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Statistics of U.S. Businesses: 1998:
Chemical mfg
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By detailed employment size By year By state
 
U.S. - Chemical mfg 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-
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ments		 Paid
employees		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)
All firms 9,660 13,597 900,706 44,123,527
Firms with no employees (as of March 12) 675 675 0 102,893
Firms with 1 to 4 employees 2,465 2,465 5,744 188,079
Firms with 5 to 9 employees 1,607 1,611 10,908 365,137
Firms with 10 to 19 employees 1,453 1,459 19,873 691,874
Firms with 20 to 99 employees 2,060 2,254 83,015 3,132,708
Firms with 100 to 499 employees 783 1,321 113,192 4,544,966
Firms with 500 employees or more 617 3,812 667,974 35,097,870
D = Withheld to avoid disclosure

 

 

U.S. - Chemical 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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data		 Year Firms by employment size of enterprise Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
Total20 + 100 +500 + Total20 + 100 +500 +
link to 2008 detail 2008 10,043 37.5% 14.5% 5.7% 810,788 95.5% 84.0% 68.0%
link to 2007 detail 2007 9,772 35.4% 14.2% 5.9% 793,717 95.4% 84.9% 69.7%
link to 2006 detail 2006 9,608 36.5% 14.4% 5.9% 805,064 95.6% 85.1% 69.8%
link to 2005 detail 2005 9,536 36.5% 14.4% 5.9% 810,368 95.7% 85.2% 70.2%
link to 2004 detail 2004 9,523 36.9% 14.5% 6.1% 823,020 95.7% 85.2% 70.5%
link to 2003 detail 2003 9,468 37.0% 14.9% 6.2% 841,375 95.8% 85.8% 71.5%
link to 2002 detail 2002 9,341 35.7% 14.6% 6.1% 827,430 95.8% 86.4% 72.7%
link to 2001 detail 2001 9,535 36.2% 14.4% 6.2% 869,761 95.9% 86.4% 73.4%
link to 2000 detail 2000 9,530 36.1% 14.6% 6.3% 885,848 96.0% 86.8% 74.0%
link to 1999 detail 1999 9,557 35.9% 14.6% 6.4% 886,354 95.9% 86.8% 74.1%
link to 1998 detail 1998 9,660 35.8% 14.5% 6.4% 900,706 95.9% 86.7% 74.2%

 

 

