CBP data indicates that there are more establishments categorized as retail trade businesses with between five and nine employees in Rhode Island than in any other category.
The following table shows how many lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (except copyrighted works) with between five and nine employees were in Rhode Island during the period from 2012 to 2016.
Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (except copyrighted works) with between five and nine employees in Rhode Island (2012-2016)
Year
Total businesses
2012
10,088
2013
10,036
2014
10,012
2015
9,956
2016
10,212