U.S. Department of Commerce

Statistics of U.S. Businesses: 2003:
All industries
United States

By detailed employment size By year By state By industry
 
U.S. - All industries - by Employment Size of Enterprise
Introductory text includes scope and methodology. Table includes only establishments with payroll. Nonemployers are shown separately. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
Employment size of enterprise Firms Estab-
lish-
ments		 Paid
employees		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)
All firms 5,767,127 7,254,745 113,398,043 4,040,888,841
Firms with no employees (as of March 12) 770,299 772,325 0 38,404,329
Firms with 1 to 4 employees 2,734,133 2,738,027 5,768,407 158,836,735
Firms with 5 to 9 employees 1,025,497 1,037,709 6,732,132 187,418,785
Firms with 10 to 19 employees 620,387 655,427 8,329,813 246,561,569
Firms with 20 to 99 employees 515,056 687,107 20,186,989 635,269,094
Firms with 100 to 499 employees 84,829 331,496 16,430,229 552,003,350
Firms with 500 employees or more 16,926 1,032,654 55,950,473 2,222,394,979
Firms with 500 to 749 employees 5,678 66,672 3,432,914 121,816,473
Firms with 750 to 999 employees 2,730 42,137 2,354,268 84,346,542
Firms with 1,000 to 1,499 employees 2,721 57,395 3,312,888 123,432,170
Firms with 1,500 to 2,499 employees 2,246 73,668 4,314,523 167,423,764
Firms with 2,500 employees or more 3,551 792,782 42,535,880 1,725,376,030
Firms with 2,500 to 4,999 employees 1,758 107,722 6,057,167 249,655,966
Firms with 5,000 to 9,999 employees 910 115,433 6,389,355 269,455,186
Firms with 10,000 employees or more 883 569,627 30,089,358 1,206,264,878

 
 
U.S. - All industries - by Year
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data		 Year Firms by employment size of enterprise Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
Total20 + 100 +500 + Total20 + 100 +500 +
link to 2008 detail 2008 5,930,132 10.7% 1.8% 0.3% 120,903,551 82.2% 65.1% 50.6%
link to 2007 detail 2007 6,049,655 10.6% 1.8% 0.3% 120,604,265 81.9% 64.6% 50.4%
link to 2006 detail 2006 6,022,127 10.7% 1.8% 0.3% 119,917,165 82.0% 64.4% 49.8%
link to 2005 detail 2005 5,983,546 10.5% 1.8% 0.3% 116,317,003 81.7% 64.1% 49.6%
link to 2004 detail 2004 5,885,784 10.7% 1.8% 0.3% 115,074,924 81.6% 63.6% 49.1%
link to 2003 detail 2003 5,767,127 10.7% 1.8% 0.3% 113,398,043 81.6% 63.8% 49.3%
link to 2002 detail 2002 5,697,759 10.7% 1.7% 0.3% 112,400,654 81.7% 64.0% 49.9%
link to 2001 detail 2001 5,657,774 11.0% 1.8% 0.3% 115,061,184 82.1% 64.4% 50.1%
link to 2000 detail 2000 5,652,544 10.9% 1.8% 0.3% 114,064,976 82.0% 64.2% 49.9%
link to 1999 detail 1999 5,607,743 10.7% 1.7% 0.3% 110,705,661 81.6% 63.8% 49.7%
link to 1998 detail 1998 5,579,177 10.6% 1.7% 0.3% 108,117,731 81.2% 63.3% 49.1%
  1997 5,541,918 10.5% 1.7% 0.3% 105,299,123 80.9% 62.7% 48.2%
  1996 5,478,047 10.4% 1.7% 0.3% 102,187,297 80.5% 62.3% 48.0%
  1995 5,369,068 10.5% 1.7% 0.3% 100,314,946 80.5% 62.1% 47.5%
  1994 5,276,964 10.2% 1.7% 0.3% 96,721,594 80.2% 61.9% 47.3%
  1993 5,193,642 10.2% 1.7% 0.3% 94,773,913 79.9% 61.5% 46.9%
  1992 5,095,356 10.3% 1.6% 0.3% 92,825,797 79.8% 61.3% 47.0%
  1991 5,051,025 10.3% 1.6% 0.3% 92,307,559 79.7% 61.2% 46.9%

 
 
