Massachusetts - Retail trade - 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	16,893	12.1%	4.5%	2.6%	360,885	82.2%	69.6%	62.2%
	2006	17,902	12.3%	4.1%	2.4%	368,028	81.3%	67.2%	59.6%
	2005	18,219	12.2%	4.0%	2.4%	369,290	81.3%	66.7%	58.8%
	2004	18,286	12.6%	4.2%	2.4%	369,537	81.1%	66.2%	57.3%
	2003	18,144	12.8%	4.2%	2.4%	364,682	81.1%	65.9%	57.3%
	2002	18,275	13.0%	4.1%	2.5%	361,177	80.5%	64.7%	57.4%
	2001	18,090	12.9%	4.1%	2.5%	352,124	79.9%	63.3%	55.7%
	2000	18,248	12.8%	4.3%	2.5%	353,157	79.9%	64.0%	55.6%
	1999	18,172	12.8%	4.2%	2.5%	349,741	79.9%	64.3%	56.2%
	1998	18,337	12.6%	4.2%	2.5%	340,552	79.3%	63.6%	55.7%

Massachusetts - Retail Trade by Subsector
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NAICS code	Industry title (with link to definition)	Firms by employment size of enterprise				Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
		Total	20 +	100 +	500 +	Total	20 +	100 +	500 +
44-45	Retail Trade	18,172	12.8%	4.2%	2.5%	349,741	79.9%	64.3%	56.2%
441	Motor vehicle & parts dealers	1,853	28.6%	3.8%	1.3%	36,061	82.1%	27.5%	11.0%
442	Furniture & home furnishings stores	1,105	14.8%	6.2%	3.5%	14,036	69.8%	52.0%	33.6%
443	Electronics & appliance stores	714	11.3%	3.9%	2.5%	8,870	69.3%	51.7%	44.7%
444	Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers	1,484	19.5%	4.7%	2.3%	24,406	73.5%	43.9%	32.7%
445	Food & beverage stores	3,492	8.8%	2.1%	1.0%	88,830	84.1%	75.0%	69.7%
446	Health & personal care stores	818	13.9%	5.9%	4.5%	29,175	87.9%	81.0%	78.5%
447	Gasoline stations	1,765	6.2%	2.1%	0.9%	15,403	46.0%	33.1%	20.2%
448	Clothing & clothing accessories stores	1,844	16.8%	11.6%	8.5%	37,206	83.9%	76.9%	68.7%
451	Sporting goods, hobby, book, & music stores	1,142	11.4%	5.3%	3.3%	16,341	75.2%	63.7%	56.6%
452	General merchandise stores	309	13.6%	9.7%	8.1%	43,103	97.6%	96.6%	95.0%
453	Miscellaneous store retailers	2,511	6.8%	2.9%	1.8%	18,497	54.1%	38.3%	31.7%
454	Nonstore retailers	1,248	14.1%	5.1%	3.0%	17,813	72.3%	52.6%	36.2%

D = Withheld to avoid disclosure

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Source: Statistics of U.S. Businesses

Last modified: July 13 2011   Questions?