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 | 24,991 | 40,949 | 620,869 | 12,465,820 |
| Firms with 0 to 4 employees (as of March 12) | 13,127 | 13,182 | 24,234 | 482,710 |
| Firms with 5 to 9 employees | 5,361 | 5,493 | 35,275 | 663,568 |
| Firms with 10 to 19 employees | 3,079 | 3,418 | 40,347 | 854,456 |
| Firms with 20 to 99 employees | 2,428 | 3,691 | 90,961 | 2,427,508 |
| Firms with 100 to 499 employees | 451 | 1,909 | 45,593 | 1,266,190 |
| Firms with 500 employees or more | 545 | 13,256 | 384,459 | 6,771,388 |
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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 | 24,991 | 13.7% | 4.0% | 2.2% | 620,869 | 83.9% | 69.3% | 61.9% |
| 441 | Motor vehicle & parts dealers | 3,764 | 25.1% | 4.4% | 1.2% | 77,811 | 82.4% | 39.4% | 19.0% |
| 442 | Furniture & home furnishings stores | 1,609 | 13.1% | 5.6% | 3.7% | 19,554 | 64.2% | 44.5% | 32.4% |
| 443 | Electronics & appliance stores | 1,070 | 10.1% | 2.8% | 2.0% | 17,368 | 76.9% | 63.4% | 60.1% |
| 444 | Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers | 2,450 | 16.3% | 3.8% | 1.6% | 47,861 | 76.1% | 55.0% | 47.4% |
| 445 | Food & beverage stores | 4,318 | 12.9% | 2.7% | 1.2% | 127,899 | 87.6% | 74.4% | 68.5% |
| 446 | Health & personal care stores | 1,288 | 16.2% | 5.7% | 4.5% | 45,622 | 86.4% | 76.5% | 73.3% |
| 447 | Gasoline stations | 2,040 | 10.6% | 3.7% | 1.5% | 35,815 | 72.2% | 60.2% | 48.5% |
| 448 | Clothing & clothing accessories stores | 1,861 | 14.1% | 9.9% | 8.0% | 51,014 | 86.5% | 81.6% | 79.3% |
| 451 | Sporting goods, hobby, book, & music stores | 1,538 | 9.7% | 3.8% | 2.7% | 23,110 | 75.3% | 64.2% | 60.8% |
| 452 | General merchandise stores | 319 | 18.8% | 12.5% | 10.7% | 112,982 | 99.1% | 98.6% | 98.3% |
| 453 | Miscellaneous store retailers | 3,523 | 8.4% | 3.5% | 1.8% | 34,050 | 62.0% | 45.0% | 32.8% |
| 454 | Nonstore retailers | 1,431 | 13.6% | 5.2% | 3.0% | 27,783 | 81.7% | 66.6% | 54.2% |
| All-sector table | By detailed employment size | By year | By industry | Data in formats for downloading | Other data for NAICS 44 |