Chemical mfg 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.
State Firms by employment size of enterprise Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
Total20 + 100 +500 + Total20 + 100 +500 +
United States 9,660 35.8% 14.5% 6.4% 900,706 95.9% 86.7% 74.2%
Alabama 175 56.0% 44.0% 29.7% 14,007 96.9% 91.6% 77.5%
Alaska 5 60.0% 60.0% 40.0% (250-499) D D D
Arizona 169 38.5% 20.7% 12.4% 6,738 91.5% 78.2% 67.8%
Arkansas 100 53.0% 42.0% 32.0% 7,271 96.9% 92.0% 84.0%
California 1,435 39.2% 21.0% 11.6% 64,795 92.2% 76.3% 53.9%
Colorado 162 38.9% 24.1% 17.9% 6,449 92.6% 77.7% 59.2%
Connecticut 163 46.6% 26.4% 20.9% 16,028 96.5% 88.5% 84.2%
Delaware 44 75.0% 63.6% 52.3% 7,256 98.9% 93.7% 80.8%
District of Columbia 2 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% (1-19) D D D
Florida 530 36.2% 21.1% 12.8% 20,026 91.5% 77.5% 59.1%
Georgia 418 56.7% 38.8% 24.6% 23,955 95.2% 85.0% 64.3%
Hawaii 19 31.6% 10.5% 10.5% (100-249) D D D
Idaho 43 37.2% 27.9% 20.9% 3,110 95.0% D 88.7%
Illinois 628 50.5% 30.9% 20.7% 54,266 96.5% 87.6% 77.3%
Indiana 275 57.5% 35.6% 25.1% 23,583 97.0% 86.0% 75.8%
Iowa 116 56.9% 40.5% 27.6% 7,015 96.0% 86.8% 68.1%
Kansas 115 54.8% 39.1% 31.3% 6,666 96.0% 84.5% 76.5%
Kentucky 145 56.6% 42.8% 33.8% 14,331 97.4% 92.6% 83.2%
Louisiana 198 62.1% 52.0% 42.4% 27,812 98.4% 96.4% 91.2%
Maine 52 32.7% 21.2% 11.5% 1,962 92.3% 78.0% 62.6%
Maryland 164 51.2% 37.2% 25.0% 14,196 96.5% 89.4% 78.5%
Massachusetts 325 46.5% 24.6% 16.0% 21,999 94.6% 81.8% 67.6%
Michigan 355 44.2% 25.9% 19.2% 33,773 96.4% 89.5% 82.6%
Minnesota 228 45.2% 26.8% 17.5% 8,919 90.9% 74.3% 48.7%
Mississippi 99 53.5% 44.4% 36.4% 7,370 96.2% 92.5% 85.5%
Missouri 330 47.3% 32.1% 23.3% 22,326 95.2% 86.3% 71.9%
Montana 43 34.9% 18.6% 14.0% 526 D D D
Nebraska 63 63.5% 46.0% 31.7% 2,819 D D 72.2%
Nevada 76 35.5% 19.7% 14.5% 1,296 83.8% 54.8% 47.5%
New Hampshire 55 43.6% 21.8% 10.9% 1,841 88.9% 57.5% 41.9%
New Jersey 683 55.8% 29.7% 18.3% 68,328 97.1% 86.8% 73.1%
New Mexico 36 47.2% 36.1% 22.2% 1,373 91.7% 84.3% 52.0%
New York 601 42.9% 24.6% 15.5% 62,725 96.8% 89.7% 77.0%
North Carolina 383 54.6% 35.5% 24.8% 43,953 97.5% 91.2% 81.7%
North Dakota 10 20.0% 10.0% 0.0% (20-99) D D D
Ohio 599 54.9% 34.2% 23.4% 48,118 96.2% 86.6% 75.3%
Oklahoma 112 49.1% 32.1% 22.3% 3,835 92.4% 76.6% 55.6%
Oregon 154 45.5% 26.0% 20.1% 4,455 89.7% 62.0% 36.4%
Pennsylvania 557 49.6% 26.0% 16.5% 33,875 94.7% 79.6% 63.2%
Rhode Island 67 35.8% 19.4% 16.4% 2,613 D D 53.3%
South Carolina 216 61.1% 42.6% 33.8% 37,896 98.6% 93.7% 89.7%
South Dakota 27 37.0% 22.2% 14.8% 722 87.1% D D
Tennessee 250 55.2% 37.6% 24.8% 34,421 98.2% 93.6% 81.0%
Texas 891 45.0% 28.8% 18.5% 78,269 96.4% 89.7% 79.1%
Utah 120 41.7% 30.8% 20.8% 5,674 92.4% 80.2% 55.1%
Vermont 19 42.1% 26.3% 10.5% (250-499) D D D
Virginia 159 59.1% 42.8% 30.8% 19,680 98.0% 93.5% 87.1%
Washington 227 38.3% 23.3% 18.5% 5,320 89.0% 68.3% 59.2%
West Virginia 59 76.3% 64.4% 50.8% 13,989 99.2% 97.4% 90.9%
Wisconsin 285 56.5% 30.9% 20.0% 12,784 94.1% 75.3% 52.7%
Wyoming 22 59.1% 50.0% 45.5% 1,250 97.3% D 92.2%
D = Withheld to avoid disclosure

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Source: Statistics of U.S. Businesses

Last modified: July 13 2011   Questions?