U.S. - Independent artists, writers, and performers - by Year
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D = Withheld to avoid disclosure
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	20,906	1.3%	0.2%	0.0	44,979	28.7%	D	D
	2007	20,052	1.6%	0.2%	0.0	45,772	32.0%	D	D
	2006	19,376	1.6%	0.2%	0.1%	47,600	36.7%	16.0%	8.6%
	2005	18,826	1.6%	0.2%	0.0	42,473	34.6%	11.3%	2.9%
	2004	17,856	1.9%	0.2%	0.1%	44,618	37.7%	D	D
	2003	16,937	1.9%	0.2%	0.1%	41,216	35.3%	8.6%	1.1%
	2002	15,826	1.6%	0.3%	0.1%	39,236	36.1%	16.4%	3.1%
	2001	13,344	2.3%	0.3%	0.1%	39,407	42.6%	17.5%	6.0%
	2000	12,682	2.6%	0.3%	0.1%	37,524	41.3%	12.5%	1.9%
	1999	12,108	2.6%	0.4%	0.1%	36,886	44.6%	18.6%	7.4%
	1998	11,746	1.9%	0.3%	0.1%	30,718	35.5%	12.1%	4.2%