Statistics of U.S. Businesses: 1998: U.S.

Statistics of U.S. Businesses: 1998: 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	5,579,177	6,941,822	108,117,731	3,309,405,533
Firms with no employees (as of March 12)	711,899	713,512	0	31,634,539
Firms with 1 to 4 employees	2,664,452	2,669,307	5,584,470	136,798,012
Firms with 5 to 9 employees	1,011,849	1,025,904	6,643,285	159,689,162
Firms with 10 to 19 employees	600,167	639,805	8,047,650	207,062,798
Firms with 20 to 99 employees	494,357	674,503	19,377,614	531,231,157
Firms with 100 to 499 employees	80,075	307,294	15,411,390	446,353,485
Firms with 500 employees or more	16,378	911,497	53,053,322	1,796,636,380
Firms with 500 to 999 employees	8,055	99,276	5,547,037	166,642,047
Firms with 1,000 to 1,499 employees	2,714	55,034	3,304,540	104,261,858
Firms with 1,500 to 2,499 employees	2,200	70,428	4,211,469	136,352,742
Firms with 2,500 employees or more	3,409	686,759	39,990,276	1,389,379,733

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

Alabama 81,096 14.1% 4.8% 2.6% 1,604,110 81.5% 64.2% 50.8%

Alaska 15,677 11.5% 4.5% 3.0% 196,135 73.4% 53.8% 39.5%

Arizona 90,374 14.5% 5.1% 2.8% 1,763,508 82.1% 64.5% 50.4%

Arkansas 52,094 13.1% 4.8% 2.9% 944,935 80.5% 64.0% 50.9%

California 642,156 12.2% 2.7% 0.8% 12,026,989 81.0% 61.5% 46.6%

Colorado 110,993 12.7% 4.4% 2.5% 1,757,628 79.0% 60.1% 47.0%

Connecticut 78,821 13.8% 4.8% 2.6% 1,493,964 81.3% 63.7% 49.8%

Delaware 19,487 18.0% 9.2% 6.3% 354,643 82.7% 66.0% 53.6%

District of Columbia 16,411 23.2% 11.2% 6.4% 402,070 86.6% 70.4% 52.2%

Florida 348,523 9.9% 2.7% 1.2% 5,756,353 79.9% 63.8% 51.5%

Georgia 156,431 13.5% 4.8% 2.4% 3,198,950 83.3% 67.8% 55.2%

Hawaii 23,977 14.5% 5.3% 3.2% 416,571 78.9% 59.2% 44.1%

Idaho 31,140 12.8% 4.7% 3.0% 423,615 74.4% 53.6% 41.0%

Illinois 252,757 13.9% 4.1% 1.7% 5,221,782 83.0% 65.3% 50.7%

Indiana 117,141 15.1% 4.9% 2.4% 2,540,866 82.8% 65.3% 50.5%

Iowa 66,078 13.8% 4.6% 2.5% 1,213,285 80.5% 61.7% 46.7%

Kansas 61,212 14.6% 5.3% 3.1% 1,081,941 80.3% 61.0% 45.8%

Kentucky 72,795 15.0% 5.3% 2.9% 1,443,015 81.6% 63.9% 49.2%

Louisiana 82,138 14.9% 4.8% 2.5% 1,577,220 80.7% 60.6% 45.4%

Maine 33,273 11.5% 4.2% 2.4% 456,715 75.6% 55.7% 39.0%

Maryland 104,750 14.3% 4.7% 2.4% 1,938,727 80.8% 61.9% 46.8%

Massachusetts 140,843 14.0% 4.4% 2.0% 2,924,913 82.9% 65.5% 50.2%

Michigan 193,730 13.4% 3.6% 1.6% 3,919,567 81.6% 63.2% 48.4%

Minnesota 113,297 14.1% 4.3% 2.1% 2,271,671 82.5% 64.0% 48.5%

Mississippi 49,016 13.7% 5.2% 3.1% 937,023 81.4% 65.4% 52.0%

Missouri 118,282 13.9% 4.5% 2.3% 2,310,122 82.1% 63.9% 50.3%

Montana 27,342 10.6% 3.5% 2.2% 277,144 66.3% 41.9% 28.0%

