U.S. Department of Commerce

Statistics of U.S. Businesses: 2007:
NAICS 42 - Wholesale trade
United States

By detailed employment size By year By state By industry
 
U.S. - Wholesale trade - by Employment Size of Enterprise
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Employment size of enterprise Firms Estab-
lish-
ments		 Paid
employees		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Receipts
($1,000)
All firms 334,676 434,464 5,964,850 327,990,681 5,986,216,929
Firms with 1 to 4 employees (or with no employees as of Mar 12) 190,153 190,809 325,412 15,943,363 297,267,502
Firms with 5 to 9 employees 57,366 58,902 377,841 17,097,629 249,842,292
Firms with 10 to 19 employees 39,354 42,843 525,216 24,952,697 325,243,478
Firms with 20 to 99 employees 36,783 53,305 1,365,914 68,413,744 899,443,843
Firms with 100 to 499 employees 7,907 28,337 1,041,451 53,776,099 771,807,037
Firms with 500 employees or more 3,113 60,268 2,329,016 147,807,149 3,442,612,777
Firms with 500 to 749 employees 746 5,529 196,598 11,038,358 165,236,692
Firms with 750 to 999 employees 411 3,756 129,465 7,800,974 170,014,069
Firms with 1,000 to 1,499 employees 406 3,467 133,195 8,062,320 118,592,159
Firms with 1,500 to 1,999 employees 291 4,299 125,155 7,703,519 144,033,764
Firms with 2,000 to 2,499 employees 175 2,040 78,141 4,872,733 76,688,070
Firms with 2,500 to 4,999 employees 461 9,547 310,617 19,777,212 440,466,235
Firms with 5,000 employees or more 623 31,630 1,355,845 88,552,033 2,327,581,788
Firms with 5,000 to 9,999 employees 275 7,909 318,436 21,173,596 432,584,852
Firms with 10,000 employees or more 348 23,721 1,037,409 67,378,437 1,894,996,936

 
 
U.S. - Wholesale trade - by Year
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data		 Year Firms by employment size of enterprise Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
Total20 + 100 +500 + Total20 + 100 +500 +
link to 2008 detail 2008 328,784 14.8% 3.5% 1.0% 6,165,204 80.5% 58.1% 40.1%
link to 2007 detail 2007 334,676 14.3% 3.3% 0.9% 5,964,850 79.4% 56.5% 39.0%
link to 2006 detail 2006 334,597 14.5% 3.3% 0.9% 6,030,647 79.6% 56.5% 38.9%
link to 2005 detail 2005 336,736 14.2% 3.2% 0.9% 5,968,929 79.3% 56.2% 39.1%
link to 2004 detail 2004 337,642 14.3% 3.2% 0.9% 5,907,051 78.8% 55.2% 38.4%
link to 2003 detail 2003 342,450 14.2% 3.2% 0.9% 5,863,860 78.3% 54.7% 37.9%
link to 2002 detail 2002 345,309 14.4% 3.1% 0.9% 5,860,256 77.9% 53.6% 37.2%
link to 2001 detail 2001 346,027 15.1% 3.3% 0.9% 6,142,089 78.3% 54.0% 37.1%
link to 2000 detail 2000 354,153 14.8% 3.2% 0.9% 6,112,029 77.7% 53.0% 36.4%
link to 1999 detail 1999 358,564 14.6% 3.1% 0.9% 5,972,022 77.1% 52.0% 35.8%
link to 1998 detail 1998 363,454 14.5% 3.1% 0.9% 5,885,230 76.3% 50.9% 34.6%

 
 
