Statistics of U.S. Businesses: 2003:
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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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All firms | 8,936 | 10,266 | 215,919 | 8,212,055 |
| Firms with no employees (as of March 12) | 1,445 | 1,445 | 0 | 44,689 |
| Firms with 1 to 4 employees | 4,112 | 4,112 | 7,572 | 204,442 |
| Firms with 5 to 9 employees | 1,110 | 1,111 | 7,222 | 221,490 |
| Firms with 10 to 19 employees | 783 | 794 | 10,319 | 329,860 |
| Firms with 20 to 99 employees | 788 | 858 | 26,568 | 842,295 |
| Firms with 100 to 499 employees | 299 | 442 | 20,349 | 683,603 |
| Firms with 500 employees or more | 399 | 1,504 | 143,889 | 5,885,676 |
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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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2008 | 10,521 | 15.2% | 7.5% | 4.3% | 236,928 | 88.7% | 77.7% | 67.7% |
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2006 | 9,829 | 15.4% | 7.5% | 4.2% | 224,871 | 88.5% | 77.1% | 65.6% |
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2005 | 9,574 | 15.6% | 7.5% | 4.3% | 218,771 | 88.4% | 76.7% | 66.3% |
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2004 | 9,240 | 16.5% | 7.8% | 4.4% | 212,002 | 88.2% | 75.8% | 64.7% |
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2003 | 8,936 | 16.6% | 7.8% | 4.5% | 215,919 | 88.4% | 76.1% | 66.6% |
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2002 | 8,524 | 15.7% | 6.5% | 3.3% | 198,476 | 87.5% | 74.8% | 64.8% |
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2001 | 8,374 | 15.7% | 6.8% | 3.4% | 213,334 | 88.2% | 76.5% | 65.3% |
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2000 | 8,294 | 16.5% | 7.0% | 3.5% | 215,439 | 88.5% | 76.3% | 65.1% |
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1999 | 8,061 | 16.7% | 7.2% | 3.5% | 201,899 | 88.2% | 75.4% | 63.8% |
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1998 | 7,925 | 16.7% | 7.4% | 3.4% | 192,968 | 87.8% | 75.3% | 62.5% |
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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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 20 + | 100 + | 500 + | Total | 20 + | 100 + | 500 + | ||
| 48-49 | Transportation and Warehousing | 8,936 | 16.6% | 7.8% | 4.5% | 215,919 | 88.4% | 76.1% | 66.6% |
| 481 | Air transportation | 144 | 51.4% | 37.5% | 22.2% | 41,684 | 99.3% | 98.3% | 97.1% |
| 483 | Water transportation | 42 | 45.2% | 42.9% | 31.0% | 1,594 | D | D | D |
| 484 | Truck transportation | 5,765 | 11.0% | 3.9% | 2.2% | 74,782 | 79.4% | 59.7% | 49.1% |
| 485 | Transit & ground passenger transportation | 744 | 17.7% | 5.4% | 1.5% | 21,321 | 88.8% | 70.7% | 49.4% |
| 486 | Pipeline transportation | 22 | 95.5% | 81.8% | 72.7% | 1,111 | D | D | D |
| 487 | Scenic & sightseeing transportation | 46 | 19.6% | 8.7% | 2.2% | 863 | 77.8% | D | D |
| 488 | Support activities for transportation | 1,455 | 24.8% | 12.8% | 6.5% | 25,633 | 81.0% | 64.0% | 47.2% |
| 492 | Couriers & messengers | 386 | 14.8% | 6.2% | 3.6% | 24,413 | 95.9% | 91.1% | 87.6% |
| 493 | Warehousing & storage | 420 | 63.8% | 49.8% | 36.2% | 24,518 | 96.6% | 89.1% | 82.3% |
| All-sector table | By detailed employment size | By year | By industry | Data in formats for downloading | Other data for NAICS 48 |
Last modified: July 13, 2011
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