Entrepreneurship and the U.S. Economy

Chart 7. Percent distribution of private sector employment by size of firm, 1993�2015, in percent
Year	Firms with 1 to 249 employees	Firms with 250 or more employees
1993	50.7	49.3
1994	50.6	49.4
1995	50.3	49.7
1996	50.0	49.9
1997	49.6	50.4
1998	48.8	51.2
1999	48.4	51.5
2000	48.0	52.0
2001	47.7	52.2
2002	48.3	51.7
2003	48.5	51.4
2004	48.7	51.3
2005	48.5	51.5
2006	48.3	51.7
2007	48.0	51.9
2008	47.7	52.3
2009	47.5	52.5
2010	47.5	52.5
2011	47.2	52.8
2012	47.0	53.0
2013	46.7	53.3
2014	46.5	53.5
2015	46.2	53.7
Note: Values may not sum to 100% due to rounding.

Last Modified Date: April 28, 2016

Business Employment Dynamics