List of number of companies in the United States by year by size
The following is list with companies in the United States by year and by size or number of employees by year:
Year | 1 to 9 emplyoees | 10 to 99 employees | 100 to 999 employees | 1000 to 9999 employees | 10000+ employees | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2010 | 15,495,376 | 2,479,498 | 214,948 | 13,045 | 1,811 | 18,204,679[1] |
2013 | 38 million[2] | |||||
The number of companies with less than 250 employees in 1993 was bigger than the companies with more than 250 employees (50.7% vs 49.3%), in 2015 the number of companies with more than 250 employees is bigger than the number of companies with less than 250 employees (53.7% vs 46.2 $).[3][4]
Major mergers and acquisitions of companies have occurred during seven periods of mergers that started with the Great Merger Movement (1895–1905), this continued with the second great merger wave,[5] the number of listed firms in the U.S. stock market grow since 4775 companies in 1975 to its peak of 7322 in 1994, after it the number went back due 4,957 merges between 1997 to 2012 has lower the total number of companies in the United states.[6][7]
Period | Name | Facet [8] |
---|---|---|
1893–1904 | First Wave | Horizontal mergers |
1919–1929 | Second Wave | Vertical mergers |
1955–1970 | Third Wave | Diversified conglomerate mergers |
1974–1989 | Fourth Wave | Co-generic mergers; Hostile takeovers; Corporate Raiding |
1993–2000 | Fifth Wave | Cross-border mergers, mega-mergers |
2003–2008 | Sixth Wave | Globalisation, Shareholder Activism, Private Equity, LBO |
2014- | Seventh Wave |
See also
- Economy of the United States
- Economy of the United States by sector
- The Industrial Revolution in the United States
- Herbert C. Hoover Building
- Invest in America
- Corporations in the United States
- Middle-market company
- Small business
- American Independent Business Alliance
- National Federation of Independent Business
- S corporation
- Merger control
U.S. Government Departments and Agencies | USAGov
- National Production Authority
- International Trade Administration
- United States Department of Commerce
- Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965
- Technology Administration
- National Technical Information Service
- Office of Technology Policy
- National Institute of Standards and Technology
- America COMPETES Act
- ARPA-E
- International Renewable Energy Agency
- Trade Adjustment Assistance
- United States Department of Commerce
Lists
- List of companies of the United States
- 100 Best Companies to Work For
- List of Fortune 500 computer software and information companies
- Fortune 1000
- Fortune 500
- List of largest mergers and acquisitions
- Jobs created during U.S. presidential terms
References
- ↑ http://dmdatabases.com/databases/business-mailing-lists/how-many-businesses
- ↑ http://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonnazar/2013/09/09/16-surprising-statistics-about-small-businesses/#5ae36b1d3078
- ↑ http://www.bls.gov/bdm/entrepreneurship/entrepreneurship.htm
- ↑ http://www.bls.gov/bdm/entrepreneurship/bdm_chart7.htm
- ↑ https://eh.net/encyclopedia/the-u-s-economy-in-the-1920s/
- ↑ http://politicalcalculations.blogspot.com/2015/05/tracking-number-of-publicly-traded.html#.WDIsn-2ZfQp
- ↑ https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2015-06-24/where-have-all-the-publicly-traded-companies-gone-
- ↑ http://www.kpmg.com/ZA/en/IssuesAndInsights/ArticlesPublications/Transactions-Restructuring/Pages/Seventh-Wave-of-MA.aspx