Small Businesses by Industry
Table 2: Arizona Small Businesses by Industry and Firm Size, 2016
Industry 1–499 1–19 Employees Nonemployer Total Small
Employees Firms Firms
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 15,771 14,701 66,495 82,266
Other Services (except Public Administration) 9,968 9,163 67,540 77,508
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 7,249 6,918 61,422 68,671
Construction 11,618 10,265 39,010 50,628
Health Care and Social Assistance 13,430 11,852 36,753 50,183
Retail Trade 9,440 8,448 39,782 49,222
Administrative, Support, and Waste Management 6,840 5,949 40,649 47,489
Transportation and Warehousing 2,566 2,155 33,654 36,220
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 1,619 1,304 24,449 26,068
Finance and Insurance 4,786 4,462 14,563 19,349
Educational Services 1,809 1,395 13,097 14,906
Accommodation and Food Services 8,431 6,055 6,312 14,743
Wholesale Trade 4,667 3,791 7,759 12,426
Manufacturing 3,768 2,872 7,289 11,057
Information 1,167 971 6,006 7,173
Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing and Hunting 204 185 2,366 2,570
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction 143 110 344 487
Utilities 132 109 325 457
Total 103,680 91,032 467,815 571,495
Tables 1 and 2 display data from the 2016 SUSB. Table 2 includes additional data from the 2016 Nonemployer Statistics (NES). Figure 4
provides estimates of the rate of self-employment among employed civilians, 16 years and over, including both incorporated and unin-
corporated businesses, from the 2017 American Community Survey (ACS).
References
The Small Business Profiles, source data, and methodology are available at https://go.usa.gov/xmb5R.
ACS American Community Survey, US Census Bureau
ASE Annual Survey of Entrepreneurs, US Census Bureau
BEA Bureau of Economic Analysis, US Department of Commerce
BDM Business Employment Dynamics, BLS
BLS Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Department of Labor
CPS Current Population Survey, BLS
FDIC Call Reports, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
FFIEC Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council
ITA International Trade Administration, US Department of Commerce
NES Nonemployer Statistics, US Census Bureau
SUSB Statistics of US Businesses, US Census Bureau
SBA Oice of Advocacy 16 Arizona Small Business Profile, 2019