Statistics of U.S. Businesses: 2002:
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| By detailed employment size | By year | By industry |
| Employment size of enterprise | Firms |
Estab- lish- ments |
Paid employees |
Annual payroll ($1,000) |
Receipts ($1,000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All firms | 74,868 | 110,510 | 1,534,667 | 39,533,586 | 363,156,802 |
| Firms with no employees (as of March 12) | 9,130 | 9,151 | 0 | 340,778 | 4,737,192 |
| Firms with 1 to 4 employees | 33,729 | 33,822 | 74,914 | 1,397,865 | 16,822,066 |
| Firms with 5 to 9 employees | 14,931 | 15,308 | 98,194 | 2,026,958 | 18,506,142 |
| Firms with 10 to 19 employees | 8,773 | 9,859 | 115,061 | 2,616,033 | 20,376,226 |
| Firms with 20 to 99 employees | 6,352 | 9,952 | 232,650 | 6,998,926 | 57,991,205 |
| Firms with 100 to 499 employees | 1,272 | 5,208 | 164,298 | 5,759,907 | 56,792,785 |
| Firms with 500 employees or more | 681 | 27,210 | 849,550 | 20,393,119 | 187,931,186 |
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Year | Firms by employment size of enterprise | Paid employees by employment size of enterprise | ||||||
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| Total | 20 + | 100 + | 500 + | Total | 20 + | 100 + | 500 + | ||
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2006 | 76,669 | 10.6% | 2.5% | 0.9% | 1,700,802 | 83.0% | 69.2% | 59.3% |
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2005 | 76,913 | 10.4% | 2.5% | 0.9% | 1,651,973 | 82.7% | 68.6% | 59.0% |
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2004 | 75,465 | 11.0% | 2.6% | 0.9% | 1,662,333 | 82.7% | 68.3% | 58.1% |
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2003 | 74,788 | 10.9% | 2.6% | 0.9% | 1,592,087 | 82.0% | 67.4% | 57.0% |
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2002 | 74,868 | 11.1% | 2.6% | 0.9% | 1,534,667 | 81.2% | 66.1% | 55.4% |
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2001 | 74,616 | 11.1% | 2.5% | 0.9% | 1,531,595 | 81.0% | 65.4% | 55.6% |
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2000 | 73,489 | 11.0% | 2.5% | 0.9% | 1,491,460 | 80.7% | 65.0% | 55.4% |
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1999 | 72,026 | 10.8% | 2.4% | 0.9% | 1,421,434 | 80.1% | 64.4% | 55.3% |
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1998 | 71,858 | 10.6% | 2.4% | 0.9% | 1,382,643 | 79.5% | 63.8% | 54.8% |
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NAICS code |
Industry title (with link to definition) |
Firms by employment size of enterprise | Paid employees by employment size of enterprise | ||||||
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| Total | 20 + | 100 + | 500 + | Total | 20 + | 100 + | 500 + | ||
| 44-45 | Retail Trade | 74,868 | 11.1% | 2.6% | 0.9% | 1,534,667 | 81.2% | 66.1% | 55.4% |
| 441 | Motor vehicle & parts dealers | 8,469 | 22.0% | 6.3% | 0.7% | 210,560 | 85.7% | 55.9% | 21.4% |
| 442 | Furniture & home furnishings stores | 5,286 | 11.3% | 2.4% | 1.0% | 66,796 | 68.8% | 45.8% | 35.9% |
| 443 | Electronics & appliance stores | 3,975 | 10.1% | 2.4% | 1.0% | 58,621 | 75.2% | 58.9% | 50.9% |
| 444 | Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers | 5,661 | 16.1% | 3.1% | 1.2% | 128,505 | 79.7% | 60.6% | 51.1% |
| 445 | Food & beverage stores | 12,992 | 9.9% | 1.8% | 0.5% | 295,306 | 84.7% | 71.4% | 62.6% |
| 446 | Health & personal care stores | 4,807 | 9.3% | 2.0% | 1.2% | 109,215 | 81.8% | 71.6% | 68.2% |
| 447 | Gasoline stations | 5,489 | 10.3% | 1.4% | 0.5% | 60,600 | 52.6% | 27.8% | 18.3% |
| 448 | Clothing & clothing accessories stores | 8,702 | 8.7% | 3.4% | 2.1% | 169,363 | 82.7% | 74.7% | 68.5% |
| 451 | Sporting goods, hobby, book, & music stores | 4,791 | 10.8% | 2.7% | 1.5% | 79,796 | 75.7% | 60.2% | 52.9% |
| 452 | General merchandise stores | 879 | 9.2% | 4.2% | 3.2% | 217,913 | 98.7% | 98.0% | 97.8% |
| 453 | Miscellaneous store retailers | 10,423 | 6.8% | 1.9% | 0.7% | 92,345 | 57.8% | 40.9% | 32.3% |
| 454 | Nonstore retailers | 3,765 | 12.6% | 3.6% | 1.7% | 45,647 | 72.9% | 46.4% | 29.7% |
| All-sector table | By detailed employment size | By year | By industry | Data in formats for downloading |
Last modified: January 31, 2006
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