U.S. - Plate work and fabricated structural product manufacturing - 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	5,417	36.1%	8.3%	2.4%	184,154	87.6%	54.6%	30.4%
	2007	5,194	35.0%	8.4%	2.5%	172,456	87.2%	54.7%	30.7%
	2006	5,115	34.2%	8.2%	2.5%	164,711	86.6%	53.4%	30.3%
	2005	5,055	32.7%	7.7%	2.5%	153,016	85.6%	52.2%	30.2%
	2004	5,046	32.4%	7.3%	2.3%	150,523	85.8%	52.7%	31.7%
	2003	4,981	32.0%	7.2%	2.4%	150,504	85.7%	52.6%	33.4%
	2002	5,226	31.9%	7.5%	2.5%	152,420	85.7%	51.9%	30.1%
	2001	4,342	40.3%	9.4%	3.2%	159,824	88.2%	54.0%	31.2%
	2000	4,095	41.1%	9.6%	3.2%	152,889	88.5%	54.1%	32.0%
	1999	4,316	38.8%	9.1%	2.9%	153,300	87.6%	54.0%	32.0%
	1998	4,469	37.4%	8.4%	2.7%	150,387	87.1%	52.4%	31.4%