50,621 manufacturing businesses in the U.S. have between five and nine employees in 2016

By LocalLabs News Service

Dec 24, 2019

There were 50,621 manufacturing businesses in the U.S. that had between five and nine employees in 2016, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.

CBP data indicates that there are more establishments categorized as retail trade businesses with between five and nine employees in the U.S. than in any other category.

The following table shows how many manufacturing businesses with between five and nine employees were in the U.S. during the period from 2012 to 2016.

Manufacturing businesses with between five and nine employees in the U.S. (2012-2016)

Year

Total businesses

2012

297,221

2013

292,094

2014

292,543

2015

292,825

2016