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 | 25,640 | 41,702 | 614,794 | 12,060,771 |
| Firms with no employees (as of March 12) | 2,563 | 2,569 | 0 | 80,389 |
| Firms with 1 to 4 employees | 10,839 | 10,874 | 24,673 | 403,076 |
| Firms with 5 to 9 employees | 5,350 | 5,449 | 35,315 | 639,197 |
| Firms with 10 to 19 employees | 3,260 | 3,664 | 42,889 | 867,361 |
| Firms with 20 to 99 employees | 2,573 | 3,930 | 93,397 | 2,420,376 |
| Firms with 100 to 499 employees | 499 | 1,957 | 51,126 | 1,317,796 |
| Firms with 500 employees or more | 556 | 13,259 | 367,394 | 6,332,576 |
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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 | 22,670 | 13.6% | 4.2% | 2.3% | 585,496 | 84.2% | 70.9% | 63.2% |
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2006 | 24,281 | 13.9% | 4.0% | 2.2% | 608,800 | 84.1% | 69.7% | 62.4% |
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2005 | 24,991 | 13.7% | 4.0% | 2.2% | 620,869 | 83.9% | 69.3% | 61.9% |
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2004 | 25,381 | 14.2% | 4.1% | 2.2% | 619,078 | 83.4% | 68.2% | 59.9% |
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2003 | 25,640 | 14.1% | 4.1% | 2.2% | 614,794 | 83.3% | 68.1% | 59.8% |
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2002 | 25,965 | 14.3% | 4.2% | 2.3% | 623,168 | 83.2% | 68.1% | 60.3% |
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2001 | 26,059 | 14.7% | 4.4% | 2.3% | 637,766 | 83.3% | 67.8% | 59.6% |
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2000 | 26,094 | 15.1% | 4.4% | 2.4% | 644,467 | 83.4% | 67.5% | 59.0% |
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1999 | 26,450 | 15.0% | 4.3% | 2.3% | 628,586 | 83.0% | 66.6% | 58.4% |
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1998 | 26,995 | 14.8% | 4.2% | 2.3% | 632,318 | 82.6% | 66.3% | 58.1% |
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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 | 25,640 | 14.1% | 4.1% | 2.2% | 614,794 | 83.3% | 68.1% | 59.8% |
| 441 | Motor vehicle & parts dealers | 3,831 | 25.2% | 4.1% | 1.1% | 77,937 | 82.2% | 39.1% | 19.8% |
| 442 | Furniture & home furnishings stores | 1,664 | 13.3% | 5.9% | 3.7% | 20,067 | 63.1% | 44.9% | 31.7% |
| 443 | Electronics & appliance stores | 1,046 | 10.7% | 3.4% | 2.1% | 16,382 | 75.4% | 62.6% | 55.2% |
| 444 | Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers | 2,542 | 16.5% | 3.9% | 1.5% | 47,107 | 75.2% | 53.7% | 45.5% |
| 445 | Food & beverage stores | 4,375 | 13.5% | 3.0% | 1.3% | 120,111 | 86.6% | 72.0% | 64.0% |
| 446 | Health & personal care stores | 1,301 | 16.2% | 5.7% | 4.2% | 46,232 | 86.3% | 76.5% | 73.7% |
| 447 | Gasoline stations | 2,023 | 12.3% | 4.2% | 1.7% | 38,021 | 73.3% | 59.7% | 47.6% |
| 448 | Clothing & clothing accessories stores | 1,908 | 14.3% | 10.1% | 8.1% | 49,651 | 85.6% | 81.0% | 77.6% |
| 451 | Sporting goods, hobby, book, & music stores | 1,614 | 9.6% | 4.0% | 2.5% | 22,613 | 73.6% | 62.8% | 56.8% |
| 452 | General merchandise stores | 321 | 17.1% | 11.2% | 10.0% | 111,820 | 99.1% | 98.5% | 98.1% |
| 453 | Miscellaneous store retailers | 3,589 | 9.4% | 3.3% | 1.6% | 35,037 | 61.8% | 43.1% | 28.8% |
| 454 | Nonstore retailers | 1,658 | 14.2% | 5.5% | 3.2% | 29,816 | 80.7% | 64.8% | 50.1% |
| 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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