Statistics of U.S. Businesses: 1999: U.S.

Statistics of U.S. Businesses: 1999: All industries United States

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U.S. - All industries by Employment Size of Enterprise
Introductory text includes scope and methodology. Table includes only establishments with payroll. Nonemployers are shown separately. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.

Employment size of enterprise	Firms	Estab- lish- ments	Paid employees	Annual payroll ($1,000)
All firms	5,607,743	7,008,444	110,705,661	3,554,692,909
Firms with no employees (as of March 12)	709,074	711,990	0	34,264,682
Firms with 1 to 4 employees	2,680,087	2,685,788	5,606,302	143,112,925
Firms with 5 to 9 employees	1,012,954	1,027,212	6,652,370	166,598,812
Firms with 10 to 19 employees	605,693	643,106	8,129,615	217,571,005
Firms with 20 to 99 employees	501,848	670,822	19,703,162	564,974,625
Firms with 100 to 499 employees	81,347	309,211	15,637,643	474,607,339
Firms with 500 employees or more	16,740	960,315	54,976,569	1,953,563,521
Firms with 500 to 999 employees	8,235	101,268	5,662,057	181,765,746
Firms with 1,000 to 1,499 employees	2,756	57,193	3,356,793	110,844,730
Firms with 1,500 to 2,499 employees	2,236	70,753	4,272,562	143,370,437
Firms with 2,500 employees or more	3,513	731,101	41,685,157	1,517,582,608
Firms with 2,500 to 4,999 employees	1,706	102,720	5,904,452	211,574,407
Firms with 5,000 to 9,999 employees	871	117,503	6,064,760	225,756,578
Firms with 10,000 employees or more	936	510,878	29,715,945	1,080,251,623

D = Withheld to avoid disclosure

U.S. - All industries - by Year
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data Year Firms by employment size of enterprise Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
Total 20 + 100 + 500 + Total 20 + 100 + 500 +

