Table F. Distribution of private sector employment by firm size class: 1993/Q1 through 2022/Q1, not seasonally adjusted Size Class 1 to 4 5 to 9 10 to 19 20 to 49 50 to 99 100 to 249 250 to 499 500 to 999 1,000 or more employees employees employees employees employees employees employees employees employees First Quarter Levels (in thousands) 1993 4,960 5,994 7,169 10,043 7,523 9,256 6,222 5,806 31,628 1994 5,024 6,092 7,335 10,379 7,741 9,652 6,509 6,021 32,592 1995 5,097 6,180 7,505 10,681 8,076 10,059 6,809 6,291 33,957 1996 5,136 6,225 7,578 10,857 8,246 10,310 7,013 6,561 34,689 1997 5,218 6,302 7,715 11,117 8,412 10,593 7,247 6,886 36,007 1998 5,241 6,315 7,780 11,230 8,541 10,838 7,464 7,134 37,783 1999 5,311 6,413 7,902 11,427 8,702 11,016 7,585 7,324 39,132 2000 5,324 6,468 8,061 11,682 8,936 11,263 7,922 7,559 40,583 2001 5,346 6,450 8,069 11,698 8,922 11,398 7,907 7,620 41,246 2002 5,381 6,473 8,039 11,597 8,678 11,035 7,577 7,252 39,919 2003 5,464 6,510 8,058 11,522 8,613 10,940 7,504 7,118 39,529 2004 5,534 6,595 8,142 11,661 8,723 11,028 7,605 7,204 39,662 2005 5,613 6,619 8,212 11,804 8,872 11,315 7,811 7,350 40,562 2006 5,744 6,693 8,349 12,069 9,106 11,568 7,953 7,564 41,714 2007 5,787 6,708 8,381 12,168 9,217 11,716 8,026 7,628 42,642 2008 5,765 6,620 8,274 12,048 9,155 11,708 8,060 7,643 43,110 2009 5,618 6,361 7,904 11,356 8,526 10,872 7,583 7,249 41,093 2010 5,527 6,221 7,688 10,990 8,252 10,664 7,340 7,126 40,072 2011 5,549 6,216 7,719 11,124 8,414 10,901 7,520 7,353 40,992 2012 5,564 6,298 7,859 11,404 8,635 11,204 7,741 7,585 42,167 2013 5,592 6,323 7,949 11,627 8,780 11,355 7,897 7,833 43,222 2014 5,628 6,374 8,100 11,912 8,884 11,612 8,063 7,995 44,283 2015 5,666 6,410 8,231 12,226 9,099 11,848 8,314 8,087 45,689 2016 5,722 6,476 8,385 12,521 9,270 12,023 8,451 8,266 46,968 2017 5,765 6,507 8,493 12,702 9,412 12,188 8,650 8,397 48,000 2018 5,789 6,537 8,567 12,864 9,521 12,304 8,807 8,498 49,396 2019 5,827 6,544 8,636 12,977 9,624 12,515 8,940 8,653 50,412 2020 5,834 6,486 8,601 12,860 9,589 12,491 8,911 8,648 51,073 2021 6,032 6,628 8,574 12,150 8,955 11,464 8,330 8,099 48,783 2022 6,168 6,709 8,861 12,948 9,699 11,995 8,761 8,501 52,276 Shares (percent) 1993 5.59 6.76 8.09 11.33 8.49 10.44 7.02 6.55 35.69 1994 5.50 6.66 8.03 11.36 8.47 10.56 7.12 6.59 35.68 1995 5.38 6.52 7.92 11.28 8.53 10.62 7.19 6.64 35.87 1996 5.31 6.44 7.84 11.23 8.53 10.67 7.25 6.79 35.90 1997 5.24 6.33 7.75 11.17 8.45 10.64 7.28 6.92 36.18 1998 5.12 6.17 7.60 10.97 8.34 10.59 7.29 6.97 36.92 1999 5.06 6.11 7.53 10.90 8.30 10.51 7.23 6.98 37.33 2000 4.93 6.00 7.47 10.83 8.29 10.44 7.34 7.01 37.64 2001 4.92 5.93 7.42 10.76 8.21 10.49 7.27 7.01 37.96 2002 5.07 6.10 7.58 10.94 8.19 10.41 7.15 6.84 37.67 2003 5.19 6.18 7.65 10.94 8.18 10.39 7.12 6.76 37.55 2004 5.21 6.21 7.67 10.98 8.21 10.38 7.16 6.78 37.36 2005 5.19 6.12 7.59 10.91 8.20 10.46 7.22 6.79 37.50 2006 5.18 6.04 7.53 10.89 8.22 10.44 7.18 6.82 37.66 2007 5.15 5.97 7.46 10.83 8.20 10.43 7.14 6.79 37.98 2008 5.13 5.89 7.36 10.72 8.14 10.41 7.17 6.80 38.36 2009 5.27 5.96 7.41 10.65 8.00 10.20 7.11 6.80 38.56 2010 5.32 5.98 7.40 10.58 7.94 10.26 7.06 6.86 38.57 2011 5.24 5.87 7.29 10.51 7.95 10.30 7.10 6.95 38.74 2012 5.13 5.80 7.24 10.51 7.96 10.33 7.13 6.99 38.87 2013 5.05 5.71 7.18 10.51 7.94 10.26 7.14 7.08 39.08 2014 4.98 5.64 7.17 10.55 7.87 10.29 7.14 7.08 39.24 2015 4.90 5.54 7.12 10.57 7.87 10.25 7.19 6.99 39.53 2016 4.84 5.48 7.10 10.60 7.85 10.18 7.15 7.00 39.77 2017 4.80 5.41 7.07 10.57 7.83 10.14 7.20 6.99 39.96 2018 4.73 5.34 7.00 10.52 7.78 10.06 7.20 6.94 40.39 2019 4.69 5.27 6.95 10.45 7.75 10.08 7.20 6.97 40.61 2020 4.68 5.21 6.90 10.33 7.70 10.03 7.15 6.94 41.02 2021 5.06 5.56 7.20 10.20 7.52 9.63 6.99 6.80 40.98 2022 4.89 5.32 7.03 10.28 7.70 9.52 6.95 6.75 41.51 Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics