Small Businesses by Industry
Table 2: California 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 114,535 106,793 554,028 668,563
Other Services (except Public Administration) 67,652 62,615 485,315 552,967
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 42,647 40,613 327,862 370,509
Health Care and Social Assistance 91,056 82,608 262,480 353,536
Transportation and Warehousing 19,077 16,808 308,642 327,719
Retail Trade 69,453 63,125 236,905 306,358
Construction 70,656 64,176 221,871 292,527
Administrative, Support, and Waste Management 36,757 32,129 249,705 286,462
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 23,310 21,464 215,558 238,868
Finance and Insurance 28,474 26,496 87,937 116,411
Accommodation and Food Services 65,108 50,196 47,721 112,829
Wholesale Trade 50,095 43,415 61,924 112,019
Educational Services 12,369 9,716 89,905 102,274
Manufacturing 34,655 26,858 46,459 81,114
Information 16,220 14,300 63,372 79,592
Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing and Hunting 1,842 1,628 13,078 14,920
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction 497 400 3,042 3,539
Utilities 490 439 1,611 2,101
Total 745,791 666,646 3,277,415 4,023,206
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 24 California Small Business Profile, 2019