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 | 15,460 | 23,729 | 304,207 | 6,244,337 |
| Firms with no employees (as of March 12) | 1,569 | 1,575 | 0 | 46,189 |
| Firms with 1 to 4 employees | 7,127 | 7,146 | 15,939 | 261,052 |
| Firms with 5 to 9 employees | 3,046 | 3,085 | 19,829 | 376,256 |
| Firms with 10 to 19 employees | 1,701 | 1,873 | 22,178 | 490,880 |
| Firms with 20 to 99 employees | 1,276 | 1,925 | 46,078 | 1,268,888 |
| Firms with 100 to 499 employees | 275 | 1,145 | 22,166 | 632,411 |
| Firms with 500 employees or more | 466 | 6,980 | 178,017 | 3,168,661 |
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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 | 14,596 | 13.1% | 4.9% | 3.1% | 326,762 | 82.8% | 69.8% | 63.1% |
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2006 | 15,096 | 13.1% | 4.9% | 3.0% | 332,982 | 82.9% | 69.1% | 62.3% |
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2005 | 15,365 | 12.8% | 4.7% | 3.0% | 320,100 | 82.0% | 67.5% | 60.8% |
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2004 | 15,458 | 13.2% | 4.8% | 3.0% | 320,482 | 81.9% | 67.2% | 60.2% |
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2003 | 15,460 | 13.0% | 4.8% | 3.0% | 304,207 | 81.0% | 65.8% | 58.5% |
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2002 | 15,740 | 13.2% | 5.0% | 3.2% | 306,718 | 81.1% | 66.6% | 59.1% |
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2001 | 15,897 | 13.4% | 5.2% | 3.3% | 310,202 | 80.8% | 66.1% | 58.8% |
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2000 | 16,187 | 13.4% | 5.2% | 3.3% | 311,497 | 80.7% | 65.8% | 58.0% |
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1999 | 16,284 | 13.4% | 5.1% | 3.2% | 310,229 | 80.3% | 65.2% | 57.0% |
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1998 | 16,691 | 13.2% | 5.0% | 3.2% | 311,723 | 80.1% | 64.7% | 56.7% |
| 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 | 15,460 | 13.0% | 4.8% | 3.0% | 304,207 | 81.0% | 65.8% | 58.5% |
| 441 | Motor vehicle & parts dealers | 2,447 | 18.5% | 4.1% | 1.2% | 41,391 | 79.5% | 42.9% | 23.1% |
| 442 | Furniture & home furnishings stores | 1,034 | 13.3% | 6.8% | 4.4% | 10,574 | 62.1% | 41.3% | 33.9% |
| 443 | Electronics & appliance stores | 613 | 9.1% | 3.8% | 2.9% | 6,537 | 65.5% | 50.8% | 48.0% |
| 444 | Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers | 1,510 | 18.3% | 4.5% | 2.5% | 25,728 | 73.4% | 46.3% | 38.9% |
| 445 | Food & beverage stores | 1,948 | 12.5% | 3.2% | 1.6% | 51,856 | 86.9% | 74.5% | 66.8% |
| 446 | Health & personal care stores | 914 | 13.7% | 5.5% | 4.2% | 21,103 | 78.1% | 68.1% | 66.0% |
| 447 | Gasoline stations | 1,778 | 9.6% | 3.3% | 1.6% | 22,153 | 67.8% | 50.6% | 34.4% |
| 448 | Clothing & clothing accessories stores | 1,359 | 17.1% | 12.7% | 10.4% | 27,874 | 83.8% | 77.6% | 75.0% |
| 451 | Sporting goods, hobby, book, & music stores | 797 | 11.3% | 6.3% | 4.8% | 10,489 | 73.0% | D | 55.5% |
| 452 | General merchandise stores | 167 | 24.0% | 15.6% | 15.0% | 60,315 | 99.1% | D | 98.3% |
| 453 | Miscellaneous store retailers | 2,179 | 7.4% | 3.2% | 2.1% | 15,444 | 52.9% | 33.6% | 29.0% |
| 454 | Nonstore retailers | 820 | 14.9% | 6.5% | 4.8% | 10,743 | 75.2% | 56.1% | 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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