indiana 126,681    122,304    67,476    86,610    74,929 * 111,433   
Michigan 138,781    152,506    90,894    83,428    35,655    142,801   
Ohio 218,413    242,720    97,709    105,366    33,567    219,804   
Wisconsin 106,442    114,940    50,610    58,001    45,380    105,734   
West North Central:
Iowa 60,937    66,446    22,555    34,918    19,595    61,179   
Kansas 77,334    78,877    30,234    25,955    19,835 * 75,874   
Minnesota 106,547    114,355    44,638    79,329    26,661    109,412   
Missouri 88,238    100,268    39,571    58,119    22,214    90,323   
Nebraska 29,338    34,106    12,461    18,897    6,278    29,918   
North Dakota 12,427    14,226    6,678    14,603    5,357    12,775   
South Dakota 16,437    16,442    8,585    15,633    4,643    16,681   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 15,609    17,904    11,227    12,297    2,719    15,774   
District of Columbia 22,078    19,533    10,675    21,421    6,143    22,026   
Florida 211,270    204,508    88,185    143,949    100,497    204,809   
Georgia 202,247    221,999    63,332    71,301    173,944 * 152,398   
Maryland 109,523    95,881    48,272    98,687    21,693    110,654   
North Carolina 128,465    143,329    57,484    54,474    22,691    130,723   
South Carolina 73,465    78,827    34,283    27,592    20,761    73,720   
Virginia 139,074    146,359    60,028    76,999    29,633    140,297   
West Virginia 21,431    22,661    8,557    19,551    4,712    21,534   
East South Central:
Alabama 160,470    161,577    26,248    32,305    25,961    160,207   
Kentucky 63,562    55,896    57,416    45,405    14,094    64,603   
Mississippi 33,131    37,504    20,384    23,479    9,791    34,064   
Tennessee 101,782    97,841    78,726    64,220    34,523    101,240   
West South Central:
Arkansas 56,547    59,739    16,301    22,575    11,182    56,712   
Louisiana 74,813    84,399    41,166    34,577    14,722    76,639   
Oklahoma 39,155    43,050    28,586    29,156    17,046    40,039   
Texas 368,263    377,322    156,837    144,733    71,175    371,364   
Mountain:
Arizona 94,236    98,408    44,773    57,880    36,527    92,953   
Colorado 100,471    104,634    44,401    64,723    23,531    102,107   
Idaho 21,695    20,653    15,059    16,924    6,414    22,061   
Montana 16,883    14,675    10,340    14,209    4,183    17,249   
Nevada 36,641    38,604    32,857    11,848    16,215    36,468   
New Mexico 24,751    21,804    12,067    20,469    5,922    25,238   
Utah 58,554    60,029    26,698    19,201    15,145    58,796   
Wyoming 9,958    10,070    5,674    3,701    2,408    10,199   
Pacific:
Alaska 12,279    14,417    5,839    8,499    3,915    12,431   
California 306,062    301,080    219,247    151,020    157,157    295,708   
Hawaii 22,301    23,482    12,880    14,827    5,904    22,190   
Oregon 59,785    68,818    25,287    26,239    32,925    57,019   
Washington 111,666    116,835    69,932    63,995    24,030    112,709   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2015 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.