Wholesale trade - by State
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data		 State Firms by employment size of enterprise Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
Total20 + 100 +500 + Total20 + 100 +500 +
link to industry detail United States 334,676 14.3% 3.3% 0.9% 5,964,850 79.4% 56.5% 39.0%
link to industry detail Alabama 4,553 27.4% 13.7% 8.3% 79,983 80.3% 56.1% 38.5%
link to industry detail Alaska 569 37.1% 21.4% 16.5% 8,924 82.8% 58.0% 47.0%
link to industry detail Arizona 5,899 25.1% 13.3% 8.0% 99,104 82.2% 62.4% 45.7%
link to industry detail Arkansas 2,933 29.5% 15.2% 9.8% 47,102 79.5% 53.9% 37.2%
link to industry detail California 53,072 15.9% 5.1% 2.2% 820,421 77.2% 52.8% 35.5%
link to industry detail Colorado 6,354 23.0% 13.1% 8.1% 98,922 80.8% 62.3% 47.8%
link to industry detail Connecticut 4,094 25.5% 13.3% 8.0% 75,207 82.1% 61.5% 43.4%
link to industry detail Delaware 881 32.9% 22.1% 14.1% 18,256 87.4% 75.6% 61.3%
link to industry detail District of Columbia 339 34.8% 24.8% 17.4% 4,904 79.6% 56.1% 49.9%
link to industry detail Florida 28,082 12.7% 5.3% 2.7% 319,577 73.8% 53.2% 38.0%
link to industry detail Georgia 12,058 23.0% 11.8% 6.3% 206,089 81.3% 62.5% 45.3%
link to industry detail Hawaii 1,653 22.5% 11.1% 7.8% 21,180 72.7% 44.1% 28.2%
link to industry detail Idaho 1,681 31.3% 17.5% 11.3% 24,102 79.8% 52.2% 33.0%
link to industry detail Illinois 17,143 22.3% 9.7% 4.9% 302,971 81.3% 58.1% 42.4%
link to industry detail Indiana 6,762 26.1% 12.8% 6.8% 114,973 80.3% 56.5% 38.3%
link to industry detail Iowa 3,666 30.3% 14.1% 7.8% 64,229 80.8% 51.9% 29.2%
link to industry detail Kansas 3,541 29.7% 14.7% 8.5% 56,572 79.1% 52.4% 32.9%
link to industry detail Kentucky 3,728 29.4% 15.8% 9.6% 67,142 81.2% 59.7% 38.0%
link to industry detail Louisiana 4,419 27.5% 12.9% 7.9% 74,255 77.8% 51.2% 33.6%
link to industry detail Maine 1,464 24.6% 14.9% 9.4% 18,460 76.1% 55.8% 34.5%
link to industry detail Maryland 5,074 26.4% 13.0% 7.7% 95,348 82.9% 59.2% 40.5%
link to industry detail Massachusetts 7,679 24.9% 11.5% 6.5% 143,053 81.3% 57.2% 40.3%
link to industry detail Michigan 9,941 22.4% 10.4% 5.9% 167,498 79.9% 56.9% 39.2%
link to industry detail Minnesota 7,376 24.3% 11.5% 6.8% 137,229 82.3% 59.6% 44.7%
link to industry detail Mississippi 2,419 29.8% 16.0% 9.9% 36,483 77.0% 51.3% 31.6%
link to industry detail Missouri 6,919 25.8% 12.5% 7.1% 125,767 81.4% 58.8% 42.7%
link to industry detail Montana 1,246 26.1% 14.4% 10.0% 14,092 72.7% 42.2% 28.6%
link to industry detail Nebraska 2,322 31.6% 15.9% 9.5% 37,991 81.2% 53.8% 33.6%
link to industry detail Nevada 2,701 30.2% 17.7% 10.7% 40,268 81.6% 61.3% 42.3%
link to industry detail New Hampshire 1,789 27.1% 15.0% 9.6% 24,404 77.2% 51.1% 35.7%
link to industry detail New Jersey 14,766 19.8% 8.3% 4.3% 269,317 81.5% 60.0% 41.2%
link to industry detail New Mexico 1,741 30.6% 18.1% 12.8% 22,393 75.6% 53.9% 40.8%
link to industry detail New York 31,959 13.7% 4.6% 2.1% 390,422 73.2% 48.2% 29.6%
link to industry detail North Carolina 10,054 22.3% 10.9% 5.8% 173,897 80.9% 60.5% 43.7%
link to industry detail North Dakota 1,091 33.5% 17.1% 11.3% 17,494 77.9% 48.9% 36.8%
link to industry detail Ohio 12,366 24.5% 10.6% 5.4% 233,434 81.2% 57.1% 39.5%
link to industry detail Oklahoma 3,769 27.9% 14.0% 8.3% 59,379 78.2% 53.6% 31.3%
link to industry detail Oregon 4,856 26.5% 14.0% 8.2% 78,185 81.0% 57.3% 37.9%
link to industry detail Pennsylvania 13,268 23.0% 10.0% 5.2% 236,913 80.1% 55.7% 37.1%
link to industry detail Rhode Island 1,391 27.5% 15.0% 10.1% 20,890 78.6% 52.3% 38.4%
link to industry detail South Carolina 4,122 25.7% 13.3% 8.0% 63,940 78.7% 56.3% 39.3%
link to industry detail South Dakota 1,113 32.2% 16.2% 10.1% 15,504 76.4% 43.8% 24.1%
link to industry detail Tennessee 6,064 28.3% 14.3% 8.4% 123,146 83.0% 62.0% 45.6%
link to industry detail Texas 25,292 19.9% 8.4% 4.0% 466,736 80.6% 61.0% 44.1%
link to industry detail Utah 3,241 27.8% 15.4% 9.9% 50,059 80.4% 57.0% 41.0%
link to industry detail Vermont 774 30.4% 16.5% 10.5% 10,924 77.7% 48.8% 22.3%
link to industry detail Virginia 6,226 24.8% 12.6% 7.1% 116,209 82.7% 62.4% 44.8%
link to industry detail Washington 7,998 23.5% 11.1% 6.2% 129,132 80.3% 56.7% 38.1%
link to industry detail West Virginia 1,311 33.6% 19.0% 13.3% 20,269 77.8% 50.9% 35.4%
link to industry detail Wisconsin 6,058 26.0% 11.8% 6.4% 114,250 81.6% 56.5% 35.5%
link to industry detail Wyoming 612 36.6% 22.2% 15.2% 7,851 75.7% 51.7% 37.2%

