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 | 10,521 | 11,973 | 236,928 | 9,789,108 |
| Firms with 1 to 4 employees (or with no employees as of Mar 12) | 7,010 | 7,011 | 9,328 | 320,840 |
| Firms with 5 to 9 employees | 1,145 | 1,146 | 7,448 | 257,306 |
| Firms with 10 to 19 employees | 769 | 781 | 10,099 | 382,956 |
| Firms with 20 to 99 employees | 809 | 870 | 26,002 | 1,021,122 |
| Firms with 100 to 499 employees | 335 | 466 | 23,600 | 937,535 |
| Firms with 500 employees or more | 453 | 1,699 | 160,451 | 6,869,349 |
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Year | Firms by employment size of enterprise | Paid employees by employment size of enterprise | ||||||
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| Total | 20 + | 100 + | 500 + | Total | 20 + | 100 + | 500 + | ||
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2008 | 10,521 | 15.2% | 7.5% | 4.3% | 236,928 | 88.7% | 77.7% | 67.7% |
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2006 | 9,829 | 15.4% | 7.5% | 4.2% | 224,871 | 88.5% | 77.1% | 65.6% |
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2005 | 9,574 | 15.6% | 7.5% | 4.3% | 218,771 | 88.4% | 76.7% | 66.3% |
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2004 | 9,240 | 16.5% | 7.8% | 4.4% | 212,002 | 88.2% | 75.8% | 64.7% |
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2003 | 8,936 | 16.6% | 7.8% | 4.5% | 215,919 | 88.4% | 76.1% | 66.6% |
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2002 | 8,524 | 15.7% | 6.5% | 3.3% | 198,476 | 87.5% | 74.8% | 64.8% |
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2001 | 8,374 | 15.7% | 6.8% | 3.4% | 213,334 | 88.2% | 76.5% | 65.3% |
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2000 | 8,294 | 16.5% | 7.0% | 3.5% | 215,439 | 88.5% | 76.3% | 65.1% |
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1999 | 8,061 | 16.7% | 7.2% | 3.5% | 201,899 | 88.2% | 75.4% | 63.8% |
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1998 | 7,925 | 16.7% | 7.4% | 3.4% | 192,968 | 87.8% | 75.3% | 62.5% |
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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 | 10,521 | 15.2% | 7.5% | 4.3% | 236,928 | 88.7% | 77.7% | 67.7% |
| 481 | Air transportation | 148 | 52.0% | 36.5% | 20.9% | 31,230 | 99.1% | 97.9% | 96.3% |
| 483 | Water transportation | 37 | 48.6% | 32.4% | 29.7% | (1000-2499) | D | D | D |
| 484 | Truck transportation | 6,893 | 8.8% | 3.5% | 1.9% | 66,265 | 75.1% | 55.2% | 42.3% |
| 485 | Transit and ground passenger transportation | 792 | 17.3% | 5.1% | 1.9% | 26,243 | 91.3% | 75.9% | 60.1% |
| 486 | Pipeline transportation | 25 | 92.0% | 84.0% | 80.0% | (1000-2499) | D | D | D |
| 487 | Scenic and sightseeing transportation | 33 | 30.3% | 9.1% | 6.1% | 1,128 | 88.9% | D | D |
| 488 | Support activities for transportation | 1,854 | 25.4% | 13.9% | 7.1% | 39,001 | 85.1% | 72.1% | 54.5% |
| 492 | Couriers and messengers | 375 | 12.0% | 5.3% | 2.7% | 33,082 | 96.9% | 94.5% | 91.0% |
| 493 | Warehousing and storage | 466 | 66.3% | 50.2% | 37.6% | 37,765 | 97.9% | 92.4% | 86.3% |
| All-sector table | By detailed employment size | By year | By industry | Data in formats for downloading | Other data for NAICS 48 |