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 | 9,844 | 11,724 | 166,197 | 7,130,353 |
| Firms with no employees (as of March 12) | 882 | 883 | 0 | 32,388 |
| Firms with 1 to 4 employees | 3,958 | 3,961 | 8,313 | 282,963 |
| Firms with 5 to 9 employees | 1,628 | 1,661 | 10,652 | 379,966 |
| Firms with 10 to 19 employees | 1,120 | 1,184 | 14,329 | 534,999 |
| Firms with 20 to 99 employees | 1,146 | 1,470 | 34,295 | 1,348,803 |
| Firms with 100 to 499 employees | 478 | 808 | 27,835 | 1,074,945 |
| Firms with 500 employees or more | 632 | 1,757 | 70,773 | 3,476,289 |
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Year | Firms by employment size of enterprise | Paid employees by employment size of enterprise | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 20 + | 100 + | 500 + | Total | 20 + | 100 + | 500 + | ||
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2008 | 9,828 | 23.1% | 11.4% | 6.0% | 180,647 | 82.5% | 62.6% | 45.6% |
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2007 | 10,054 | 22.3% | 10.9% | 5.8% | 173,897 | 80.9% | 60.5% | 43.7% |
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2006 | 9,869 | 22.8% | 11.3% | 6.1% | 170,298 | 81.0% | 60.5% | 42.9% |
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2005 | 9,867 | 22.5% | 11.0% | 6.1% | 163,867 | 80.2% | 58.8% | 41.7% |
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2004 | 9,801 | 22.8% | 11.0% | 6.3% | 165,335 | 80.3% | 58.9% | 43.1% |
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2003 | 9,844 | 22.9% | 11.3% | 6.4% | 166,197 | 80.0% | 59.3% | 42.6% |
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2002 | 10,123 | 23.0% | 10.9% | 6.4% | 164,403 | 78.9% | 57.4% | 40.8% |
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2001 | 10,167 | 23.2% | 11.4% | 6.9% | 172,306 | 79.3% | 57.7% | 39.4% |
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2000 | 10,332 | 23.0% | 11.1% | 6.6% | 173,341 | 79.2% | 57.0% | 39.0% |
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1999 | 10,466 | 22.7% | 10.9% | 6.5% | 168,881 | 78.5% | 55.8% | 38.6% |
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1998 | 10,638 | 22.5% | 10.8% | 6.5% | 161,461 | 77.3% | 53.9% | 37.4% |
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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 + | ||
| 42 | Wholesale trade | 9,844 | 22.9% | 11.3% | 6.4% | 166,197 | 80.0% | 59.3% | 42.6% |
| 423 | Durable goods merchant wholesalers | 5,841 | 25.7% | 12.7% | 7.2% | 92,659 | 77.6% | 53.8% | 36.4% |
| 424 | Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers | 2,919 | 25.2% | 13.3% | 7.8% | 63,482 | 85.2% | 68.1% | 51.3% |
| 425 | Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers | 1,146 | 5.9% | 2.3% | 1.1% | 10,056 | 68.4% | 55.4% | 44.3% |
| All-sector table | By detailed employment size | By year | By industry | Data in formats for downloading | Other data for NAICS 42 |
Last modified: July 13, 2011
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