 
 
U.S. - Wholesale trade - by Subsector
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Industry
detail		 NAICS
code		 Industry title
(with link to definition) 		Firms by employment size of enterprise Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
Total20 + 100 +500 + Total20 + 100 +500 +
  42 Wholesale trade 334,676 14.3% 3.3% 0.9% 5,964,850 79.4% 56.5% 39.0%
link to industry detail 423 Durable goods merchant wholesalers 178,898 16.3% 3.7% 1.1% 3,395,277 79.1% 54.4% 36.8%
link to industry detail 424 Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers 102,988 16.8% 4.4% 1.3% 2,228,049 83.3% 62.3% 43.8%
link to industry detail 425 Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers 54,096 4.5% 1.0% 0.4% 341,524 57.6% 39.2% 29.9%

 
 
U.S. - Wholesale trade - by Industry
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data		 NAICS
code		 Industry title
(with link to definition) 		Firms by employment size of enterprise Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
Total20 + 100 +500 + Total20 + 100 +500 +
link to state detail 423 Durable goods merchant wholesalers 178,898 16.3% 3.7% 1.1% 3,395,277 79.1% 54.4% 36.8%
link to state detail 4231 Mtr vehicle & parts & supplies merchant wholesalers 17,618 18.5% 5.1% 1.7% 355,828 81.2% 56.6% 35.5%
link to state detail 42311 Automobile & other mtr vehicle merchant wholesalers 5,201 22.8% 6.6% 1.7% 117,134 85.9% 56.2% 27.8%
link to state detail 42312 Mtr vehicle supplies & new parts merchant wholesalers 9,275 18.3% 5.6% 2.3% 189,925 80.7% 58.6% 41.1%
link to state detail 42313 Tire & tube merchant wholesalers 1,331 28.3% 9.1% 2.6% 32,365 84.6% 61.2% 37.1%
link to state detail 42314 Motor vehicle parts (used) merchant wholesalers 1,956 7.1% 1.3% 0.7% 16,404 46.4% D D
link to state detail 4232 Furniture & home furnishing merchant wholesalers 10,903 16.7% 4.0% 0.9% 153,866 73.3% 39.9% 13.5%
link to state detail 42321 Furniture merchant wholesalers 4,812 16.5% 3.8% 1.0% 63,757 72.7% 37.9% 12.3%
link to state detail 42322 Home furnishing merchant wholesalers 6,096 17.0% 4.1% 0.9% 90,109 73.8% 41.3% 14.4%
link to state detail 4233 Lumber & other const material merchant wholesalers 12,895 21.6% 6.0% 2.0% 264,252 80.5% 53.0% 34.2%
link to state detail 42331 Lumber, plywood, & wood panel merchant wholesalers 6,321 25.0% 6.7% 2.2% 143,484 82.8% 52.8% 32.7%
link to state detail 42332 Brick, stone, & const material merchant wholesalers 3,157 18.5% 6.0% 2.7% 43,203 71.4% 41.7% 25.4%
link to state detail 42333 Roofing, siding, & insul mat merchant wholesalers 1,143 25.0% 9.1% 3.4% 34,970 86.7% 69.0% 50.2%
link to state detail 42339 Other construction material merchant wholesalers 2,446 20.4% 7.4% 3.2% 42,595 76.9% 51.6% 35.4%
link to state detail 4234 Prof & commercial equip & supp merchant wholesalers 26,308 15.7% 4.2% 1.7% 705,551 85.6% 69.6% 57.2%
link to state detail 42341 Photo equip & supp merchant wholesalers 798 17.4% 5.4% 1.9% 16,255 81.2% D D
link to state detail 42342 Office equipment merchant wholesalers 3,123 21.0% 4.2% 1.5% 147,700 91.0% 77.7% 70.3%
link to state detail 42343 Comp & perphl equip & software merchant wholesalers 8,166 17.0% 4.9% 2.1% 280,486 88.8% 75.4% 64.7%
