U.S. Census Bureau

Statistics of U.S. Businesses: 2006:
All industries
North Carolina

By detailed employment size By year By industry
 
North Carolina - 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 176,815 222,431 3,524,814 124,107,206
Firms with 0 to 4 employees (as of March 12) 102,317 102,525 167,948 5,592,916
Firms with 5 to 9 employees 31,843 32,176 209,536 5,800,820
Firms with 10 to 19 employees 19,193 19,986 255,408 7,350,512
Firms with 20 to 99 employees 16,296 20,801 603,185 18,408,759
Firms with 100 to 499 employees 3,760 10,698 477,028 15,581,515
Firms with 500 employees or more 3,406 36,245 1,811,709 71,372,684

 
 
North Carolina - All industries - by Year
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data		 Year Firms by employment size of enterprise Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
Total20 + 100 +500 + Total20 + 100 +500 +
link to 2006 detail 2006 176,815 13.3% 4.1% 1.9% 3,524,814 82.0% 64.9% 51.4%
link to 2005 detail 2005 173,854 13.0% 3.9% 1.9% 3,409,968 81.9% 64.9% 51.6%
link to 2004 detail 2004 170,016 13.4% 4.0% 1.9% 3,365,633 81.9% 64.3% 51.0%
link to 2003 detail 2003 166,070 13.3% 4.0% 2.0% 3,338,231 82.0% 65.0% 51.9%
link to 2002 detail 2002 165,020 13.1% 4.0% 2.0% 3,322,004 82.0% 65.5% 52.7%
link to 2001 detail 2001 163,553 13.4% 4.1% 2.0% 3,431,554 82.7% 66.2% 53.3%
link to 2000 detail 2000 163,643 13.2% 4.1% 2.0% 3,385,492 82.5% 66.1% 53.0%
link to 1999 detail 1999 162,311 13.1% 4.1% 2.0% 3,324,155 82.4% 66.1% 53.0%
link to 1998 detail 1998 160,381 12.9% 4.0% 2.0% 3,223,178 82.1% 65.9% 52.7%
  1997 158,387 12.9% 4.0% 2.0% 3,167,303 82.1% 65.8% 52.5%
  1996 153,581 12.6% 4.0% 2.0% 3,058,725 82.0% 65.9% 52.7%
  1995 148,235 12.7% 4.1% 2.0% 2,991,679 82.2% 66.2% 52.4%
  1994 143,794 12.6% 4.0% 1.9% 2,854,429 81.9% 66.0% 52.1%
  1993 139,921 12.5% 4.0% 1.9% 2,759,270 81.7% 65.8% 51.9%
  1992 136,460 12.5% 4.0% 1.9% 2,666,704 81.5% 65.5% 51.6%
  1991 134,536 12.3% 3.9% 1.9% 2,611,415 81.4% 65.4% 51.8%

 
 
North Carolina - 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
Total20 + 100 +500 + Total20 + 100 +500 +
link to industry detail -- All industries 176,815 13.3% 4.1% 1.9% 3,524,814 82.0% 64.9% 51.4%
link to industry detail 11 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting 879 5.6% 2.0% 1.1% (2500-4999) D D D
link to industry detail 21 Mining 114 28.1% 16.7% 12.3% 3,430 85.0% D D
link to industry detail 22 Utilities 148 39.9% 24.3% 12.2% 19,815 97.9% 92.1% 82.0%
link to industry detail 23 Construction 27,550 8.6% 1.3% 0.5% 242,148 58.5% 27.4% 14.4%
link to industry detail 31-33 Manufacturing 8,910 34.7% 15.4% 8.2% 535,689 93.9% 81.0% 65.0%
link to industry detail 42 Wholesale trade 9,869 22.8% 11.3% 6.1% 170,298 81.0% 60.5% 42.9%
link to industry detail 44-45 Retail Trade 22,677 11.6% 3.8% 2.2% 467,113 81.7% 68.1% 61.2%
link to industry detail 48-49 Transportation and Warehousing 5,099 17.4% 9.5% 5.7% 118,153 87.6% 75.6% 63.7%
link to industry detail 51 Information 1,749 24.0% 13.8% 9.3% 74,836 93.1% 84.7% 76.2%
link to industry detail 52 Finance & insurance 6,661 12.1% 7.3% 4.8% 185,335 89.9% 83.9% 76.8%
link to industry detail 53 Real estate & rental & leasing 8,640 6.5% 3.0% 1.6% 54,897 65.1% 47.5% 30.4%
link to industry detail 54 Professional, scientific, & technical services 20,546 8.8% 3.7% 2.0% 196,323 69.1% 50.9% 37.4%
link to industry detail 55 Management of companies & enterprises 924 89.0% 70.2% 42.1% 71,887 99.6% 97.0% 87.5%
link to industry detail 56 Administrative & support & waste management & remediation service 9,783 14.7% 6.6% 3.6% 278,485 88.4% 77.5% 62.4%
link to industry detail 61 Educational services 1,990 22.1% 7.0% 3.0% 78,011 91.5% 75.8% 57.5%
link to industry detail 62 Health care & social assistance 16,283 17.7% 4.6% 1.5% 487,956 84.9% 67.9% 50.2%
link to industry detail 71 Arts, entertainment, & recreation 3,183 17.4% 4.2% 1.4% 51,431 80.0% 48.5% 21.3%
link to industry detail 72 Accommodation & food services 12,850 24.7% 4.1% 1.9% 331,448 82.4% 54.0% 39.8%
link to industry detail 81 Other services (except public administration) 20,622 7.2% 1.3% 0.7% 151,606 49.3% 20.9% 11.3%
link to industry detail 99 Unclassified 798 0.5%0.0 0.0 (500-999) D D D

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