Table I.B.3 Number of full-time private-sector employees by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2020
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 97,562,064    7,576,944    6,814,415    12,458,689    18,978,917    51,733,099    20,339,171    77,222,893   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 1,166,168    230,084    95,819    268,573    269,153 * 302,539 * 399,902    766,266   
Mining and manufacturing 11,478,555    341,112    530,984    1,669,273    3,009,932    5,927,253    1,551,570    9,926,984   
Construction 5,817,562    893,100    773,327    1,694,348    1,341,358    1,115,429    2,665,742    3,151,820   
Utilities and transp. 5,311,215    213,732    251,056    496,198    974,123    3,376,107    652,212    4,659,003   
Wholesale trade 5,224,804    414,786    492,539    985,956    1,239,297    2,092,226    1,294,224    3,930,580   
Fin. svs. and real estate 11,292,617    669,699    407,878    653,514    2,080,571    7,480,955    1,396,008    9,896,609   
Retail trade 10,299,042    986,507    832,279    1,395,403    1,568,373    5,516,480    2,488,109    7,810,933   
Professional services 27,157,566    1,939,598    1,709,878    2,754,625    5,571,983    15,181,481    4,968,458    22,189,108   
Other services 19,814,536    1,888,325    1,720,656    2,540,798    2,924,126    10,740,630    4,922,946    14,891,590   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 69,356,920    5,365,657    5,158,318    8,903,482    12,553,933    37,375,529    15,049,251    54,307,668   
For profit, unincorporated 13,997,627    1,761,634    1,173,434    2,193,407    2,854,649    6,014,501    3,836,521    10,161,105   
Nonprofit 14,207,518    449,653    482,663    1,361,799    3,570,335    8,343,068    1,453,399    12,754,119   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 4,077,721    1,463,113    694,721    1,152,490    635,094    --    2,740,118    1,337,602   
5-9 years 4,947,589    1,352,165    982,418    1,281,033    1,082,254    249,718    2,961,234    1,986,355   
10-19 years 12,300,805    2,066,471    1,748,729    2,699,959    3,181,263    2,604,384    5,270,229    7,030,576   
20 or more years 76,235,950    2,695,195    3,388,548    7,325,206    14,080,306    48,746,694    9,367,590    66,868,359   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 64,934,596    73,277    457,557    2,712,496    11,453,537    50,237,728    1,398,903    63,535,693   
1 location only 32,627,468    7,503,667    6,356,859    9,746,193    7,525,380    1,495,370    18,940,268    13,687,200   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 1,008,057    65,258    120,271    206,496    164,755    451,276    284,071    723,987   
25-49 % 3,812,859    343,733    337,696    705,003    739,518    1,686,909    996,154    2,816,705   
50-74 % 10,544,379    1,103,660    861,431    1,148,270    1,574,388    5,856,630    2,483,276    8,061,103   
75% or more 82,196,769    6,064,293    5,495,017    10,398,920    16,500,256    43,738,284    16,575,671    65,621,098   
Union presence
No union employees 81,697,681    7,406,224    6,636,997    11,928,676    17,265,947    38,459,838    19,787,229    61,910,452   
Has union employees 15,864,383    170,721    177,419    530,013    1,712,970    13,273,260    551,942    15,312,441   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 13,129,329    1,323,585    990,394    1,605,571    2,261,672    6,948,106    3,139,472    9,989,857   
Less than 50% low-wage 84,432,735    6,253,359    5,824,021    10,853,117    16,717,245    44,784,993    17,199,700    67,233,036   
Percent women employees
Less than 25% 25,020,679    2,985,175    2,672,181    5,551,232    5,233,802    8,578,289    8,444,010    16,576,669   
25-49 % 26,139,667    1,255,674    1,285,562    2,244,278    4,964,121    16,390,031    3,514,053    22,625,614   
50-74 % 27,171,009    1,655,815    1,327,850    2,315,049    5,029,511    16,842,784    4,012,712    23,158,297   
75% or more 19,230,710    1,680,281    1,528,823    2,348,129    3,751,482    9,921,995    4,368,397    14,862,313   
Percent age 50 or older employees
Less than 25% 35,917,370    3,618,082    3,718,678    6,465,288    7,314,438    14,800,885    10,733,058    25,184,312   
25-49 % 48,090,705    1,519,278    1,946,225    4,400,211    8,854,920    31,370,072    5,257,421    42,833,284   
50-74 % 10,905,805    1,254,417    904,768    1,319,295    2,421,327    5,005,998    2,752,673    8,153,132   
75% or more 2,648,185    1,185,169    244,745    273,895    388,233    556,144    1,596,020    1,052,165   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2020 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.