2005 5,983,546 10.5% 1.8% 0.3% 116,317,003 81.7% 64.1% 49.6%

2004 5,885,784 10.7% 1.8% 0.3% 115,074,924 81.6% 63.6% 49.1%

2003 5,767,127 10.7% 1.8% 0.3% 113,398,043 81.6% 63.8% 49.3%

2002 5,697,759 10.7% 1.7% 0.3% 112,400,654 81.7% 64.0% 49.9%

2001 5,657,774 11.0% 1.8% 0.3% 115,061,184 82.1% 64.4% 50.1%

2000 5,652,544 10.9% 1.8% 0.3% 114,064,976 82.0% 64.2% 49.9%

1999 5,607,743 10.7% 1.7% 0.3% 110,705,661 81.6% 63.8% 49.7%

1998 5,579,177 10.6% 1.7% 0.3% 108,117,731 81.2% 63.3% 49.1%

1997 5,541,918 10.5% 1.7% 0.3% 105,299,123 80.9% 62.7% 48.2%

1996 5,478,047 10.4% 1.7% 0.3% 102,187,297 80.5% 62.3% 48.0%

1995 5,369,068 10.5% 1.7% 0.3% 100,314,946 80.5% 62.1% 47.5%

1994 5,276,964 10.2% 1.7% 0.3% 96,721,594 80.2% 61.9% 47.3%

1993 5,193,642 10.2% 1.7% 0.3% 94,773,913 79.9% 61.5% 46.9%

1992 5,095,356 10.3% 1.6% 0.3% 92,825,797 79.8% 61.3% 47.0%

1991 5,051,025 10.3% 1.6% 0.3% 92,307,559 79.7% 61.2% 46.9%

U.S. - All industries - by Year
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Year	Firms by employment size of enterprise	Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
2005	5,983,546	10.5%	1.8%	0.3%	116,317,003	81.7%	64.1%	49.6%
2004	5,885,784	10.7%	1.8%	0.3%	115,074,924	81.6%	63.6%	49.1%
2003	5,767,127	10.7%	1.8%	0.3%	113,398,043	81.6%	63.8%	49.3%
2002	5,697,759	10.7%	1.7%	0.3%	112,400,654	81.7%	64.0%	49.9%
2001	5,657,774	11.0%	1.8%	0.3%	115,061,184	82.1%	64.4%	50.1%
2000	5,652,544	10.9%	1.8%	0.3%	114,064,976	82.0%	64.2%	49.9%
1999	5,607,743	10.7%	1.7%	0.3%	110,705,661	81.6%	63.8%	49.7%
1998	5,579,177	10.6%	1.7%	0.3%	108,117,731	81.2%	63.3%	49.1%
1997	5,541,918	10.5%	1.7%	0.3%	105,299,123	80.9%	62.7%	48.2%
1996	5,478,047	10.4%	1.7%	0.3%	102,187,297	80.5%	62.3%	48.0%
1995	5,369,068	10.5%	1.7%	0.3%	100,314,946	80.5%	62.1%	47.5%
1994	5,276,964	10.2%	1.7%	0.3%	96,721,594	80.2%	61.9%	47.3%
1993	5,193,642	10.2%	1.7%	0.3%	94,773,913	79.9%	61.5%	46.9%
1992	5,095,356	10.3%	1.6%	0.3%	92,825,797	79.8%	61.3%	47.0%
1991	5,051,025	10.3%	1.6%	0.3%	92,307,559	79.7%	61.2%	46.9%

All industries by State
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data State Firms by employment size of enterprise Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
Total 20 + 100 + 500 + Total 20 + 100 + 500 +

