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 | 19,282 | 22,121 | 272,488 | 9,467,118 |
| Firms with 1 to 4 employees (or with no employees as of Mar 12) | 11,407 | 11,413 | 18,885 | 655,702 |
| Firms with 5 to 9 employees | 3,343 | 3,364 | 21,862 | 638,837 |
| Firms with 10 to 19 employees | 1,954 | 2,052 | 25,816 | 780,617 |
| Firms with 20 to 99 employees | 1,550 | 2,059 | 54,183 | 1,840,199 |
| Firms with 100 to 499 employees | 362 | 1,052 | 43,781 | 1,581,870 |
| Firms with 500 employees or more | 666 | 2,181 | 107,961 | 3,969,893 |
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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 | 19,282 | 13.4% | 5.3% | 3.5% | 272,488 | 75.6% | 55.7% | 39.6% |
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2007 | 19,503 | 13.2% | 5.2% | 3.3% | 268,086 | 74.7% | 54.3% | 38.6% |
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2006 | 19,558 | 13.1% | 5.0% | 3.2% | 263,838 | 74.3% | 53.2% | 36.5% |
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2005 | 19,591 | 12.9% | 5.0% | 3.2% | 261,656 | 73.9% | 53.2% | 36.9% |
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2004 | 19,503 | 12.8% | 5.0% | 3.1% | 256,132 | 73.2% | 52.3% | 36.4% |
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2003 | 19,217 | 12.9% | 5.1% | 3.2% | 256,441 | 73.8% | 53.4% | 37.3% |
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2002 | 19,039 | 13.2% | 5.1% | 3.2% | 258,058 | 74.4% | 53.6% | 37.2% |
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2001 | 18,948 | 13.0% | 5.1% | 3.2% | 260,227 | 74.1% | 53.6% | 36.6% |
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2000 | 19,112 | 12.8% | 4.9% | 3.1% | 253,541 | 73.6% | 52.5% | 34.9% |
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1999 | 19,196 | 12.3% | 4.8% | 3.0% | 246,320 | 73.3% | 52.4% | 35.5% |
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1998 | 19,005 | 12.1% | 4.7% | 2.9% | 239,034 | 72.8% | 51.8% | 33.7% |
| 1997 | 18,904 | 12.0% | 4.6% | 2.8% | 232,476 | 72.1% | 51.1% | 33.4% | |
| 1996 | 18,771 | 11.8% | 4.5% | 2.9% | 225,169 | 71.6% | 49.8% | 33.0% | |
| 1995 | 18,437 | 11.9% | 4.5% | 2.8% | 224,327 | 71.9% | 50.1% | 32.9% | |
| 1994 | 18,226 | 11.7% | 4.3% | 2.6% | 218,783 | 71.6% | 49.8% | 32.4% | |
| 1993 | 18,056 | 11.4% | 4.2% | 2.5% | 215,682 | 71.4% | 49.8% | 32.6% | |
| 1992 | 17,762 | 11.5% | 4.1% | 2.5% | 207,439 | 71.1% | 48.8% | 32.6% | |
| 1991 | 17,592 | 11.1% | 4.0% | 2.4% | 205,661 | 70.5% | 48.3% | 32.6% | |
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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 | ||||||
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| Total | 20 + | 100 + | 500 + | Total | 20 + | 100 + | 500 + | |||
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-- | All industries | 19,282 | 13.4% | 5.3% | 3.5% | 272,488 | 75.6% | 55.7% | 39.6% |
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11 | Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 130 | 1.5% | 1.5% | 0.0 | 435 | 34.0% | D | 0.0 |
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21 | Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 46 | 21.7% | 13.0% | 8.7% | (500-999) | D | D | D |
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22 | Utilities | 23 | 47.8% | 43.5% | 21.7% | 1,997 | 97.5% | D | D |
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23 | Construction | 3,025 | 4.2% | 0.7% | 0.2% | 14,743 | 40.8% | D | D |
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31-33 | Manufacturing | 1,027 | 26.5% | 10.4% | 5.0% | 36,500 | 90.1% | 70.2% | 49.8% |
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42 | Wholesale trade | 779 | 31.2% | 18.2% | 11.6% | 11,079 | 78.1% | 51.3% | 23.9% |
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44-45 | Retail trade | 2,866 | 17.5% | 8.3% | 6.3% | 40,642 | 70.5% | 50.9% | 40.6% |
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48-49 | Transportation and warehousing | 461 | 20.4% | 9.3% | 6.3% | 6,230 | 80.3% | 50.5% | 39.2% |
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51 | Information | 376 | 23.4% | 11.7% | 8.0% | 5,695 | 77.8% | 51.9% | 36.8% |
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52 | Finance and insurance | 560 | 24.1% | 17.1% | 13.6% | 9,636 | 84.3% | 68.5% | 44.3% |
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53 | Real estate and rental and leasing | 696 | 8.8% | 4.7% | 4.3% | 3,180 | 42.7% | D | 16.7% |
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54 | Professional, scientific, and technical services | 2,100 | 7.5% | 3.8% | 2.7% | 20,244 | 68.0% | 55.5% | 47.7% |
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55 | Management of companies and enterprises | 75 | 88.0% | 61.3% | 38.7% | 3,309 | D | D | D |
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56 | Administrative and support and waste mang and remediation srvs | 1,032 | 12.0% | 6.0% | 4.7% | 8,835 | 70.6% | 49.0% | 39.8% |
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61 | Educational services | 345 | 23.5% | 9.6% | 4.1% | 14,012 | 91.6% | 77.1% | 48.9% |
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62 | Health care and social assistance | 1,762 | 16.5% | 5.1% | 2.1% | 48,862 | 85.3% | 70.3% | 49.2% |
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71 | Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 458 | 11.1% | 2.6% | 1.3% | 6,613 | 80.4% | D | 38.0% |
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72 | Accommodation and food services | 1,734 | 20.6% | 4.1% | 2.4% | 30,718 | 74.0% | 43.4% | 31.1% |
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81 | Other services (except public administration) | 1,975 | 5.4% | 1.9% | 1.2% | 9,106 | 26.2% | D | 2.7% |
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99 | Unclassified | 30 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 53 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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