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Statistics of U.S. Businesses: 1999:
Finance & Insurance
United States
By detailed employment size By year By state By industry
 
U.S. - Finance & Insurance 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 223,535 418,337 5,965,174 313,245,188
Firms with no employees (as of March 12) 24,174 24,306 0 1,590,129
Firms with 1 to 4 employees 130,505 130,850 265,973 8,192,811
Firms with 5 to 9 employees 32,247 33,462 206,752 8,300,188
Firms with 10 to 19 employees 15,952 19,075 212,337 9,965,781
Firms with 20 to 99 employees 15,378 32,410 616,781 27,949,601
Firms with 100 to 499 employees 3,616 25,889 614,362 29,051,160
Firms with 500 employees or more 1,663 152,345 4,048,969 228,195,518
    Firms with 500 to 999 employees 522 10,710 246,300 13,763,317
    Firms with 1,000 to 1,499 employees 198 5,675 134,705 7,075,240
    Firms with 1,500 to 2,499 employees 219 9,141 235,526 12,493,343
    Firms with 2,500 employees or more 724 126,819 3,432,438 194,863,618
        Firms with 2,500 to 4,999 employees 252 12,221 451,323 25,812,736
        Firms with 5,000 to 9,999 employees 173 13,215 411,406 23,551,515
        Firms with 10,000 employees or more 299 101,383 2,569,709 145,499,367
D = Withheld to avoid disclosure

 

 

U.S. - Finance & insurance - by Year
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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 263,028 8.3% 2.2% 0.6% 6,647,098 88.1% 78.4% 67.1%
link to 2005 detail 2005 259,983 8.3% 2.2% 0.6% 6,431,837 88.0% 78.1% 66.9%
link to 2004 detail 2004 251,965 8.6% 2.3% 0.7% 6,481,304 88.3% 78.4% 67.5%
link to 2003 detail 2003 244,657 8.8% 2.4% 0.7% 6,463,706 88.6% 78.9% 68.1%
link to 2002 detail 2002 237,883 8.7% 2.4% 0.7% 6,414,583 88.9% 79.6% 69.4%
link to 2001 detail 2001 230,595 8.9% 2.3% 0.7% 6,248,400 88.8% 79.0% 68.9%
link to 2000 detail 2000 227,034 9.0% 2.3% 0.7% 5,963,426 88.5% 78.3% 67.9%
link to 1999 detail 1999 223,535 9.2% 2.4% 0.7% 5,965,174 88.5% 78.2% 67.9%
link to 1998 detail 1998 222,005 9.1% 2.3% 0.7% 5,770,339 88.3% 77.9% 67.4%

 

 

