Statistics of U.S. Businesses: 1998: U.S. - Machinery, equipment, & supplies whsle

Employment size of enterprise	Firms	Estab- lish- ments	Paid employees	Annual payroll ($1,000)
All firms	59,803	76,082	798,378	32,046,022
Firms with no employees (as of March 12)	4,447	4,473	0	220,019
Firms with 1 to 4 employees	25,362	25,426	55,384	1,956,343
Firms with 5 to 9 employees	12,137	12,369	80,459	2,841,872
Firms with 10 to 19 employees	8,751	9,598	117,254	4,304,822
Firms with 20 to 99 employees	7,181	11,401	247,745	9,781,730
Firms with 100 to 499 employees	1,280	5,223	140,010	5,749,681
Firms with 500 employees or more	645	7,592	157,526	7,191,555

All firms

59,803

76,082

798,378

32,046,022

Firms with no employees (as of March 12)

4,447

4,473

220,019

Firms with 1 to 4 employees

25,362

25,426

55,384

1,956,343

Firms with 5 to 9 employees

12,137

12,369

80,459

2,841,872

Firms with 10 to 19 employees

8,751

9,598

117,254

4,304,822

Firms with 20 to 99 employees

7,181

11,401

247,745

9,781,730

Firms with 100 to 499 employees

1,280

5,223

140,010

5,749,681

Firms with 500 employees or more

645

7,592

157,526

7,191,555

U.S. - Machinery, equipment, & supplies whsle - 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.
Year	Firms by employment size of enterprise	Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
2002	54,321	15.1%	3.1%	1.1%	747,944	69.6%	39.3%	23.2%
2001	55,235	15.8%	3.3%	1.2%	797,004	70.5%	40.0%	22.8%
2000	57,121	15.5%	3.2%	1.1%	796,213	69.6%	38.8%	21.7%
1999	58,621	15.2%	3.2%	1.1%	803,332	69.1%	38.5%	21.3%
1998	59,803	15.2%	3.2%	1.1%	798,378	68.3%	37.3%	19.7%

U.S. - Machinery, equipment, & supplies whsle - 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

Total

20 +

100 +

500 +

Total

20 +

100 +

500 +

2002

54,321

15.1%

3.1%

1.1%

747,944

69.6%

39.3%

23.2%

2001

55,235

15.8%

3.3%

1.2%

797,004

70.5%

40.0%

22.8%

2000

57,121

15.5%

3.2%

1.1%

796,213

69.6%

38.8%

21.7%

1999

58,621

15.2%

3.2%

1.1%

803,332

69.1%

38.5%

21.3%

1998

59,803

15.2%

3.2%

1.1%

798,378

68.3%

37.3%

19.7%

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