Nebraska 40,841 13.8% 5.1% 3.1% 720,252 79.7% 61.4% 48.1%

Nevada 37,717 16.7% 7.2% 4.3% 800,861 84.3% 68.3% 55.4%

New Hampshire 31,879 14.5% 5.4% 3.3% 518,526 78.6% 58.5% 43.9%

New Jersey 201,167 11.5% 3.4% 1.5% 3,368,365 80.0% 62.2% 48.1%

New Mexico 35,775 14.8% 5.9% 3.7% 540,186 76.9% 56.0% 41.2%

New York 418,277 10.4% 2.7% 1.0% 6,993,814 80.0% 62.5% 47.5%

North Carolina 160,381 12.9% 4.0% 2.0% 3,223,178 82.1% 65.9% 52.7%

North Dakota 17,416 14.3% 5.3% 3.0% 249,476 75.5% 52.1% 34.5%

Ohio 214,406 14.6% 4.0% 1.7% 4,806,046 83.2% 65.3% 50.7%

Oklahoma 70,491 13.2% 4.5% 2.6% 1,167,709 79.0% 59.6% 45.4%

Oregon 84,387 12.9% 4.3% 2.3% 1,310,750 77.4% 57.5% 42.2%

Pennsylvania 237,142 13.5% 3.8% 1.6% 4,906,190 82.2% 64.4% 49.6%

Rhode Island 25,378 13.9% 5.4% 3.2% 402,485 79.0% 59.0% 42.1%

South Carolina 77,017 13.6% 5.0% 2.8% 1,526,106 81.8% 66.0% 53.4%

South Dakota 20,445 13.6% 5.2% 3.1% 289,422 75.3% 54.3% 38.3%

Tennessee 104,027 14.8% 5.2% 2.7% 2,299,348 83.8% 67.8% 54.4%

Texas 366,250 12.7% 3.3% 1.3% 7,570,820 82.5% 65.4% 52.4%

Utah 44,037 15.5% 5.7% 3.5% 866,146 82.4% 64.1% 51.3%

Vermont 19,005 12.1% 4.7% 2.9% 239,034 72.8% 51.8% 33.7%

Virginia 137,486 13.5% 4.5% 2.2% 2,700,589 81.8% 65.0% 51.0%

Washington 136,813 12.2% 3.7% 1.8% 2,134,598 77.8% 58.1% 43.7%

West Virginia 34,354 13.6% 5.2% 3.3% 547,234 77.6% 58.5% 45.3%

Wisconsin 115,373 14.6% 4.2% 2.0% 2,319,343 81.6% 62.1% 45.7%

Wyoming 15,808 12.3% 5.1% 3.4% 163,791 67.5% 44.7% 31.0%

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	5,579,177	10.6%	1.7%	0.3%	108,117,731	81.2%	63.3%	49.1%
	Alabama	81,096	14.1%	4.8%	2.6%	1,604,110	81.5%	64.2%	50.8%
	Alaska	15,677	11.5%	4.5%	3.0%	196,135	73.4%	53.8%	39.5%
	Arizona	90,374	14.5%	5.1%	2.8%	1,763,508	82.1%	64.5%	50.4%
	Arkansas	52,094	13.1%	4.8%	2.9%	944,935	80.5%	64.0%	50.9%
	California	642,156	12.2%	2.7%	0.8%	12,026,989	81.0%	61.5%	46.6%
	Colorado	110,993	12.7%	4.4%	2.5%	1,757,628	79.0%	60.1%	47.0%
	Connecticut	78,821	13.8%	4.8%	2.6%	1,493,964	81.3%	63.7%	49.8%
	Delaware	19,487	18.0%	9.2%	6.3%	354,643	82.7%	66.0%	53.6%
	District of Columbia	16,411	23.2%	11.2%	6.4%	402,070	86.6%	70.4%	52.2%
	Florida	348,523	9.9%	2.7%	1.2%	5,756,353	79.9%	63.8%	51.5%
	Georgia	156,431	13.5%	4.8%	2.4%	3,198,950	83.3%	67.8%	55.2%
	Hawaii	23,977	14.5%	5.3%	3.2%	416,571	78.9%	59.2%	44.1%
	Idaho	31,140	12.8%	4.7%	3.0%	423,615	74.4%	53.6%	41.0%
	Illinois	252,757	13.9%	4.1%	1.7%	5,221,782	83.0%	65.3%	50.7%
	Indiana	117,141	15.1%	4.9%	2.4%	2,540,866	82.8%	65.3%	50.5%
	Iowa	66,078	13.8%	4.6%	2.5%	1,213,285	80.5%	61.7%	46.7%
	Kansas	61,212	14.6%	5.3%	3.1%	1,081,941	80.3%	61.0%	45.8%
	Kentucky	72,795	15.0%	5.3%	2.9%	1,443,015	81.6%	63.9%	49.2%
