U.S. - Clothing 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	39,852	5.9%	1.4%	0.6%	1,287,189	88.5%	83.9%	80.6%
	2007	41,320	5.7%	1.3%	0.6%	1,278,939	87.9%	83.1%	79.9%
	2006	41,019	5.9%	1.3%	0.6%	1,259,686	88.2%	83.3%	79.8%
	2005	40,826	5.9%	1.3%	0.6%	1,200,822	87.9%	82.8%	79.4%
	2004	40,131	6.1%	1.4%	0.6%	1,195,504	87.8%	82.6%	79.1%
	2003	39,946	6.0%	1.4%	0.6%	1,116,324	87.0%	81.7%	77.9%
	2002	41,519	6.1%	1.4%	0.6%	1,045,610	85.7%	79.8%	75.8%
	2001	41,195	6.4%	1.4%	0.6%	1,033,252	85.4%	79.1%	75.1%
	2000	40,987	6.3%	1.5%	0.6%	1,015,399	85.1%	78.9%	74.8%
	1999	41,711	6.2%	1.5%	0.6%	943,824	83.8%	77.3%	72.7%
	1998	43,299	6.2%	1.5%	0.7%	928,945	82.9%	76.1%	71.5%