# Small Business Size Standards: Employee Based Size Standards in Wholesale Trade and Retail Trade
> **US Small Business Administration** · Final rule. · Published 2016-01-25 · Effective 2016-02-26 · 81 FR 3941
## Document
- **Document number:** 2016-01411
- **Category:** final-rule
- **Agency:** US Small Business Administration
- **Federal Register citation:** 81 FR 3941
- **CFR reference:** 13 CFR 121
- **Publication date:** 2016-01-25
- **Effective date:** 2016-02-26
## Abstract

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA or Agency) is increasing 47 small business size standards based on a concern's number of employees. These increases affect 46 industries in North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Sector 42, Wholesale Trade, and one industry in NAICS Sector 44-45, Retail Trade. SBA retains the size standards for the remaining industries in those sectors and the 500- employee size standard for the Federal Government's procurement of supplies under the nonmanufacturer rule. As part of its comprehensive size standards review under the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010, SBA reviewed all 71 industries in NAICS Sector 42, as well as the two industries in NAICS Sector 44-45, that have employee based size standards. The revisions adopted in this rule primarily affect eligibility for SBA's financial assistance programs, and have no impact on Federal procurement programs.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/01/25/2016-01411/small-business-size-standards-employee-based-size-standards-in-wholesale-trade-and-retail-trade)
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