	Louisiana	82,138	14.9%	4.8%	2.5%	1,577,220	80.7%	60.6%	45.4%
	Maine	33,273	11.5%	4.2%	2.4%	456,715	75.6%	55.7%	39.0%
	Maryland	104,750	14.3%	4.7%	2.4%	1,938,727	80.8%	61.9%	46.8%
	Massachusetts	140,843	14.0%	4.4%	2.0%	2,924,913	82.9%	65.5%	50.2%
	Michigan	193,730	13.4%	3.6%	1.6%	3,919,567	81.6%	63.2%	48.4%
	Minnesota	113,297	14.1%	4.3%	2.1%	2,271,671	82.5%	64.0%	48.5%
	Mississippi	49,016	13.7%	5.2%	3.1%	937,023	81.4%	65.4%	52.0%
	Missouri	118,282	13.9%	4.5%	2.3%	2,310,122	82.1%	63.9%	50.3%
	Montana	27,342	10.6%	3.5%	2.2%	277,144	66.3%	41.9%	28.0%
	Nebraska	40,841	13.8%	5.1%	3.1%	720,252	79.7%	61.4%	48.1%
	Nevada	37,717	16.7%	7.2%	4.3%	800,861	84.3%	68.3%	55.4%
	New Hampshire	31,879	14.5%	5.4%	3.3%	518,526	78.6%	58.5%	43.9%
	New Jersey	201,167	11.5%	3.4%	1.5%	3,368,365	80.0%	62.2%	48.1%
	New Mexico	35,775	14.8%	5.9%	3.7%	540,186	76.9%	56.0%	41.2%
	New York	418,277	10.4%	2.7%	1.0%	6,993,814	80.0%	62.5%	47.5%
	North Carolina	160,381	12.9%	4.0%	2.0%	3,223,178	82.1%	65.9%	52.7%
	North Dakota	17,416	14.3%	5.3%	3.0%	249,476	75.5%	52.1%	34.5%
	Ohio	214,406	14.6%	4.0%	1.7%	4,806,046	83.2%	65.3%	50.7%
	Oklahoma	70,491	13.2%	4.5%	2.6%	1,167,709	79.0%	59.6%	45.4%
	Oregon	84,387	12.9%	4.3%	2.3%	1,310,750	77.4%	57.5%	42.2%
	Pennsylvania	237,142	13.5%	3.8%	1.6%	4,906,190	82.2%	64.4%	49.6%
	Rhode Island	25,378	13.9%	5.4%	3.2%	402,485	79.0%	59.0%	42.1%
	South Carolina	77,017	13.6%	5.0%	2.8%	1,526,106	81.8%	66.0%	53.4%
	South Dakota	20,445	13.6%	5.2%	3.1%	289,422	75.3%	54.3%	38.3%
	Tennessee	104,027	14.8%	5.2%	2.7%	2,299,348	83.8%	67.8%	54.4%
	Texas	366,250	12.7%	3.3%	1.3%	7,570,820	82.5%	65.4%	52.4%
	Utah	44,037	15.5%	5.7%	3.5%	866,146	82.4%	64.1%	51.3%
	Vermont	19,005	12.1%	4.7%	2.9%	239,034	72.8%	51.8%	33.7%
	Virginia	137,486	13.5%	4.5%	2.2%	2,700,589	81.8%	65.0%	51.0%
	Washington	136,813	12.2%	3.7%	1.8%	2,134,598	77.8%	58.1%	43.7%
	West Virginia	34,354	13.6%	5.2%	3.3%	547,234	77.6%	58.5%	45.3%
	Wisconsin	115,373	14.6%	4.2%	2.0%	2,319,343	81.6%	62.1%	45.7%
	Wyoming	15,808	12.3%	5.1%	3.4%	163,791	67.5%	44.7%	31.0%

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

11 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (part: 113-115 only) 26,619 6.3% 1.3% 0.4% 187,149 51.9% 27.3% 12.5%

21 Mining 19,831 15.9% 4.2% 1.7% 497,849 86.1% 68.8% 56.0%

22 Utilities 6,603 20.7% 7.6% 3.5% 682,227 97.1% 91.5% 84.8%

23 Construction 686,250 8.1% 0.9% 0.1% 5,798,942 58.6% 26.9% 11.7%

31-33 Manufacturing 318,537 27.5% 6.7% 1.5% 16,946,142 92.3% 76.1% 58.6%

42 Wholesale Trade 363,454 14.5% 3.1% 0.9% 5,885,230 76.3% 50.9% 34.6%

44-45 Retail Trade 738,890 9.6% 1.5% 0.3% 14,241,512 79.3% 63.7% 55.1%

48-49 Transportation and Warehousing 154,715 12.0% 2.5% 0.7% 3,462,624 85.3% 69.2% 56.5%

