Statistics of U.S. Businesses: 2008:
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By detailed employment size | By year | By industry |
Employment size of enterprise | Firms |
Estab- lish- ments |
Paid employees |
Annual payroll ($1,000) |
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All firms | 260,225 | 321,942 | 5,464,130 | 250,538,255 |
Firms with 1 to 4 employees (or with no employees as of Mar 12) | 155,837 | 156,079 | 252,294 | 10,517,069 |
Firms with 5 to 9 employees | 42,602 | 43,070 | 279,777 | 9,853,543 |
Firms with 10 to 19 employees | 26,574 | 27,696 | 353,162 | 13,593,511 |
Firms with 20 to 99 employees | 24,523 | 30,410 | 919,062 | 37,736,032 |
Firms with 100 to 499 employees | 6,233 | 15,323 | 798,415 | 35,037,605 |
Firms with 500 employees or more | 4,456 | 49,364 | 2,861,420 | 143,800,495 |
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Year | Firms by employment size of enterprise | Paid employees by employment size of enterprise | ||||||
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Total | 20 + | 100 + | 500 + | Total | 20 + | 100 + | 500 + | ||
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2008 | 260,225 | 13.5% | 4.1% | 1.7% | 5,464,130 | 83.8% | 67.0% | 52.4% |
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2007 | 264,289 | 13.4% | 4.0% | 1.7% | 5,398,634 | 83.3% | 66.1% | 51.6% |
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2006 | 262,870 | 13.4% | 4.0% | 1.6% | 5,357,466 | 83.2% | 65.7% | 50.8% |
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2005 | 262,326 | 13.2% | 3.9% | 1.6% | 5,235,866 | 82.9% | 65.3% | 50.4% |
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2004 | 259,734 | 13.7% | 4.0% | 1.6% | 5,217,160 | 82.7% | 64.5% | 49.3% |
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2003 | 255,813 | 13.8% | 4.0% | 1.6% | 5,205,457 | 82.9% | 64.8% | 49.8% |
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2002 | 253,720 | 13.9% | 4.1% | 1.7% | 5,224,293 | 83.1% | 65.4% | 50.7% |
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2001 | 252,908 | 14.2% | 4.2% | 1.8% | 5,447,349 | 83.7% | 66.1% | 51.3% |
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2000 | 254,071 | 14.2% | 4.2% | 1.8% | 5,501,036 | 83.7% | 66.3% | 51.6% |
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1999 | 253,550 | 14.0% | 4.2% | 1.7% | 5,342,675 | 83.3% | 65.8% | 51.3% |
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1998 | 252,757 | 13.9% | 4.1% | 1.7% | 5,221,782 | 83.0% | 65.3% | 50.7% |
1997 | 251,387 | 13.8% | 4.1% | 1.7% | 5,089,899 | 82.6% | 64.6% | 49.7% | |
1996 | 248,983 | 13.5% | 3.9% | 1.6% | 4,978,031 | 82.2% | 64.2% | 49.4% | |
1995 | 245,837 | 13.7% | 4.0% | 1.6% | 4,950,185 | 82.3% | 64.2% | 49.0% | |
1994 | 241,695 | 13.5% | 4.0% | 1.6% | 4,801,759 | 82.0% | 64.1% | 49.1% | |
1993 | 238,362 | 13.6% | 3.9% | 1.6% | 4,696,332 | 81.7% | 63.5% | 48.3% | |
1992 | 234,317 | 13.7% | 3.9% | 1.6% | 4,652,083 | 81.7% | 63.5% | 48.8% | |
1991 | 231,533 | 13.7% | 3.9% | 1.6% | 4,634,844 | 81.7% | 63.2% | 48.4% |
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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 | ||||||
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Total | 20 + | 100 + | 500 + | Total | 20 + | 100 + | 500 + | |||
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-- | All industries | 260,225 | 13.5% | 4.1% | 1.7% | 5,464,130 | 83.8% | 67.0% | 52.4% |
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11 | Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 298 | 5.7% | 3.7% | 2.0% | 1,657 | 55.6% | D | D |
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21 | Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 489 | 17.0% | 8.6% | 5.1% | 8,735 | 80.8% | 66.6% | 49.1% |
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22 | Utilities | 172 | 41.9% | 19.8% | 17.4% | 27,267 | 98.3% | D | 91.9% |
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23 | Construction | 31,702 | 7.4% | 1.3% | 0.4% | 245,083 | 60.3% | 30.9% | 13.3% |
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31-33 | Manufacturing | 14,219 | 33.4% | 12.5% | 5.4% | 644,978 | 91.5% | 72.7% | 51.0% |
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42 | Wholesale trade | 16,754 | 23.2% | 10.2% | 5.1% | 317,823 | 82.6% | 60.3% | 43.2% |
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44-45 | Retail trade | 26,217 | 13.3% | 4.3% | 2.2% | 652,695 | 84.7% | 71.3% | 63.2% |
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48-49 | Transportation and warehousing | 10,521 | 15.2% | 7.5% | 4.3% | 236,928 | 88.7% | 77.7% | 67.7% |
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51 | Information | 3,139 | 25.6% | 14.6% | 9.0% | 131,708 | 93.0% | 83.9% | 72.2% |
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52 | Finance and insurance | 13,761 | 13.7% | 6.2% | 3.3% | 347,076 | 88.8% | 78.1% | 66.5% |
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53 | Real estate and rental and leasing | 10,439 | 8.6% | 3.7% | 2.0% | 85,793 | 69.1% | 49.7% | 34.2% |
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54 | Professional, scientific, and technical services | 36,814 | 8.5% | 3.1% | 1.5% | 375,470 | 73.5% | 56.0% | 42.3% |
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55 | Management of companies and enterprises | 1,508 | 86.3% | 68.3% | 42.6% | 180,539 | 99.6% | 97.8% | 91.1% |
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56 | Administrative and support and waste mang and remediation srvs | 14,919 | 15.8% | 6.9% | 3.4% | 523,196 | 92.0% | 82.1% | 66.4% |
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61 | Educational services | 3,314 | 26.6% | 7.3% | 3.1% | 144,164 | 92.4% | 73.8% | 59.9% |
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62 | Health care and social assistance | 25,187 | 14.4% | 4.5% | 1.3% | 727,055 | 85.9% | 72.3% | 53.1% |
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71 | Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 4,288 | 16.5% | 4.2% | 1.6% | 78,301 | 82.5% | 55.4% | 33.1% |
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72 | Accommodation and food services | 20,429 | 21.6% | 3.4% | 1.4% | 479,019 | 81.5% | 52.6% | 39.9% |
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81 | Other services (except public administration) | 29,415 | 8.4% | 1.7% | 0.7% | 256,327 | 55.3% | 28.9% | 17.5% |
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99 | Unclassified | 293 | 0.3% | 0.0 | 0.0 | (250-499) | D | D | D |
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