Massachusetts - Retail trade - by Year
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More data	Year	Firms by employment size of enterprise				Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
		Total	20 +	100 +	500 +	Total	20 +	100 +	500 +
	2008	16,893	12.1%	4.5%	2.6%	360,885	82.2%	69.6%	62.2%
	2006	17,902	12.3%	4.1%	2.4%	368,028	81.3%	67.2%	59.6%
	2005	18,219	12.2%	4.0%	2.4%	369,290	81.3%	66.7%	58.8%
	2004	18,286	12.6%	4.2%	2.4%	369,537	81.1%	66.2%	57.3%
	2003	18,144	12.8%	4.2%	2.4%	364,682	81.1%	65.9%	57.3%
	2002	18,275	13.0%	4.1%	2.5%	361,177	80.5%	64.7%	57.4%
	2001	18,090	12.9%	4.1%	2.5%	352,124	79.9%	63.3%	55.7%
	2000	18,248	12.8%	4.3%	2.5%	353,157	79.9%	64.0%	55.6%
	1999	18,172	12.8%	4.2%	2.5%	349,741	79.9%	64.3%	56.2%
	1998	18,337	12.6%	4.2%	2.5%	340,552	79.3%	63.6%	55.7%

Massachusetts - Retail Trade by Subsector
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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
		Total	20 +	100 +	500 +	Total	20 +	100 +	500 +
44-45	Retail Trade	18,337	12.6%	4.2%	2.5%	340,552	79.3%	63.6%	55.7%
441	Motor vehicle & parts dealers	1,893	27.9%	3.5%	1.1%	35,611	81.2%	27.3%	10.3%
442	Furniture & home furnishings stores	1,129	13.1%	5.8%	3.5%	13,192	67.0%	50.3%	36.9%
443	Electronics & appliance stores	743	12.9%	4.6%	3.1%	7,986	68.2%	46.4%	40.2%
444	Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers	1,478	18.9%	4.7%	2.3%	22,752	71.4%	40.5%	30.0%
445	Food & beverage stores	3,454	8.4%	2.2%	1.0%	84,870	82.9%	73.9%	67.7%
446	Health & personal care stores	833	13.3%	5.5%	4.2%	27,833	86.7%	79.6%	77.6%
447	Gasoline stations	1,779	6.4%	2.1%	1.1%	16,234	48.0%	35.9%	24.3%
448	Clothing & clothing accessories stores	1,896	16.2%	11.0%	8.1%	37,261	83.9%	76.9%	68.9%
451	Sporting goods, hobby, book, & music stores	1,180	11.4%	5.2%	3.3%	16,225	76.0%	63.6%	58.8%
452	General merchandise stores	319	12.5%	9.1%	7.2%	42,988	97.7%	96.6%	94.7%
453	Miscellaneous store retailers	2,506	6.9%	3.0%	2.0%	18,605	56.1%	41.0%	34.7%
454	Nonstore retailers	1,243	14.5%	5.0%	3.0%	16,995	71.3%	49.4%	33.4%

D = Withheld to avoid disclosure

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Source: Statistics of U.S. Businesses

Last modified: July 13 2011   Questions?