Table F. Distribution of private sector employment by firm size class: 1993/Q1 through 2010/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 4,963 5,995 7,171 10,048 7,532 9,264 6,222 5,827 31,523 1994 5,026 6,093 7,338 10,384 7,748 9,662 6,516 6,020 32,499 1995 5,099 6,182 7,508 10,688 8,083 10,068 6,815 6,297 33,848 1996 5,139 6,227 7,580 10,863 8,254 10,318 7,017 6,576 34,561 1997 5,221 6,304 7,719 11,124 8,420 10,605 7,251 6,895 35,869 1998 5,246 6,317 7,783 11,237 8,549 10,850 7,465 7,143 37,637 1999 5,317 6,418 7,907 11,434 8,708 11,033 7,599 7,333 38,931 2000 5,327 6,469 8,064 11,688 8,942 11,275 7,931 7,563 40,398 2001 5,350 6,452 8,072 11,704 8,928 11,409 7,916 7,618 41,054 2002 5,383 6,475 8,042 11,602 8,685 11,041 7,583 7,266 39,698 2003 5,464 6,511 8,058 11,524 8,616 10,944 7,505 7,125 39,296 2004 5,532 6,596 8,144 11,665 8,727 11,031 7,610 7,203 39,413 2005 5,609 6,620 8,214 11,808 8,872 11,317 7,807 7,350 40,316 2006 5,738 6,693 8,350 12,072 9,106 11,572 7,952 7,567 41,443 2007 5,777 6,708 8,382 12,169 9,217 11,717 8,028 7,632 42,363 2008 5,751 6,620 8,276 12,049 9,155 11,709 8,060 7,645 42,824 2009 5,599 6,360 7,905 11,356 8,526 10,872 7,585 7,253 40,766 2010 5,500 6,216 7,683 10,981 8,251 10,661 7,340 7,126 39,775 Shares (percent) 1993 5.60 6.77 8.09 11.34 8.50 10.46 7.02 6.58 35.60 1994 5.50 6.67 8.03 11.37 8.48 10.58 7.13 6.59 35.60 1995 5.39 6.53 7.93 11.30 8.54 10.64 7.20 6.65 35.78 1996 5.32 6.45 7.85 11.25 8.55 10.68 7.26 6.81 35.80 1997 5.25 6.34 7.76 11.19 8.47 10.66 7.29 6.93 36.08 1998 5.13 6.17 7.61 10.99 8.36 10.61 7.30 6.98 36.81 1999 5.07 6.13 7.55 10.92 8.31 10.54 7.25 7.00 37.19 2000 4.94 6.00 7.49 10.85 8.30 10.47 7.36 7.02 37.52 2001 4.93 5.94 7.43 10.78 8.22 10.51 7.29 7.02 37.83 2002 5.08 6.12 7.60 10.96 8.21 10.43 7.16 6.86 37.53 2003 5.20 6.19 7.67 10.97 8.20 10.41 7.14 6.78 37.40 2004 5.22 6.22 7.68 11.01 8.23 10.41 7.18 6.80 37.21 2005 5.19 6.13 7.61 10.94 8.22 10.48 7.23 6.81 37.36 2006 5.19 6.05 7.55 10.92 8.24 10.47 7.19 6.84 37.50 2007 5.15 5.99 7.48 10.86 8.23 10.46 7.16 6.81 37.82 2008 5.13 5.90 7.38 10.74 8.16 10.44 7.19 6.82 38.20 2009 5.27 5.98 7.44 10.69 8.02 10.23 7.14 6.82 38.37 2010 5.31 6.00 7.42 10.60 7.96 10.29 7.09 6.88 38.41 Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics