There were 17,034 industries not classified businesses in the U.S. that had between one and four 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 professional, scientific and technical services businesses with between one and four employees in the U.S. than in any other category.
The following table shows how many industries not classified businesses with between one and four employees were in the U.S. during the period from 2012 to 2016.
Industries not classified businesses with between one and four employees in the U.S. (2012-2016)
Year
Total businesses
2012
7,104
2013
12,145
2014
16,534
2015
20,361
2016
17,750
