Table G. Distribution of private sector firms by size class: 1993/Q1 through 2023/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 2,311 913 535 334 110 61 18 8 8 1994 2,344 928 547 345 113 64 19 9 8 1995 2,382 941 559 355 118 67 20 9 9 1996 2,407 947 565 360 120 68 20 9 9 1997 2,453 959 575 369 122 70 21 10 9 1998 2,468 961 579 373 124 72 22 10 10 1999 2,510 975 588 379 127 73 22 11 10 2000 2,516 983 600 388 130 75 23 11 10 2001 2,534 980 600 388 130 75 23 11 10 2002 2,554 984 598 385 127 73 22 11 10 2003 2,601 990 600 383 125 72 22 10 10 2004 2,642 1,003 606 387 127 73 22 10 10 2005 2,690 1,007 611 392 129 75 23 11 10 2006 2,768 1,018 621 401 133 76 23 11 10 2007 2,801 1,020 624 403 134 77 23 11 10 2008 2,804 1,006 615 400 133 77 23 11 10 2009 2,742 967 588 377 124 72 22 10 10 2010 2,704 946 572 365 120 70 21 10 9 2011 2,726 945 574 369 122 72 22 11 10 2012 2,731 957 584 378 126 74 22 11 10 2013 2,754 961 591 385 127 75 23 11 10 2014 2,782 968 602 395 129 77 23 12 10 2015 2,812 974 611 405 132 78 24 12 11 2016 2,854 982 622 415 135 79 24 12 11 2017 2,886 987 630 421 137 80 25 12 11 2018 2,904 991 635 426 138 81 26 12 11 2019 2,937 992 640 430 140 83 26 13 12 2020 2,951 983 637 426 139 82 26 13 12 2021 3,064 1,006 636 404 130 76 24 12 11 2022 3,150 1,017 657 431 141 79 25 12 12 2023 3,208 1,012 660 437 144 82 26 13 12 Shares (percent) 1993 53.76 21.24 12.44 7.77 2.55 1.41 0.41 0.18 0.18 1994 53.55 21.20 12.49 7.88 2.58 1.46 0.43 0.20 0.18 1995 53.40 21.09 12.53 7.96 2.64 1.50 0.44 0.20 0.20 1996 53.43 21.02 12.54 7.99 2.66 1.50 0.44 0.20 0.20 1997 53.46 20.90 12.53 8.04 2.65 1.52 0.45 0.21 0.19 1998 53.43 20.80 12.53 8.07 2.68 1.55 0.47 0.21 0.21 1999 53.46 20.76 12.52 8.07 2.70 1.55 0.46 0.23 0.21 2000 53.12 20.75 12.66 8.19 2.74 1.58 0.48 0.23 0.21 2001 53.33 20.62 12.62 8.16 2.73 1.57 0.48 0.23 0.21 2002 53.61 20.65 12.55 8.08 2.66 1.53 0.46 0.23 0.21 2003 54.04 20.56 12.46 7.95 2.59 1.49 0.45 0.20 0.20 2004 54.13 20.55 12.41 7.93 2.60 1.49 0.45 0.20 0.20 2005 54.36 20.35 12.34 7.92 2.60 1.51 0.46 0.22 0.20 2006 54.69 20.11 12.27 7.92 2.62 1.50 0.45 0.21 0.19 2007 54.88 19.98 12.22 7.89 2.62 1.50 0.45 0.21 0.19 2008 55.20 19.80 12.10 7.87 2.61 1.51 0.45 0.21 0.19 2009 55.82 19.68 11.97 7.67 2.52 1.46 0.44 0.20 0.20 2010 56.13 19.63 11.87 7.57 2.49 1.45 0.43 0.20 0.18 2011 56.19 19.48 11.83 7.60 2.51 1.48 0.45 0.22 0.20 2012 55.81 19.55 11.93 7.72 2.57 1.51 0.45 0.22 0.20 2013 55.78 19.46 11.97 7.79 2.57 1.51 0.46 0.22 0.20 2014 55.66 19.36 12.04 7.90 2.58 1.54 0.46 0.24 0.20 2015 55.58 19.25 12.07 8.00 2.60 1.54 0.47 0.23 0.21 2016 55.59 19.12 12.11 8.08 2.63 1.53 0.46 0.23 0.21 2017 55.61 19.02 12.14 8.11 2.64 1.54 0.48 0.23 0.21 2018 55.59 18.97 12.15 8.15 2.64 1.55 0.49 0.23 0.21 2019 55.69 18.81 12.13 8.15 2.65 1.57 0.49 0.24 0.22 2020 56.00 18.65 12.09 8.08 2.63 1.55 0.49 0.24 0.22 2021 57.13 18.75 11.85 7.53 2.42 1.41 0.44 0.22 0.20 2022 57.02 18.41 11.89 7.80 2.55 1.43 0.45 0.21 0.21 2023 57.34 18.09 11.79 7.81 2.57 1.46 0.46 0.23 0.21 Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics