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 | 10,545 | 12,034 | 240,237 | 9,421,236 |
| Firms with 1 to 4 employees (or with no employees as of Mar 12) | 6,562 | 6,568 | 9,976 | 342,620 |
| Firms with 5 to 9 employees | 1,326 | 1,330 | 8,755 | 305,604 |
| Firms with 10 to 19 employees | 918 | 939 | 11,996 | 461,140 |
| Firms with 20 to 99 employees | 1,049 | 1,144 | 37,057 | 1,441,350 |
| Firms with 100 to 499 employees | 354 | 580 | 38,417 | 1,415,875 |
| Firms with 500 employees or more | 336 | 1,473 | 134,036 | 5,454,647 |
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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 | 10,545 | 16.5% | 6.5% | 3.2% | 240,237 | 87.2% | 71.8% | 55.8% |
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2006 | 10,551 | 16.3% | 6.5% | 3.1% | 234,630 | 86.9% | 71.0% | 54.0% |
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2005 | 10,606 | 15.7% | 6.3% | 3.0% | 228,585 | 86.5% | 70.8% | 52.5% |
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2004 | 10,421 | 16.1% | 6.4% | 3.1% | 225,387 | 86.4% | 70.4% | 51.7% |
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2003 | 10,246 | 16.3% | 6.3% | 3.0% | 229,360 | 86.7% | 70.6% | 52.6% |
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2002 | 10,066 | 15.4% | 5.1% | 2.2% | 211,681 | 85.8% | 68.3% | 51.7% |
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2001 | 9,699 | 16.0% | 5.5% | 2.4% | 224,257 | 86.7% | 69.9% | 52.4% |
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2000 | 9,665 | 16.4% | 5.4% | 2.4% | 228,555 | 87.1% | 69.8% | 53.8% |
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1999 | 9,569 | 16.2% | 5.4% | 2.4% | 217,779 | 86.5% | 69.0% | 52.6% |
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1998 | 9,653 | 16.1% | 5.4% | 2.2% | 213,696 | 86.1% | 68.9% | 51.2% |
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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 + | ||
| 48-49 | Transportation and warehousing | 10,545 | 16.5% | 6.5% | 3.2% | 240,237 | 87.2% | 71.8% | 55.8% |
| 481 | Air transportation | 230 | 47.4% | 30.9% | 17.8% | 34,655 | 98.7% | 95.4% | 88.6% |
| 483 | Water transportation | 74 | 40.5% | 21.6% | 9.5% | 3,092 | 93.5% | 81.3% | 35.0% |
| 484 | Truck transportation | 4,196 | 11.1% | 3.2% | 1.9% | 43,585 | 71.6% | 44.0% | 31.0% |
| 485 | Transit and ground passenger transportation | 2,461 | 18.8% | 6.3% | 1.9% | 68,366 | 90.5% | 71.8% | 43.3% |
| 486 | Pipeline transportation | 19 | 89.5% | 89.5% | 78.9% | (250-499) | D | D | D |
| 487 | Scenic and sightseeing transportation | 160 | 11.3% | 4.4% | 1.9% | 1,997 | 82.0% | D | D |
| 488 | Support activities for transportation | 2,395 | 16.7% | 7.1% | 3.6% | 32,256 | 74.5% | 54.4% | 42.6% |
| 492 | Couriers and messengers | 691 | 15.9% | 5.1% | 1.4% | 37,815 | 95.4% | 88.9% | 80.7% |
| 493 | Warehousing and storage | 385 | 50.1% | 36.9% | 25.2% | 18,122 | 95.1% | 88.2% | 76.6% |
| All-sector table | By detailed employment size | By year | By industry | Data in formats for downloading | Other data for NAICS 48 |