Statistics of U.S. Businesses: 2000: U.S.

Employment size of enterprise	Firms	Estab- lish- ments	Paid employees	Annual payroll ($1,000)
All firms	162,011	167,936	1,023,682	59,940,068
Firms with no employees (as of March 12)	14,847	14,873	0	1,036,833
Firms with 1 to 4 employees	105,942	106,058	203,393	7,154,842
Firms with 5 to 9 employees	23,262	23,534	149,594	6,197,647
Firms with 10 to 19 employees	10,503	11,151	138,929	7,138,696
Firms with 20 to 99 employees	6,524	8,814	241,453	15,236,018
Firms with 100 to 499 employees	776	2,409	150,820	10,850,445
Firms with 500 employees or more	157	1,097	139,493	12,325,587

All firms

162,011

167,936

1,023,682

59,940,068

Firms with no employees (as of March 12)

14,847

14,873

1,036,833

Firms with 1 to 4 employees

105,942

106,058

203,393

7,154,842

Firms with 5 to 9 employees

23,262

23,534

149,594

6,197,647

Firms with 10 to 19 employees

10,503

11,151

138,929

7,138,696

Firms with 20 to 99 employees

6,524

8,814

241,453

15,236,018

Firms with 100 to 499 employees

776

2,409

150,820

10,850,445

Firms with 500 employees or more

157

1,097

139,493

12,325,587

U.S. - Offices of lawyers - by Year
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Year	Firms by employment size of enterprise	Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
2008	166,296	4.5%	0.7%	0.1%	1,110,114	54.3%	32.6%	17.5%
2007	168,798	4.4%	0.6%	0.1%	1,110,269	53.6%	32.0%	17.1%
2006	168,752	4.5%	0.7%	0.1%	1,117,273	53.7%	31.8%	16.3%
2005	168,646	4.5%	0.6%	0.1%	1,102,715	53.7%	31.2%	15.7%
2004	166,704	4.8%	0.7%	0.1%	1,122,723	54.0%	31.0%	15.8%
2003	164,159	4.8%	0.7%	0.1%	1,093,736	53.6%	30.7%	15.4%
2002	162,732	4.6%	0.6%	0.1%	1,063,238	53.3%	30.4%	15.7%
2001	161,875	4.6%	0.6%	0.1%	1,045,794	53.0%	30.1%	15.6%
2000	162,011	4.6%	0.6%	0.1%	1,023,682	51.9%	28.4%	13.6%
1999	162,553	4.6%	0.6%	0.1%	1,014,850	51.4%	27.6%	12.8%
1998	163,485	4.5%	0.5%	0.1%	988,948	50.2%	26.1%	11.1%

U.S. - Offices of lawyers - by Year
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Year

Firms by employment size of enterprise

Paid employees by employment size of enterprise

Total

20 +

100 +

500 +

Total

20 +

100 +

500 +

2008

166,296

4.5%

0.7%

0.1%

1,110,114

54.3%

32.6%

17.5%

2007

168,798

4.4%

0.6%

0.1%

1,110,269

53.6%

32.0%

17.1%

2006

168,752

4.5%

0.7%

0.1%

1,117,273

53.7%

31.8%

16.3%

2005

168,646

4.5%

0.6%

0.1%

1,102,715

53.7%

31.2%

15.7%

2004

166,704

4.8%

0.7%

0.1%

1,122,723

54.0%

31.0%

15.8%

2003

164,159

4.8%

0.7%

0.1%

1,093,736

53.6%

30.7%

15.4%

2002

162,732

4.6%

0.6%

0.1%

1,063,238

53.3%

30.4%

15.7%

2001

161,875

4.6%

0.6%

0.1%

1,045,794

53.0%

30.1%

15.6%

2000

162,011

4.6%

0.6%

0.1%

1,023,682

51.9%

28.4%

13.6%

1999

162,553

4.6%

0.6%

0.1%

1,014,850

51.4%

27.6%

12.8%

1998

163,485

4.5%

0.5%

0.1%

988,948

50.2%

26.1%

11.1%

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