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 | 24,488 | 27,539 | 392,484 | 30,644,663 |
| Firms with 1 to 4 employees (or with no employees as of Mar 12) | 16,747 | 16,748 | 25,253 | 1,471,141 |
| Firms with 5 to 9 employees | 3,001 | 3,006 | 19,874 | 1,141,988 |
| Firms with 10 to 19 employees | 1,858 | 1,903 | 24,585 | 1,597,684 |
| Firms with 20 to 99 employees | 1,731 | 2,030 | 61,617 | 4,467,202 |
| Firms with 100 to 499 employees | 632 | 1,012 | 70,146 | 5,406,391 |
| Firms with 500 employees or more | 519 | 2,840 | 191,009 | 16,560,257 |
| More data |
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 | 24,488 | 11.8% | 4.7% | 2.1% | 392,484 | 82.2% | 66.5% | 48.7% |
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2007 | 24,543 | 11.7% | 4.7% | 2.1% | 403,254 | 82.6% | 67.5% | 50.9% |
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2006 | 23,881 | 11.8% | 4.7% | 2.1% | 373,145 | 81.9% | 65.5% | 48.7% |
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2005 | 23,051 | 11.4% | 4.5% | 2.0% | 355,406 | 81.9% | 66.5% | 49.8% |
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2004 | 22,161 | 11.4% | 4.6% | 2.1% | 341,324 | 81.2% | 66.1% | 49.8% |
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2003 | 21,250 | 11.7% | 4.8% | 2.2% | 307,089 | 79.8% | 63.4% | 46.8% |
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2002 | 20,799 | 11.9% | 4.6% | 2.1% | 309,536 | 80.4% | 63.3% | 47.5% |
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2001 | 19,800 | 12.0% | 4.7% | 2.2% | 305,927 | 80.7% | 63.3% | 46.5% |
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2000 | 19,336 | 11.8% | 4.7% | 2.1% | 287,437 | 80.2% | 63.2% | 45.7% |
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1999 | 18,649 | 11.5% | 4.6% | 2.1% | 271,952 | 79.8% | 63.2% | 45.6% |
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1998 | 18,214 | 11.4% | 4.5% | 1.9% | 252,952 | 78.9% | 62.3% | 43.2% |
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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 + | ||
| 54 | Professional, scientific, and technical services | 24,488 | 11.8% | 4.7% | 2.1% | 392,484 | 82.2% | 66.5% | 48.7% |
| 541 | Professional, scientific, and technical services | 24,488 | 11.8% | 4.7% | 2.1% | 392,484 | 82.2% | 66.5% | 48.7% |
| All-sector table | By detailed employment size | By year | By industry | Data in formats for downloading | Other data for NAICS 54 |