There were 35,752 wholesale electronic markets, agents and brokers in the U.S. that had between one and four 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 professional, scientific and technical services businesses with between one and four employees in the U.S. than in any other category.
The following table shows how many wholesale electronic markets, agents and brokers with between one and four employees were in the U.S. during the period from 2012 to 2016.
Wholesale electronic markets, agents and brokers with between one and four employees in the U.S. (2012-2016)
Year
Total businesses
2012
92,442
2013
94,140
2014
90,392
2015
91,014
2016
91,208
