Hello dylangroves-ga ,
Thank you for your question.
The U.S. Census Bureau publishes “Statistics of U.S. Businesses.” This
data includes number of firms, number of establishments, employment,
and annual payroll.
http://www.census.gov/csd/susb/susb.htm
According to the U.S. Census Bureau there are 5.652.544 businesses in
the U.S.
Firms: 5.652.544
Establishments: 7.070.048
Employment: 114.064.976
Annual Payroll ($1,000): 3.879.430.052
The newest data available at the U.S. Census Bureau is for the year
2000. Click on link below to view and/or download Microsoft Excel data
files to review the number of U.S. businesses by State or U.S. totals.
http://www.census.gov/csd/susb/usst00.xls
You may choose to see this information by year. Data is provided for
the years 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 and 1991-2000.
http://www.census.gov/csd/susb/susb2.htm
Search Criteria:
U.S. Census Bureau
Statistics of U.S. businesses
I hope you find this helpful and if any part of my answer is unclear,
please don't hesitate to ask for clarification. I'll be happy to be
of further assistance.
Best Regards,
Bobbie7-ga |
Clarification of Answer by
bobbie7-ga
on
20 Feb 2003 20:31 PST
Hello again dylangroves-ga ,
The exact information you're seeking which is available at the
Bizstats website. (Thanks to my fellow researcher easterangel-ga )
The total number of US businesses is 24,361,450
The provide a table showing over 24 million business entities filing
income tax returns - a figure that has been growing at a rate of
around 2% annually. This includes self employed individuals such as
650,000 real estate agents, over 600,000 nannies, and close to 1
million direct sales ventures such as Amway and Mary Kay Cosmetics, as
well as many part-time and hobby ventures.
You can see this table at the Bizstats Website:
http://www.bizstats.com/businesses.htm
Regards,
Bobbie7-ga
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