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Statistics of U.S. Businesses: 2000:
Wholesale Trade
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U.S. - Wholesale Trade by Employment Size of Enterprise
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Employment size of enterprise Firms Estab-
lish-
ments
Paid
employees
Annual
payroll
($1,000)
All firms 354,153 446,237 6,112,029 270,122,206
Firms with no employees (as of March 12) 34,570 34,706 0 1,913,436
Firms with 1 to 4 employees 157,498 158,015 333,624 11,991,282
Firms with 5 to 9 employees 64,659 65,843 426,651 15,350,997
Firms with 10 to 19 employees 44,868 48,066 599,945 22,569,432
Firms with 20 to 99 employees 41,254 56,106 1,510,645 59,560,471
Firms with 100 to 499 employees 8,004 25,150 1,015,656 42,349,556
Firms with 500 employees or more 3,300 58,351 2,225,508 116,387,032
    Firms with 500 to 999 employees 1,177 8,111 284,141 12,900,815
    Firms with 1,000 to 1,499 employees 481 4,394 154,875 6,775,401
    Firms with 1,500 to 2,499 employees 479 5,742 174,493 8,144,118
    Firms with 2,500 employees or more 1,163 40,104 1,611,999 88,566,698
        Firms with 2,500 to 4,999 employees 438 7,429 249,023 12,670,225
        Firms with 5,000 to 9,999 employees 321 10,395 339,515 16,949,895
        Firms with 10,000 employees or more 404 22,280 1,023,461 58,946,578
D = Withheld to avoid disclosure

 

 

U.S. - Wholesale trade - by Year
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Year Firms by employment size of enterprise Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
Total20 + 100 +500 + Total20 + 100 +500 +
link to 2005 detail 2005 336,736 14.2% 3.2% 0.9% 5,968,929 79.3% 56.2% 39.1%
link to 2004 detail 2004 337,642 14.3% 3.2% 0.9% 5,907,051 78.8% 55.2% 38.4%
link to 2003 detail 2003 342,450 14.2% 3.2% 0.9% 5,863,860 78.3% 54.7% 37.9%
link to 2002 detail 2002 345,309 14.4% 3.1% 0.9% 5,860,256 77.9% 53.6% 37.2%
link to 2001 detail 2001 346,027 15.1% 3.3% 0.9% 6,142,089 78.3% 54.0% 37.1%
link to 2000 detail 2000 354,153 14.8% 3.2% 0.9% 6,112,029 77.7% 53.0% 36.4%
link to 1999 detail 1999 358,564 14.6% 3.1% 0.9% 5,972,022 77.1% 52.0% 35.8%
link to 1998 detail 1998 363,454 14.5% 3.1% 0.9% 5,885,230 76.3% 50.9% 34.6%

 

 

