U.S. - Special trade contractors - 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 +
	2002	438,835	8.6%	0.9%	0.1%	3,865,341	59.8%	27.2%	11.5%
	2001	438,162	8.8%	1.0%	0.1%	3,973,814	60.4%	28.0%	11.4%
	2000	449,380	9.0%	1.0%	0.1%	4,066,900	59.1%	26.1%	10.2%
	1999	438,685	8.8%	0.9%	0.1%	3,815,174	57.7%	24.2%	8.7%
	1998	432,271	8.3%	0.8%	0.1%	3,560,660	55.9%	22.4%	7.9%

Special trade contractors by State
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State	Firms by employment size of enterprise				Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
	Total	20 +	100 +	500 +	Total	20 +	100 +	500 +
United States	438,685	8.8%	0.9%	0.1%	3,815,174	57.7%	24.2%	8.7%
Alabama	6,053	10.9%	1.3%	0.4%	58,936	59.1%	22.2%	9.3%
Alaska	1,309	5.7%	0.8%	0.5%	6,326	33.8%	D	D
Arizona	7,982	14.6%	2.6%	0.6%	111,395	72.2%	38.0%	11.1%
Arkansas	3,551	8.5%	1.0%	0.4%	26,055	49.3%	13.1%	3.2%
California	40,717	12.1%	1.6%	0.3%	460,035	65.7%	30.1%	10.0%
Colorado	10,883	8.9%	1.3%	0.4%	91,282	57.8%	25.1%	8.5%
Connecticut	6,221	6.1%	0.8%	0.4%	37,495	44.6%	14.2%	4.4%
Delaware	1,504	10.5%	1.5%	0.4%	13,844	59.1%	20.6%	6.1%
District of Columbia	131	21.4%	6.1%	2.3%	2,369	D	D	D
Florida	25,307	9.4%	1.1%	0.3%	223,082	59.7%	24.4%	10.5%
Georgia	12,211	10.2%	1.5%	0.5%	115,231	60.4%	26.2%	10.1%
Hawaii	1,412	10.8%	2.1%	1.1%	11,971	55.6%	22.2%	7.1%
Idaho	3,610	4.8%	0.7%	0.3%	19,892	36.8%	11.5%	2.5%
Illinois	18,842	9.4%	1.3%	0.3%	164,458	58.4%	24.5%	7.8%
Indiana	10,264	8.8%	1.2%	0.3%	86,580	53.7%	20.9%	5.7%
Iowa	5,293	7.7%	1.2%	0.4%	38,016	51.4%	19.9%	4.7%
Kansas	4,854	8.0%	1.2%	0.5%	37,828	51.7%	21.6%	9.3%
Kentucky	6,111	9.4%	1.2%	0.4%	50,840	54.3%	19.0%	4.8%
Louisiana	5,217	11.8%	1.7%	0.6%	61,776	65.5%	34.4%	18.2%
Maine	2,929	4.3%	0.5%	0.3%	14,974	41.3%	15.8%	8.1%
Maryland	9,063	12.3%	1.8%	0.5%	97,437	64.7%	28.5%	11.3%
Massachusetts	10,327	6.9%	0.9%	0.3%	69,880	49.8%	16.8%	4.5%
Michigan	16,745	7.8%	0.9%	0.2%	126,758	52.4%	19.3%	6.4%
Minnesota	9,473	7.4%	1.0%	0.4%	68,217	54.4%	21.4%	7.7%
Mississippi	3,075	9.6%	1.2%	0.4%	26,901	55.8%	21.4%	9.4%
Missouri	9,818	8.5%	1.1%	0.4%	81,036	54.5%	21.4%	8.9%
Montana	2,178	3.5%	0.6%	0.3%	9,524	30.5%	D	D
Nebraska	3,636	7.3%	1.2%	0.5%	26,220	49.9%	20.1%	7.0%
Nevada	2,982	20.6%	5.3%	1.2%	56,998	78.8%	46.2%	9.5%
New Hampshire	2,591	5.5%	0.6%	0.2%	14,514	41.8%	12.0%	1.6%
New Jersey	15,315	6.2%	0.9%	0.2%	100,492	49.6%	19.9%	5.9%
New Mexico	2,773	10.4%	1.1%	0.5%	22,446	55.4%	12.8%	2.1%
New York	25,791	7.4%	0.9%	0.2%	190,743	54.2%	21.1%	6.2%
North Carolina	16,069	8.0%	1.1%	0.3%	135,539	54.2%	24.1%	10.7%
North Dakota	1,303	7.1%	1.0%	0.5%	8,471	47.6%	12.1%	3.1%
Ohio	17,559	8.9%	1.0%	0.3%	144,604	54.3%	19.5%	7.2%
Oklahoma	4,981	7.7%	1.0%	0.4%	35,079	45.9%	12.6%	3.9%
Oregon	7,154	7.0%	0.9%	0.4%	48,131	49.3%	17.4%	6.2%
Pennsylvania	17,995	8.0%	1.0%	0.4%	144,678	55.7%	23.8%	11.3%
Rhode Island	2,039	4.8%	0.8%	0.3%	11,316	43.1%	D	D
South Carolina	6,941	8.6%	1.0%	0.4%	59,592	53.0%	21.2%	11.4%
South Dakota	1,581	5.0%	0.8%	0.4%	8,407	37.0%	10.4%	1.1%
Tennessee	7,087	12.0%	1.9%	0.5%	75,510	63.5%	26.8%	7.4%
Texas	24,213	12.0%	1.6%	0.4%	280,958	65.0%	30.5%	13.5%
Utah	4,855	8.4%	1.1%	0.5%	37,974	52.1%	17.9%	6.4%
Vermont	1,599	4.0%	0.6%	0.1%	7,640	37.6%	D	D
Virginia	12,314	9.9%	1.3%	0.3%	110,962	57.9%	22.8%	6.3%
Washington	11,906	7.9%	0.9%	0.3%	87,624	54.2%	20.4%	9.4%
West Virginia	2,272	5.8%	1.0%	0.5%	13,259	40.2%	10.0%	2.8%
Wisconsin	10,770	6.5%	0.9%	0.3%	75,286	48.3%	19.5%	6.8%
Wyoming	1,327	4.4%	0.6%	0.5%	6,593	D	D	1.3%

D = Withheld to avoid disclosure

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Source: Statistics of U.S. Businesses

Last modified: July 13 2011   Questions?