There were 329 merchant wholesalers, durable goods businesses in the U.S. that had 500 or more 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 health care and social assistance businesses with 500 or more employees in the U.S. than in any other category.
The following table shows how many merchant wholesalers, durable goods businesses with 500 or more employees were in the U.S. during the period from 2012 to 2016.
Merchant wholesalers, durable goods businesses with 500 or more employees in the U.S. (2012-2016)
Year
Total businesses
2012
243,619
2013
242,551
2014
241,298
2015
237,494
2016
237,789
