U.S. - Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production and processing - 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	773	44.6%	21.1%	10.2%	65,343	95.9%	84.2%	66.7%
	2007	739	43.2%	20.7%	10.8%	60,466	95.9%	84.8%	67.6%
	2006	752	42.7%	21.0%	11.6%	59,610	95.7%	84.6%	66.7%
	2005	743	43.7%	21.4%	12.0%	60,706	96.1%	85.4%	68.8%
	2004	776	42.3%	20.4%	10.7%	60,050	96.0%	84.7%	65.9%
	2003	792	42.0%	21.0%	10.6%	63,008	95.9%	85.5%	66.4%
	2002	760	42.6%	21.4%	11.7%	64,203	96.2%	85.8%	69.6%
	2001	746	46.9%	24.0%	13.1%	72,295	96.7%	86.1%	70.1%
	2000	768	47.0%	24.9%	13.2%	74,500	96.8%	86.7%	69.7%
	1999	767	47.7%	24.4%	13.6%	79,290	97.2%	87.0%	72.0%
	1998	757	50.2%	26.0%	14.5%	83,650	97.5%	87.6%	73.2%