U.S. - Optical goods stores - 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	5,228	4.5%	1.1%	0.4%	73,952	D	D	D
	2007	5,341	4.7%	1.0%	0.4%	70,814	D	D	D
	2006	5,523	4.7%	1.0%	0.5%	66,355	69.5%	59.9%	56.5%
	2005	5,648	4.2%	0.9%	0.4%	64,042	67.6%	58.7%	54.5%
	2004	5,725	4.6%	1.0%	0.4%	73,338	70.4%	61.5%	57.2%
	2003	5,758	4.4%	1.0%	0.5%	73,946	70.5%	62.2%	57.9%
	2002	5,809	4.4%	0.8%	0.4%	72,544	69.9%	61.6%	58.2%
	2001	6,485	4.1%	0.9%	0.4%	74,617	67.4%	59.0%	54.5%
	2000	6,532	4.1%	0.9%	0.4%	74,426	67.1%	58.2%	53.6%
	1999	6,645	4.2%	0.9%	0.4%	76,074	68.0%	59.2%	54.2%
	1998	6,683	4.5%	1.0%	0.4%	74,368	67.6%	58.1%	51.6%