U.S. - Meat processed from carcasses - 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	1,242	40.7%	16.4%	5.3%	104,167	95.9%	83.5%	60.2%
	2007	1,267	38.6%	15.5%	5.1%	100,361	95.5%	82.8%	59.7%
	2006	1,247	40.2%	16.1%	5.1%	99,373	95.6%	83.0%	58.0%
	2005	1,240	40.9%	15.9%	5.1%	100,136	95.7%	82.9%	59.0%
	2004	1,225	41.5%	16.1%	5.1%	95,743	95.5%	81.9%	56.9%
	2003	1,245	40.8%	15.7%	4.9%	98,051	95.5%	82.4%	56.8%
	2002	1,142	43.7%	17.3%	6.0%	100,273	96.1%	83.8%	62.5%
	2001	1,108	45.3%	18.1%	6.1%	96,738	96.2%	82.4%	61.3%
	2000	1,108	45.7%	18.2%	6.0%	96,713	96.0%	82.1%	58.7%
	1999	1,128	45.2%	18.2%	6.1%	92,561	95.7%	81.4%	56.6%
	1998	1,147	45.5%	18.2%	6.3%	91,138	95.4%	80.6%	54.7%