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 | 6,536,034 | 3,793,267 | 786,079 | 520,905 | 451,086 | 984,697 | 4,878,345 | 1,657,689 |
Industry group ** | ||||||||
Agric., fish., forest. | 179,587 | 148,696 | 19,837 | 6,608 | 2,500 * | 1,946 | 172,884 | 6,703 |
Mining and manufacturing | 289,833 | 137,124 | 50,075 | 47,162 | 26,104 | 29,368 | 212,422 | 77,411 |
Construction | 596,607 | 461,271 | 77,259 | 39,309 | 12,728 | 6,041 | 562,473 | 34,135 |
Utilities and transp. | 160,410 | 81,584 | 19,203 | 11,943 | 12,672 | 35,008 | 108,571 | 51,839 |
Wholesale trade | 371,241 | 200,711 | 47,820 | 38,385 | 37,424 | 46,901 | 267,033 | 104,208 |
Fin. svs. and real estate | 809,587 | 391,115 | 48,597 | 49,988 | 84,453 | 235,435 | 465,441 | 344,147 |
Retail trade | 920,087 | 436,562 | 94,388 | 54,722 | 58,703 | 275,712 | 562,201 | 357,885 |
Professional services | 1,570,726 | 971,727 | 190,333 | 125,440 | 123,337 | 159,889 | 1,233,484 | 337,242 |
Other services | 1,637,955 | 964,479 | 238,565 | 147,348 | 93,165 | 194,398 | 1,293,836 | 344,119 |
Ownership | ||||||||
For profit, incorporated | 4,458,141 | 2,371,014 | 565,451 | 376,741 | 305,212 | 839,721 | 3,153,225 | 1,304,916 |
For profit, unincorporated | 1,567,044 | 1,164,793 | 156,036 | 81,573 | 55,674 | 108,969 | 1,368,513 | 198,531 |
Nonprofit | 510,850 | 257,460 | 64,592 | 62,590 | 90,200 | 36,007 | 356,607 | 154,242 |
Age of firm | ||||||||
Less than 5 years | 860,379 | 691,205 | 101,632 | 41,059 | 13,853 | 12,631 | 819,274 | 41,105 |
5-9 years | 896,210 | 673,494 | 119,464 | 62,917 | 27,993 | 12,343 | 834,992 | 61,218 |
10-19 years | 1,409,414 | 967,462 | 200,861 | 110,871 | 68,955 | 61,266 | 1,234,078 | 175,337 |
20 or more years | 3,370,030 | 1,461,106 | 364,123 | 306,058 | 340,285 | 898,458 | 1,990,001 | 1,380,029 |
Multi/single status | ||||||||
2 or more locations | 1,637,376 | 18,948 | 62,991 | 182,241 | 390,042 | 983,154 | 159,856 | 1,477,520 |
1 location only | 4,898,658 | 3,774,320 | 723,087 | 338,664 | 61,044 | 1,543 | 4,718,489 | 180,168 |
Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
Less than 25% | 927,046 | 677,960 | 101,391 | 53,231 | 34,497 | 59,967 | 814,873 | 112,173 |
25-49 % | 474,861 | 243,644 | 64,890 | 41,737 | 34,033 | 90,556 | 331,328 | 143,533 |
50-74 % | 1,044,787 | 608,551 | 123,667 | 69,558 | 56,499 | 186,512 | 771,557 | 273,230 |
75% or more | 4,089,340 | 2,263,112 | 496,131 | 356,378 | 326,058 | 647,662 | 2,960,587 | 1,128,753 |
Union presence | ||||||||
No union employees | 5,931,843 | 3,639,898 | 745,785 | 486,144 | 408,007 | 652,009 | 4,666,998 | 1,264,845 |
Has union employees | 351,834 | 93,449 | 25,853 | 25,269 | 23,666 | 183,597 | 131,843 | 219,990 |
Unknown | 252,357 | 59,921 | 14,441 | 9,491 | 19,413 | 149,092 | 79,504 | 172,853 |
Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
50% or more low wage | 2,220,445 | 1,283,347 | 250,771 | 159,240 | 153,287 | 373,800 | 1,628,162 | 592,283 |
Less than 50% low wage | 4,315,589 | 2,509,921 | 535,307 | 361,664 | 297,799 | 610,897 | 3,250,183 | 1,065,406 |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2009 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.