51 Information 75,299 14.9% 3.8% 1.3% 3,142,024 91.6% 81.4% 71.3%

52 Finance & Insurance 222,005 9.1% 2.3% 0.7% 5,770,339 88.3% 77.9% 67.4%

53 Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 242,497 5.8% 1.5% 0.5% 1,812,728 62.0% 41.9% 27.8%

54 Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services 641,621 6.3% 1.2% 0.3% 6,052,365 67.6% 47.6% 33.7%

55 Management of Companies & Enterprises 26,419 75.4% 53.5% 24.8% 2,703,799 99.4% 97.0% 88.7%

56 Administrative & Support & Waste management &Remediation services 302,863 11.9% 3.4% 0.9% 7,775,033 87.5% 74.3% 56.9%

61 Educational Services 58,468 24.1% 6.0% 1.6% 2,323,817 91.4% 72.4% 53.0%

62 Health Care & Social Assistance 527,667 11.8% 3.1% 0.6% 13,758,395 84.2% 71.0% 53.1%

71 Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 96,317 14.9% 2.7% 0.6% 1,583,836 80.7% 50.9% 30.0%

72 Accommodation & Food Services 418,270 19.1% 2.2% 0.4% 9,466,660 81.3% 53.2% 38.6%

81 Other Services (except public administration) 659,258 6.5% 0.8% 0.2% 5,038,717 51.4% 24.7% 13.7%

95 Auxiliaries, exc corp, subsidiary, & regional managing offices 5,333 93.4% 72.9% 42.8% 916,349 99.9% 98.6% 93.9%

99 Industry not classified 56,803 0.6% 0.0% 0.0% 71,994 12.1% 0.0% 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	5,579,177	10.6%	1.7%	0.3%	108,117,731	81.2%	63.3%	49.1%
	11	Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (part: 113-115 only)	26,619	6.3%	1.3%	0.4%	187,149	51.9%	27.3%	12.5%
	21	Mining	19,831	15.9%	4.2%	1.7%	497,849	86.1%	68.8%	56.0%
	22	Utilities	6,603	20.7%	7.6%	3.5%	682,227	97.1%	91.5%	84.8%
	23	Construction	686,250	8.1%	0.9%	0.1%	5,798,942	58.6%	26.9%	11.7%
	31-33	Manufacturing	318,537	27.5%	6.7%	1.5%	16,946,142	92.3%	76.1%	58.6%
	42	Wholesale Trade	363,454	14.5%	3.1%	0.9%	5,885,230	76.3%	50.9%	34.6%
	44-45	Retail Trade	738,890	9.6%	1.5%	0.3%	14,241,512	79.3%	63.7%	55.1%
	48-49	Transportation and Warehousing	154,715	12.0%	2.5%	0.7%	3,462,624	85.3%	69.2%	56.5%
	51	Information	75,299	14.9%	3.8%	1.3%	3,142,024	91.6%	81.4%	71.3%
	52	Finance & Insurance	222,005	9.1%	2.3%	0.7%	5,770,339	88.3%	77.9%	67.4%
	53	Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	242,497	5.8%	1.5%	0.5%	1,812,728	62.0%	41.9%	27.8%
	54	Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services	641,621	6.3%	1.2%	0.3%	6,052,365	67.6%	47.6%	33.7%
	55	Management of Companies & Enterprises	26,419	75.4%	53.5%	24.8%	2,703,799	99.4%	97.0%	88.7%
	56	Administrative & Support & Waste management &Remediation services	302,863	11.9%	3.4%	0.9%	7,775,033	87.5%	74.3%	56.9%
	61	Educational Services	58,468	24.1%	6.0%	1.6%	2,323,817	91.4%	72.4%	53.0%
	62	Health Care & Social Assistance	527,667	11.8%	3.1%	0.6%	13,758,395	84.2%	71.0%	53.1%
	71	Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	96,317	14.9%	2.7%	0.6%	1,583,836	80.7%	50.9%	30.0%
	72	Accommodation & Food Services	418,270	19.1%	2.2%	0.4%	9,466,660	81.3%	53.2%	38.6%
	81	Other Services (except public administration)	659,258	6.5%	0.8%	0.2%	5,038,717	51.4%	24.7%	13.7%
	95	Auxiliaries, exc corp, subsidiary, & regional managing offices	5,333	93.4%	72.9%	42.8%	916,349	99.9%	98.6%	93.9%
	99	Industry not classified	56,803	0.6%	0.0%	0.0%	71,994	12.1%	0.0%	0.0%

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Source: Statistics of U.S. Businesses

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