United States 5,607,743 10.7% 1.7% 0.3% 110,705,661 81.6% 63.8% 49.7%

Alabama 80,687 14.3% 4.9% 2.7% 1,633,909 81.9% 64.6% 50.9%

Alaska 15,822 11.6% 4.7% 3.0% 198,459 73.3% 53.9% 37.9%

Arizona 91,640 14.7% 5.2% 2.8% 1,838,277 82.6% 65.3% 51.2%

Arkansas 52,213 13.2% 4.9% 3.0% 954,948 80.7% 64.1% 51.1%

California 651,105 12.4% 2.7% 0.9% 12,356,363 81.2% 61.6% 46.9%

Colorado 113,178 12.7% 4.5% 2.5% 1,821,717 79.4% 60.8% 47.6%

Connecticut 78,488 14.0% 4.8% 2.6% 1,530,539 81.7% 64.4% 50.6%

Delaware 19,946 17.8% 9.1% 6.3% 360,735 82.9% 66.2% 54.0%

District of Columbia 16,263 23.6% 11.4% 6.5% 404,372 86.8% 70.1% 51.8%

Florida 350,175 9.7% 2.7% 1.2% 5,954,982 80.6% 65.2% 53.3%

Georgia 158,660 13.6% 4.8% 2.5% 3,363,797 83.8% 68.8% 56.3%

Hawaii 23,974 14.6% 5.4% 3.3% 419,047 79.0% 59.3% 43.8%

Idaho 31,760 12.8% 4.8% 3.1% 434,461 74.7% 54.2% 41.5%

Illinois 253,550 14.0% 4.2% 1.7% 5,342,675 83.3% 65.8% 51.3%

Indiana 116,630 15.2% 5.0% 2.5% 2,580,408 83.2% 65.7% 50.9%

Iowa 65,909 14.0% 4.7% 2.5% 1,239,354 81.0% 62.3% 47.4%

Kansas 61,278 14.8% 5.5% 3.2% 1,111,884 80.8% 62.1% 46.8%

Kentucky 72,533 15.2% 5.4% 3.0% 1,469,315 81.9% 64.4% 49.6%

Louisiana 81,903 14.9% 4.7% 2.6% 1,579,949 80.7% 60.8% 46.2%

Maine 33,683 11.7% 4.3% 2.5% 475,149 75.9% 56.0% 39.2%

Maryland 105,296 14.3% 4.7% 2.4% 1,988,950 81.2% 62.5% 47.7%

Massachusetts 145,810 13.6% 4.3% 2.0% 2,971,052 82.8% 65.4% 50.2%

Michigan 193,447 13.5% 3.7% 1.6% 3,996,300 82.0% 63.8% 49.2%

Minnesota 114,732 14.2% 4.3% 2.1% 2,338,642 82.9% 64.3% 49.1%

Mississippi 48,663 13.9% 5.2% 3.2% 948,883 81.5% 65.4% 52.3%

Missouri 118,545 14.1% 4.5% 2.4% 2,350,965 82.3% 64.1% 50.5%

Montana 27,636 10.5% 3.7% 2.3% 288,358 67.2% 43.8% 29.4%

Nebraska 40,985 14.0% 5.2% 3.2% 733,905 80.2% 61.9% 48.6%

Nevada 39,129 16.9% 7.4% 4.3% 854,358 84.9% 69.5% 55.8%

New Hampshire 31,981 14.8% 5.5% 3.3% 528,902 78.7% 58.5% 44.4%

New Jersey 201,088 11.6% 3.5% 1.6% 3,440,721 80.3% 62.6% 48.7%

New Mexico 35,669 14.9% 6.0% 3.9% 541,386 77.3% 56.7% 42.3%

New York 419,850 10.6% 2.7% 1.0% 7,135,960 80.4% 62.8% 48.1%

North Carolina 162,311 13.1% 4.1% 2.0% 3,324,155 82.4% 66.1% 53.0%

North Dakota 17,407 14.4% 5.5% 3.2% 250,292 75.7% 52.7% 34.7%

Ohio 213,455 14.7% 4.1% 1.8% 4,867,368 83.5% 65.6% 51.1%

Oklahoma 70,056 13.1% 4.5% 2.6% 1,171,356 78.9% 59.9% 46.0%

Oregon 84,556 12.9% 4.3% 2.4% 1,332,403 77.8% 58.3% 43.4%

Pennsylvania 236,870 13.6% 3.8% 1.6% 4,986,591 82.5% 64.8% 49.7%

Rhode Island 25,205 14.6% 5.7% 3.5% 405,445 79.0% 58.7% 41.6%

South Carolina 77,896 13.9% 5.0% 2.8% 1,561,727 81.9% 65.8% 53.5%

South Dakota 20,492 13.7% 5.3% 3.2% 295,139 75.6% 54.7% 38.8%

Tennessee 102,979 15.1% 5.3% 2.9% 2,338,780 84.2% 68.1% 54.7%

Texas 366,069 12.7% 3.3% 1.4% 7,763,815 82.9% 66.0% 53.4%

Utah 44,956 15.4% 5.8% 3.6% 889,355 82.5% 64.9% 51.9%

Vermont 19,196 12.3% 4.8% 3.0% 246,320 73.3% 52.4% 35.5%

Virginia 138,155 13.6% 4.5% 2.2% 2,791,977 82.3% 65.7% 51.8%

Washington 137,495 12.3% 3.8% 1.9% 2,209,129 78.4% 58.9% 44.4%

West Virginia 33,950 13.7% 5.3% 3.3% 545,495 77.5% 58.5% 45.2%

Wisconsin 115,603 14.8% 4.3% 2.0% 2,368,404 81.9% 62.3% 46.1%

Wyoming 15,743 12.4% 5.1% 3.5% 169,188 68.2% 45.8% 32.1%

D = Withheld to avoid disclosure

More data	State	Firms by employment size of enterprise	Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
