Table 1: Distribution of New Businesses by Size for Eight Quarters

(For Start-up Firms from 1992 4Q - 1994 3Q)


INDUSTRIES NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES TOTAL PERCENT %
1-5 6-10 >10
Agriculture, Forestry, & Fishing 73 14 6 93 3.0%
Mining 88 4 6 98 3.2%
Construction 592 35 14 641 20.8%
Manufacturing 66 7 2 75 2.4%
Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, or Sanitary Services 123 12 8 143 4.6%
Wholesale Trade 161 4 0 165 5.4%
Retail Trade 436 59 50 545 17.7%
FIRE (Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate) 179 6 2 187 6.1%
Services 983 50 16 1049 34.1%
Public Administration 7 4 4 15 0.5%
Nonclassified 61 5 1 67 2.2%
Total: 2,769 200 109 3,078
Percent: 90.0% 6.5% 3.5% 100.0%



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