link to state detail 42344 Other commercial equipment merchant wholesalers 3,944 15.1% 3.4% 1.3% 50,007 66.5% 34.4% 16.6%
link to state detail 42345 Med, dental, & hosp equip & supp merchant wholesalers 7,200 13.1% 4.3% 2.1% 153,896 84.0% 68.3% 53.5%
link to state detail 42346 Ophthalmic goods merchant wholesalers 1,128 15.4% 4.5% 1.6% 23,019 82.8% 61.5% 39.0%
link to state detail 42349 Other professional equip & supp merchant wholesalers 2,046 16.5% 5.3% 2.1% 34,188 75.7% 52.9% 33.2%
link to state detail 4235 Metal & mineral (exc petrol) merchant wholesalers 7,391 23.4% 6.9% 2.9% 160,366 81.5% 53.2% 34.3%
link to state detail 42351 Metal service centers & other metal merchant wholesalers 7,008 23.8% 6.8% 2.8% 156,591 81.8% 53.5% 34.4%
link to state detail 42352 Coal & other mineral & ore merchant wholesalers 392 17.9% 9.2% 6.6% 3,775 69.0% 43.4% 29.1%
link to state detail 4236 Electrical goods merchant wholesalers 19,855 17.7% 5.0% 1.9% 449,905 82.4% 61.8% 45.0%
link to state detail 42361 Elec appar & equip & wiring supp merchant wholesalers 7,857 18.9% 5.4% 1.9% 160,759 80.2% 56.7% 38.0%
link to state detail 42362 Electric appliance, TV & radio merchant wholesalers 2,323 18.5% 5.3% 2.2% 42,876 79.8% 54.2% 33.7%
link to state detail 42369 Other electronic parts & equip merchant wholesalers 9,801 17.5% 5.3% 2.3% 246,270 84.3% 66.4% 51.6%
link to state detail 4237 Hrdwr, plumb & heat equip & supp merchant wholesalers 11,261 20.1% 5.0% 1.5% 232,006 79.3% 52.4% 32.8%
link to state detail 42371 Hardware merchant wholesalers 4,846 18.2% 4.3% 1.4% 83,822 75.6% 46.9% 27.4%
link to state detail 42372 Plumbing & heating equip & supp merchant wholesalers 3,202 23.0% 6.1% 2.0% 79,214 83.2% D D
link to state detail 42373 Warm air heating & AC equip merchant wholesalers 2,549 23.5% 6.9% 2.2% 54,927 79.7% 52.0% 30.6%
link to state detail 42374 Refrigeration equipment & supp merchant wholesalers 784 20.8% 6.6% 2.6% 14,043 76.9% 47.6% 29.8%
link to state detail 4238 Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers 43,150 17.8% 4.1% 1.4% 723,802 74.6% 45.6% 26.9%
link to state detail 42381 Const & mining machinery & equip merchant wholesalers 3,168 24.1% 9.0% 3.8% 101,336 88.1% 70.1% 49.1%
link to state detail 42382 Farm & garden machinery & equip merchant wholesalers 6,402 20.8% 3.1% 0.8% 96,948 67.3% 25.3% 8.9%
link to state detail 42383 Industrial machinery & equipment merchant wholesalers 20,782 17.5% 4.5% 1.7% 321,524 73.1% 44.0% 25.0%
link to state detail 42384 Industrial supplies merchant wholesalers 6,965 19.1% 5.1% 1.8% 109,143 74.2% 44.4% 24.9%
link to state detail 42385 Service estab equipment & supp merchant wholesalers 3,866 16.1% 3.6% 1.5% 54,391 69.9% 40.0% 25.2%
link to state detail 42386 Trans equip & supp (exc mtr veh) merchant wholesalers 2,400 17.3% 6.2% 3.2% 40,460 77.3% 55.3% 36.6%
link to state detail 4239 Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers 31,061 11.2% 2.4% 0.8% 349,701 68.7% 40.1% 23.1%
link to state detail 42391 Sporting & rec goods & supplies merchant wholesalers 4,710 13.4% 3.3% 1.1% 53,064 69.0% 36.4% 15.2%
