U.S. - Animal slaughtering and processing - 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	3,139	30.1%	12.3%	4.6%	501,386	97.6%	92.9%	83.5%
	2007	3,195	29.2%	11.8%	4.4%	487,813	97.5%	92.6%	83.2%
	2006	3,185	30.2%	12.3%	4.4%	503,800	97.6%	92.8%	83.2%
	2005	3,242	30.2%	12.2%	4.2%	506,947	97.6%	92.8%	83.1%
	2004	3,316	29.9%	11.9%	4.1%	501,577	97.5%	92.5%	82.7%
	2003	3,379	29.6%	11.4%	3.9%	499,898	97.5%	92.4%	82.3%
	2002	3,191	30.4%	12.1%	4.5%	495,730	97.7%	92.8%	84.0%
	2001	3,443	28.7%	11.5%	4.4%	496,177	97.5%	92.3%	83.5%
	2000	3,405	29.0%	12.0%	4.6%	491,111	97.4%	92.3%	83.1%
	1999	3,503	28.9%	11.6%	4.4%	483,137	97.3%	91.9%	82.3%
	1998	3,512	28.8%	11.6%	4.3%	468,929	97.1%	91.6%	81.5%