Total	20 +	100 +	500 +	Total	20 +	100 +	500 +
	United States	5,607,743	10.7%	1.7%	0.3%	110,705,661	81.6%	63.8%	49.7%
	Alabama	80,687	14.3%	4.9%	2.7%	1,633,909	81.9%	64.6%	50.9%
	Alaska	15,822	11.6%	4.7%	3.0%	198,459	73.3%	53.9%	37.9%
	Arizona	91,640	14.7%	5.2%	2.8%	1,838,277	82.6%	65.3%	51.2%
	Arkansas	52,213	13.2%	4.9%	3.0%	954,948	80.7%	64.1%	51.1%
	California	651,105	12.4%	2.7%	0.9%	12,356,363	81.2%	61.6%	46.9%
	Colorado	113,178	12.7%	4.5%	2.5%	1,821,717	79.4%	60.8%	47.6%
	Connecticut	78,488	14.0%	4.8%	2.6%	1,530,539	81.7%	64.4%	50.6%
	Delaware	19,946	17.8%	9.1%	6.3%	360,735	82.9%	66.2%	54.0%
	District of Columbia	16,263	23.6%	11.4%	6.5%	404,372	86.8%	70.1%	51.8%
	Florida	350,175	9.7%	2.7%	1.2%	5,954,982	80.6%	65.2%	53.3%
	Georgia	158,660	13.6%	4.8%	2.5%	3,363,797	83.8%	68.8%	56.3%
	Hawaii	23,974	14.6%	5.4%	3.3%	419,047	79.0%	59.3%	43.8%
	Idaho	31,760	12.8%	4.8%	3.1%	434,461	74.7%	54.2%	41.5%
	Illinois	253,550	14.0%	4.2%	1.7%	5,342,675	83.3%	65.8%	51.3%
	Indiana	116,630	15.2%	5.0%	2.5%	2,580,408	83.2%	65.7%	50.9%
	Iowa	65,909	14.0%	4.7%	2.5%	1,239,354	81.0%	62.3%	47.4%
	Kansas	61,278	14.8%	5.5%	3.2%	1,111,884	80.8%	62.1%	46.8%
	Kentucky	72,533	15.2%	5.4%	3.0%	1,469,315	81.9%	64.4%	49.6%
	Louisiana	81,903	14.9%	4.7%	2.6%	1,579,949	80.7%	60.8%	46.2%
	Maine	33,683	11.7%	4.3%	2.5%	475,149	75.9%	56.0%	39.2%
	Maryland	105,296	14.3%	4.7%	2.4%	1,988,950	81.2%	62.5%	47.7%
	Massachusetts	145,810	13.6%	4.3%	2.0%	2,971,052	82.8%	65.4%	50.2%
	Michigan	193,447	13.5%	3.7%	1.6%	3,996,300	82.0%	63.8%	49.2%
	Minnesota	114,732	14.2%	4.3%	2.1%	2,338,642	82.9%	64.3%	49.1%
	Mississippi	48,663	13.9%	5.2%	3.2%	948,883	81.5%	65.4%	52.3%
	Missouri	118,545	14.1%	4.5%	2.4%	2,350,965	82.3%	64.1%	50.5%
	Montana	27,636	10.5%	3.7%	2.3%	288,358	67.2%	43.8%	29.4%
	Nebraska	40,985	14.0%	5.2%	3.2%	733,905	80.2%	61.9%	48.6%
	Nevada	39,129	16.9%	7.4%	4.3%	854,358	84.9%	69.5%	55.8%
	New Hampshire	31,981	14.8%	5.5%	3.3%	528,902	78.7%	58.5%	44.4%
	New Jersey	201,088	11.6%	3.5%	1.6%	3,440,721	80.3%	62.6%	48.7%
	New Mexico	35,669	14.9%	6.0%	3.9%	541,386	77.3%	56.7%	42.3%
	New York	419,850	10.6%	2.7%	1.0%	7,135,960	80.4%	62.8%	48.1%
	North Carolina	162,311	13.1%	4.1%	2.0%	3,324,155	82.4%	66.1%	53.0%
	North Dakota	17,407	14.4%	5.5%	3.2%	250,292	75.7%	52.7%	34.7%
	Ohio	213,455	14.7%	4.1%	1.8%	4,867,368	83.5%	65.6%	51.1%
	Oklahoma	70,056	13.1%	4.5%	2.6%	1,171,356	78.9%	59.9%	46.0%
	Oregon	84,556	12.9%	4.3%	2.4%	1,332,403	77.8%	58.3%	43.4%
	Pennsylvania	236,870	13.6%	3.8%	1.6%	4,986,591	82.5%	64.8%	49.7%
	Rhode Island	25,205	14.6%	5.7%	3.5%	405,445	79.0%	58.7%	41.6%
	South Carolina	77,896	13.9%	5.0%	2.8%	1,561,727	81.9%	65.8%	53.5%
	South Dakota	20,492	13.7%	5.3%	3.2%	295,139	75.6%	54.7%	38.8%
	Tennessee	102,979	15.1%	5.3%	2.9%	2,338,780	84.2%	68.1%	54.7%
	Texas	366,069	12.7%	3.3%	1.4%	7,763,815	82.9%	66.0%	53.4%
	Utah	44,956	15.4%	5.8%	3.6%	889,355	82.5%	64.9%	51.9%
	Vermont	19,196	12.3%	4.8%	3.0%	246,320	73.3%	52.4%	35.5%
	Virginia	138,155	13.6%	4.5%	2.2%	2,791,977	82.3%	65.7%	51.8%
	Washington	137,495	12.3%	3.8%	1.9%	2,209,129	78.4%	58.9%	44.4%
	West Virginia	33,950	13.7%	5.3%	3.3%	545,495	77.5%	58.5%	45.2%
	Wisconsin	115,603	14.8%	4.3%	2.0%	2,368,404	81.9%	62.3%	46.1%
	Wyoming	15,743	12.4%	5.1%	3.5%	169,188	68.2%	45.8%	32.1%

