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Statistics of U.S. Businesses: 2000:
Oil & gas extraction
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By detailed employment size By year By state
 
U.S. - Oil & gas extraction by Employment Size of Enterprise
Introductory text includes scope and methodology. Table includes only establishments with payroll. Nonemployers are shown separately. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
Employment size of enterprise Firms Estab-
lish-
ments		 Paid
employees		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)
All firms 6,472 7,740 83,012 5,393,011
Firms with no employees (as of March 12) 807 807 0 40,616
Firms with 1 to 4 employees 3,779 3,793 7,414 249,214
Firms with 5 to 9 employees 928 940 6,047 253,368
Firms with 10 to 19 employees 441 479 5,723 271,729
Firms with 20 to 99 employees 341 458 12,285 734,334
Firms with 100 to 499 employees 77 242 9,966 703,689
Firms with 500 employees or more 99 1,021 41,577 3,140,061
D = Withheld to avoid disclosure

 

 

U.S. - Oil and gas extraction - by Year
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data		 Year Firms by employment size of enterprise Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
Total20 + 100 +500 + Total20 + 100 +500 +
link to 2008 detail 2008 6,641 8.9% 3.0% 1.4% 107,100 80.6% 67.5% 52.9%
link to 2007 detail 2007 6,528 10.6% 3.5% 1.6% 141,809 84.8% 72.9% 59.5%
link to 2006 detail 2006 6,606 8.2% 2.7% 1.4% 92,683 77.7% 63.3% 50.6%
link to 2005 detail 2005 6,317 8.2% 2.8% 1.4% 85,562 77.3% 62.8% 49.0%
link to 2004 detail 2004 6,288 8.3% 2.8% 1.5% 82,879 77.1% 62.9% 49.2%
link to 2003 detail 2003 6,273 8.3% 2.9% 1.4% 83,447 77.6% 63.8% 48.3%
link to 2002 detail 2002 6,317 8.5% 2.9% 1.5% 88,280 78.1% 64.4% 51.2%
link to 2001 detail 2001 6,435 8.3% 2.8% 1.4% 87,980 77.5% 63.4% 51.7%
link to 2000 detail 2000 6,472 8.0% 2.7% 1.5% 83,012 76.9% 62.1% 50.1%
link to 1999 detail 1999 6,345 7.9% 3.0% 1.6% 90,012 78.7% 66.3% 54.5%
link to 1998 detail 1998 6,723 8.2% 2.7% 1.5% 97,039 78.4% 65.3% 53.4%

 

 

Oil & gas extraction by State
Introductory text includes scope and methodology. Table includes only establishments with payroll. Nonemployers are shown separately. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
State Firms by employment size of enterprise Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
Total20 + 100 +500 + Total20 + 100 +500 +
United States 6,472 8.0% 2.7% 1.5% 83,012 76.9% 62.1% 50.1%
Alabama 29 55.2% 48.3% 34.5% 826 D D 68.0%
Alaska 12 75.0% 75.0% 58.3% 2,318 D D 96.7%
Arizona 14 21.4% 7.1% 7.1% 77 D D D
Arkansas 92 20.7% 13.0% 12.0% 565 D D 36.1%
California 185 18.9% 10.8% 8.1% 3,501 82.2% 70.4% 58.4%
Colorado 342 17.3% 11.1% 7.6% 4,050 81.0% 60.8% 43.9%
Connecticut 6 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% (1-19) D D D
Delaware 12 16.7% 16.7% 8.3% (20-99) D D D
District of Columbia 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% (1-19) D D D
Florida 30 10.0% 10.0% 10.0% (100-249) D D D
Georgia 8 25.0% 25.0% 25.0% 15 D D D
Hawaii 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% (1-19) D D D
Idaho 2 100.0%100.0% 100.0% (1-19) D D D
Illinois 175 7.4% 1.7% 1.7% 815 33.6% 7.6% 7.6%
Indiana 52 7.7% 3.8% 1.9% 341 49.0% D D
Iowa 2 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% (1-19) D D D
Kansas 391 10.7% 7.4% 5.1% 2,600 55.0% D 31.5%
Kentucky 79 16.5% 6.3% 3.8% 747 D D 30.9%
Louisiana 369 21.7% 13.6% 11.1% 10,878 D D 77.4%
Maryland 3 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% (1-19) D D D
Massachusetts 7 14.3% 14.3% 14.3% (1-19) D D D
Michigan 105 21.0% 9.5% 5.7% 1,088 73.3% 45.7% 17.6%
Minnesota 11 18.2% 9.1% 9.1% (20-99) D D D
Mississippi 100 22.0% 15.0% 11.0% 486 58.2% D 12.8%
Missouri 18 22.2% 11.1% 11.1% 60 26.7% D D
Montana 76 23.7% 14.5% 10.5% 608 D D 52.1%
Nebraska 19 10.5% 5.3% 5.3% (20-99) D D D
Nevada 13 7.7% 0.0% 0.0% 51 D 0.0% 0.0%
New Hampshire 2 50.0% 50.0% 50.0% (1-19) D D D
New Jersey 10 30.0% 30.0% 30.0% (20-99) D D D
New Mexico 181 30.9% 18.8% 14.9% 2,498 D D 57.1%
New York 48 12.5% 10.4% 4.2% 249 D D D
North Carolina 6 16.7% 0.0% 0.0% (20-99) D D D
North Dakota 39 28.2% 17.9% 12.8% (500-999) D D D
Ohio 218 8.3% 3.7% 1.4% 1,692 D D D
Oklahoma 1,002 10.0% 5.2% 3.4% 9,478 70.4% 54.3% 38.3%
Oregon 5 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% (1-19) D D D
Pennsylvania 142 16.9% 9.9% 5.6% 1,242 64.7% 31.2% 8.6%
South Carolina 3 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% (1-19) D D D
South Dakota 5 20.0% 20.0% 20.0% (1-19) D D D
Tennessee 20 25.0% 15.0% 15.0% (100-249) D D D
Texas 2,712 9.8% 4.2% 2.6% 31,923 76.0% 59.5% 47.9%
Utah 49 42.9% 30.6% 24.5% 864 88.2% D 69.0%
Virginia 23 43.5% 30.4% 26.1% 329 D D 65.3%
Washington 8 37.5% 37.5% 25.0% (100-249) D D D
West Virginia 188 8.5% 5.3% 3.2% 1,608 60.8% 50.9% 34.5%
Wisconsin 5 20.0% 20.0% 20.0% (1-19) D D D
Wyoming 153 32.0% 23.5% 17.6% 2,169 D D 65.7%
D = Withheld to avoid disclosure

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Source: Statistics of U.S. Businesses

Last modified: July 13 2011   Questions?