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 | 15,823 | 23,778 | 316,214 | 6,368,513 |
| Firms with no employees (as of March 12) | 1,604 | 1,610 | 0 | 41,116 |
| Firms with 1 to 4 employees | 6,838 | 6,853 | 15,268 | 252,531 |
| Firms with 5 to 9 employees | 3,068 | 3,121 | 20,144 | 371,356 |
| Firms with 10 to 19 employees | 1,944 | 2,156 | 25,647 | 531,705 |
| Firms with 20 to 99 employees | 1,574 | 2,542 | 55,852 | 1,425,066 |
| Firms with 100 to 499 employees | 315 | 1,279 | 28,542 | 708,728 |
| Firms with 500 employees or more | 480 | 6,217 | 170,761 | 3,038,011 |
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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 | 14,311 | 14.7% | 5.4% | 3.3% | 319,127 | 82.4% | 67.6% | 59.6% |
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2006 | 15,208 | 14.6% | 5.0% | 3.0% | 326,498 | 81.7% | 65.6% | 57.6% |
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2005 | 15,549 | 14.4% | 4.9% | 3.0% | 321,615 | 81.2% | 64.7% | 56.3% |
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2004 | 15,740 | 15.0% | 5.0% | 3.0% | 321,135 | 80.8% | 63.3% | 54.7% |
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2003 | 15,823 | 15.0% | 5.0% | 3.0% | 316,214 | 80.7% | 63.0% | 54.0% |
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2002 | 15,889 | 14.8% | 5.1% | 3.2% | 312,562 | 80.3% | 63.1% | 54.6% |
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2001 | 16,050 | 14.8% | 5.2% | 3.2% | 317,459 | 80.2% | 62.9% | 53.9% |
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2000 | 16,188 | 14.9% | 5.1% | 3.2% | 317,839 | 80.2% | 62.7% | 53.5% |
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1999 | 16,322 | 14.8% | 5.2% | 3.1% | 308,065 | 79.8% | 62.2% | 52.7% |
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1998 | 16,435 | 14.7% | 5.2% | 3.1% | 304,013 | 79.3% | 61.5% | 52.1% |
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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 | 15,823 | 15.0% | 5.0% | 3.0% | 316,214 | 80.7% | 63.0% | 54.0% |
| 441 | Motor vehicle & parts dealers | 2,554 | 20.5% | 3.6% | 1.1% | 42,670 | 78.7% | 36.1% | 17.9% |
| 442 | Furniture & home furnishings stores | 1,017 | 14.9% | 6.9% | 4.7% | 11,023 | 63.1% | 41.0% | 30.3% |
| 443 | Electronics & appliance stores | 735 | 10.1% | 4.1% | 2.7% | 8,257 | 67.3% | 53.3% | 47.1% |
| 444 | Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers | 1,692 | 17.3% | 4.1% | 1.8% | 28,666 | 72.8% | 49.1% | 40.1% |
| 445 | Food & beverage stores | 1,729 | 19.0% | 4.7% | 2.1% | 49,178 | 87.8% | 68.9% | 56.5% |
| 446 | Health & personal care stores | 876 | 16.6% | 6.3% | 4.5% | 17,656 | 75.0% | 59.7% | 53.6% |
| 447 | Gasoline stations | 1,597 | 15.8% | 4.2% | 1.8% | 27,562 | 72.9% | 50.6% | 34.4% |
| 448 | Clothing & clothing accessories stores | 1,273 | 17.2% | 13.7% | 11.8% | 24,151 | 82.1% | 76.8% | 74.9% |
| 451 | Sporting goods, hobby, book, & music stores | 880 | 11.7% | 6.6% | 4.7% | 10,990 | 71.3% | 60.0% | 54.0% |
| 452 | General merchandise stores | 227 | 21.1% | 15.0% | 13.2% | 64,866 | 98.9% | 98.3% | 97.6% |
| 453 | Miscellaneous store retailers | 2,329 | 8.9% | 3.7% | 2.3% | 17,811 | 56.3% | 35.2% | 26.1% |
| 454 | Nonstore retailers | 1,056 | 13.4% | 5.1% | 2.7% | 13,384 | 73.3% | 55.6% | 42.4% |
| 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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