Wholesale Trade by State
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State Firms by employment size of enterprise Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
Total20 + 100 +500 + Total20 + 100 +500 +
link to industry detail United States 354,153 14.8% 3.2% 0.9% 6,112,029 77.7% 53.0% 36.4%
link to industry detail Alabama 5,104 26.1% 13.1% 8.6% 82,141 77.1% 51.7% 34.2%
link to industry detail Alaska 634 31.1% 18.8% 13.4% 7,285 74.5% 45.9% 24.1%
link to industry detail Arizona 5,893 24.1% 13.4% 8.6% 86,222 77.9% 56.5% 42.0%
link to industry detail Arkansas 3,040 26.6% 13.6% 8.9% 44,822 75.4% 48.6% 33.3%
link to industry detail California 51,165 17.7% 5.5% 2.5% 808,198 76.5% 49.8% 31.9%
link to industry detail Colorado 6,580 24.1% 13.6% 9.0% 97,104 78.1% 55.3% 42.5%
link to industry detail Connecticut 4,685 24.2% 12.6% 8.3% 76,997 79.0% 56.3% 40.6%
link to industry detail Delaware 930 29.8% 18.9% 13.9% 18,843 84.8% 70.2% 53.1%
link to industry detail District of Columbia 352 34.1% 22.4% 17.9% 5,461 81.1% 58.0% 47.8%
link to industry detail Florida 27,233 13.3% 5.7% 3.1% 314,935 72.8% 51.3% 35.2%
link to industry detail Georgia 12,025 23.8% 12.4% 7.4% 198,709 80.0% 59.7% 44.0%
link to industry detail Hawaii 1,644 22.0% 11.4% 8.4% 18,714 67.3% 38.0% 27.5%
link to industry detail Idaho 1,678 30.9% 15.6% 10.3% 24,426 77.7% 45.1% 29.6%
link to industry detail Illinois 18,633 23.2% 10.0% 5.5% 344,027 81.5% 58.0% 42.9%
link to industry detail Indiana 7,124 26.7% 12.5% 7.5% 120,010 78.9% 52.0% 34.9%
link to industry detail Iowa 4,004 28.4% 12.6% 7.2% 65,289 77.2% 44.5% 24.3%
link to industry detail Kansas 3,936 29.6% 13.9% 8.9% 62,058 78.1% 48.2% 32.9%
link to industry detail Kentucky 4,222 27.9% 13.5% 8.8% 73,604 79.2% 54.5% 38.9%
link to industry detail Louisiana 5,072 26.4% 11.9% 7.6% 78,798 75.9% 46.5% 30.4%
link to industry detail Maine 1,558 24.7% 13.6% 8.6% 22,472 77.9% 52.3% 29.9%
link to industry detail Maryland 5,446 25.5% 13.0% 8.5% 95,135 80.3% 56.7% 38.3%
link to industry detail Massachusetts 8,966 23.3% 11.0% 6.8% 156,242 79.0% 55.2% 36.9%
link to industry detail Michigan 11,636 22.2% 9.8% 5.9% 190,692 78.3% 53.2% 36.5%
link to industry detail Minnesota 8,204 23.5% 10.9% 6.7% 137,145 79.7% 54.3% 37.3%
link to industry detail Mississippi 2,702 26.6% 12.8% 8.7% 39,972 74.8% 45.9% 31.9%
link to industry detail Missouri 7,790 25.0% 12.0% 7.3% 145,528 80.3% 58.1% 43.9%
link to industry detail Montana 1,261 25.4% 13.3% 9.6% 15,076 71.1% 42.5% 28.4%
link to industry detail Nebraska 2,467 31.3% 15.0% 9.5% 40,998 79.4% 49.3% 30.0%
link to industry detail Nevada 2,344 30.4% 18.0% 11.3% 31,116 78.2% 53.2% 35.0%
link to industry detail New Hampshire 1,958 24.0% 12.9% 9.0% 24,832 73.6% 47.6% 34.8%
link to industry detail New Jersey 16,047 20.1% 8.3% 4.7% 279,140 80.7% 57.3% 39.5%
link to industry detail New Mexico 1,911 28.8% 16.8% 11.8% 22,316 71.8% 47.9% 31.2%
link to industry detail New York 34,267 14.2% 4.6% 2.2% 422,403 72.2% 45.8% 29.2%
link to industry detail North Carolina 10,332 23.0% 11.1% 6.6% 173,341 79.2% 57.0% 39.0%
link to industry detail North Dakota 1,203 29.8% 14.0% 9.1% 17,593 73.5% 42.2% 29.5%
link to industry detail Ohio 13,818 24.4% 10.2% 5.6% 261,121 80.2% 55.1% 38.1%
link to industry detail Oklahoma 4,214 24.4% 12.0% 8.3% 62,040 75.2% 50.0% 36.8%
link to industry detail Oregon 5,095 26.3% 14.1% 8.9% 79,114 79.2% 56.3% 36.2%
link to industry detail Pennsylvania 14,640 22.6% 9.2% 5.4% 243,026 77.5% 50.6% 34.9%
