U.S. - Offices of optometrists - 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	18,698	3.7%	0.5%	0.2%	107,377	22.1%	5.9%	1.7%
	2007	18,495	3.6%	0.4%	0.2%	106,376	22.6%	D	D
	2006	18,204	3.5%	0.4%	0.2%	103,161	22.2%	5.4%	1.2%
	2005	18,008	3.2%	0.4%	0.2%	99,340	21.2%	5.5%	2.0%
	2004	17,674	3.6%	0.4%	0.1%	100,280	22.5%	5.5%	1.9%
	2003	17,272	3.3%	0.4%	0.2%	96,964	21.6%	6.0%	1.7%
	2002	17,127	3.2%	0.3%	0.1%	95,026	21.1%	5.1%	1.6%
	2001	16,582	3.1%	0.3%	0.1%	90,971	20.6%	5.2%	1.9%
	2000	16,499	2.9%	0.3%	0.1%	88,347	20.2%	5.6%	2.9%
	1999	16,246	2.8%	0.3%	0.1%	84,604	19.8%	6.1%	3.6%
	1998	16,163	2.6%	0.3%	0.1%	82,368	18.9%	6.0%	3.4%