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 | 26,336 | 27,908 | 229,494 | 13,856,631 |
| Firms with 1 to 4 employees (or with no employees as of Mar 12) | 19,418 | 19,422 | 27,745 | 1,366,918 |
| Firms with 5 to 9 employees | 3,020 | 3,027 | 19,597 | 919,577 |
| Firms with 10 to 19 employees | 1,647 | 1,673 | 21,683 | 1,121,713 |
| Firms with 20 to 99 employees | 1,324 | 1,481 | 44,561 | 2,682,270 |
| Firms with 100 to 499 employees | 436 | 612 | 31,164 | 1,861,447 |
| Firms with 500 employees or more | 491 | 1,693 | 84,744 | 5,904,706 |
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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 | 26,336 | 8.5% | 3.5% | 1.9% | 229,494 | 69.9% | 50.5% | 36.9% |
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2007 | 26,824 | 8.7% | 3.5% | 1.9% | 226,796 | 69.3% | 48.8% | 36.2% |
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2006 | 25,783 | 8.7% | 3.5% | 1.9% | 222,435 | 69.7% | 49.3% | 35.1% |
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2005 | 25,026 | 8.6% | 3.4% | 1.9% | 209,548 | 69.3% | 49.1% | 34.9% |
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2004 | 24,043 | 8.8% | 3.6% | 1.9% | 200,213 | 68.1% | 48.0% | 34.3% |
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2003 | 23,021 | 9.1% | 3.7% | 2.0% | 193,142 | 68.0% | 48.0% | 34.8% |
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2002 | 22,517 | 9.3% | 3.7% | 1.9% | 204,197 | 70.2% | 51.0% | 39.0% |
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2001 | 21,403 | 9.4% | 3.9% | 2.1% | 205,699 | 71.3% | 51.9% | 37.8% |
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2000 | 20,857 | 9.3% | 3.9% | 2.1% | 202,537 | 71.3% | 52.7% | 39.6% |
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1999 | 20,286 | 9.1% | 3.7% | 1.9% | 185,219 | 69.4% | 50.3% | 35.7% |
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1998 | 19,647 | 9.0% | 3.7% | 1.9% | 166,546 | 67.3% | 47.5% | 31.8% |
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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 | 26,336 | 8.5% | 3.5% | 1.9% | 229,494 | 69.9% | 50.5% | 36.9% |
| 541 | Professional, scientific, and technical services | 26,336 | 8.5% | 3.5% | 1.9% | 229,494 | 69.9% | 50.5% | 36.9% |
| All-sector table | By detailed employment size | By year | By industry | Data in formats for downloading | Other data for NAICS 54 |