** 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.
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 | 21,727 | 21,534 | 5,603 | 9,853 | 6,358 | 12,076 | 17,573 | 10,781 |
Industry group ** | ||||||||
Agric., fish., forest. | 9,907 | 9,543 | 2,843 | 1,900 | 774 * | 560 | 9,291 | 965 |
Mining and manufacturing | 6,121 | 5,050 | 4,020 | 2,193 | 1,225 | 1,228 | 6,588 | 1,672 |
Construction | 11,143 | 12,487 | 2,313 | 2,470 | 1,426 | 1,180 | 12,453 | 2,276 |
Utilities and transp. | 4,275 | 3,108 | 1,598 | 1,129 | 951 | 1,764 | 4,030 | 2,100 |
Wholesale trade | 5,585 | 4,366 | 3,640 | 3,451 | 1,842 | 2,225 | 6,627 | 3,224 |
Fin. svs. and real estate | 16,961 | 9,406 | 4,619 | 2,976 | 1,901 | 9,472 | 11,755 | 8,200 |
Retail trade | 14,025 | 12,336 | 4,383 | 3,908 | 3,151 | 7,881 | 11,855 | 7,577 |
Professional services | 9,379 | 9,755 | 4,543 | 3,888 | 2,177 | 5,467 | 8,737 | 7,908 |
Other services | 15,663 | 8,937 | 5,993 | 4,430 | 4,586 | 7,584 | 12,346 | 6,704 |
Ownership | ||||||||
For profit, incorporated | 35,339 | 22,501 | 6,730 | 7,875 | 7,025 | 14,505 | 24,364 | 14,883 |
For profit, unincorporated | 22,410 | 17,852 | 5,130 | 2,542 | 2,649 | 6,311 | 17,841 | 7,150 |
Nonprofit | 14,081 | 10,227 | 2,388 | 3,930 | 3,400 | 1,697 | 13,840 | 4,198 |
Age of firm | ||||||||
Less than 5 years | 21,742 | 19,149 | 10,174 | 3,261 | 1,915 | 1,299 | 21,484 | 2,615 |
5-9 years | 9,807 | 10,318 | 7,347 | 2,846 | 1,961 | 1,630 | 8,321 | 3,162 |
10-19 years | 16,369 | 13,844 | 7,912 | 4,869 | 2,801 | 3,756 | 15,180 | 6,199 |
20 or more years | 20,138 | 19,047 | 7,491 | 7,643 | 5,492 | 11,675 | 16,739 | 11,655 |
Multi/single status | ||||||||
2 or more locations | 8,426 | 1,451 | 4,908 | 6,165 | 5,226 | 12,069 | 4,203 | 9,310 |
1 location only | 18,132 | 22,347 | 6,886 | 7,094 | 2,875 | 286 | 18,799 | 4,558 |
Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
Less than 25% | 26,750 | 27,927 | 3,124 | 3,629 | 2,262 | 3,353 | 26,375 | 3,247 |
25-49 % | 16,438 | 12,065 | 5,521 | 2,748 | 1,438 | 6,497 | 14,097 | 7,055 |
50-74 % | 18,654 | 17,582 | 5,271 | 3,644 | 4,338 | 8,698 | 22,805 | 7,808 |
75% or more | 26,847 | 21,681 | 7,945 | 9,248 | 6,065 | 12,597 | 22,238 | 12,431 |
Union presence | ||||||||
No union employees | 22,312 | 21,137 | 4,309 | 9,743 | 5,487 | 13,966 | 15,740 | 13,544 |
Has union employees | 9,014 | 5,507 | 3,061 | 1,461 | 1,021 | 8,474 | 6,070 | 7,740 |
Unknown | 9,589 | 6,328 | 1,602 | 1,358 | 1,979 | 5,966 | 6,358 | 6,757 |
Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
50% or more low wage | 18,306 | 21,444 | 8,713 | 3,839 | 4,814 | 10,742 | 19,520 | 11,598 |
Less than 50% low wage | 31,086 | 31,462 | 10,733 | 7,570 | 4,754 | 8,015 | 26,253 | 8,815 |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2009 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.
** 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.