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 | 112,392 | 138,607 | 2,232,490 | 99,649,640 |
| Firms with 1 to 4 employees (or with no employees as of Mar 12) | 64,012 | 64,078 | 109,135 | 4,340,005 |
| Firms with 5 to 9 employees | 19,489 | 19,660 | 127,650 | 4,507,199 |
| Firms with 10 to 19 employees | 12,213 | 12,678 | 162,377 | 6,169,170 |
| Firms with 20 to 99 employees | 11,176 | 13,660 | 417,794 | 17,232,922 |
| Firms with 100 to 499 employees | 2,803 | 6,326 | 342,539 | 14,793,527 |
| Firms with 500 employees or more | 2,699 | 22,205 | 1,072,995 | 52,606,817 |
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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 | 112,392 | 14.8% | 4.9% | 2.4% | 2,232,490 | 82.1% | 63.4% | 48.1% |
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2007 | 115,301 | 14.5% | 4.7% | 2.3% | 2,239,181 | 81.8% | 63.0% | 47.6% |
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2006 | 115,149 | 14.5% | 4.7% | 2.3% | 2,232,215 | 81.7% | 62.6% | 46.6% |
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2005 | 114,366 | 14.2% | 4.6% | 2.2% | 2,167,999 | 81.5% | 62.6% | 46.8% |
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2004 | 112,268 | 14.4% | 4.7% | 2.3% | 2,151,474 | 81.4% | 62.4% | 46.7% |
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2003 | 109,783 | 14.4% | 4.8% | 2.3% | 2,088,841 | 81.3% | 62.5% | 46.6% |
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2002 | 107,995 | 14.6% | 4.8% | 2.4% | 2,062,515 | 81.5% | 62.7% | 47.3% |
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2001 | 106,687 | 14.7% | 4.8% | 2.5% | 2,091,198 | 81.9% | 63.0% | 47.6% |
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2000 | 105,971 | 14.7% | 4.8% | 2.5% | 2,058,304 | 81.7% | 62.9% | 47.8% |
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1999 | 105,296 | 14.3% | 4.7% | 2.4% | 1,988,950 | 81.2% | 62.5% | 47.7% |
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1998 | 104,750 | 14.3% | 4.7% | 2.4% | 1,938,727 | 80.8% | 61.9% | 46.8% |
| 1997 | 104,085 | 14.3% | 4.7% | 2.3% | 1,906,880 | 80.5% | 61.3% | 46.2% | |
| 1996 | 103,269 | 13.8% | 4.5% | 2.3% | 1,831,367 | 79.8% | 60.5% | 46.0% | |
| 1995 | 101,712 | 14.0% | 4.6% | 2.3% | 1,820,573 | 85.0% | 60.5% | 45.4% | |
| 1994 | 99,983 | 13.8% | 4.5% | 2.2% | 1,752,158 | 79.5% | 60.3% | 45.3% | |
| 1993 | 98,606 | 13.8% | 4.5% | 2.2% | 1,726,770 | 79.4% | 60.2% | 45.1% | |
| 1992 | 96,543 | 14.1% | 4.6% | 2.2% | 1,718,663 | 79.5% | 60.3% | 45.4% | |
| 1991 | 94,951 | 14.1% | 4.5% | 2.2% | 1,731,154 | 79.5% | 60.1% | 45.2% | |
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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 | ||||||
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| Total | 20 + | 100 + | 500 + | Total | 20 + | 100 + | 500 + | |||
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-- | All industries | 112,392 | 14.8% | 4.9% | 2.4% | 2,232,490 | 82.1% | 63.4% | 48.1% |
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11 | Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 191 | 5.8% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 1,018 | 47.9% | 26.7% | 26.7% |
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21 | Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 68 | 39.7% | 19.1% | 14.7% | 1,603 | 87.4% | D | 41.4% |
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22 | Utilities | 53 | 49.1% | 41.5% | 35.8% | 10,446 | 99.0% | D | 89.3% |
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23 | Construction | 16,099 | 11.6% | 2.4% | 0.7% | 182,309 | 68.7% | 37.6% | 14.8% |
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31-33 | Manufacturing | 3,323 | 30.2% | 12.9% | 7.4% | 122,213 | 89.6% | 71.2% | 54.2% |
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42 | Wholesale trade | 5,037 | 27.2% | 13.4% | 8.1% | 97,730 | 83.6% | 59.9% | 42.5% |
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44-45 | Retail trade | 12,305 | 13.8% | 6.0% | 3.6% | 294,131 | 83.5% | 72.1% | 62.6% |
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48-49 | Transportation and warehousing | 3,202 | 20.2% | 10.6% | 7.1% | 66,020 | 85.9% | 71.0% | 60.2% |
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51 | Information | 1,391 | 29.5% | 16.9% | 10.5% | 61,376 | 93.7% | 83.8% | 69.8% |
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52 | Finance and insurance | 4,569 | 16.3% | 9.6% | 5.9% | 114,721 | 87.9% | 78.3% | 66.8% |
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53 | Real estate and rental and leasing | 4,713 | 11.2% | 5.3% | 3.0% | 48,434 | 75.0% | 56.9% | 38.9% |
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54 | Professional, scientific, and technical services | 17,964 | 11.5% | 4.1% | 2.0% | 236,580 | 78.3% | 58.1% | 43.3% |
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55 | Management of companies and enterprises | 601 | 88.9% | 68.6% | 41.3% | 48,353 | 99.6% | 96.3% | 85.1% |
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56 | Administrative and support and waste mang and remediation srvs | 7,240 | 19.1% | 7.6% | 4.2% | 193,819 | 87.8% | 71.2% | 55.0% |
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61 | Educational services | 1,859 | 25.9% | 9.5% | 3.0% | 75,526 | 91.4% | 74.4% | 51.8% |
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62 | Health care and social assistance | 12,100 | 14.7% | 4.9% | 1.8% | 325,200 | 84.6% | 70.9% | 52.9% |
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71 | Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 1,926 | 18.6% | 4.9% | 2.2% | 37,528 | 82.8% | D | D |
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72 | Accommodation and food services | 8,461 | 23.6% | 4.5% | 2.1% | 201,671 | 82.6% | 51.8% | 38.7% |
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81 | Other services (except public administration) | 12,663 | 9.7% | 2.1% | 1.0% | 113,536 | 55.1% | 25.0% | 13.0% |
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99 | Unclassified | 203 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 276 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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