California Size of Business Report, 2000
San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles MSA (San Luis Obispo County)

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		Size Categories
Industry	Total	0 to 4	5 to 9	10 to 19	20 to 49	50 to 99	100 to 249	250 to 499	500 to 999	1000 +
TOTAL
No. of Businesses	7,300	4,165	1,388	857	633	162	73	15	5	2
AGRICULTURE
No. of Businesses	568	361	101	43	44	8	6	4	1	0
No. of Employees	6,714	574	655	617	1,315	553	1,111	[2]	[1]	0
Payroll (in thousands)	$32,506	$2,731	$2,705	$2,863	$7,100	$2,420	$6,264	[2]	[1]	$0
MINING
No. of Businesses	11	5	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0
No. of Employees	161	7	[1]	[1]	[1]	[1]	0	0	0	0
Payroll (in thousands)	$1,536	$84	[1]	[1]	[1]	[1]	$0	$0	$0	$0
CONSTRUCTION
No. of Businesses	901	565	164	104	54	10	4	0	0	0
No. of Employees	6,022	922	1,070	1,396	1,518	676	440	0	0	0
Payroll (in thousands)	$49,469	$5,938	$7,237	$11,232	$14,732	$6,203	$4,127	$0	$0	$0
MANUFACTURING
No. of Businesses	351	131	72	54	60	15	16	2	1	0
No. of Employees	7,858	228	495	733	1,780	1,060	2,505	[1]	[1]	0
Payroll (in thousands)	$66,135	$1,928	$3,078	$5,183	$15,212	$8,097	$23,064	[1]	[1]	$0
TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATION
No. of Businesses	225	111	37	32	30	8	6	0	0	1
No. of Employees	4,689	184	247	440	875	572	[2]	0	0	[1]
Payroll (in thousands)	$56,293	$1,218	$1,369	$2,989	$7,468	$4,667	[2]	$0	$0	[1]
WHOLESALE TRADE
No. of Businesses	301	160	66	40	29	5	0	0	1	0
No. of Employees	3,156	314	445	527	933	[2]	0	0	[1]	0
Payroll (in thousands)	$21,175	$2,309	$3,138	$4,476	$7,410	[2]	$0	$0	[1]	$0
RETAIL TRADE
No. of Businesses	1,556	573	392	272	239	61	15	4	0	0
No. of Employees	22,054	1,080	2,666	3,705	7,418	3,985	1,959	1,241	0	0
Payroll (in thousands)	$92,563	$4,740	$9,489	$12,838	$29,732	$21,072	$10,264	$4,428	$0	$0
FINANCE, INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE
No. of Businesses	587	412	89	52	21	8	4	0	0	1
No. of Employees	4,719	712	573	701	586	563	[2]	0	0	[1]
Payroll (in thousands)	$33,583	$5,840	$4,014	$6,477	$4,586	$4,312	[2]	$0	$0	[1]
SERVICES
No. of Businesses	2,800	1,847	465	258	155	46	22	5	2	0
No. of Employees	23,014	2,669	3,071	3,427	4,676	3,026	3,087	[2]	[1]	0
Payroll (in thousands)	$142,564	$15,686	$18,383	$22,145	$33,090	$16,512	$14,906	[2]	[1]	$0

[1] Data are confidential because there are fewer than three businesses in this category, or one employer makes up 80 percent of the employment within the cell.
[2] Data are suppressed because confidential data could be extrapolated if those totals were included.

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