U.S. - Hardware stores - 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	11,731	13.0%	1.4%	0.3%	143,227	57.8%	28.1%	19.2%
	2007	11,892	13.6%	1.5%	0.3%	140,296	57.2%	25.1%	15.4%
	2006	11,995	13.5%	1.5%	0.3%	142,343	57.7%	25.6%	15.9%
	2005	12,286	12.7%	1.4%	0.3%	142,079	56.7%	25.9%	16.6%
	2004	12,408	13.0%	1.4%	0.3%	143,124	56.8%	25.1%	16.1%
	2003	12,773	12.4%	1.3%	0.3%	143,759	55.8%	25.6%	16.7%
	2002	12,838	11.9%	1.2%	0.3%	140,075	54.6%	24.4%	15.4%
	2001	12,902	11.8%	1.3%	0.3%	139,468	54.0%	24.0%	15.0%
	2000	12,994	11.8%	1.3%	0.3%	146,086	55.5%	26.6%	17.9%
	1999	13,231	11.6%	1.2%	0.3%	145,112	54.5%	26.0%	17.4%
	1998	13,445	11.1%	1.1%	0.3%	138,849	51.4%	22.2%	14.4%