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Statistics of U.S. Businesses: 1998:
Manufacturing
United States
By detailed employment size By year By state By industry
 
U.S. - Manufacturing 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 318,537 366,443 16,946,142 607,342,407
Firms with no employees (as of March 12) 24,419 24,432 0 2,160,387
Firms with 1 to 4 employees 96,995 97,025 220,180 5,095,400
Firms with 5 to 9 employees 58,435 58,510 391,330 9,640,742
Firms with 10 to 19 employees 50,971 51,254 696,697 19,188,386
Firms with 20 to 99 employees 66,342 70,286 2,746,971 83,491,454
Firms with 100 to 499 employees 16,537 26,364 2,959,622 94,511,498
Firms with 500 employees or more 4,838 38,572 9,931,342 393,254,540
    Firms with 500 to 999 employees 2,136 6,930 1,157,058 38,523,180
    Firms with 1,000 to 1,499 employees 762 3,655 675,004 22,971,025
    Firms with 1,500 to 2,499 employees 680 5,165 937,410 32,615,397
    Firms with 2,500 employees or more 1,260 22,822 7,161,870 299,144,938
D = Withheld to avoid disclosure

 

 

U.S. - Manufacturing - by Year
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.
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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 2005 detail 2005 288,568 26.0% 6.3% 1.4% 13,667,337 91.3% 74.2% 55.8%
link to 2004 detail 2004 293,461 25.9% 6.2% 1.4% 13,821,976 91.2% 74.1% 56.0%
link to 2003 detail 2003 295,596 25.9% 6.2% 1.4% 14,132,020 91.3% 74.5% 56.8%
link to 2002 detail 2002 297,873 25.7% 6.1% 1.4% 14,393,609 91.4% 74.9% 57.7%
link to 2001 detail 2001 305,160 27.2% 6.6% 1.5% 15,950,424 92.1% 75.8% 58.4%
link to 2000 detail 2000 306,303 27.7% 6.8% 1.5% 16,473,994 92.4% 76.3% 58.7%
link to 1999 detail 1999 311,902 27.4% 6.7% 1.5% 16,659,930 92.3% 76.3% 58.9%
link to 1998 detail 1998 318,537 27.5% 6.7% 1.5% 16,946,142 92.3% 76.1% 58.6%

 

 

