U.S. - Cut and sew apparel 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 +
	2008	3,983	18.7%	2.6%	0.4%	61,783	70.0%	29.8%	7.9%
	2007	6,227	15.6%	1.7%	0.2%	76,827	65.7%	24.6%	4.4%
	2006	6,765	15.2%	1.6%	0.2%	80,269	66.5%	23.9%	4.3%
	2005	6,704	16.1%	1.8%	0.3%	81,888	67.7%	24.1%	4.2%
	2004	7,319	17.2%	1.8%	0.3%	94,840	69.7%	24.6%	4.6%
	2003	7,985	16.2%	1.6%	0.3%	98,240	69.3%	24.4%	7.1%
	2002	7,186	19.0%	2.2%	0.3%	102,646	71.0%	26.4%	7.0%
	2001	7,472	22.6%	3.2%	0.5%	133,325	78.7%	35.9%	12.3%
	2000	7,110	25.5%	3.9%	0.6%	146,030	80.5%	38.5%	12.7%
	1999	7,057	26.4%	4.4%	0.8%	156,379	82.9%	42.3%	16.7%
	1998	8,144	33.5%	5.5%	1.2%	231,766	85.3%	45.0%	19.7%