-- Data suppressed due to high standard errors or few reported values in cell.

** 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 Standard errors for number of full-time private-sector employees by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2020
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 924,947    133,018    167,703    254,430    398,968    823,391    234,503    913,445   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 175,072    34,111    22,474    64,820    97,327 * 123,751 * 47,697    168,498   
Mining and manufacturing 395,654    35,665    50,295    123,148    207,538    310,462    86,115    387,033   
Construction 304,926    56,822    64,626    141,663    182,352    181,642    126,720    278,685   
Utilities and transp. 386,715    27,465    45,256    74,075    140,780    348,738    62,682    381,680   
Wholesale trade 276,380    53,124    53,198    96,667    139,210    205,632    88,525    262,140   
Fin. svs. and real estate 469,188    49,100    53,559    82,866    173,948    422,878    90,117    460,540   
Retail trade 380,412    69,325    76,131    118,167    177,457    298,939    125,595    359,599   
Professional services 587,033    83,239    93,049    133,397    242,890    507,148    145,730    570,028   
Other services 661,632    84,775    98,591    128,193    185,765    610,864    148,751    645,811   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 953,173    127,878    155,350    246,677    391,990    839,388    234,411    933,709   
For profit, unincorporated 428,453    80,577    81,837    134,695    192,225    342,182    131,293    409,124   
Nonprofit 441,994    36,988    47,510    92,635    195,029    382,667    76,890    435,642   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 193,248    71,360    64,133    113,646    115,296    --    120,728    151,780   
5-9 years 216,707    78,288    79,112    108,924    138,450    65,592    126,525    177,101   
10-19 years 402,313    90,620    97,364    145,886    237,299    262,850    158,233    372,529   
20 or more years 917,648    97,340    130,151    223,100    361,095    825,142    198,517    901,908   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 887,701    17,066    44,335    134,866    343,688    826,120    83,006    884,397   
1 location only 490,566    133,028    166,557    240,383    321,904    246,002    235,424    456,445   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 55,329    7,839    12,540    20,001    19,483    45,518    17,905    52,430   
25-49 % 152,967    25,962    26,403    55,343    61,348    123,993    46,729    146,041   
50-74 % 362,270    53,781    56,634    81,526    121,313    323,613    88,747    351,653   
75% or more 974,934    138,835    167,854    263,782    416,551    852,961    251,262    954,559   
Union presence
No union employees 918,704    132,438    166,367    252,984    389,740    808,840    233,669    906,027   
Has union employees 571,446    28,847    34,427    66,836    174,283    539,493    56,987    568,670   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 408,191    67,484    65,864    95,170    147,805    358,540    108,429    394,285   
Less than 50% low-wage 933,979    132,570    163,415    257,313    402,810    820,240    239,914    917,044   
Percent women employees
Less than 25% 614,149    106,056    121,388    224,668    287,816    475,453    205,821    584,519   
25-49 % 752,548    81,475    89,160    141,216    296,619    673,087    143,546    739,461   
50-74 % 619,868    74,010    86,260    127,069    239,138    551,152    131,334    606,815   
75% or more 517,229    74,640    87,311    119,133    194,645    452,551    132,764    501,084   
Percent age 50 or older employees
Less than 25% 705,585    110,774    138,558    203,749    307,978    588,410    212,798    679,611   
25-49 % 856,504    87,032    102,258    203,964    337,485    761,822    167,302    842,286   
50-74 % 405,764    68,431    72,758    104,541    164,236    343,883    112,833    390,223   
75% or more 142,865    60,888    31,452    41,754    81,774    85,648    74,316    122,071   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2020 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.

-- Data suppressed due to high standard errors or few reported values in cell.

** 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.