Statistics of U.S. Businesses: 2008:
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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 | 20,643 | 21,721 | 258,607 | 22,830,443 |
| Firms with 1 to 4 employees (or with no employees as of Mar 12) | 14,033 | 14,037 | 22,436 | 1,334,294 |
| Firms with 5 to 9 employees | 2,840 | 2,846 | 18,657 | 1,088,258 |
| Firms with 10 to 19 employees | 1,578 | 1,604 | 20,807 | 1,448,901 |
| Firms with 20 to 99 employees | 1,269 | 1,356 | 44,203 | 3,983,204 |
| Firms with 100 to 499 employees | 440 | 556 | 43,953 | 4,081,397 |
| Firms with 500 employees or more | 483 | 1,322 | 108,551 | 10,894,389 |
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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 | 20,643 | 10.6% | 4.5% | 2.3% | 258,607 | 76.1% | 59.0% | 42.0% |
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2007 | 21,301 | 10.7% | 4.5% | 2.3% | 259,056 | 75.2% | 57.8% | 41.4% |
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2006 | 21,102 | 10.4% | 4.3% | 2.2% | 260,770 | 75.8% | 58.8% | 43.1% |
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2005 | 21,121 | 10.4% | 4.2% | 2.2% | 243,889 | 74.7% | 55.9% | 40.1% |
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2004 | 20,943 | 10.4% | 4.0% | 2.1% | 236,527 | 73.6% | 54.1% | 38.8% |
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2003 | 20,879 | 10.5% | 4.1% | 2.1% | 238,069 | 73.8% | 54.3% | 37.9% |
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2002 | 20,967 | 10.6% | 4.1% | 2.0% | 238,817 | 73.8% | 54.3% | 36.8% |
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2001 | 20,434 | 10.7% | 4.2% | 2.0% | 257,577 | 75.8% | 56.7% | 38.2% |
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2000 | 20,368 | 10.3% | 3.9% | 2.0% | 232,109 | 73.9% | 53.6% | 36.6% |
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1999 | 19,957 | 10.0% | 3.7% | 1.9% | 214,495 | 72.3% | 52.0% | 36.2% |
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1998 | 19,639 | 9.7% | 3.8% | 1.8% | 201,093 | 71.4% | 51.6% | 34.3% |
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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 + | ||
| 54 | Professional, scientific, and technical services | 20,643 | 10.6% | 4.5% | 2.3% | 258,607 | 76.1% | 59.0% | 42.0% |
| 541 | Professional, scientific, and technical services | 20,643 | 10.6% | 4.5% | 2.3% | 258,607 | 76.1% | 59.0% | 42.0% |
| All-sector table | By detailed employment size | By year | By industry | Data in formats for downloading | Other data for NAICS 54 |