Statistics of U.S. Businesses is an annual data survey carried out by the Census Bureau that includes the number of firms, number of establishments, employment, and annual payroll. The data are tabulated by geographic area, industry, and enterprise employment size. Industry classification is based on 2007 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes. An establishment with 0 employment is an establishment reporting no paid employees in the mid-March pay period, but paid employees at some time during the year.

Please click on one of the links below to view some of the results of the survey.

• Number of Firms, Number of Establishments, Employment, and Annual Payroll by Enterprise Employment Size for all U.S. Industries
  
  
• Number of Firms, Number of Establishments, Employment, and Annual Payroll by Enterprise Employment Size for all U.S. States
  
  
• Number of Firms, Number of Establishments, Employment, and Annual Payroll by Legal Form of Organization and Enterprise Employment Sizes for the United States
  
  
• Number of Firms, Number of Establishments, Employment, and Annual Payroll by Enterprise Employment Sizes for Organizations with 500 Employees or more
  
  
• Number of Firms, Number of Establishments, Employment, and Annual Payroll by Enterprise Employment Sizes for Organizations with less than 500 Employees
  
  
• Rankings for Number of Firms, Number of Establishments, Employment and Annual Payroll

Glossary of Terms Used

Establishment - A single physical location where business is conducted or where services or industrial operations are performed.

Employment - Paid employment consists of full and part-time employees, including salaried officers and executives of corporations, who were on the payroll in the pay period including March 12. Included are employees on sick leave, holidays, and vacations; not included are proprietors and partners of unincorporated businesses.

Annual Payroll - Total annual payroll includes all forms of compensation, such as salaries, wages, commissions, bonuses, vacation allowances, sick-leave pay, and the value of payments inkind (e.g., free meals and lodgings) paid during the year to all employees.

Enterprise - An enterprise is a business organization consisting of one or more domestic establishments that were specified under common ownership or control. The enterprise and the establishment are the same for single-establishment firms. Each multi-establishment company forms one enterprise - the enterprise employment and annual payroll are summed from the associated establishments.

Firm - A firm is a business organization consisting of one or more domestic establishments in the same state and industry that were specified under common ownership or control. The firm and the establishment are the same for single-establishment firms. For each multi-establishment firm, establishments in the same industry within a state will be counted as one firm- the firm employment and annual payroll are summed from the associated establishments.

Enterprise Size - Enterprise size designations are determined by the summed employment of all associated establishments. The enterprise size group `0` includes enterprises for which no associated establishments reported paid employees in the mid-March pay period but paid employees at some time during the year.