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 |
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United States | 110,519,994 | 12,669,585 | 9,838,011 | 15,342,214 | 19,239,769 | 53,430,415 | 29,804,923 | 80,715,071 |
Industry group ** | ||||||||
Agric., fish., forest. | 1,228,148 | 381,612 | 204,452 | 231,795 * | 77,879 | 332,409 * | 694,194 | 533,954 |
Mining and manufacturing | 12,106,853 | 529,134 | 731,982 | 1,935,212 | 2,784,541 | 6,125,985 | 2,055,769 | 10,051,084 |
Construction | 5,458,965 | 1,482,913 | 1,061,052 | 1,487,786 | 977,675 | 449,539 | 3,251,193 | 2,207,772 |
Utilities and transp. | 4,965,254 | 279,406 | 261,878 | 406,900 | 628,061 | 3,389,010 | 749,399 | 4,215,854 |
Wholesale trade | 5,313,590 | 650,353 | 571,281 | 925,777 | 1,189,482 | 1,976,696 | 1,640,538 | 3,673,051 |
Fin. svs. and real estate | 11,169,423 | 1,119,628 | 504,861 | 941,915 | 1,527,552 | 7,075,466 | 2,048,930 | 9,120,493 |
Retail trade | 14,379,460 | 1,463,305 | 1,052,266 | 1,290,252 | 1,146,671 | 9,426,966 | 3,213,448 | 11,166,012 |
Professional services | 29,145,172 | 3,199,840 | 2,301,186 | 3,657,018 | 6,305,795 | 13,681,332 | 7,154,681 | 21,990,491 |
Other services | 26,753,130 | 3,563,394 | 3,149,054 | 4,465,558 | 4,602,113 | 10,973,011 | 8,996,771 | 17,756,360 |
Ownership | ||||||||
For profit, incorporated | 79,451,204 | 8,055,740 | 7,075,894 | 10,864,418 | 12,286,595 | 41,168,558 | 20,402,672 | 59,048,532 |
For profit, unincorporated | 16,639,076 | 3,645,323 | 1,979,937 | 2,589,163 | 2,618,626 | 5,806,027 | 6,798,915 | 9,840,161 |
Nonprofit | 14,429,714 | 968,522 | 782,180 | 1,888,633 | 4,334,549 | 6,455,830 | 2,603,336 | 11,826,378 |
Age of firm | ||||||||
Less than 5 years | 5,839,449 | 2,124,330 | 1,211,180 | 1,264,441 | 659,359 | 580,139 | 3,959,670 | 1,879,779 |
5-9 years | 8,006,137 | 2,135,095 | 1,512,384 | 1,825,997 | 1,381,215 | 1,151,446 | 4,630,435 | 3,375,703 |
10-19 years | 15,722,652 | 3,258,146 | 2,529,699 | 3,242,558 | 3,127,103 | 3,565,145 | 7,391,893 | 8,330,759 |
20 or more years | 80,951,756 | 5,152,014 | 4,584,748 | 9,009,217 | 14,072,093 | 48,133,685 | 13,822,925 | 67,128,831 |
Multi/single status | ||||||||
2 or more locations | 65,548,325 | 70,110 | 464,656 | 2,602,932 | 10,695,971 | 51,714,657 | 1,477,878 | 64,070,447 |
1 location only | 44,971,669 | 12,599,475 | 9,373,355 | 12,739,282 | 8,543,798 | 1,715,758 | 28,327,045 | 16,644,624 |
Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
Less than 25% | 8,037,964 | 1,933,799 | 1,286,641 | 1,460,445 | 1,397,758 | 1,959,322 | 4,107,050 | 3,930,914 |
25-49 % | 8,588,138 | 1,172,779 | 894,592 | 1,293,455 | 1,792,247 | 3,435,066 | 2,647,791 | 5,940,347 |
50-74 % | 17,492,817 | 2,316,776 | 1,444,323 | 1,856,160 | 2,261,032 | 9,614,526 | 4,635,817 | 12,857,000 |
75% or more | 76,401,076 | 7,246,232 | 6,212,455 | 10,732,155 | 13,788,733 | 38,421,501 | 18,414,265 | 57,986,811 |
Union presence | ||||||||
No union employees | 83,492,995 | 12,117,305 | 9,263,661 | 14,051,762 | 16,740,139 | 31,320,128 | 28,186,375 | 55,306,621 |
Has union employees | 17,469,966 | 343,848 | 408,619 | 975,535 | 2,040,281 | 13,701,683 | 1,104,233 | 16,365,734 |
Unknown | 9,557,033 | 208,432 | 165,731 | 314,917 | 459,350 | 8,408,604 | 514,316 | 9,042,717 |
Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
