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 | 11,664 | 14,702 | 331,027 | 12,705,371 |
| Firms with no employees (as of March 12) | 1,406 | 1,407 | 0 | 64,861 |
| Firms with 1 to 4 employees | 5,161 | 5,166 | 10,597 | 266,345 |
| Firms with 5 to 9 employees | 1,809 | 1,823 | 11,825 | 320,208 |
| Firms with 10 to 19 employees | 1,205 | 1,238 | 15,933 | 447,660 |
| Firms with 20 to 99 employees | 1,118 | 1,301 | 39,291 | 1,145,212 |
| Firms with 100 to 499 employees | 404 | 736 | 29,586 | 940,372 |
| Firms with 500 employees or more | 561 | 3,031 | 223,795 | 9,520,713 |
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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 | 12,522 | 18.9% | 8.9% | 5.1% | 376,447 | 88.8% | 77.4% | 66.5% |
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2006 | 12,265 | 18.2% | 8.4% | 4.8% | 352,519 | 88.6% | 76.3% | 66.7% |
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2005 | 11,966 | 18.0% | 8.3% | 4.8% | 336,526 | 88.5% | 76.5% | 67.3% |
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2004 | 11,720 | 18.0% | 8.3% | 4.8% | 330,517 | 88.4% | 76.6% | 67.5% |
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2003 | 11,664 | 17.9% | 8.3% | 4.8% | 331,027 | 88.4% | 76.5% | 67.6% |
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2002 | 11,541 | 16.1% | 6.5% | 3.4% | 293,152 | 87.0% | 73.6% | 64.5% |
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2001 | 11,475 | 16.1% | 6.4% | 3.2% | 311,940 | 87.6% | 74.7% | 64.0% |
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2000 | 11,620 | 15.9% | 6.4% | 3.4% | 312,089 | 87.6% | 75.0% | 64.8% |
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1999 | 11,388 | 16.0% | 6.4% | 3.3% | 291,272 | 86.8% | 73.4% | 63.2% |
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1998 | 11,334 | 15.7% | 6.4% | 3.2% | 282,458 | 86.6% | 73.3% | 62.1% |
| 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 + | ||
| 48-49 | Transportation and Warehousing | 11,664 | 17.9% | 8.3% | 4.8% | 331,027 | 88.4% | 76.5% | 67.6% |
| 481 | Air transportation | 271 | 30.3% | 21.0% | 13.7% | 65,759 | 99.0% | 97.6% | 96.9% |
| 483 | Water transportation | 119 | 41.2% | 21.0% | 10.9% | 5,229 | D | D | D |
| 484 | Truck transportation | 6,611 | 12.7% | 5.1% | 2.8% | 106,656 | 80.0% | 62.9% | 49.4% |
| 485 | Transit & ground passenger transportation | 439 | 22.3% | 6.6% | 3.2% | 14,108 | 89.6% | 72.0% | 58.1% |
| 486 | Pipeline transportation | 110 | 55.5% | 46.4% | 40.0% | 12,373 | 98.6% | 96.6% | 92.0% |
| 487 | Scenic & sightseeing transportation | 75 | 18.7% | 5.3% | 2.7% | 1,019 | D | D | D |
| 488 | Support activities for transportation | 2,843 | 20.2% | 8.7% | 4.4% | 57,579 | 81.8% | 62.0% | 48.7% |
| 492 | Couriers & messengers | 566 | 14.1% | 3.7% | 2.7% | 33,112 | 93.4% | 87.3% | 86.6% |
| 493 | Warehousing & storage | 737 | 53.5% | 39.5% | 28.4% | 35,192 | 95.7% | 87.8% | 78.4% |
| All-sector table | By detailed employment size | By year | By industry | Data in formats for downloading | Other data for NAICS 48 |
Last modified: July 13, 2011
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