There were seven merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods businesses in Missouri 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 Missouri than in any other category.
The following table shows how many merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods businesses with 500 or more employees were in Missouri during the period from 2012 to 2016.
Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods businesses with 500 or more employees in Missouri (2012-2016)
Year
Total businesses
2012
130,661
2013
130,027
2014
130,099
2015
130,436
2016
129,133