U.S. - All industries by Sector
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data NAICS
code Industry title
(with link to definition) Firms by employment size of enterprise Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
Total 20 + 100 + 500 + Total 20 + 100 + 500 +

-- All industries 5,607,743 10.7% 1.7% 0.3% 110,705,661 81.6% 63.8% 49.7%

11 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (part: 113-115 only) 26,259 6.4% 1.3% 0.4% 192,155 53.4% 29.1% 15.2%

21 Mining 18,828 15.1% 4.2% 1.8% 456,645 86.0% 69.6% 57.1%

22 Utilities 6,663 20.3% 7.3% 3.4% 667,062 97.0% 91.2% 84.7%

23 Construction 691,490 8.6% 1.0% 0.1% 6,201,626 60.2% 28.4% 12.5%

31-33 Manufacturing 311,902 27.4% 6.7% 1.5% 16,659,930 92.3% 76.3% 58.9%

42 Wholesale Trade 358,564 14.6% 3.1% 0.9% 5,972,022 77.1% 52.0% 35.8%

44-45 Retail Trade 730,303 9.8% 1.5% 0.3% 14,476,628 79.9% 64.5% 55.9%

48-49 Transportation and Warehousing 155,170 12.1% 2.5% 0.7% 3,627,057 85.8% 70.1% 58.0%

51 Information 77,052 14.8% 3.8% 1.3% 3,234,530 91.8% 81.7% 71.8%

52 Finance & Insurance 223,535 9.2% 2.4% 0.7% 5,965,174 88.5% 78.2% 67.9%

53 Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 242,838 5.8% 1.5% 0.5% 1,873,792 63.1% 43.6% 29.4%

54 Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services 654,464 6.5% 1.2% 0.3% 6,432,422 68.7% 48.5% 34.9%

