Table I.B.4(2009) Number of part-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 22,798,497    3,876,027    2,685,755    3,381,189    3,837,253    9,018,273    8,316,243    14,482,254   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 276,991    140,005    50,340    74,263 * 8,027 * 4,356 * 223,881    53,110 *
Mining and manufacturing 368,717    91,706    69,144    76,112    64,579    67,177    200,796    167,921   
Construction 447,983    240,128    75,083    75,290    46,514 * 10,968 * 369,411    78,572   
Utilities and transp. 776,870    54,754    36,808    50,907    85,379    549,021    110,111    666,758   
Wholesale trade 330,427    87,992    57,822    81,090    65,719 * 37,804    170,679    159,747 *
Fin. svs. and real estate 1,093,592    245,233    74,764    103,223    167,324    503,047    368,618    724,974   
Retail trade 4,596,074    568,834    309,246    302,257    260,119    3,155,618    1,055,714    3,540,360   
Professional services 5,569,389    892,999    509,052    726,617    1,350,602    2,090,119    1,751,762    3,817,627   
Other services 9,338,455    1,554,377    1,503,496    1,891,429    1,788,990    2,600,163    4,065,270    5,273,185   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 14,701,552    2,030,814    1,699,329    2,075,376    2,159,401    6,736,632    4,881,563    9,819,988   
For profit, unincorporated 4,402,473    1,377,680    687,887    793,451    578,007    965,448    2,423,518    1,978,955   
Nonprofit 3,694,472    467,533    298,540    512,362    1,099,844    1,316,193    1,011,161    2,683,311   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 2,071,818    796,556    479,652    465,543    209,826    120,241    1,520,857    550,961   
5-9 years 2,261,974    641,196    455,755    545,233    348,256    271,533 * 1,407,915    854,059   
10-19 years 3,745,878    896,973    666,002    740,864    731,113    710,926    1,941,223    1,804,655   
20 or more years 14,718,826    1,541,302    1,084,346    1,629,548    2,548,057    7,915,573    3,446,248    11,272,579   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 11,228,165    19,730    103,503    513,239    2,015,930    8,575,764    350,260    10,877,905   
1 location only 11,570,332    3,856,298    2,582,253    2,867,950    1,821,322    442,509    7,965,983    3,604,349   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 7,263,860    1,856,553    1,172,602    1,301,895    1,240,435    1,692,375    3,823,554    3,440,306   
25-49 % 5,463,823    775,667    565,448    828,548    1,137,545    2,156,615    1,710,642    3,753,182   
50-74 % 6,562,417    961,312    563,018    717,633    823,479    3,496,975    1,863,639    4,698,777   
75% or more 3,508,397    282,496    384,687    533,112    635,794    1,672,308    918,407    2,589,989   
Union presence
No union employees 18,752,763    3,711,661    2,557,317    3,219,350    3,413,099    5,851,337    7,959,887    10,792,876   
Has union employees 2,522,994    89,656    67,149    80,321    328,554    1,957,314    193,631    2,329,363   
Unknown 1,522,740    74,710    61,289    81,518 * 95,600    1,209,622    162,725    1,360,014   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low wage 12,651,099    2,081,658    1,578,781    1,998,648    2,331,307    4,660,704    4,768,266    7,882,832   
Less than 50% low wage 10,147,398    1,794,369    1,106,974    1,382,540    1,505,946    4,357,568    3,547,976    6,599,422   

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.4(2009) Standard error for number of part-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 268,260    72,083    45,852    106,725    112,519    192,583    127,615    258,809   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 44,332    16,167    7,798    39,950 * 6,220 * 2,380 * 28,567    37,971 *
Mining and manufacturing 20,845    9,192    8,250    10,158    14,412    11,249    17,950    16,220   
Construction 36,157    15,578    9,435    6,815    19,105 * 3,900 * 22,584    23,382   
Utilities and transp. 101,399    5,332    5,755    11,768    24,869    91,789    11,839    95,573   
Wholesale trade 49,477    9,159    6,166    21,467    26,758 * 6,196    12,780    49,645 *
Fin. svs. and real estate 42,936    22,558    14,150    17,603    26,841    32,360    41,391    31,355   
Retail trade 173,070    15,363    18,299    35,722    34,683    167,165    35,905    178,405   
Professional services 209,530    23,434    23,693    28,274    85,092    162,514    49,908    210,811   
Other services 150,252    45,583    45,921    72,271    126,681    163,434    92,970    141,370   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 279,269    43,619    34,132    70,092    175,554    224,324    85,068    262,770   
For profit, unincorporated 162,568    41,416    38,659    56,564    41,792    67,539    74,382    114,777   
Nonprofit 174,681    31,819    23,574    36,399    89,654    123,532    64,837    160,853   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 120,476    26,606    53,791    35,805    57,379    19,639    80,227    49,666   
5-9 years 135,653    29,516    29,474    44,714    63,887    113,523 * 67,424    129,292   
10-19 years 133,307    31,075    39,531    45,440    100,149    72,642    60,405    136,338   
20 or more years 269,444    29,346    47,885    113,972    137,105    224,084    104,631    267,430   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 311,782    2,839    18,302    25,167    111,532    241,292    17,404    304,160   
1 location only 248,556    72,631    44,698    95,196    138,699    122,026    123,678    176,829   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 176,396    80,757    45,377    109,351    114,749    131,346    85,436    136,532   
25-49 % 160,569    46,233    49,049    65,413    99,638    158,767    77,520    166,322   
50-74 % 204,000    23,294    33,014    46,397    58,924    210,216    57,122    215,920   
75% or more 88,632    9,877    13,800    32,012    26,839    89,677    30,797    70,168   
Union presence
No union employees 231,704    67,357    43,328    91,802    104,775    182,363    113,677    193,908   
Has union employees 153,624    9,801    12,093    15,382    73,289    115,615    18,252    151,835   
Unknown 57,303    12,063    5,936    27,302 * 16,554    68,674    14,717    59,051   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low wage 186,169    67,185    57,561    98,734    146,963    174,823    83,096    230,936   
Less than 50% low wage 262,493    36,595    50,790    55,682    126,351    161,461    72,079    248,835   

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.