Table I.B.3(2009) Number of full-time private-sector employees by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2009
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 87,721,498    8,793,558    7,152,256    11,961,025    15,402,517    44,412,142    21,488,680    66,232,817   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 951,157    241,607    154,112    157,532 * 69,853    328,053 * 470,314    480,844 *
Mining and manufacturing 11,738,136    437,428    662,839    1,859,101    2,719,961    6,058,808    1,854,973    9,883,163   
Construction 5,010,982    1,242,785    985,969    1,412,496    931,161    438,571    2,881,781    2,129,201   
Utilities and transp. 4,188,384    224,651    225,070    355,992    542,682    2,839,989    639,288    3,549,096   
Wholesale trade 4,983,163    562,361    513,459    844,687    1,123,764    1,938,892    1,469,859    3,513,304   
Fin. svs. and real estate 10,075,831    874,396    430,097    838,691    1,360,228    6,572,419    1,680,312    8,395,519   
Retail trade 9,783,386    894,471    743,019    987,996    886,552    6,271,348    2,157,734    7,625,652   
Professional services 23,575,783    2,306,841    1,792,134    2,930,401    4,955,193    11,591,213    5,402,919    18,172,864   
Other services 17,414,675    2,009,017    1,645,558    2,574,128    2,813,123    8,372,849    4,931,500    12,483,175   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 64,749,652    6,024,926    5,376,565    8,789,042    10,127,193    34,431,926    15,521,109    49,228,543   
For profit, unincorporated 12,236,603    2,267,643    1,292,051    1,795,712    2,040,618    4,840,579    4,375,397    7,861,206   
Nonprofit 10,735,242    500,989    483,641    1,376,271    3,234,705    5,139,636    1,592,175    9,143,068   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 3,767,632    1,327,774    731,528    798,899    449,532    459,899    2,438,814    1,328,818   
5-9 years 5,744,163    1,493,899    1,056,629    1,280,763    1,032,959    879,912    3,222,520    2,521,643   
10-19 years 11,976,774    2,361,173    1,863,698    2,501,694    2,395,990    2,854,219    5,450,670    6,526,104   
20 or more years 66,232,929    3,610,711    3,500,402    7,379,669    11,524,036    40,218,112    10,376,677    55,856,252   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 54,320,160    50,380    361,154    2,089,693    8,680,041    43,138,893    1,127,618    53,192,542   
1 location only 33,401,337    8,743,178    6,791,103    9,871,332    6,722,476    1,273,249    20,361,062    13,040,275   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 774,104    77,246    114,039    158,550    157,323    266,947    283,496    490,608   
25-49 % 3,124,314    397,112    329,144    464,907    654,701    1,278,451    937,149    2,187,165   
50-74 % 10,930,400    1,355,464    881,305    1,138,526    1,437,553    6,117,552    2,772,178    8,158,222   
75% or more 72,892,679    6,963,736    5,827,768    10,199,043    13,152,940    36,749,192    17,495,857    55,396,822   
Union presence
No union employees 64,740,232    8,405,644    6,706,344    10,832,412    13,327,040    25,468,791    20,226,488    44,513,744   
Has union employees 14,946,973    254,192    341,470    895,214    1,711,727    11,744,369    910,602    14,036,371   
Unknown 8,034,293    133,721    104,442    233,399    363,750    7,198,981    351,590    7,682,702   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low wage 19,245,414    2,127,390    1,536,638    2,531,350    3,460,472    9,589,564    4,834,749    14,410,665   
Less than 50% low wage 68,476,084    6,666,168    5,615,618    9,429,675    11,942,045    34,822,578    16,653,931    51,822,152   

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.

 

Table I.B.3(2009) Standard error for number of full-time private-sector employees by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2009
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 1,082,341    117,326    150,024    198,976    349,197    901,174    282,934    1,002,231   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 151,947    13,586    28,514    47,775 * 19,637    157,355 * 60,093    155,279 *
Mining and manufacturing 359,977    25,461    57,281    106,094    161,807    309,848    46,837    379,671   
Construction 189,302    44,055    60,543    76,049    150,201    96,535    89,167    225,896   
Utilities and transp. 227,806    18,052    21,084    48,128    87,020    213,746    24,655    219,281   
Wholesale trade 234,058    23,898    47,076    100,685    58,019    169,796    88,362    200,937   
Fin. svs. and real estate 486,136    28,986    30,939    81,864    72,187    432,737    59,284    448,139   
Retail trade 385,856    36,605    41,316    80,931    103,195    413,021    67,019    372,486   
Professional services 435,167    38,133    62,863    140,632    197,889    458,512    115,998    452,591   
Other services 669,406    40,191    75,980    125,358    286,457    631,645    66,202    661,522   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 1,149,300    110,072    127,049    171,290    366,438    858,230    176,447    1,094,123   
For profit, unincorporated 322,733    47,244    67,948    96,918    204,803    297,715    137,426    281,708   
Nonprofit 237,067    28,051    19,825    91,902    196,098    147,382    67,024    251,856   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 168,313    46,343    79,723    91,113    92,740    75,107    114,291    131,562   
5-9 years 229,693    62,429    83,362    104,424    100,341    128,119    81,940    203,122   
10-19 years 470,520    48,397    98,783    117,531    238,864    274,636    112,692    403,197   
20 or more years 932,224    74,865    80,217    205,969    185,580    936,610    186,106    918,165   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 901,515    6,666    40,018    91,199    223,933    883,396    38,303    891,621   
1 location only 529,346    115,152    136,394    183,680    425,748    202,625    259,437    440,289   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 32,950    5,942    7,673    15,701    14,276    25,015    13,192    29,902   
25-49 % 105,207    24,677    30,685    36,439    54,047    102,529    47,602    111,320   
50-74 % 410,048    34,603    53,446    63,492    90,328    400,971    89,134    412,823   
75% or more 1,179,558    106,100    142,401    216,370    366,424    969,137    260,111    1,129,979   
Union presence
No union employees 1,068,596    97,921    124,491    215,577    392,037    831,502    227,391    977,293   
Has union employees 382,643    24,657    45,663    68,827    138,002    335,734    89,033    399,764   
Unknown 431,463    17,937    13,779    59,838    48,942    420,859    36,211    423,977   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low wage 409,856    61,177    55,653    75,370    233,137    340,102    90,444    378,781   
Less than 50% low wage 932,017    108,981    160,756    175,122    273,520    720,862    240,775    852,524   

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.