U.S. - Surgical and medical instrument 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	1,210	39.7%	17.9%	7.9%	111,539	96.1%	85.4%	66.5%
	2007	1,133	39.3%	18.2%	8.6%	101,760	96.0%	86.0%	68.3%
	2006	1,139	41.0%	17.5%	7.5%	100,499	96.1%	85.0%	64.8%
	2005	1,166	40.2%	16.8%	7.5%	96,407	95.7%	83.4%	65.3%
	2004	1,140	42.0%	17.1%	7.0%	97,983	95.9%	83.3%	65.1%
	2003	1,145	40.9%	16.3%	7.2%	94,567	95.5%	82.4%	65.7%
	2002	1,167	39.8%	15.9%	7.3%	102,891	95.8%	84.5%	69.9%
	2001	1,285	36.9%	14.1%	6.1%	104,167	95.2%	83.1%	68.4%
	2000	1,317	36.0%	12.8%	5.7%	104,325	95.2%	82.5%	68.9%
	1999	1,394	34.8%	12.6%	5.6%	107,519	95.0%	82.6%	69.8%
	1998	1,431	34.2%	12.5%	6.1%	101,977	94.6%	81.6%	68.7%