| Table 3-13 |
| Domestic industrial and R&D employment, by company size: 2009 |
| (Thousands of employees) |
| |
| |
Domestic employees |
| Company size |
All |
R&D |
% R&D employees |
| |
| All companies |
17,788 |
1,424 |
8.0 |
| Small companies |
|
|
|
| 5–499 |
3,045 |
459 |
15.1 |
| 5–99 |
1,471 |
295 |
20.1 |
| 5–49 |
869 |
197 |
22.7 |
| 5–24 |
429 |
116 |
27.0 |
| 25–49 |
440 |
81 |
18.4 |
| 50–99 |
602 |
99 |
16.4 |
| 100–249 |
853 |
91 |
10.7 |
| 250–499 |
721 |
72 |
10.0 |
| Medium and large
companies |
|
|
|
| 500–999 |
795 |
64 |
8.1 |
| 1,000–4,999 |
2,349 |
204 |
8.7 |
| 5,000–9,999 |
1,603 |
112 |
7.0 |
| 10,000–24,999 |
2,679 |
212 |
7.9 |
| ≥25,000 |
7,316 |
374 |
5.1 |
| |
NOTES: Data representative of companies where worldwide R&D expense plus worldwide R&D costs funded by others are greater than zero. Size based on number of domestic employees. Includes 2002 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes 21–23, 31–33, and 42–81. Upper bound of "small company" classification based on U.S. Small Business Administration's definition of small business; Business R&D and Innovation Survey (BRDIS) does not include companies with fewer than 5 domestic employees. Detail may not add to total because of rounding.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, BRDIS (2009 preliminary).
Science and Engineering Indicators 2012 |
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