All industries - by State
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data		 State Firms by employment size of enterprise Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
Total20 + 100 +500 + Total20 + 100 +500 +
link to industry detail United States 5,767,127 10.7% 1.8% 0.3% 113,398,043 81.6% 63.8% 49.3%
link to industry detail Alabama 78,645 14.8% 5.0% 2.7% 1,597,529 81.6% 63.8% 49.8%
link to industry detail Alaska 16,315 11.8% 4.7% 3.0% 216,807 74.7% 55.2% 40.2%
link to industry detail Arizona 97,758 14.7% 5.3% 2.8% 1,998,795 83.3% 66.5% 52.0%
link to industry detail Arkansas 52,347 13.8% 5.0% 2.9% 988,941 81.0% 64.0% 50.5%
link to industry detail California 682,937 12.3% 2.7% 0.8% 12,991,795 81.4% 62.0% 46.9%
link to industry detail Colorado 121,346 12.0% 4.2% 2.3% 1,884,500 79.3% 61.4% 47.9%
link to industry detail Connecticut 77,071 14.5% 4.9% 2.6% 1,550,867 82.1% 64.7% 50.7%
link to industry detail Delaware 20,540 19.3% 10.1% 6.9% 385,129 83.5% 66.8% 55.1%
link to industry detail District of Columbia 15,883 25.2% 12.3% 6.8% 422,918 87.3% 70.9% 51.9%
link to industry detail Florida 381,651 9.6% 2.7% 1.1% 6,549,488 81.4% 66.3% 54.1%
link to industry detail Georgia 167,483 13.6% 4.6% 2.2% 3,387,337 83.3% 67.3% 54.3%
link to industry detail Hawaii 25,382 15.0% 5.6% 3.2% 459,010 79.9% 60.1% 42.6%
link to industry detail Idaho 34,203 12.5% 4.7% 2.9% 466,507 75.1% 55.3% 42.5%
link to industry detail Illinois 255,813 13.8% 4.0% 1.6% 5,205,457 82.9% 64.8% 49.8%
link to industry detail Indiana 116,481 15.1% 4.9% 2.4% 2,540,839 82.9% 65.5% 50.2%
link to industry detail Iowa 65,366 14.0% 4.7% 2.4% 1,232,865 81.2% 62.9% 47.3%
link to industry detail Kansas 61,089 14.7% 5.4% 3.0% 1,109,869 80.7% 61.9% 46.1%
link to industry detail Kentucky 71,980 15.4% 5.4% 3.0% 1,471,878 82.0% 64.2% 49.7%
link to industry detail Louisiana 82,308 15.2% 4.7% 2.4% 1,603,922 80.8% 60.1% 45.0%
link to industry detail Maine 34,807 11.8% 4.3% 2.5% 488,973 76.0% 56.4% 38.8%
link to industry detail Maryland 109,783 14.4% 4.8% 2.3% 2,088,841 81.3% 62.5% 46.6%
link to industry detail Massachusetts 149,266 13.4% 4.2% 1.9% 2,974,779 82.6% 65.2% 49.9%
link to industry detail Michigan 192,310 13.4% 3.7% 1.6% 3,885,221 81.8% 63.5% 48.5%
link to industry detail Minnesota 120,777 13.9% 4.2% 2.0% 2,382,177 82.7% 64.2% 48.4%
link to industry detail Mississippi 47,902 14.6% 5.4% 3.2% 912,157 80.8% 63.4% 49.4%
link to industry detail Missouri 122,383 13.9% 4.4% 2.2% 2,387,761 82.3% 63.8% 49.8%
link to industry detail Montana 29,651 10.5% 3.6% 2.2% 302,967 67.2% 43.5% 29.0%
link to industry detail Nebraska 41,638 14.2% 5.3% 3.1% 774,913 81.2% 63.5% 49.5%
link to industry detail Nevada 44,281 17.0% 7.4% 4.3% 970,919 85.3% 70.1% 56.2%
link to industry detail New Hampshire 32,652 15.0% 5.5% 3.2% 540,306 78.9% 58.4% 43.6%
link to industry detail New Jersey 204,211 11.6% 3.4% 1.5% 3,579,076 80.5% 63.2% 49.5%
link to industry detail New Mexico 36,049 15.3% 6.1% 3.8% 571,381 77.9% 57.3% 42.4%
link to industry detail New York 433,868 10.4% 2.6% 0.9% 7,416,680 80.6% 63.5% 48.3%
link to industry detail North Carolina 166,070 13.3% 4.0% 2.0% 3,338,231 82.0% 65.0% 51.9%
link to industry detail North Dakota 17,224 14.6% 5.8% 3.4% 258,940 76.8% 55.6% 36.8%
link to industry detail Ohio 210,756 14.7% 4.1% 1.7% 4,770,283 83.4% 65.6% 50.7%
link to industry detail Oklahoma 70,429 13.2% 4.5% 2.6% 1,184,589 79.1% 59.8% 45.8%
link to industry detail Oregon 86,333 12.5% 4.2% 2.3% 1,338,825 77.6% 58.4% 43.8%
link to industry detail Pennsylvania 238,365 13.6% 3.8% 1.6% 5,029,324 82.6% 65.1% 50.0%
link to industry detail Rhode Island 26,019 14.7% 5.7% 3.4% 427,455 79.4% 59.1% 42.8%
link to industry detail South Carolina 79,493 14.2% 5.0% 2.7% 1,550,604 81.4% 64.3% 50.8%
link to industry detail South Dakota 21,047 14.0% 5.4% 3.1% 299,779 75.7% 54.3% 36.4%
link to industry detail Tennessee 100,620 15.4% 5.4% 2.8% 2,299,275 84.0% 67.6% 54.2%
link to industry detail Texas 375,922 13.0% 3.4% 1.3% 8,051,148 83.0% 66.0% 52.3%
link to industry detail Utah 50,933 13.8% 5.3% 3.3% 900,605 81.3% 63.6% 50.1%
link to industry detail Vermont 19,217 12.9% 5.1% 3.2% 256,441 73.8% 53.4% 37.3%
link to industry detail Virginia 145,624 13.8% 4.4% 2.1% 2,932,822 82.2% 65.1% 51.2%
link to industry detail Washington 139,984 12.1% 3.7% 1.8% 2,293,222 79.0% 60.6% 46.6%
link to industry detail West Virginia 32,547 14.3% 5.5% 3.3% 561,434 78.8% 60.6% 45.7%
link to industry detail Wisconsin 116,198 14.9% 4.3% 2.0% 2,383,503 81.8% 62.2% 46.1%
link to industry detail Wyoming 16,650 12.6% 5.2% 3.3% 180,959 68.3% 45.4% 31.1%

