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 | 14,990 | 21,372 | 312,483 | 6,267,618 |
| Firms with no employees (as of March 12) | 1,595 | 1,597 | 0 | 43,994 |
| Firms with 1 to 4 employees | 5,726 | 5,734 | 12,918 | 219,344 |
| Firms with 5 to 9 employees | 3,165 | 3,235 | 21,170 | 381,377 |
| Firms with 10 to 19 employees | 2,119 | 2,301 | 27,858 | 562,561 |
| Firms with 20 to 99 employees | 1,647 | 2,447 | 59,827 | 1,378,949 |
| Firms with 100 to 499 employees | 347 | 1,311 | 40,061 | 889,623 |
| Firms with 500 employees or more | 391 | 4,747 | 150,649 | 2,791,770 |
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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 | 13,724 | 15.8% | 5.3% | 3.0% | 319,348 | 82.2% | 65.6% | 55.0% |
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2006 | 14,576 | 15.7% | 4.9% | 2.7% | 321,788 | 81.4% | 63.3% | 52.1% |
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2005 | 14,851 | 15.5% | 4.9% | 2.7% | 317,423 | 80.7% | 62.5% | 50.7% |
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2004 | 14,935 | 15.9% | 5.0% | 2.7% | 321,178 | 80.5% | 61.9% | 50.0% |
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2003 | 14,990 | 15.9% | 4.9% | 2.6% | 312,483 | 80.2% | 61.0% | 48.2% |
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2002 | 14,984 | 16.0% | 5.0% | 2.7% | 309,173 | 79.9% | 60.4% | 47.7% |
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2001 | 15,000 | 16.5% | 5.1% | 2.8% | 315,694 | 80.3% | 60.4% | 48.1% |
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2000 | 14,888 | 17.0% | 5.2% | 2.9% | 322,117 | 80.9% | 60.7% | 48.5% |
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1999 | 15,049 | 16.8% | 5.3% | 2.9% | 316,102 | 80.4% | 60.4% | 48.0% |
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1998 | 15,222 | 16.4% | 5.2% | 2.8% | 309,204 | 79.7% | 59.8% | 46.6% |
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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 | 14,990 | 15.9% | 4.9% | 2.6% | 312,483 | 80.2% | 61.0% | 48.2% |
| 441 | Motor vehicle & parts dealers | 2,261 | 22.6% | 3.9% | 1.1% | 41,600 | 76.8% | 36.0% | 16.1% |
| 442 | Furniture & home furnishings stores | 1,052 | 13.6% | 4.9% | 3.8% | 10,234 | 56.1% | 29.0% | 20.4% |
| 443 | Electronics & appliance stores | 634 | 9.6% | 4.4% | 2.8% | 8,216 | 68.7% | 56.8% | 49.3% |
| 444 | Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers | 1,668 | 19.1% | 5.1% | 1.8% | 29,424 | 74.0% | 48.5% | 33.9% |
| 445 | Food & beverage stores | 1,841 | 22.5% | 6.8% | 2.0% | 57,416 | 89.2% | 67.4% | 42.6% |
| 446 | Health & personal care stores | 639 | 23.0% | 7.8% | 5.6% | 16,964 | 83.5% | 65.5% | 60.6% |
| 447 | Gasoline stations | 1,613 | 16.8% | 4.7% | 1.6% | 23,954 | 65.1% | 40.9% | 25.2% |
| 448 | Clothing & clothing accessories stores | 1,147 | 17.1% | 11.9% | 10.5% | 20,335 | 79.2% | 71.2% | 69.7% |
| 451 | Sporting goods, hobby, book, & music stores | 1,025 | 11.0% | 4.6% | 2.8% | 12,570 | 68.9% | 53.0% | 44.4% |
| 452 | General merchandise stores | 209 | 26.3% | 13.9% | 9.1% | 55,637 | 98.6% | 96.9% | 94.2% |
| 453 | Miscellaneous store retailers | 2,113 | 8.6% | 3.1% | 1.6% | 17,357 | 54.4% | 36.7% | 26.6% |
| 454 | Nonstore retailers | 997 | 15.8% | 6.1% | 3.0% | 18,776 | 81.8% | 68.4% | 54.4% |
| 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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