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 | 199,647 | 263,761 | 4,728,416 | 182,093,270 |
| Firms with 1 to 4 employees (or with no employees as of Mar 12) | 107,847 | 108,091 | 190,509 | 6,275,579 |
| Firms with 5 to 9 employees | 37,927 | 38,369 | 251,048 | 7,343,731 |
| Firms with 10 to 19 employees | 23,751 | 25,123 | 317,375 | 10,045,579 |
| Firms with 20 to 99 employees | 21,252 | 27,998 | 808,701 | 27,887,280 |
| Firms with 100 to 499 employees | 5,053 | 14,736 | 707,146 | 25,602,868 |
| Firms with 500 employees or more | 3,817 | 49,444 | 2,453,637 | 104,938,233 |
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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 | 199,647 | 15.1% | 4.4% | 1.9% | 4,728,416 | 83.9% | 66.8% | 51.9% |
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2007 | 205,494 | 14.9% | 4.3% | 1.8% | 4,782,141 | 83.7% | 66.4% | 51.9% |
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2006 | 207,768 | 14.9% | 4.2% | 1.8% | 4,825,510 | 83.6% | 66.0% | 51.4% |
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2005 | 210,623 | 14.5% | 4.1% | 1.7% | 4,762,618 | 83.4% | 65.7% | 50.8% |
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2004 | 211,445 | 14.7% | 4.1% | 1.7% | 4,762,205 | 83.2% | 65.3% | 50.4% |
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2003 | 210,756 | 14.7% | 4.1% | 1.7% | 4,770,283 | 83.4% | 65.6% | 50.7% |
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2002 | 211,017 | 14.6% | 4.1% | 1.7% | 4,743,151 | 83.2% | 65.4% | 50.9% |
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2001 | 211,163 | 14.9% | 4.2% | 1.8% | 4,932,943 | 83.7% | 66.0% | 51.4% |
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2000 | 212,542 | 15.1% | 4.2% | 1.8% | 5,001,980 | 83.9% | 66.0% | 51.5% |
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1999 | 213,455 | 14.7% | 4.1% | 1.8% | 4,867,368 | 83.5% | 65.6% | 51.1% |
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1998 | 214,406 | 14.6% | 4.0% | 1.7% | 4,806,046 | 83.2% | 65.3% | 50.7% |
| 1997 | 214,452 | 14.4% | 4.0% | 1.7% | 4,709,180 | 82.9% | 64.9% | 49.9% | |
| 1996 | 213,707 | 14.0% | 3.9% | 1.7% | 4,640,026 | 82.7% | 64.8% | 49.9% | |
| 1995 | 211,297 | 14.1% | 3.9% | 1.6% | 4,549,929 | 82.6% | 64.3% | 49.3% | |
| 1994 | 208,652 | 13.8% | 3.8% | 1.6% | 4,384,853 | 82.3% | 64.2% | 49.2% | |
| 1993 | 205,355 | 13.8% | 3.8% | 1.6% | 4,262,358 | 81.9% | 63.6% | 48.6% | |
| 1992 | 201,744 | 13.8% | 3.8% | 1.6% | 4,217,236 | 82.0% | 64.0% | 49.0% | |
| 1991 | 200,072 | 13.8% | 3.8% | 1.5% | 4,192,207 | 81.9% | 63.7% | 49.1% | |
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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 | 199,647 | 15.1% | 4.4% | 1.9% | 4,728,416 | 83.9% | 66.8% | 51.9% |
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11 | Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 243 | 8.2% | 4.1% | 2.5% | 1,219 | 46.3% | D | 10.3% |
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21 | Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 644 | 18.0% | 8.7% | 5.0% | 9,663 | 73.9% | 56.7% | 34.6% |
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22 | Utilities | 161 | 45.3% | 18.6% | 13.0% | 26,974 | 98.5% | 92.4% | 88.8% |
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23 | Construction | 23,020 | 8.5% | 1.5% | 0.6% | 207,520 | 62.0% | 33.1% | 17.8% |
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31-33 | Manufacturing | 14,317 | 35.5% | 13.3% | 6.0% | 742,787 | 92.4% | 75.0% | 54.9% |
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42 | Wholesale trade | 12,070 | 25.2% | 11.2% | 5.7% | 232,035 | 81.7% | 57.5% | 37.8% |
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44-45 | Retail trade | 22,670 | 13.6% | 4.2% | 2.3% | 585,496 | 84.2% | 70.9% | 63.2% |
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48-49 | Transportation and warehousing | 6,025 | 20.4% | 10.2% | 6.4% | 170,893 | 88.7% | 76.1% | 65.7% |
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51 | Information | 1,878 | 29.8% | 15.0% | 10.3% | 96,447 | 93.7% | 83.7% | 74.5% |
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52 | Finance and insurance | 9,192 | 11.9% | 5.5% | 3.4% | 267,122 | 89.6% | 81.7% | 74.7% |
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53 | Real estate and rental and leasing | 7,332 | 9.5% | 4.1% | 2.0% | 67,304 | 68.7% | 50.1% | 34.9% |
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54 | Professional, scientific, and technical services | 22,710 | 10.3% | 3.8% | 1.9% | 236,177 | 68.9% | 47.5% | 31.7% |
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55 | Management of companies and enterprises | 1,373 | 88.0% | 68.9% | 41.2% | 147,337 | 99.6% | 97.5% | 90.5% |
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56 | Administrative and support and waste mang and remediation srvs | 11,895 | 16.2% | 6.9% | 3.4% | 346,084 | 89.0% | 76.5% | 59.1% |
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61 | Educational services | 2,619 | 29.1% | 7.9% | 3.4% | 109,742 | 91.2% | 70.1% | 53.1% |
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62 | Health care and social assistance | 20,550 | 18.8% | 5.8% | 1.6% | 766,608 | 87.8% | 73.8% | 54.2% |
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71 | Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 3,694 | 16.0% | 4.2% | 1.6% | 62,511 | 79.2% | 50.9% | 27.1% |
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72 | Accommodation and food services | 16,880 | 22.6% | 4.0% | 1.6% | 435,067 | 82.6% | 56.2% | 41.5% |
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81 | Other services (except public administration) | 25,759 | 8.2% | 1.6% | 0.8% | 216,973 | 50.8% | 24.7% | 15.1% |
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99 | Unclassified | 271 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 457 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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