U.S. - Welding and soldering equipment 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	313	30.7%	9.9%	4.5%	16,489	93.0%	76.3%	63.6%
	2007	280	36.1%	13.9%	6.8%	17,529	94.9%	80.9%	66.6%
	2006	250	37.6%	15.6%	6.8%	15,853	94.5%	80.1%	64.8%
	2005	231	39.8%	13.9%	6.5%	15,084	94.2%	77.1%	64.8%
	2004	221	40.3%	14.0%	6.3%	15,144	94.3%	79.3%	64.5%
	2003	234	38.5%	14.1%	7.3%	16,552	93.8%	79.2%	66.1%
	2002	237	38.8%	14.3%	6.8%	17,621	94.5%	81.7%	64.9%
	2001	263	41.4%	14.8%	7.2%	18,484	95.7%	81.1%	62.8%
	2000	256	44.5%	16.8%	8.6%	20,128	96.2%	82.5%	65.8%
	1999	253	45.1%	17.8%	9.1%	21,411	96.4%	83.0%	66.6%
	1998	231	49.4%	22.9%	10.4%	20,375	96.3%	84.6%	63.1%