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Business Characteristics

  • Number of Business Establishments by Employment Size: Nashville MSA

    2008

     Number of employees

    Industry   Total Establishments   1-4  5-9  10-19  20-49  50-99  100-249  250-499  500-999  1,000 or more 
    Totals  38,784 
    19,154 
    7,716
    5,451 
    3,857 
    1,365 
    914 
    216 
    67
    44  
    Forestry, fishing, hunting, & agric support 29
    24
    4
    1
    Mining 30
    13
    0 10
    7
    0
    Utilities 36 11 4 7
    5
    2 0
    Construction 3,459
    1,977
    637
    425
    268
    82
    55
    11
    3
    Manufacturing 1,569
    509
    300
    241
    234
    133  94  41
    10
    Wholesale trade 2,152 929
    435
    359
    270
    90
    50
    12
    7
    0
    Retail trade 5,784
    2,390 1,480
    1,013
    585
    161
    131
    24
    Transportation & warehousing 1,069
    527
    163
    135
    114
    60
    48
    15
    4
    3
    Information 995 532 148
    135
    108
    38
    21  5
    Finance & insurance            3,016
    1,771
    621
    361
    142 67
    34 11
    5
    Real estate & rental & leasing 1,786
    1,116
    416
    176 54 16
    1
    Professional, scientific & tech services            3,669 2,368 602
    352
    237
    58
    34
    11
    3 4
    Management of companies & enterprises 470
    158
    64  49
    87  45
    44  13
    3
    Admin, support, waste mgt., remediation 2,229
    1,159
    347
    248
    224
    114
    99
    28
    2
    Educational services 414
    193
    52
    56  43
    29
    30
    5
    2
    Health care and social assistance 3,992
    1,761 938
    625
    389
    123
    108 28
    12
    8
    Arts, entertainment & recreation 1,088
    644
    177
    131
    71
    29
    31
    1
    Accommodation & food services 3,167
    845
    491
    683
    791
    247
    107  1
    Other services (except public admin) 3,771
    2,173
    833  443
    226
    68
    20
    5
    2
    Unclassified establishments 59 54
    4

    Source: US Dept of Commerce
    NOTE: Does not include government

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