50% or more low wage | 31,896,513 | 4,209,048 | 3,115,419 | 4,529,998 | 5,791,779 | 14,250,268 | 9,603,015 | 22,293,497 |
Less than 50% low wage | 78,623,482 | 8,460,537 | 6,722,592 | 10,812,216 | 13,447,990 | 39,180,146 | 20,201,908 | 58,421,574 |
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 |
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United States | 1,090,007 | 119,969 | 157,314 | 214,201 | 353,374 | 930,523 | 304,280 | 1,026,265 |
Industry group ** | ||||||||
Agric., fish., forest. | 166,380 | 20,879 | 32,288 | 78,533 * | 20,738 | 158,098 * | 79,994 | 159,842 |
Mining and manufacturing | 363,156 | 30,619 | 60,048 | 113,405 | 167,955 | 310,784 | 54,618 | 384,995 |
Construction | 201,082 | 50,637 | 65,040 | 76,744 | 151,517 | 98,435 | 101,171 | 235,352 |
Utilities and transp. | 257,785 | 19,564 | 22,198 | 51,363 | 99,028 | 249,005 | 31,641 | 241,369 |
Wholesale trade | 222,908 | 25,270 | 48,339 | 106,044 | 66,624 | 171,185 | 90,991 | 197,663 |
Fin. svs. and real estate | 491,788 | 49,210 | 39,100 | 87,741 | 91,446 | 430,238 | 88,303 | 447,316 |
Retail trade | 511,490 | 42,538 | 47,582 | 88,163 | 129,705 | 546,982 | 75,702 | 511,923 |
Professional services | 604,167 | 45,423 | 78,071 | 158,077 | 245,466 | 602,688 | 150,831 | 635,341 |
Other services | 720,709 | 64,716 | 93,918 | 176,019 | 316,792 | 721,425 | 123,426 | 722,080 |
Ownership | ||||||||
For profit, incorporated | 1,270,685 | 100,789 | 146,322 | 203,759 | 383,155 | 934,212 | 222,039 | 1,188,948 |
For profit, unincorporated | 370,005 | 52,288 | 96,267 | 74,675 | 202,723 | 335,582 | 152,036 | 320,947 |
Nonprofit | 368,511 | 53,277 | 29,301 | 126,194 | 246,920 | 259,272 | 121,331 | 376,717 |
Age of firm | ||||||||
Less than 5 years | 219,335 | 52,389 | 126,933 | 112,831 | 119,366 | 83,992 | 167,854 | 141,526 |
5-9 years | 292,430 | 57,843 | 97,738 | 102,747 | 133,239 | 175,797 | 90,580 | 240,934 |
10-19 years | 523,297 | 47,555 | 111,167 | 137,177 | 239,494 | 330,352 | 125,515 | 470,625 |
20 or more years | 1,071,350 | 70,521 | 101,071 | 241,747 | 230,705 | 1,014,539 | 223,055 | 1,034,352 |
Multi/single status | ||||||||
2 or more locations | 1,001,869 | 6,783 | 52,252 | 109,486 | 238,861 | 936,490 | 45,516 | 990,207 |
1 location only | 555,039 | 116,870 | 150,474 | 174,138 | 418,614 | 265,507 | 268,608 | 503,241 |
Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
Less than 25% | 200,615 | 83,485 | 50,623 | 122,977 | 118,754 | 150,867 | 92,318 | 161,187 |
25-49 % | 262,953 | 70,715 | 79,391 | 101,363 | 152,011 | 258,848 | 124,847 | 275,509 |
50-74 % | 610,201 | 57,063 | 85,860 | 107,741 | 145,451 | 604,748 | 145,049 | 624,276 |
75% or more | 1,201,387 | 110,264 | 149,709 | 220,694 | 370,762 | 988,541 | 278,311 | 1,132,834 |
Union presence | ||||||||
No union employees | 1,048,526 | 91,136 | 124,428 | 231,500 | 398,698 | 871,007 | 228,727 | 979,413 |
Has union employees | 383,886 | 32,109 | 54,032 | 71,223 | 177,390 | 300,268 | 98,893 | 392,824 |
Unknown | 429,053 | 23,495 | 15,880 | 62,513 | 58,510 | 426,033 | 42,475 | 424,832 |
Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
50% or more low wage | 524,005 | 77,772 | 99,499 | 133,010 | 327,822 | 460,342 | 130,862 | 516,270 |
Less than 50% low wage | 903,837 | 126,984 | 180,341 | 181,068 | 283,119 | 682,851 | 251,746 | 810,575 |
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.