55 Management of Companies & Enterprises 26,873 73.5% 52.9% 24.6% 2,788,276 99.4% 97.0% 88.8%

56 Administrative & Support & Waste management &Remediation services 299,367 12.2% 3.5% 1.0% 8,366,523 88.2% 75.8% 59.6%

61 Educational Services 59,611 24.8% 6.2% 1.6% 2,431,718 91.6% 72.7% 53.0%

62 Health Care & Social Assistance 524,303 12.0% 3.1% 0.7% 13,865,014 84.2% 70.9% 53.0%

71 Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 96,044 15.2% 2.8% 0.6% 1,640,030 81.2% 51.9% 30.9%

72 Accommodation & Food Services 411,644 19.7% 2.3% 0.4% 9,638,007 81.7% 53.6% 39.3%

81 Other Services (except public administration) 656,875 6.7% 0.8% 0.2% 5,151,464 52.2% 25.3% 14.0%

95 Auxiliaries, exc corp, subsidiary, & regional managing offices 5,462 93.6% 73.7% 43.9% 959,257 D D 94.3%

99 Industry not classified 98,011 0.2% *****% 0.0% 106,329 D D 0.0%

D = Withheld to avoid disclosure

More data	NAICS code	Industry title (with link to definition)	Firms by employment size of enterprise	Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
Total	20 +	100 +	500 +	Total	20 +	100 +	500 +
	--	All industries	5,607,743	10.7%	1.7%	0.3%	110,705,661	81.6%	63.8%	49.7%
	11	Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (part: 113-115 only)	26,259	6.4%	1.3%	0.4%	192,155	53.4%	29.1%	15.2%
	21	Mining	18,828	15.1%	4.2%	1.8%	456,645	86.0%	69.6%	57.1%
	22	Utilities	6,663	20.3%	7.3%	3.4%	667,062	97.0%	91.2%	84.7%
	23	Construction	691,490	8.6%	1.0%	0.1%	6,201,626	60.2%	28.4%	12.5%
	31-33	Manufacturing	311,902	27.4%	6.7%	1.5%	16,659,930	92.3%	76.3%	58.9%
	42	Wholesale Trade	358,564	14.6%	3.1%	0.9%	5,972,022	77.1%	52.0%	35.8%
	44-45	Retail Trade	730,303	9.8%	1.5%	0.3%	14,476,628	79.9%	64.5%	55.9%
	48-49	Transportation and Warehousing	155,170	12.1%	2.5%	0.7%	3,627,057	85.8%	70.1%	58.0%
	51	Information	77,052	14.8%	3.8%	1.3%	3,234,530	91.8%	81.7%	71.8%
	52	Finance & Insurance	223,535	9.2%	2.4%	0.7%	5,965,174	88.5%	78.2%	67.9%
	53	Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	242,838	5.8%	1.5%	0.5%	1,873,792	63.1%	43.6%	29.4%
	54	Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services	654,464	6.5%	1.2%	0.3%	6,432,422	68.7%	48.5%	34.9%
	55	Management of Companies & Enterprises	26,873	73.5%	52.9%	24.6%	2,788,276	99.4%	97.0%	88.8%
	56	Administrative & Support & Waste management &Remediation services	299,367	12.2%	3.5%	1.0%	8,366,523	88.2%	75.8%	59.6%
	61	Educational Services	59,611	24.8%	6.2%	1.6%	2,431,718	91.6%	72.7%	53.0%
	62	Health Care & Social Assistance	524,303	12.0%	3.1%	0.7%	13,865,014	84.2%	70.9%	53.0%
	71	Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	96,044	15.2%	2.8%	0.6%	1,640,030	81.2%	51.9%	30.9%
	72	Accommodation & Food Services	411,644	19.7%	2.3%	0.4%	9,638,007	81.7%	53.6%	39.3%
	81	Other Services (except public administration)	656,875	6.7%	0.8%	0.2%	5,151,464	52.2%	25.3%	14.0%
	95	Auxiliaries, exc corp, subsidiary, & regional managing offices	5,462	93.6%	73.7%	43.9%	959,257	D	D	94.3%
	99	Industry not classified	98,011	0.2%	*****%	0.0%	106,329	D	D	0.0%

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Source: Statistics of U.S. Businesses

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