Manufacturing by State
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.
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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 318,537 27.5% 6.7% 1.5% 16,946,142 92.3% 76.1% 58.6%
link to industry detail Alabama 4,916 35.9% 16.9% 9.8% 352,428 95.0% 83.9% 71.0%
link to industry detail Alaska 442 16.1% 7.7% 6.1% 12,117 86.6% 75.7% 67.9%
link to industry detail Arizona 4,820 29.3% 11.1% 6.5% 199,636 90.6% 73.2% 61.6%
link to industry detail Arkansas 2,999 35.8% 19.4% 12.1% 232,671 95.4% 87.0% 74.3%
link to industry detail California 47,191 29.9% 8.5% 3.1% 1,827,418 89.7% 67.2% 46.1%
link to industry detail Colorado 5,340 24.0% 9.4% 5.4% 173,403 88.3% 70.3% 56.4%
link to industry detail Connecticut 5,531 32.4% 11.4% 5.4% 246,125 90.9% 72.0% 54.0%
link to industry detail Delaware 652 36.3% 19.0% 13.0% 43,511 94.6% 84.5% 72.0%
link to industry detail District of Columbia 176 21.6% 8.0% 3.4% 2,996 73.2% 47.6% 18.4%
link to industry detail Florida 15,176 22.4% 8.3% 4.0% 428,658 86.7% 67.1% 48.0%
link to industry detail Georgia 8,047 34.3% 16.8% 9.7% 535,051 94.4% 83.6% 70.3%
link to industry detail Hawaii 888 19.6% 5.6% 2.8% 14,535 73.8% 44.4% 26.4%
link to industry detail Idaho 1,573 24.9% 9.5% 5.3% 66,719 90.7% 76.6% 63.8%
link to industry detail Illinois 16,623 34.8% 12.8% 5.5% 883,476 92.7% 75.4% 55.5%
link to industry detail Indiana 8,347 41.1% 17.5% 8.7% 635,668 95.2% 82.4% 66.2%
link to industry detail Iowa 3,381 37.5% 17.9% 10.1% 245,282 95.2% 84.0% 69.2%
link to industry detail Kansas 3,119 35.7% 16.0% 8.8% 196,519 94.2% 81.4% 65.0%
link to industry detail Kentucky 3,903 40.9% 20.5% 11.6% 290,665 95.2% 84.4% 67.6%
link to industry detail Louisiana 3,302 33.6% 14.4% 9.2% 171,553 92.8% 77.9% 66.4%
link to industry detail Maine 1,786 27.5% 11.3% 6.2% 80,640 92.2% 77.4% 59.2%
link to industry detail Maryland 3,832 31.5% 13.5% 7.7% 163,124 90.8% 74.4% 57.3%
link to industry detail Massachusetts 9,075 34.4% 11.5% 5.4% 409,938 91.1% 70.0% 50.4%
link to industry detail Michigan 14,691 33.6% 10.9% 4.3% 828,809 92.8% 76.8% 58.2%
link to industry detail Minnesota 7,581 32.4% 12.4% 6.1% 378,398 92.3% 75.7% 56.5%
link to industry detail Mississippi 2,621 40.7% 20.9% 12.9% 230,175 96.1% 86.7% 74.0%
link to industry detail Missouri 6,943 32.2% 13.3% 7.2% 382,003 93.2% 79.2% 64.9%
link to industry detail Montana 1,151 17.5% 6.3% 3.4% 20,686 79.5% 55.1% 40.3%
link to industry detail Nebraska 1,819 31.1% 15.6% 8.6% 109,645 93.6% 82.9% 67.6%
link to industry detail Nevada 1,658 27.0% 11.9% 6.8% 39,029 84.4% 59.8% 41.9%
link to industry detail New Hampshire 2,253 32.8% 12.5% 6.3% 101,513 91.5% 72.1% 54.2%
link to industry detail New Jersey 11,248 31.9% 10.7% 4.6% 405,290 89.3% 65.1% 42.1%
link to industry detail New Mexico 1,550 21.1% 8.7% 4.8% 40,561 85.0% 68.1% 53.1%
link to industry detail New York 23,020 26.9% 7.2% 2.9% 752,552 87.6% 63.2% 43.0%
link to industry detail North Carolina 9,843 37.2% 16.2% 8.5% 771,282 95.4% 84.3% 69.6%
link to industry detail North Dakota 672 27.5% 12.1% 5.7% 23,209 89.3% 70.8% 45.5%
link to industry detail Ohio 16,186 36.5% 13.4% 5.9% 994,790 93.5% 78.0% 59.6%
link to industry detail Oklahoma 3,829 30.4% 13.1% 7.8% 168,140 91.1% 75.6% 60.1%
link to industry detail Oregon 5,498 28.1% 11.5% 5.6% 211,636 90.3% 73.1% 52.1%
link to industry detail Pennsylvania 15,809 35.7% 12.8% 5.9% 818,246 92.4% 74.4% 54.7%
link to industry detail Rhode Island 2,436 28.0% 8.3% 3.6% 74,181 86.8% 60.5% 36.7%
link to industry detail South Carolina 3,981 39.3% 21.7% 12.5% 343,297 96.1% 87.8% 73.3%
link to industry detail South Dakota 864 31.3% 15.4% 8.8% 48,082 93.5% 81.4% 66.0%
link to industry detail Tennessee 6,691 37.5% 18.1% 10.2% 482,812 95.2% 84.5% 69.9%
link to industry detail Texas 20,068 29.5% 11.0% 5.3% 986,894 92.1% 77.1% 62.0%
link to industry detail Utah 2,836 32.1% 12.8% 7.6% 124,510 91.2% 73.4% 59.4%
link to industry detail Vermont 1,203 28.6% 11.1% 5.7% 44,840 90.2% 71.3% 49.2%
link to industry detail Virginia 5,493 33.8% 15.5% 8.6% 368,397 94.5% 83.7% 69.8%
link to industry detail Washington 7,455 27.8% 10.4% 4.9% 335,467 91.9% 76.6% 59.5%
link to industry detail West Virginia 1,442 35.5% 16.8% 10.8% 74,424 92.7% 78.4% 65.8%
link to industry detail Wisconsin 9,078 37.6% 14.6% 6.5% 566,225 93.8% 78.2% 58.0%
link to industry detail Wyoming 520 22.3% 10.2% 6.3% 8,916 80.0% 53.7% 33.6%
D = Withheld to avoid disclosure