link to industry detail Rhode Island 1,478 24.8% 12.3% 9.0% 21,364 76.6% 48.6% 37.0%
link to industry detail South Carolina 4,323 25.6% 13.1% 7.8% 65,255 77.2% 54.1% 35.3%
link to industry detail South Dakota 1,175 30.6% 13.6% 8.8% 16,191 74.3% 38.5% 22.6%
link to industry detail Tennessee 6,654 27.2% 13.9% 9.0% 126,597 81.3% 59.9% 43.8%
link to industry detail Texas 26,387 19.9% 8.3% 4.4% 457,527 78.3% 56.3% 41.5%
link to industry detail Utah 2,979 28.9% 16.1% 10.8% 43,947 77.5% 52.1% 35.0%
link to industry detail Vermont 828 26.3% 13.4% 8.3% 11,161 75.1% 43.6% 21.0%
link to industry detail Virginia 6,651 25.1% 12.7% 7.8% 109,687 79.7% 56.1% 38.8%
link to industry detail Washington 8,475 23.8% 11.3% 6.9% 125,131 77.6% 50.9% 33.1%
link to industry detail West Virginia 1,568 29.2% 15.2% 11.5% 22,473 74.3% 45.9% 33.1%
link to industry detail Wisconsin 6,740 25.5% 11.2% 6.6% 119,177 79.7% 52.8% 32.0%
link to industry detail Wyoming 626 30.7% 17.7% 13.6% 6,574 66.5% 39.9% 24.4%
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U.S. - Wholesale Trade by Subsector
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Industry
detail
NAICS
code
Industry title
(with link to definition)
Firms by employment size of enterprise Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
Total20 + 100 +500 + Total20 + 100 +500 +
  42 Wholesale Trade 354,153 14.8% 3.2% 0.9% 6,112,029 77.7% 53.0% 36.4%
link to industry detail 421 Wholesale trade, durable goods 227,279 14.4% 3.0% 1.0% 3,624,617 75.3% 49.5% 33.2%
link to industry detail 422 Wholesale trade, nondurable goods 127,772 16.3% 3.9% 1.2% 2,487,412 81.3% 58.1% 41.2%
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U.S. - Wholesale Trade by Industry
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NAICS
code
Industry title
(with link to definition)
Firms by employment size of enterprise Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
Total20 + 100 +500 + Total20 + 100 +500 +
link to state detail 421 Wholesale trade, durable goods 227,279 14.4% 3.0% 1.0% 3,624,617 75.3% 49.5% 33.2%
link to state detail 4211   Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies whsle 22,751 15.3% 3.8% 1.2% 402,051 78.2% 54.3% 36.1%
link to state detail 42111    Automobile & other motor vehicle whsle 6,590 21.0% 5.3% 1.3% 166,023 87.1% 61.0% 38.7%
link to state detail 42112    Motor vehicle supplies & new parts whsle 8,961 17.1% 5.2% 2.3% 166,430 79.9% 58.5% 42.3%
link to state detail 42113    Tire & tube whsle 1,322 23.1% 7.3% 2.0% 25,752 80.4% 53.0% 34.2%
link to state detail 42114    Motor vehicle parts, (used) whsle 6,007 6.5% 0.7% 0.1% 43,846 37.1% 13.2% 3.5%
link to state detail 4212   Furniture & home furnishings whsle 13,525 14.0% 3.2% 0.9% 167,403 71.4% 39.3% 15.2%
link to state detail 42121    Furniture whsle 6,071 14.1% 3.0% 0.8% 72,457 71.5% 38.1% 13.7%
link to state detail 42122    Home furnishings whsle 7,466 14.1% 3.4% 1.0% 94,946 71.3% 40.1% 16.3%
link to state detail 4213   Lumber & other construction materials whsle 11,692 18.3% 5.6% 2.1% 183,937 76.4% 48.7% 28.4%
link to state detail 42131    Lumber, plywood, millwork, & wood panel whsle 5,739 20.6% 5.7% 2.0% 104,798 79.2% 50.2% 29.1%
link to state detail 42132    Brick, stone, & related construction materials whsle 2,487 18.0% 6.3% 3.0% 29,196 68.8% 37.2% 21.7%
link to state detail 42133    Roofing, siding, & insulation material whsle 1,082 20.3% 9.4% 3.7% 20,899 82.7% 64.3% 36.5%
link to state detail 42139