Finance & Insurance by State
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State Firms by employment size of enterprise Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
Total20 + 100 +500 + Total20 + 100 +500 +
link to industry detail United States 223,535 9.2% 2.4% 0.7% 5,965,174 88.5% 78.2% 67.9%
link to industry detail Alabama 3,017 16.2% 8.8% 6.1% 72,609 88.6% 77.2% 67.1%
link to industry detail Alaska 379 24.8% 17.9% 12.9% 7,161 83.7% 70.4% 57.2%
link to industry detail Arizona 4,113 15.5% 10.4% 7.6% 103,628 90.1% 84.2% 78.2%
link to industry detail Arkansas 2,226 15.9% 8.2% 5.9% 33,064 82.6% 62.3% 47.8%
link to industry detail California 23,948 11.1% 4.5% 2.2% 627,195 89.0% 79.7% 68.3%
link to industry detail Colorado 5,363 14.0% 8.2% 5.9% 100,979 86.2% 76.1% 65.1%
link to industry detail Connecticut 3,329 18.0% 9.8% 6.7% 128,290 92.2% 84.7% 77.9%
link to industry detail Delaware 1,089 25.7% 21.1% 16.2% 38,190 94.8% 91.1% 87.6%
link to industry detail District of Columbia 548 38.0% 24.6% 20.1% 16,504 91.6% 79.8% 68.8%
link to industry detail Florida 14,975 10.6% 5.0% 3.0% 315,278 86.8% 77.8% 68.2%
link to industry detail Georgia 7,068 16.1% 8.7% 5.7% 161,789 88.0% 77.1% 66.0%
link to industry detail Hawaii 733 24.7% 17.1% 13.2% 19,540 89.5% 80.2% 72.1%
link to industry detail Idaho 1,217 16.9% 11.8% 9.0% 17,071 81.4% 68.8% 58.8%
link to industry detail Illinois 13,101 14.1% 6.2% 3.6% 346,596 89.3% 78.3% 68.4%
link to industry detail Indiana 5,034 14.9% 8.0% 5.2% 112,357 87.3% 75.5% 62.1%
link to industry detail Iowa 3,556 14.4% 6.8% 4.8% 80,441 86.4% 74.4% 64.6%
link to industry detail Kansas 3,461 16.0% 8.7% 6.5% 53,828 81.9% 64.5% 52.1%
link to industry detail Kentucky 2,978 18.3% 8.8% 6.5% 61,430 85.9% 68.6% 58.4%
link to industry detail Louisiana 4,137 14.0% 7.0% 4.9% 68,566 81.4% 66.0% 56.6%
link to industry detail Maine 954 23.3% 12.7% 9.0% 22,723 86.9% 70.2% 57.3%
link to industry detail Maryland 4,027 18.5% 10.3% 7.3% 108,424 89.4% 78.6% 69.3%
link to industry detail Massachusetts 5,496 18.0% 9.3% 5.5% 207,677 91.4% 82.5% 70.8%
link to industry detail Michigan 6,688 14.8% 6.5% 4.3% 169,065 87.6% 75.4% 65.5%
link to industry detail Minnesota 5,747 14.0% 6.7% 4.7% 140,283 88.5% 77.4% 69.3%
link to industry detail Mississippi 2,332 13.9% 7.8% 6.0% 34,574 81.7% 66.9% 54.5%
link to industry detail Missouri 5,721 14.9% 7.3% 5.0% 128,811 88.5% 76.4% 66.1%
link to industry detail Montana 1,114 15.8% 8.5% 6.4% 13,877 77.8% 55.5% 40.3%
link to industry detail Nebraska 2,419 14.8% 8.4% 6.3% 52,533 86.0% 75.8% 66.6%
link to industry detail Nevada 2,165 17.2% 11.9% 8.7% 29,551 83.8% 72.8% 64.1%
link to industry detail New Hampshire 1,005 22.9% 14.6% 11.0% 23,796 88.0% 76.9% 67.2%
link to industry detail New Jersey 5,831 17.4% 8.5% 5.4% 206,019 91.2% 82.4% 73.0%
link to industry detail New Mexico 1,503 20.4% 13.0% 9.4% 23,408 82.5% 64.9% 49.6%
link to industry detail New York 14,870 14.2% 5.8% 2.9% 585,006 91.9% 83.9% 73.7%
link to industry detail North Carolina 5,648 13.5% 7.9% 5.5% 138,834 88.2% 80.7% 73.5%
link to industry detail North Dakota 975 14.7% 7.8% 5.9% 13,388 81.1% 61.7% 45.8%
link to industry detail Ohio 9,101 13.1% 6.0% 3.9% 257,448 89.1% 79.8% 71.8%
link to industry detail Oklahoma 3,671 14.3% 6.5% 4.7% 56,419 81.8% 63.2% 49.2%
link to industry detail Oregon 3,113 15.8% 9.8% 7.3% 66,661 87.4% 78.1% 68.6%
link to industry detail Pennsylvania 9,085 13.6% 6.9% 4.1% 278,808 89.6% 81.7% 71.2%
link to industry detail Rhode Island 837 23.3% 15.5% 11.2% 23,739 89.6% 79.7% 66.6%
link to industry detail South Carolina 2,957 14.7% 8.4% 6.3% 59,535 85.0% 74.0% 63.7%
link to industry detail South Dakota 1,094 15.4% 9.9% 7.3% 20,883 86.0% 75.5% 61.0%
link to industry detail Tennessee 4,648 16.0% 8.4% 5.8% 113,293 88.8% 77.2% 68.0%
link to industry detail Texas 17,273 12.6% 5.0% 2.9% 378,075 86.9% 73.8% 62.1%
link to industry detail Utah 2,284 16.0% 9.9% 7.3% 45,679 86.7% 76.7% 66.8%
link to industry detail Vermont 558 22.4% 14.9% 12.2% 9,791 83.8% 65.7% 47.4%
link to industry detail Virginia 5,297 14.8% 8.5% 5.7% 136,580 89.7% 80.7% 70.6%