link to state detail 42392 Toy & hobby goods & supplies merchant wholesalers 2,282 13.9% 3.2% 1.1% 32,283 77.3% 47.5% 26.1%
link to state detail 42393 Recyclable material merchant wholesalers 6,258 19.4% 3.7% 1.1% 101,172 73.6% 38.5% 18.5%
link to state detail 42394 Jewelry, watch, prec stone, & prec metal merchant wholesalers 7,761 5.3% 1.0% 0.3% 52,571 51.5% 28.4% 13.4%
link to state detail 42399 Other misc durable goods merchant wholesalers 10,072 9.1% 2.2% 0.9% 110,611 69.9% 46.8% 35.0%
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data		 NAICS
code		 Industry title
(with link to definition) 		Firms by employment size of enterprise Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
Total20 + 100 +500 + Total20 + 100 +500 +
link to state detail 424 Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers 102,988 16.8% 4.4% 1.3% 2,228,049 83.3% 62.3% 43.8%
link to state detail 4241 Paper & paper product merchant wholesalers 9,068 15.9% 4.2% 1.4% 172,308 80.1% 58.1% 41.2%
link to state detail 42411 Printing & writing paper merchant wholesalers 854 18.4% 7.7% 2.9% 22,508 86.8% 72.1% 47.4%
link to state detail 42412 Stationery & office supplies merchant wholesalers 4,791 12.7% 3.2% 1.1% 83,996 78.6% 59.9% 48.4%
link to state detail 42413 Industrial & personal serv paper merchant wholesalers 3,458 20.6% 5.5% 2.0% 65,804 79.6% 51.0% 29.8%
link to state detail 4242 Drugs & druggists' sundries merchant wholesalers 6,147 16.9% 6.3% 3.0% 248,057 91.6% 81.7% 71.1%
link to state detail 4243 Apparel, piece goods, & notions merchant wholesalers 14,941 12.9% 3.4% 1.0% 196,601 74.2% 47.1% 24.0%
link to state detail 42431 Piece goods, notions, oth dry gd merchant wholesalers 3,327 12.7% 3.7% 1.4% 31,968 63.0% 31.3% 13.4%
link to state detail 42432 Men's & boys' clothing & access merchant wholesalers 3,329 15.9% 4.6% 1.5% 55,727 78.5% 53.5% 30.2%
link to state detail 42433 Women's & child clthng & access merchant wholesalers 6,799 12.3% 3.3% 0.9% 85,711 74.6% 46.8% 21.4%
link to state detail 42434 Footwear merchant wholesalers 1,542 12.8% 3.8% 1.4% 23,195 77.8% 54.7% 33.8%
link to state detail 4244 Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers 27,473 18.1% 4.6% 1.4% 768,342 86.9% 68.3% 51.9%
link to state detail 42441 General line grocery merchant wholesalers 3,043 17.5% 5.9% 3.1% 136,572 92.4% 82.9% 74.4%
link to state detail 42442 Packaged frozen food merchant wholesalers 2,562 24.2% 8.9% 2.9% 91,772 89.4% 72.5% 50.2%
link to state detail 42443 Dairy prod (exc dried/canned) merchant wholesalers 1,552 20.7% 6.9% 3.1% 45,969 86.5% 67.8% 50.2%
link to state detail 42444 Poultry & poultry prod merchant wholesalers 515 28.3% 7.4% 2.3% 10,869 79.3% 39.4% 6.6%
link to state detail 42445 Confectionery merchant wholesalers 2,017 13.4% 3.3% 1.4% 51,875 88.4% D D
link to state detail 42446 Fish & seafood merchant wholesalers 2,337 13.5% 2.1% 0.6% 24,232 66.4% 25.4% 11.4%
link to state detail 42447 Meat & meat product merchant wholesalers 2,382 19.1% 4.7% 1.7% 44,542 78.1% 49.3% 28.0%
link to state detail 42448 Fresh fruit & vegetable merchant wholesalers 4,551 23.2% 5.4% 0.9% 102,183 82.6% 50.1% 17.3%
