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 | 15,979 | 16,109 | 133,159 | 5,404,236 |
| Firms with no employees (as of March 12) | 2,424 | 2,424 | 0 | 81,805 |
| Firms with 1 to 4 employees | 7,590 | 7,591 | 16,783 | 446,038 |
| Firms with 5 to 9 employees | 3,025 | 3,027 | 19,933 | 582,013 |
| Firms with 10 to 19 employees | 1,589 | 1,592 | 21,404 | 708,628 |
| Firms with 20 to 99 employees | 1,137 | 1,150 | 41,242 | 1,733,276 |
| Firms with 100 to 499 employees | 143 | 177 | 18,400 | 1,021,301 |
| Firms with 500 employees or more | 71 | 148 | 15,397 | 831,175 |
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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 | 15,175 | 8.7% | 1.7% | 0.6% | 139,637 | 61.3% | 32.7% | 15.7% |
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2007 | 16,027 | 8.4% | 1.6% | 0.6% | 143,158 | 59.0% | 30.7% | 13.7% |
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2006 | 16,202 | 8.6% | 1.5% | 0.5% | 146,907 | 58.9% | 30.0% | 15.1% |
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2005 | 16,303 | 8.3% | 1.5% | 0.5% | 139,661 | 57.6% | 29.0% | 12.6% |
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2004 | 16,222 | 8.8% | 1.4% | 0.5% | 140,808 | 57.7% | 26.9% | 11.6% |
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2003 | 15,979 | 8.5% | 1.3% | 0.4% | 133,159 | 56.4% | 25.4% | 11.6% |
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2002 | 15,650 | 9.0% | 1.4% | 0.5% | 137,090 | 57.8% | 26.9% | 11.7% |
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2001 | 15,701 | 9.0% | 1.4% | 0.5% | 141,380 | 58.0% | 27.1% | 11.6% |
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2000 | 16,315 | 9.3% | 1.4% | 0.5% | 151,813 | 58.4% | 27.2% | 10.9% |
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1999 | 16,483 | 8.6% | 1.4% | 0.4% | 142,986 | 56.4% | 25.8% | 9.8% |
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1998 | 16,417 | 8.3% | 1.3% | 0.4% | 138,327 | 55.2% | 25.2% | 9.2% |
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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 + | ||
| 23 | Construction | 15,979 | 8.5% | 1.3% | 0.4% | 133,159 | 56.4% | 25.4% | 11.6% |
| 236 | Construction of buildings | 5,019 | 6.4% | 1.1% | 0.4% | 35,195 | 52.4% | 25.0% | 9.6% |
| 237 | Heavy and civil engineering construction | 1,052 | 13.9% | 3.8% | 1.7% | 15,419 | 73.3% | 47.5% | 31.0% |
| 238 | Specialty trade contractors | 9,916 | 9.0% | 1.3% | 0.4% | 82,545 | 54.9% | 21.4% | 8.8% |
| All-sector table | By detailed employment size | By year | By industry | Data in formats for downloading | Other data for NAICS 23 |
Last modified: July 13, 2011
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