link to industry detail Washington 4,780 14.9% 9.0% 5.8% 98,832 86.2% 76.9% 62.2%
link to industry detail West Virginia 1,278 17.4% 10.6% 8.2% 21,920 84.3% 69.1% 61.6%
link to industry detail Wisconsin 4,917 15.5% 7.1% 4.7% 128,200 89.5% 77.2% 66.2%
link to industry detail Wyoming 545 20.4% 12.1% 9.7% 6,826 77.4% 55.5% 38.8%
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U.S. - Finance & Insurance by Subsector
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Industry
detail
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 +
  52 Finance & Insurance 223,535 9.2% 2.4% 0.7% 5,965,174 88.5% 78.2% 67.9%
link to industry detail 521 Monetary authorities - central bank 17 70.6% 70.6% 70.6% 22,329 D D D
link to industry detail 522 Credit intermediation & related activities 54,675 21.5% 5.4% 1.4% 2,780,756 93.1% 79.8% 65.9%
link to industry detail 523 Securities intermediation & related activities 41,333 7.8% 3.0% 1.5% 780,061 86.3% 77.7% 69.7%
link to industry detail 524 Insurance carriers & related activities 127,411 5.2% 1.4% 0.6% 2,345,952 83.6% 76.1% 69.3%
link to industry detail 525 Funds, trusts, & other financial vehicles (part) 1,262 14.7% 8.7% 5.0% 36,076 D D D
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U.S. - Finance & Insurance by Industry
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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 state detail 521 Monetary authorities - central bank 17 70.6% 70.6% 70.6% 22,329 D D D
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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 state detail 522 Credit intermediation & related activities 54,675 21.5% 5.4% 1.4% 2,780,756 93.1% 79.8% 65.9%
link to state detail 5221   Depository credit intermediation 18,883 43.8% 10.9% 2.1% 1,937,191 96.3% 82.3% 66.9%
link to state detail 52211    Commercial banking 7,717 67.1% 16.4% 3.6% 1,493,571 98.2% 86.8% 74.9%
link to state detail 52212    Savings institutions 1,732 73.0% 29.4% 10.3% 253,723 98.2% 84.2% 61.7%
link to state detail 52213    Credit unions 9,528 20.4% 4.2% 0.3% 184,152 78.4% 43.4% 8.5%
link to state detail 52219    Other depository credit intermediation 59 47.5% 27.1% 22.0% 5,745 97.8% 89.1% 84.4%
link to state detail 5222   Nondepository credit intermediation 21,588 13.1% 5.3% 2.5% 644,801 89.2% 79.8% 70.2%
link to state detail 52221    Credit card issuing 170 54.1% 41.2% 32.4% 58,877 99.4% 98.5% 96.1%
link to state detail 52222    Sales financing 3,089 20.5% 12.3% 8.1% 153,547 94.3% 89.1% 83.9%
link to state detail 52229    Other nondepository credit intermediation 18,520 12.3% 4.6% 2.0% 432,377 86.0% 73.9% 61.8%
link to state detail 522291     Consumer lending 3,946 10.7% 5.1% 2.7% 89,756 86.4% 78.4% 70.4%
link to state detail 522292     Real estate credit 8,892 17.4% 6.4% 2.8% 274,561 89.0% 75.8% 62.5%
link to state detail 522293     International trade financing 174 25.9% 15.5% 11.5% 3,968 92.1% 77.9% 68.3%
link to state detail 522294     Secondary market financing 214 12.6% 8.9% 4.2% 10,803 96.2% 92.6% 78.0%
link to state detail 522298     All other nondepository credit intermediation 5,440 7.1% 2.8% 1.5% 53,289 67.2% 52.7% 39.7%
link to state detail 5223   Activities related to credit intermediation 15,078 10.0% 2.8% 1.2% 198,764 74.6% 55.2% 41.9%
link to state detail 52231    Mortgage & nonmortgage loan brokers 10,191 8.7% 1.7% 0.7% 75,954 55.3% 23.4% 10.1%
link to state detail 52232    Financial transactions processing, reserve, & clearinghouse act 834 22.9% 12.1% 6.4% 58,293 95.9% 89.7% 76.0%
link to state detail 52239    Other activities related to credit intermediation 4,115 11.7% 4.7% 2.4% 64,517 78.1% 61.4% 48.6%
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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 state detail 523 Securities intermediation & related activities 41,333 7.8% 3.0% 1.5% 780,061 86.3% 77.7% 69.7%
link to state detail 5231   Securities & commodity contracts intermediation & brokerage 12,488 10.7% 4.3% 2.3% 491,283 92.9% 86.8% 80.2%
link to state detail 52311    Investment banking & securities dealing 2,817 17.5% 8.7% 5.2% 129,555 94.4% 87.3% 78.0%