link to state detail 42449 Other grocery & related products merchant wholesalers 8,754 16.9% 5.1% 2.1% 260,328 88.4% 73.6% 61.4%
link to state detail 4245 Farm products raw materials merchant wholesalers 4,004 21.2% 4.9% 1.4% 61,349 71.3% 37.8% 20.6%
link to state detail 42451 Grain & field bean merchant wholesalers 2,386 24.4% 6.7% 1.6% 44,585 74.6% 45.6% 25.6%
link to state detail 42452 Livestock merchant wholesalers 851 22.7% 1.4% 0.8% 9,895 66.7% D 4.2%
link to state detail 42459 Other farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers 779 11.0% 3.9% 1.7% 6,869 56.7% 29.1% 11.6%
link to state detail 4246 Chemicals & allied products merchant wholesalers 8,376 18.0% 5.7% 2.6% 139,481 77.8% 52.0% 38.2%
link to state detail 42461 Plastics materials & basic forms merchant wholesalers 2,231 21.5% 7.7% 3.7% 35,553 76.5% 44.7% 25.1%
link to state detail 42469 Other chemicals & allied prods merchant wholesalers 6,169 17.1% 5.3% 2.5% 103,928 78.3% 54.5% 42.7%
link to state detail 4247 Petroleum & petroleum products merchant wholesalers 4,890 32.1% 10.3% 2.9% 94,845 80.3% 47.8% 22.5%
link to state detail 42471 Petroleum bulk stations & terminals 2,814 40.4% 13.0% 3.6% 62,107 82.4% 46.8% 21.5%
link to state detail 42472 Petrol & petrol prod merchant wholesalers (exc bulk) 2,203 24.9% 9.7% 3.4% 32,738 76.4% 49.7% 24.4%
link to state detail 4248 Beer, wine, & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers 3,339 39.1% 12.8% 2.2% 178,694 94.2% 72.1% 37.0%
link to state detail 42481 Beer & ale merchant wholesalers 1,820 53.9% 17.7% 2.4% 107,891 95.7% 66.8% 21.1%
link to state detail 42482 Wine & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers 1,546 22.7% 8.5% 2.7% 70,803 91.9% 80.0% 61.2%
link to state detail 4249 Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers 25,401 12.9% 3.5% 1.1% 368,372 75.9% 53.8% 35.3%
link to state detail 42491 Farm supplies merchant wholesalers 4,873 17.0% 4.8% 1.3% 79,749 75.9% 53.9% 35.8%
link to state detail 42492 Book, periodical, & newspaper merchant wholesalers 2,097 18.7% 7.8% 3.7% 67,808 90.6% 78.3% 66.9%
link to state detail 42493 Flowers & florists' supplies merchant wholesalers 3,752 16.7% 3.0% 0.6% 56,785 72.6% 39.4% 14.8%
link to state detail 42494 Tobacco & tobacco product merchant wholesalers 1,159 25.9% 7.9% 2.2% 54,216 91.8% D D
link to state detail 42495 Paint, varnish, & supp merchant wholesalers 1,207 20.0% 6.2% 2.3% 19,875 75.6% 51.5% 31.9%
link to state detail 42499 Other misc nondurable goods merchant wholesalers 12,357 7.6% 2.0% 0.8% 89,939 57.5% 31.7% 13.7%
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data		 NAICS
code		 Industry title
(with link to definition) 		Firms by employment size of enterprise Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
Total20 + 100 +500 + Total20 + 100 +500 +
link to state detail 425 Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers 54,096 4.5% 1.0% 0.4% 341,524 57.6% 39.2% 29.9%
link to state detail 42511 Business to business electronic markets 1,218 8.1% 2.8% 1.7% 7,731 56.3% 27.1% 19.1%
link to state detail 42512 Wholesale trade agents & brokers 52,882 4.4% 1.0% 0.4% 333,793 57.6% 39.4% 30.1%

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