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 | 17,922 | 21,558 | 304,906 | 10,054,513 |
| Firms with 1 to 4 employees (or with no employees as of Mar 12) | 10,053 | 10,064 | 16,663 | 494,959 |
| Firms with 5 to 9 employees | 3,008 | 3,046 | 19,819 | 529,170 |
| Firms with 10 to 19 employees | 1,972 | 2,111 | 26,226 | 737,252 |
| Firms with 20 to 99 employees | 1,726 | 2,454 | 62,390 | 1,904,876 |
| Firms with 100 to 499 employees | 456 | 1,283 | 53,896 | 1,604,197 |
| Firms with 500 employees or more | 707 | 2,600 | 125,912 | 4,784,059 |
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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 | 17,922 | 16.1% | 6.5% | 3.9% | 304,906 | 79.4% | 59.0% | 41.3% |
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2007 | 17,881 | 15.5% | 6.2% | 3.8% | 292,879 | 78.5% | 58.0% | 40.5% |
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2006 | 17,872 | 15.2% | 6.0% | 3.5% | 278,423 | 77.5% | 56.0% | 36.7% |
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2005 | 17,755 | 15.0% | 5.9% | 3.4% | 270,479 | 77.2% | 55.5% | 35.6% |
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2004 | 17,572 | 14.8% | 5.8% | 3.4% | 265,663 | 77.1% | 55.6% | 36.9% |
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2003 | 17,224 | 14.6% | 5.8% | 3.4% | 258,940 | 76.8% | 55.6% | 36.8% |
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2002 | 17,151 | 14.7% | 5.8% | 3.4% | 253,980 | 76.6% | 54.5% | 36.6% |
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2001 | 17,141 | 14.7% | 5.7% | 3.4% | 257,335 | 76.5% | 54.0% | 35.4% |
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2000 | 17,163 | 14.6% | 5.6% | 3.3% | 255,178 | 76.1% | 53.1% | 35.0% |
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1999 | 17,407 | 14.4% | 5.5% | 3.2% | 250,292 | 75.7% | 52.7% | 34.7% |
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1998 | 17,416 | 14.3% | 5.3% | 3.0% | 249,476 | 75.5% | 52.1% | 34.5% |
| 1997 | 17,512 | 14.1% | 5.2% | 3.0% | 242,047 | 74.7% | 51.1% | 33.6% | |
| 1996 | 17,659 | 14.0% | 5.0% | 2.9% | 235,125 | 73.6% | 49.3% | 32.0% | |
| 1995 | 17,505 | 13.9% | 5.0% | 2.8% | 230,090 | 73.4% | 48.8% | 30.7% | |
| 1994 | 17,320 | 13.5% | 4.8% | 2.8% | 220,712 | 72.7% | 47.8% | 31.1% | |
| 1993 | 16,989 | 13.4% | 4.7% | 2.8% | 216,020 | 72.1% | 47.2% | 31.2% | |
| 1992 | 16,619 | 13.2% | 4.9% | 2.8% | 209,123 | 72.0% | 48.2% | 31.3% | |
| 1991 | 16,474 | 12.7% | 4.6% | 2.8% | 201,449 | 71.3% | 46.8% | 30.3% | |
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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 | 17,922 | 16.1% | 6.5% | 3.9% | 304,906 | 79.4% | 59.0% | 41.3% |
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11 | Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 112 | 3.6% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 402 | 30.6% | D | D |
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21 | Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 220 | 36.8% | 21.4% | 17.7% | 6,203 | 90.7% | D | 65.7% |
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22 | Utilities | 35 | 71.4% | 20.0% | 14.3% | (2500-4999) | D | D | D |
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23 | Construction | 2,450 | 8.1% | 1.4% | 0.7% | 17,886 | 54.9% | 21.8% | 10.2% |
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31-33 | Manufacturing | 698 | 33.1% | 14.8% | 8.3% | 27,755 | 91.1% | 74.1% | 51.7% |
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42 | Wholesale trade | 1,100 | 36.2% | 18.6% | 11.5% | 18,841 | 80.7% | 52.3% | 36.1% |
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44-45 | Retail trade | 2,475 | 20.1% | 9.4% | 6.5% | 44,968 | 76.9% | 58.2% | 45.4% |
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48-49 | Transportation and warehousing | 968 | 15.1% | 8.8% | 6.0% | 11,469 | 77.7% | 59.0% | 39.6% |
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51 | Information | 231 | 34.6% | 19.0% | 13.0% | 7,718 | 88.0% | 68.1% | 53.8% |
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52 | Finance and insurance | 1,037 | 15.5% | 8.9% | 6.8% | 19,153 | 85.6% | 72.2% | 57.2% |
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53 | Real estate and rental and leasing | 706 | 10.5% | 6.1% | 3.8% | 3,766 | 55.9% | D | D |
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54 | Professional, scientific, and technical services | 1,412 | 10.0% | 4.5% | 2.6% | 11,133 | 60.8% | 38.4% | 29.9% |
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55 | Management of companies and enterprises | 92 | 88.0% | 60.9% | 33.7% | 12,598 | D | 98.1% | 94.7% |
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56 | Administrative and support and waste mang and remediation srvs | 812 | 15.6% | 9.5% | 6.9% | 12,529 | 80.4% | 68.0% | 43.2% |
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61 | Educational services | 148 | 35.1% | 12.8% | 8.1% | 4,736 | 91.1% | 58.8% | 24.0% |
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62 | Health care and social assistance | 1,426 | 18.8% | 7.9% | 2.7% | 51,935 | 88.6% | 75.6% | 51.7% |
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71 | Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 379 | 12.9% | 4.0% | 1.1% | 4,777 | 75.0% | D | D |
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72 | Accommodation and food services | 1,587 | 25.6% | 6.0% | 2.1% | 32,192 | 79.0% | 43.6% | 18.9% |
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81 | Other services (except public administration) | 2,303 | 6.9% | 2.1% | 1.5% | 13,291 | 38.7% | 9.9% | 6.9% |
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99 | Unclassified | 29 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 22 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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