 

 

U.S. - Manufacturing by Subsector
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.
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 +
  31-33 Manufacturing 318,537 27.5% 6.7% 1.5% 16,946,142 92.3% 76.1% 58.6%
link to industry detail 311 Food mfg 23,203 25.7% 8.1% 2.5% 1,464,439 93.4% 82.3% 67.3%
link to industry detail 312 Beverage & tobacco product mfg 2,230 30.9% 11.0% 4.6% 172,892 95.5% 85.3% 72.2%
link to industry detail 313 Textile mills 3,851 35.8% 15.5% 5.5% 385,455 96.6% 87.5% 68.9%
link to industry detail 314 Textile product mills 6,697 21.5% 6.4% 2.1% 217,355 88.1% 69.3% 48.2%
link to industry detail 315 Apparel mfg 16,391 31.8% 6.9% 1.5% 671,241 90.6% 65.3% 41.2%
link to industry detail 316 Leather & allied product mfg 1,683 28.9% 10.0% 3.7% 79,325 92.7% 75.2% 50.4%
link to industry detail 321 Wood product mfg 15,832 29.5% 6.9% 1.6% 580,334 88.4% 63.4% 40.6%
link to industry detail 322 Paper mfg 3,805 55.9% 20.2% 6.6% 567,891 97.9% 87.1% 71.7%
link to industry detail 323 Printing & related support activities 40,221 18.1% 3.5% 0.9% 845,064 79.3% 51.8% 31.9%
link to industry detail 324 Petroleum & coal products mfg 1,177 44.2% 22.3% 11.2% 111,000 96.5% 88.2% 78.6%
link to industry detail 325 Chemical mfg 9,660 35.8% 14.5% 6.4% 900,706 95.9% 86.7% 74.2%
link to industry detail 326 Plastics & rubber products mfg 13,605 45.6% 15.6% 5.2% 1,030,385 95.3% 78.0% 55.0%
link to industry detail 327 Nonmetallic mineral product mfg 11,883 31.0% 8.2% 3.0% 508,272 90.3% 69.7% 51.2%
link to industry detail 331 Primary metal mfg 4,419 51.0% 23.4% 9.9% 615,177 97.9% 89.0% 72.3%
link to industry detail 332 Fabricated metal product mfg 59,314 28.5% 6.1% 1.6% 1,816,223 85.5% 56.0% 34.2%
link to industry detail 333 Machinery mfg 28,087 34.0% 9.8% 3.2% 1,444,452 91.9% 72.8% 53.3%
link to industry detail 334 Computer & electronic product mfg 15,480 38.3% 14.3% 5.4% 1,680,856 96.7% 87.3% 72.9%
link to industry detail 335 Electrical equipment, appliance, & component mfg 5,977 40.9% 16.4% 6.9% 602,400 96.5% 86.4% 71.8%
link to industry detail 336 Transportation equipment mfg 11,130 38.4% 14.8% 5.6% 1,911,346 98.0% 92.1% 82.2%
link to industry detail 337 Furniture & related product mfg 19,672 21.2% 4.9% 1.1% 603,861 86.7% 64.6% 43.7%
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