U.S. - Department stores - 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	138	25.4%	20.3%	18.1%	1,292,007	D	100.0%	99.9%
	2007	442	23.1%	15.4%	10.9%	1,619,833	D	99.9%	99.7%
	2006	370	23.0%	16.2%	11.6%	1,532,456	99.9%	D	99.7%
	2005	355	23.7%	17.2%	11.5%	1,443,930	99.9%	D	99.7%
	2004	323	26.3%	18.9%	12.4%	1,442,391	D	D	99.7%
	2003	432	19.2%	15.0%	8.6%	1,368,609	99.9%	D	99.6%
	2002	406	21.9%	14.0%	9.9%	1,742,136	99.9%	99.9%	99.7%
	2001	95	71.6%	57.9%	42.1%	1,727,333	100.0%	100.0%	99.8%
	2000	103	67.0%	56.3%	41.7%	1,765,852	100.0%	100.0%	99.8%
	1999	141	52.5%	45.4%	33.3%	1,730,991	D	D	99.8%
	1998	167	53.3%	44.3%	29.9%	1,783,556	D	D	99.7%