Employment Size of Firms Table 2a. Statistics of U.S. Business Table 2b. 1997 Economic Census and Statistics of U.S. Business Table 2c. Statistics of U.S. Business is published each year for the U.S. and states. Tabulations by SIC are available at the SBA website .
Customized tabulations are also available.
See the explanatory text for methodology, contact names, and other data available. Most students prefer to define small business in terms of the size of the entire company or firm, not individual establishments. For example, most researchers would prefer to classify a large fast-food chain as a large company rather than as a collection of small establishments. Receipt Size of Firms Table 3. The annual Statistics of U.S. Business tabulates receipt size by SIC industry of the establishment and tables are accessible for 1997 at the SBA website .