U.S. - Machine shops - 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	20,750	16.5%	2.5%	0.6%	264,126	65.1%	24.6%	7.5%
	2007	21,628	16.7%	2.4%	0.6%	277,099	65.0%	23.5%	7.2%
	2006	21,135	16.6%	2.2%	0.5%	266,597	64.3%	22.5%	6.4%
	2005	21,029	15.7%	2.2%	0.6%	253,966	63.0%	22.3%	6.8%
	2004	21,054	15.1%	2.0%	0.5%	246,231	62.0%	21.6%	6.8%
	2003	21,157	14.5%	2.0%	0.6%	240,207	60.6%	20.5%	6.6%
	2002	22,878	14.5%	1.9%	0.6%	261,423	60.8%	21.2%	8.1%
	2001	22,544	17.0%	2.2%	0.7%	292,720	64.0%	21.9%	7.8%
	2000	22,627	16.8%	2.2%	0.6%	291,642	63.8%	22.2%	7.8%
	1999	23,032	16.5%	2.2%	0.6%	286,833	62.5%	21.0%	6.6%
	1998	23,787	17.0%	2.2%	0.6%	304,052	63.7%	21.3%	6.0%