U.S. business and employees by company size and industry
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At paradoxes we often get asked by clients how many businesses there are in the U.S. We’ve leveraged U.S. Census Bureau data to summarize this information.
U.S. businesses by company size
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There are a total of 7,959,103 U.S. business entities as of 2019. 97.5% of firms have less than 100 employees.
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2019 U.S. Census Bureau
U.S. employees by company size
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There are a total of 132,989,428 U.S. employees as of 2019. While larger companies (500+ employees) make up less than 0.5% of entities they employ 23% of the workforce. 25% work at medium companies (100-499 employees). 52% of employees work at businesses with less than 100 employees.
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2019 U.S. Census Bureau
U.S. establishments in each industry
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At 13% retail is the largest industry in the U.S. followed by professional, scientific, and technical services, and health care.
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2019 U.S. Census Bureau
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