TABLE 74. Worldwide, domestic, and foreign all and R&D employment, by industry and company size: 2009
Employment (thousands of employees)
Total
Industry and company size
All industries
Manufacturing industries
Food
Beverage and tobacco products
Textiles, apparel, and leather products
Wood products
Paper
Printing and related support activities
Petroleum and coal products
Chemicals
Basic chemicals
Resin, synthetic rubber, fibers, and filaments
Pesticide, fertilizer, and other agricultural chemical
Pharmaceuticals and medicines
Soap, cleaning compound, and toilet preparation
Paint, coating, adhesive, and other chemical
Plastics and rubber products
Nonmetallic mineral products
Primary metals
Fabricated metal products
Machinery
Agricultural implements
Semiconductor machinery
Engine, turbine, and power transmission equipment
Other machinery
Computer and electronic products
Communications equipment
Semiconductor and other electronic components
Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments
Electromedical, electrotherapeutic, and irradiation apparatus
Search, detection, navigation, guidance, aeronautical,
and nautical system and instruments
Other measuring and controlling instruments
Computer and peripheral equipment and other computer and
electronic products
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components
Transportation equipment
Automobiles, bodies, trailers, and parts
Aerospace products and parts
Aircraft, aircraft engine, and aircraft parts
Guided missile, space vehicle, and related parts
Military armored vehicle, tank, and tank components
Other transportation equipment
Furniture and related products
R&D
NAICS code
Worldwide
Domestic
21–23, 31–33, 42–81
31–33
311
312
313–316
321
322
323
324
325
3251
3252
3253
3254
3256
3255, 3259
326
327
331
332
333
33311
333295
3336
other 333
334
3342
3344
3345
334510, 334517
27,094
16,679
2,015
339
269
157
349
184
185
2,286
399
239
75
910
411
251
667
263
367
596
1,388
141
39
120
1,089
2,697
370
735
980
285
17,788
9,882
1,435
112
175
124
216
170
85
1,287
220
162
49
538
159
159
459
204
256
480
799
83
24
74
618
1,268
213
279
565
159
334511
other 3345
353
341
other 334
335
336
3361–3363
3364
336411–336413
336414, 336415, 336419
336992
other 336
337
611
739
3,055
1,722
1,174
949
225
3
156
211
Foreign
Worldwide
Domestic
9,306
6,798
580
227
94
32
133
14
101
999
179
76 i
25
372
253
93
208
59
112
116
589
58
15
46
471
1,429
158
456
415
126
1,879
1,137
30
4
6
4
12
4
3
201
17
8
6
136
16
17
30
6
7
34
82
10
8
7
57
371
94
121
101
25
1,424
850
24
2
5
4
8
3
2
157
12
7
5
110
11
13
22
5
7
33
65
7
6
5
46
260
63
76
83
22
Foreign
228 i
178
126 i
163
48
27
41
20
7
7
211
320
1,748
753
862
663
198
3
130 i
172
400
419
1,307
969
313
286
27
1i
25 i
39
55
45
220
87
110
100
9
*
23 i
5
38
25
167
55
89
81
8
*
22 i
5
18
21
53
32
20
19
1
*
1i
*
454
287
7
2
1
*
4
*
1
44
5
2
2
26
6
4
8
*
1
1
18
3
2
1
11
111
31
45
18
3i
TABLE 74. Worldwide, domestic, and foreign all and R&D employment, by industry and company size: 2009
Employment (thousands of employees)
Total
Industry and company size
Miscellaneous manufacturing
Medical equipment and supplies
Other miscellaneous manufacturing
Nonmanufacturing industries
Mining, extraction, and support activities
Utilities
Construction
Wholesale trade
Retail trade
Electronic shopping and mail-order houses
Other retail trade
Transportation and warehousing
Information
Publishing
Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers
Software publishers
Telecommunications
Data processing, hosting, and related services
Other information
Finance and insurance
Real estate and rental and leasing
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Architectural, engineering, and related services
Computer systems design and related services
Scientific R&D services
Biotechnology R&D
Physical, engineering, and life sciences (except biotechnology) R&D
Social sciences and humanities R&D
Other professional, scientific, and technical services
Health care services
Other nonmanufacturing
All companies
Small companies (number of domestic employees)a
5–499
5–99
5–49
5–24
25–49
50–99
100–249
250–499
Medium and large companies (number of domestic employees)
500–999
R&D
NAICS code
Worldwide
Domestic
Foreign
Worldwide
Domestic
Foreign
339
3391
3399
912
601
311
572
352
219
341
249
92
72
50
22
57
38
19
15
12
3
21–23, 42–81
21
22
23
42
44, 45
4541
other 44, 45
48, 49
51
511
5111
5112
517
518
other 51
52
53
54
5413
5415
5417
541711
541712
541720
other 54
621–623
55, 56, 61, 624, 71, 72, 81
10,415
444
398
83
242
383
45
338
920
2,499
1,128
58
1,071
840
210
320
1,399
54
2,439
328
1,090
284
121
153
11
737
271
1,283
7,906
235
391
71
163
371
38
334
849
1,795
542
49
493
835
155
262 i
1,115
48
1,721
240
756
234
105
120
9i
491
266
882
2,509
210
7
12
79
11
7
4
72
704
587
9
578
5
55
58
284
6
718
89
333 i
50
16 i
33
2
245
5
401
742
11
2
5
8i
5
4
*
2
295
221
4
217
28 i
27
18
27
1
374
40
154
107
43
59
5
72
6
7
574
9
2
4
7
3
3
*
2
206
140
4
137
27
23
15
22
1
307
39
117
85
36
45
5
65
6
6
167
2
*
1
1i
1i
1i
*
*
89
80
*
80
1
4
3
4
*
67
1
37
21
7
14
*
7
*
1
–
27,094
17,788
9,306
1,879
1,424
454
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
3,832
1,803
1,099
585
515
703
1,112
918
3,045
1,471
869
429
440
602
853
721
787
332
231
156
75
101
259
197
504
314
208
122
86
106
105
84
459
295
197
116
81
99
91
72
45
19
12
6
6
7
14
12
–
1,083
795
288
83
64
20
i
i
i
i
i
TABLE 74. Worldwide, domestic, and foreign all and R&D employment, by industry and company size: 2009
Employment (thousands of employees)
Total
Industry and company size
NAICS code
R&D
Worldwide
Domestic
Foreign
Worldwide
Domestic
Foreign
1,000–4,999
–
3,856
5,000–9,999
–
2,608
10,000–24,999
–
4,411
25,000 or more
–
11,302
* = amount < 500 employees; i = value > 50% of estimate is a combination of imputation and reweighting to account for nonresponse.
2,349
1,603
2,679
7,316
1,507
1,005
1,733
3,986
297
168
292
533
204
112
212
374
94
56
81
160
NAICS = 2007 North American Industry Classification System.
a
Upper bound based on U.S. Small Business Administration's definition of small business; Business R&D and Innovation Survey (BRDIS) does not include companies with fewer than five domestic employees.
NOTES: Detail may not add to total because of rounding. Industry classification based on dominant business code for domestic R&D performance where available. For companies that did not report business
codes, classification used for sampling was assigned. Statistics are representative of companies located in United States that performed or funded R&D.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation/National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics and U.S. Census Bureau, Business R&D and Innovation Survey, 2009.