link to state detail 52312    Securities brokerage 7,930 10.4% 4.6% 2.6% 340,409 93.4% 88.4% 83.6%
link to state detail 52313    Commodity contracts dealing 609 13.0% 6.2% 4.3% 5,641 74.3% 51.7% 29.4%
link to state detail 52314    Commodity contracts brokerage 1,329 9.7% 4.2% 2.7% 15,678 75.5% 60.2% 44.7%
link to state detail 5232   Securities & commodity exchanges 104 18.3% 12.5% 7.7% 6,952 97.6% 95.2% 80.6%
link to state detail 5239   Other financial investment activities 28,980 7.1% 3.1% 1.7% 281,826 74.5% 61.4% 51.0%
link to state detail 52391    Miscellaneous intermediation 6,545 7.9% 4.5% 2.9% 30,986 54.7% 35.8% 23.2%
link to state detail 52392    Portfolio management 10,338 9.6% 4.0% 2.1% 140,301 78.3% 65.3% 54.1%
link to state detail 52393    Investment advice 9,480 4.9% 2.1% 1.3% 53,076 61.6% 46.4% 36.8%
link to state detail 52399    All other financial investment activities 2,856 11.4% 6.5% 4.4% 57,463 87.9% 79.5% 71.7%
link to state detail 523991     Trust, fiduciary, & custody activities 2,512 11.9% 6.7% 4.7% 50,219 87.7% 78.7% 72.6%
link to state detail 523999     Miscellaneous financial investment activities 357 11.2% 8.4% 5.6% 7,244 89.0% 84.7% 65.0%
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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 state detail 524 Insurance carriers & related activities 127,411 5.2% 1.4% 0.6% 2,345,952 83.6% 76.1% 69.3%
link to state detail 5241   Insurance carriers 5,394 30.1% 17.2% 9.3% 1,549,222 99.0% 97.1% 92.2%
link to state detail 52411    Direct life, health, & medical insurance carriers 1,923 44.8% 29.4% 18.4% 858,647 99.5% 97.9% 93.7%
link to state detail 524113     Direct life insurance carriers 1,038 43.9% 29.6% 20.6% 541,331 99.6% 98.4% 95.9%
link to state detail 524114     Direct health & medical insurance carriers 941 49.1% 33.4% 20.5% 317,316 99.3% 97.0% 89.9%
link to state detail 52412    Other direct insurance carriers 3,337 24.1% 13.1% 6.7% 672,191 98.5% 96.2% 90.9%
link to state detail 524126     Direct property & casualty insurance carriers 2,312 28.5% 16.3% 8.3% 621,317 98.9% 97.0% 91.6%
link to state detail 524127     Direct title insurance carriers 866 13.5% 6.1% 3.3% 48,307 93.9% 89.1% 84.9%
link to state detail 524128     All other direct insurance carriers 167 21.6% 8.4% 6.6% 2,567 82.1% 48.1% 42.7%
link to state detail 52413    Reinsurance carriers 276 35.1% 21.4% 13.8% 18,384 96.5% 88.6% 71.9%
link to state detail 5242   Agencies, brokerages, & other insurance related activities 122,348 4.3% 0.9% 0.4% 796,730 53.7% 35.4% 24.8%
link to state detail 52421    Insurance agencies & brokerages 112,481 3.6% 0.7% 0.3% 592,887 43.3% 24.9% 17.3%
link to state detail 52429    Other insurance related activities 10,078 14.6% 5.0% 2.3% 203,843 83.9% 65.8% 46.9%
link to state detail 524291     Claims adjusting 2,991 10.5% 3.4% 1.7% 45,558 80.3% 64.0% 48.9%
link to state detail 524292     Third party administration of insurance & pension funds 5,198 19.1% 6.9% 3.2% 125,150 85.5% 66.2% 45.0%
link to state detail 524298     All other insurance related activities 1,989 13.0% 5.9% 3.4% 33,135 82.8% 67.0% 51.5%
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NAICS
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Industry title
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Firms by employment size of enterprise Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
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link to state detail 525 Funds, trusts, & other financial vehicles (part) 1,262 14.7% 8.7% 5.0% 36,076 D D D
link to state detail 5259   Other investment pools & funds (part) 1,262 14.7% 8.7% 5.0% 36,076 D D D
link to state detail 52591    Open-End Investment Funds 163 13.5% 9.2% 6.1% 1,520 D D D
link to state detail 52593    Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) 638 22.1% 13.0% 7.4% 31,789 96.0% 88.8% 70.1%
link to state detail 52599    Other Financial Vehicles 461 4.8% 2.6% 1.3% 2,767 73.1% D 43.7%
D = Withheld to avoid disclosure

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Source: Statistics of U.S. Businesses

Last modified: December 16 2003   Questions?