March 08, 2001 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Majority of private-industry employees work in small establishments
In March 1999, over half of workers in private
industry were employed at establishments that had fewer than 100
employees.
[Chart data—TXT]
Establishments with fewer than 100 workers accounted for 54.7 percent
of private-industry employment. Another 16.5 percent worked in
establishments employing 100 to 249 workers.
The smallest establishments—those with fewer than five workers—employed
6.4 percent of workers. The largest establishments—those with 1,000 or
more employees—accounted for 11.8 percent.
The BLS Covered
Employment and Wages program
produced these data. Data presented here are for all private-industry
workers covered by State unemployment insurance programs. Data for 1999
are preliminary and subject to revision. Find more information on
employment in 1999 in "Employment and Wages, Annual Averages,
1999," BLS Bulletin 2534.
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