Macon Times

There were 362 merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods businesses 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 merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods businesses with 500 or more employees were in the U.S. during the period from 2012 to 2016.