Statistics of U.S. Businesses: 2005:
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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 | 15,549 | 23,507 | 321,615 | 6,780,597 |
| Firms with 0 to 4 employees (as of March 12) | 8,312 | 8,334 | 15,397 | 297,100 |
| Firms with 5 to 9 employees | 3,101 | 3,168 | 20,251 | 390,858 |
| Firms with 10 to 19 employees | 1,895 | 2,096 | 24,750 | 544,947 |
| Firms with 20 to 99 employees | 1,479 | 2,349 | 53,200 | 1,470,923 |
| Firms with 100 to 499 employees | 292 | 1,229 | 26,929 | 711,349 |
| Firms with 500 employees or more | 470 | 6,331 | 181,088 | 3,365,420 |
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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 | 14,311 | 14.7% | 5.4% | 3.3% | 319,127 | 82.4% | 67.6% | 59.6% |
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2006 | 15,208 | 14.6% | 5.0% | 3.0% | 326,498 | 81.7% | 65.6% | 57.6% |
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2005 | 15,549 | 14.4% | 4.9% | 3.0% | 321,615 | 81.2% | 64.7% | 56.3% |
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2004 | 15,740 | 15.0% | 5.0% | 3.0% | 321,135 | 80.8% | 63.3% | 54.7% |
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2003 | 15,823 | 15.0% | 5.0% | 3.0% | 316,214 | 80.7% | 63.0% | 54.0% |
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2002 | 15,889 | 14.8% | 5.1% | 3.2% | 312,562 | 80.3% | 63.1% | 54.6% |
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2001 | 16,050 | 14.8% | 5.2% | 3.2% | 317,459 | 80.2% | 62.9% | 53.9% |
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2000 | 16,188 | 14.9% | 5.1% | 3.2% | 317,839 | 80.2% | 62.7% | 53.5% |
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1999 | 16,322 | 14.8% | 5.2% | 3.1% | 308,065 | 79.8% | 62.2% | 52.7% |
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1998 | 16,435 | 14.7% | 5.2% | 3.1% | 304,013 | 79.3% | 61.5% | 52.1% |
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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 | 15,549 | 14.4% | 4.9% | 3.0% | 321,615 | 81.2% | 64.7% | 56.3% |
| 441 | Motor vehicle & parts dealers | 2,532 | 20.9% | 3.6% | 1.2% | 42,499 | 79.2% | 35.9% | 18.8% |
| 442 | Furniture & home furnishings stores | 1,021 | 14.0% | 7.1% | 4.6% | 10,790 | 62.1% | 43.6% | 30.5% |
| 443 | Electronics & appliance stores | 748 | 8.6% | 4.0% | 2.5% | 8,973 | 69.6% | 58.7% | 52.6% |
| 444 | Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers | 1,612 | 18.0% | 4.3% | 2.4% | 29,186 | 74.1% | 49.7% | 41.0% |
| 445 | Food & beverage stores | 1,665 | 17.7% | 4.6% | 2.1% | 47,254 | 87.1% | 70.2% | 58.1% |
| 446 | Health & personal care stores | 888 | 15.8% | 6.1% | 5.3% | 19,262 | 77.7% | 62.5% | 60.0% |
| 447 | Gasoline stations | 1,616 | 14.9% | 3.9% | 1.5% | 26,693 | 70.8% | 47.6% | 31.5% |
| 448 | Clothing & clothing accessories stores | 1,235 | 17.3% | 13.7% | 11.6% | 26,693 | 84.7% | 80.4% | 78.4% |
| 451 | Sporting goods, hobby, book, & music stores | 892 | 10.1% | 5.5% | 4.1% | 11,583 | 71.6% | 61.3% | 56.7% |
| 452 | General merchandise stores | 229 | 20.1% | 14.8% | 12.7% | 70,530 | 99.0% | 98.5% | 97.8% |
| 453 | Miscellaneous store retailers | 2,265 | 7.8% | 3.4% | 2.2% | 16,713 | 54.1% | 35.2% | 28.8% |
| 454 | Nonstore retailers | 970 | 11.9% | 4.8% | 2.7% | 11,439 | 71.8% | 55.8% | 38.7% |
| All-sector table | By detailed employment size | By year | By industry | Data in formats for downloading | Other data for NAICS 44 |