There were 264 specialty trade contractors in the U.S. that had 500 or more 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 health care and social assistance businesses with 500 or more employees in the U.S. than in any other category.
The following table shows how many specialty trade contractors with 500 or more employees were in the U.S. during the period from 2012 to 2016.
Specialty trade contractors with 500 or more employees in the U.S. (2012-2016)
Year
Total businesses
2012
421,717
2013
422,859
2014
427,529
2015
437,145
2016
447,787
