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 | 4,355 | 5,117 | 97,831 | 3,852,066 |
| Firms with 1 to 4 employees (or with no employees as of Mar 12) | 2,613 | 2,613 | 4,087 | 119,553 |
| Firms with 5 to 9 employees | 573 | 578 | 3,749 | 114,178 |
| Firms with 10 to 19 employees | 369 | 377 | 4,811 | 161,639 |
| Firms with 20 to 99 employees | 364 | 406 | 11,894 | 452,511 |
| Firms with 100 to 499 employees | 154 | 227 | 12,315 | 444,511 |
| Firms with 500 employees or more | 282 | 916 | 60,975 | 2,559,674 |
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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 | 4,355 | 18.4% | 10.0% | 6.5% | 97,831 | 87.1% | 74.9% | 62.3% |
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2006 | 4,661 | 18.1% | 9.2% | 5.8% | 105,392 | 87.4% | 73.8% | 61.8% |
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2005 | 4,650 | 17.5% | 9.0% | 5.7% | 104,237 | 87.3% | 74.2% | 63.0% |
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2004 | 4,516 | 18.1% | 9.0% | 5.8% | 93,553 | 86.1% | 71.1% | 60.0% |
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2003 | 4,375 | 18.5% | 9.6% | 6.0% | 97,354 | 86.8% | 73.4% | 61.0% |
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2002 | 4,293 | 16.3% | 7.8% | 4.4% | 74,305 | 82.1% | 64.9% | 50.1% |
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2001 | 4,270 | 16.8% | 7.7% | 4.4% | 79,971 | 84.0% | 66.8% | 52.1% |
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2000 | 4,230 | 17.2% | 7.9% | 4.5% | 80,818 | 84.0% | 66.7% | 52.7% |
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1999 | 4,253 | 17.1% | 7.7% | 4.3% | 78,166 | 83.8% | 65.7% | 50.8% |
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1998 | 4,242 | 16.8% | 7.4% | 4.1% | 74,512 | 82.8% | 64.3% | 50.6% |
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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 | 4,355 | 18.4% | 10.0% | 6.5% | 97,831 | 87.1% | 74.9% | 62.3% |
| 481 | Air transportation | 82 | 51.2% | 40.2% | 28.0% | 13,378 | D | 96.3% | 89.3% |
| 483 | Water transportation | 41 | 46.3% | 29.3% | 19.5% | 779 | 90.1% | D | D |
| 484 | Truck transportation | 2,665 | 12.9% | 5.4% | 3.3% | 29,934 | 74.4% | 52.5% | 34.6% |
| 485 | Transit and ground passenger transportation | 331 | 16.3% | 7.9% | 3.0% | 7,787 | 84.2% | 71.2% | 34.2% |
| 486 | Pipeline transportation | 7 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | (250-499) | D | D | D |
| 487 | Scenic and sightseeing transportation | 42 | 7.1% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 307 | 63.5% | D | D |
| 488 | Support activities for transportation | 814 | 24.6% | 15.4% | 9.7% | 14,286 | 82.7% | 67.4% | 56.0% |
| 492 | Couriers and messengers | 208 | 14.4% | 6.7% | 3.8% | 12,387 | 95.4% | 90.9% | 86.1% |
| 493 | Warehousing and storage | 212 | 68.4% | 51.9% | 41.5% | 18,578 | 97.8% | 93.0% | 89.4% |
| All-sector table | By detailed employment size | By year | By industry | Data in formats for downloading | Other data for NAICS 48 |