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 | 15,088 | 23,994 | 338,739 | 6,559,305 |
| Firms with no employees (as of March 12) | 1,423 | 1,442 | 0 | 45,766 |
| Firms with 1 to 4 employees | 6,082 | 6,089 | 13,928 | 233,431 |
| Firms with 5 to 9 employees | 3,287 | 3,349 | 21,557 | 387,222 |
| Firms with 10 to 19 employees | 1,974 | 2,230 | 26,045 | 509,920 |
| Firms with 20 to 99 employees | 1,544 | 2,455 | 54,383 | 1,399,922 |
| Firms with 100 to 499 employees | 322 | 1,472 | 28,923 | 712,194 |
| Firms with 500 employees or more | 456 | 6,957 | 193,903 | 3,270,850 |
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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 | 13,676 | 14.8% | 5.6% | 3.3% | 330,870 | 83.0% | 69.5% | 60.9% |
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2006 | 14,438 | 15.1% | 5.2% | 3.1% | 350,633 | 83.2% | 68.5% | 60.0% |
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2005 | 14,685 | 15.2% | 5.2% | 3.1% | 346,073 | 82.8% | 67.3% | 59.1% |
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2004 | 14,847 | 15.7% | 5.2% | 3.0% | 352,149 | 82.8% | 67.1% | 58.5% |
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2003 | 15,088 | 15.4% | 5.2% | 3.0% | 338,739 | 81.8% | 65.8% | 57.2% |
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2002 | 15,324 | 15.9% | 5.3% | 3.1% | 344,670 | 81.9% | 65.3% | 57.5% |
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2001 | 15,355 | 16.0% | 5.3% | 3.2% | 351,024 | 81.9% | 65.7% | 57.2% |
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2000 | 15,468 | 16.2% | 5.5% | 3.3% | 353,832 | 81.9% | 65.3% | 56.9% |
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1999 | 15,675 | 15.9% | 5.3% | 3.2% | 347,998 | 81.2% | 64.4% | 55.8% |
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1998 | 16,080 | 15.8% | 5.2% | 3.2% | 344,448 | 80.7% | 63.3% | 54.9% |
| D = Withheld to avoid disclosure | |||||||||
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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 + | ||
| 44-45 | Retail Trade | 15,088 | 15.4% | 5.2% | 3.0% | 338,739 | 81.8% | 65.8% | 57.2% |
| 441 | Motor vehicle & parts dealers | 2,575 | 22.4% | 4.0% | 1.1% | 43,529 | 77.0% | 30.9% | 12.2% |
| 442 | Furniture & home furnishings stores | 1,124 | 11.6% | 5.2% | 3.5% | 10,423 | 51.7% | 31.3% | 27.5% |
| 443 | Electronics & appliance stores | 695 | 10.1% | 3.6% | 2.7% | 8,475 | 67.9% | 52.0% | 47.7% |
| 444 | Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers | 1,717 | 18.4% | 4.6% | 2.2% | 30,072 | 74.3% | 48.5% | 39.4% |
| 445 | Food & beverage stores | 1,718 | 16.8% | 4.8% | 2.0% | 55,122 | 87.0% | 73.5% | 62.3% |
| 446 | Health & personal care stores | 687 | 18.8% | 8.3% | 5.5% | 21,432 | 87.3% | 78.2% | 73.2% |
| 447 | Gasoline stations | 1,169 | 17.1% | 6.0% | 2.6% | 25,468 | 76.2% | 60.1% | 42.6% |
| 448 | Clothing & clothing accessories stores | 1,123 | 19.5% | 14.7% | 12.4% | 26,190 | 85.3% | 80.0% | 78.1% |
| 451 | Sporting goods, hobby, book, & music stores | 1,000 | 10.1% | 5.0% | 3.2% | 11,767 | 69.6% | D | 51.9% |
| 452 | General merchandise stores | 153 | 30.7% | 19.0% | 17.6% | 70,798 | 99.4% | D | 98.4% |
| 453 | Miscellaneous store retailers | 2,320 | 9.6% | 3.6% | 2.1% | 20,043 | 55.1% | 35.9% | 27.1% |
| 454 | Nonstore retailers | 943 | 15.1% | 6.6% | 3.3% | 15,420 | 78.9% | 64.5% | 47.1% |
| All-sector table | By detailed employment size | By year | By industry | Data in formats for downloading | Other data for NAICS 44 |
Last modified: July 13, 2011
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