This section is from the book "Scientific American Reference Book. A Manual for the Office, Household and Shop", by Albert A. Hopkins, A. Russell Bond. Also available from Amazon: Scientific American Reference Book.
[Twelfth Census, Vol. VII, pages LXXIII and 582.]
Industry Group. | Total Number of Establishments. | Number of Establishments Reporting. | ||||||||
No. Employees. | Under 5. | 5 to 20. | 21 to 50. | 51 to 100. | 101 to 250. | 251 to 500. | 501 to 1000. | Over 1000. | ||
Total............. | 512,191 | 110,509 | 232,716 | 112,120 | 32,403 | 11,658 | 8,475 | 2,804 | 1,063 | 443 |
Food and kindred products ........... | 61,266 | 14,611 | 34,759 | 8,129 | 1,888 | 912 | 696 | 161 | 81 | 29 |
Textiles............... | 30,048 | 1,300 | 11,036 | 9,722 | 3,458 | 1,828 | 1,620 | 669 | 295 | 120 |
13,896 | 783 | 3,102 | 4,349 | 2,186 | 1,395 | 1,244 | 513 | 221 | 103 | |
Lumber and its remanufactures................... | 47,054 | 2,069 | 16,836 | 20,039 | 4,814 | 1,892 | 1,128 | 218 | 51 | 7 |
Leather and its finished products.................. | 16,989 | 5,028 | 8,163 | 1,644 | 857 | 560 | 472 | 196 | 50 | 19 |
26,747 | 2,400 | 12,628 | 7,962 | 2,139 | 874 | 565 | 143 | 30 | 6 | |
Liquors and beverages. .. | 7,861 | 671 | 4,185 | 2,070 | 569 | 228 | 103 | 27 | 6 | 2 |
Chemicals and allied products................. | 5,443 | 643 | 1,607 | 1,689 | 806 | 390 | 224 | 64 | 10 | 10 |
Clay, glass, and stone products............ | 14,809 | 1,022 | 3,876 | 6,121 | 2,186 | 857 | 562 | 134 | 42 | 9 |
Metals and metal products, other than iron and steel | 16,305 | 2,950 | 8,029 | 3,542 | 951 | 386 | 291 | 85 | 51 | 20 |
Tobacco | 15,252 | 3,637 | 7,273 | 3,004 | 672 | 309 | 233 | 85 | 28 | 11 |
Vehicles for land transportation......... | 10,112 | 1,183 | 3,772 | 3,080 | 829 | 467 | 416 | 229 | 88 | 48 |
Shipbuilding..... | 1,116 | 198 | 211 | 361 | 152 | 83 | 56 | 29 | 17 | 9 |
29,479 | 5,191 | 10,403 | 8,026 | 3,123 | 1,477 | 865 | 251 | 93 | 50 | |
Hand trades................ | 215,814 | 68,823 | 1 106,836 | 2 32,382 | 3 7,773 | |||||
1 Includes establishments with 1 to 5 employees.
2 Includes establishments with 6 to 20 employees.
3 Includes establishments with over 20 employees.
 
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