| 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 | 110,519,994 | 11.5% | 8.9% | 13.9% | 17.4% | 48.3% | 27.0% | 73.0% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 1,228,148 | 31.1% | 16.6% | 18.9% | 6.3% | 27.1% * | 56.5% | 43.5% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 12,106,853 | 4.4% | 6.0% | 16.0% | 23.0% | 50.6% | 17.0% | 83.0% |
| Construction | 5,458,965 | 27.2% | 19.4% | 27.3% | 17.9% | 8.2% | 59.6% | 40.4% |
| Utilities and transp. | 4,965,254 | 5.6% | 5.3% | 8.2% | 12.6% | 68.3% | 15.1% | 84.9% |
| Wholesale trade | 5,313,590 | 12.2% | 10.8% | 17.4% | 22.4% | 37.2% | 30.9% | 69.1% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 11,169,423 | 10.0% | 4.5% | 8.4% | 13.7% | 63.3% | 18.3% | 81.7% |
| Retail trade | 14,379,460 | 10.2% | 7.3% | 9.0% | 8.0% | 65.6% | 22.3% | 77.7% |
| Professional services | 29,145,172 | 11.0% | 7.9% | 12.5% | 21.6% | 46.9% | 24.5% | 75.5% |
| Other services | 26,753,130 | 13.3% | 11.8% | 16.7% | 17.2% | 41.0% | 33.6% | 66.4% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 79,451,204 | 10.1% | 8.9% | 13.7% | 15.5% | 51.8% | 25.7% | 74.3% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 16,639,076 | 21.9% | 11.9% | 15.6% | 15.7% | 34.9% | 40.9% | 59.1% |
| Nonprofit | 14,429,714 | 6.7% | 5.4% | 13.1% | 30.0% | 44.7% | 18.0% | 82.0% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 5,839,449 | 36.4% | 20.7% | 21.7% | 11.3% | 9.9% | 67.8% | 32.2% |
| 5-9 years | 8,006,137 | 26.7% | 18.9% | 22.8% | 17.3% | 14.4% | 57.8% | 42.2% |
| 10-19 years | 15,722,652 | 20.7% | 16.1% | 20.6% | 19.9% | 22.7% | 47.0% | 53.0% |
| 20 or more years | 80,951,756 | 6.4% | 5.7% | 11.1% | 17.4% | 59.5% | 17.1% | 82.9% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 65,548,325 | 0.1% | 0.7% | 4.0% | 16.3% | 78.9% | 2.3% | 97.7% |
| 1 location only | 44,971,669 | 28.0% | 20.8% | 28.3% | 19.0% | 3.8% | 63.0% | 37.0% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 8,037,964 | 24.1% | 16.0% | 18.2% | 17.4% | 24.4% | 51.1% | 48.9% |
| 25-49 % | 8,588,138 | 13.7% | 10.4% | 15.1% | 20.9% | 40.0% | 30.8% | 69.2% |
| 50-74 % | 17,492,817 | 13.2% | 8.3% | 10.6% | 12.9% | 55.0% | 26.5% | 73.5% |
| 75% or more | 76,401,076 | 9.5% | 8.1% | 14.0% | 18.0% | 50.3% | 24.1% | 75.9% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 83,492,995 | 14.5% | 11.1% | 16.8% | 20.0% | 37.5% | 33.8% | 66.2% |
| Has union employees | 17,469,966 | 2.0% | 2.3% | 5.6% | 11.7% | 78.4% | 6.3% | 93.7% |
| Unknown | 9,557,033 | 2.2% | 1.7% | 3.3% | 4.8% | 88.0% | 5.4% | 94.6% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 31,896,513 | 13.2% | 9.8% | 14.2% | 18.2% | 44.7% | 30.1% | 69.9% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 78,623,482 | 10.8% | 8.6% | 13.8% | 17.1% | 49.8% | 25.7% | 74.3% |
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.
Percents may not add to 100% 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 | 1,090,007 | 0.12% | 0.14% | 0.24% | 0.30% | 0.43% | 0.31% | 0.31% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 166,380 | 3.93% | 3.67% | 5.30% | 1.55% | 7.69% * | 7.04% | 7.04% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 363,156 | 0.26% | 0.54% | 1.00% | 1.14% | 1.58% | 0.86% | 0.86% |
| Construction | 201,082 | 1.60% | 1.30% | 1.73% | 2.20% | 1.45% | 2.94% | 2.94% |
| Utilities and transp. | 257,785 | 0.49% | 0.47% | 1.07% | 1.94% | 2.48% | 0.63% | 0.63% |
| Wholesale trade | 222,908 | 0.51% | 1.04% | 1.64% | 1.33% | 2.15% | 1.63% | 1.63% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 491,788 | 0.50% | 0.36% | 0.80% | 1.02% | 1.53% | 0.75% | 0.75% |
| Retail trade | 511,490 | 0.42% | 0.47% | 0.79% | 0.94% | 1.61% | 0.97% | 0.97% |
| Professional services | 604,167 | 0.26% | 0.34% | 0.57% | 0.82% | 1.29% | 0.76% | 0.76% |
| Other services | 720,709 | 0.29% | 0.46% | 0.96% | 1.08% | 1.78% | 1.01% | 1.01% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 1,270,685 | 0.18% | 0.15% | 0.36% | 0.34% | 0.47% | 0.39% | 0.39% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 370,005 | 0.54% | 0.50% | 0.48% | 1.17% | 1.54% | 0.95% | 0.95% |
| Nonprofit | 368,511 | 0.50% | 0.26% | 0.85% | 1.27% | 1.39% | 0.93% | 0.93% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 219,335 | 1.47% | 1.64% | 1.69% | 1.68% | 1.61% | 1.77% | 1.77% |
| 5-9 years | 292,430 | 1.14% | 0.83% | 1.38% | 1.27% | 1.99% | 1.58% | 1.58% |
| 10-19 years | 523,297 | 0.64% | 0.78% | 0.88% | 1.18% | 1.60% | 1.41% | 1.41% |
| 20 or more years | 1,071,350 | 0.11% | 0.13% | 0.32% | 0.31% | 0.58% | 0.31% | 0.31% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 1,001,869 | 0.01% | 0.08% | 0.19% | 0.33% | 0.47% | 0.07% | 0.07% |
| 1 location only | 555,039 | 0.35% | 0.42% | 0.37% | 0.82% | 0.56% | 0.74% | 0.74% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 200,615 | 0.79% | 0.85% | 1.59% | 1.33% | 1.46% | 1.02% | 1.02% |
| 25-49 % | 262,953 | 0.79% | 0.91% | 1.29% | 1.44% | 2.41% | 1.62% | 1.62% |
| 50-74 % | 610,201 | 0.67% | 0.56% | 0.80% | 0.64% | 1.78% | 1.25% | 1.25% |
| 75% or more | 1,201,387 | 0.16% | 0.11% | 0.37% | 0.50% | 0.57% | 0.42% | 0.42% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 1,048,526 | 0.18% | 0.18% | 0.34% | 0.42% | 0.62% | 0.40% | 0.40% |
| Has union employees | 383,886 | 0.20% | 0.33% | 0.37% | 0.90% | 0.97% | 0.57% | 0.57% |
| Unknown | 429,053 | 0.25% | 0.19% | 0.61% | 0.66% | 1.10% | 0.42% | 0.42% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 524,005 | 0.29% | 0.36% | 0.41% | 0.96% | 0.94% | 0.55% | 0.55% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 903,837 | 0.19% | 0.17% | 0.25% | 0.33% | 0.44% | 0.31% | 0.31% |
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.
Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding.