There were 121,508 professional, scientific and technical services businesses in the U.S. that had between five and nine employees in 2016, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.
CBP data indicates that there are more establishments categorized as retail trade businesses with between five and nine employees in the U.S. than in any other category.
The following table shows how many professional, scientific and technical services businesses with between five and nine employees were in the U.S. during the period from 2012 to 2016.
Professional, scientific and technical services businesses with between five and nine employees in the U.S. (2012-2016)
Year
Total businesses
2012
1,718,364
2013
1,738,890
2014
1,765,584
2015
1,792,052
2016
1,807,068
