U.S. - Specialty food stores - 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	19,888	6.9%	0.9%	0.3%	145,236	47.6%	21.7%	13.2%
	2007	23,632	7.0%	0.9%	0.3%	174,558	47.9%	22.4%	14.1%
	2006	23,310	7.0%	0.8%	0.2%	168,728	49.3%	23.1%	14.9%
	2005	22,951	6.6%	0.7%	0.2%	157,709	48.2%	22.4%	15.1%
	2004	21,996	6.8%	0.8%	0.3%	154,138	49.3%	23.7%	16.0%
	2003	21,510	6.4%	0.8%	0.3%	149,605	50.6%	26.7%	18.7%
	2002	23,953	7.1%	0.9%	0.3%	176,845	50.3%	24.9%	17.8%
	2001	22,727	6.6%	0.9%	0.3%	161,785	50.1%	26.0%	18.7%
	2000	22,172	6.8%	0.9%	0.3%	153,855	49.4%	24.5%	17.3%
	1999	20,286	6.7%	1.0%	0.3%	140,858	50.5%	26.7%	18.6%
	1998	19,025	6.6%	1.0%	0.3%	125,616	46.8%	22.3%	14.4%