Private sector employee distribution by firm size U.S. 2022 | Statista

In 2022, firms with more than 250 employees employed 55.21 percent of the private sector work force in the United States. Since 2004 the share of the workforce employed by larger firms (250 employees or more) has grown considerably.

Distribution of employment in the private sector in the United States 2000 to 2022, by firm size

Characteristic	Firms with 1-249 employees	Firms with 250 and more employees
2022	44.74%	55.21%
2021	45.2%	54.75%
2020	44.86%	55.12%
2019	45.2%	54.77%
2018	45.43%	54.53%
2017	45.82%	54.15%
2016	46.05%	53.92%
2015	46.25%	53.71%
2014	46.5%	53.46%
2013	46.65%	53.3%
2012	46.97%	52.99%
2011	47.16%	52.79%
2010	47.48%	52.49%
2009	47.49%	52.47%
2008	47.65%	52.33%
2007	48.04%	51.91%
2006	48.3%	51.66%
2005	48.47%	51.51%
2004	48.66%	51.3%
2003	48.53%	51.43%
2002	48.29%	51.66%
2001	47.73%	52.24%
2000	47.96%	51.99%

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2023

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United States

Survey time period

2000 to 2022

Supplementary notes

Values are from the first quarter of each year.
Values may not total 100 percent due to rounding.

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