Ward's Business Directory of U.S. Private and Public Companies now lists more than 105,000 companies, 90% of which are private. Volumes 6 and 7 rank private and public companies in each state by sales within 4-digit SIC codes and provide brief evaluations of industry activity of leading companies for each state. Each state section also features rankings and analysis of the 100 largest privately held companies, 100 largest publicly held companies, and 100 largest employers.