 
 
U.S. - All industries - by Sector
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data		 NAICS
code		 Industry title
(with link to definition) 		Firms by employment size of enterprise Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
Total20 + 100 +500 + Total20 + 100 +500 +
link to industry detail -- All industries 5,767,127 10.7% 1.8% 0.3% 113,398,043 81.6% 63.8% 49.3%
link to industry detail 11 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting 25,144 6.6% 1.2% 0.4% 180,673 54.2% D D
link to industry detail 21 Mining 18,210 15.6% 4.3% 1.7% 454,550 85.9% 69.2% 55.8%
link to industry detail 22 Utilities 7,132 19.0% 6.7% 2.8% 675,938 D D D
link to industry detail 23 Construction 722,818 8.3% 1.0% 0.1% 6,381,404 61.2% 30.1% 14.0%
link to industry detail 31-33 Manufacturing 295,596 25.9% 6.2% 1.4% 14,132,020 91.3% 74.5% 56.8%
link to industry detail 42 Wholesale trade 342,450 14.2% 3.2% 0.9% 5,863,860 78.3% 54.7% 37.9%
link to industry detail 44-45 Retail Trade 732,854 9.7% 1.5% 0.3% 14,867,825 80.7% 65.8% 56.9%
link to industry detail 48-49 Transportation and Warehousing 161,862 12.7% 3.5% 1.3% 4,067,935 87.3% 73.4% 61.8%
link to industry detail 51 Information 75,786 15.6% 4.2% 1.6% 3,599,902 93.0% 83.7% 74.4%
link to industry detail 52 Finance & insurance 244,657 8.8% 2.4% 0.7% 6,463,706 88.6% 78.9% 68.1%
link to industry detail 53 Real estate & rental & leasing 270,132 5.4% 1.4% 0.5% 2,044,738 64.2% 45.3% 30.7%
link to industry detail 54 Professional, scientific, & technical services 714,790 6.6% 1.3% 0.4% 7,340,246 70.6% 51.7% 38.1%
link to industry detail 55 Management of companies & enterprises 27,703 75.6% 54.6% 24.7% 2,879,156 99.4% 96.8% 87.9%
link to industry detail 56 Administrative & support & waste management & remediation service 299,383 12.9% 3.8% 1.1% 8,511,138 88.8% 76.0% 59.3%
link to industry detail 61 Educational services 68,970 24.3% 6.0% 1.6% 2,776,615 91.4% 72.5% 53.0%
link to industry detail 62 Health care & social assistance 575,089 12.7% 3.2% 0.6% 15,472,183 84.3% 70.3% 51.8%
link to industry detail 71 Arts, entertainment, & recreation 106,514 14.5% 2.9% 0.6% 1,832,985 82.1% 54.9% 32.5%
link to industry detail 72 Accommodation & food services 438,166 20.0% 2.4% 0.4% 10,439,651 82.0% 54.0% 39.2%
link to industry detail 81 Other services (except public administration) 669,655 7.0% 0.9% 0.2% 5,367,166 52.8% 25.4% 13.6%
link to industry detail 99 Unclassified 36,497 0.4%0.0 0.0 46,352 D D D

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Source: Statistics of U.S. Businesses

Last modified: July 13, 2011   Questions?