1997 Economic Census
Nonemployer Statistics

District of Columbia
Includes only firms subject to federal income tax. Nonemployers are businesses with no paid employees. Introductory text includes scope and methodology. More detail is available for employers. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
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Description All taxable firms Nonemployers Employers
Establish-
ments
Receipts
($1,000)
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ments
Receipts
($1,000)
Establish-
ments
Receipts
($1,000)
  00 All industries X X 30,468 1,249,140 X X
11 Forestry, fishing & huntings, & ag support services (113-115) X X 46 899 X X
  21 Mining N N D D N N
22 Utilities N N D D 33 D
23 Construction 1,400 1,498,580 1,090 40,777 310 1,457,803
31-33 Manufacturing 416 328,364 216 8,130 200 320,234
42 Wholesale trade 589 W 241 15,802 348 3,918,622
44-45 Retail trade 3,629 2,844,523 1,554 55,692 2,075 2,788,831
48-49 Transportation & warehousing %% ** 1,950 602,281 1,735 35,163 215 567,118
51 Information 1,501 6,383,813 869 32,851 632 6,350,962
52 Finance & insurance 2,362 N 1,454 79,117 908 N
53 Real estate & rental & leasing 4,074 1,671,183 3,140 316,999 934 1,354,184
54 Professional, scientific, & technical services t 13,706 t 10,767,764 9,946 402,597 3,760 10,365,167
56 Administrative & support & waste management & remediation serv t 2,438 t 1,293,087 1,342 26,050 1,096 1,267,037
61 Educational services 875 118,069 770 11,183 105 106,886
62 Health care & social assistance 3,985 1,136,212 2,521 81,381 1,464 1,054,831
71 Arts, entertainment, & recreation 2,454 215,861 2,283 53,917 171 161,944
72 Accommodation & foodservices 2,164 2,283,586 464 20,088 1,700 2,263,498
81 Other services (except public administration) t 3,762 t 472,941 2,784 68,125 978 404,816
D Withheld to avoid disclosure;   N Not available; S Withheld because data do not meet publication standards;   W Wholesale receipts for nonemployers are not comparable to wholesale sales for employers;   X Industry not in scope of Economic Census for employers;   t Total does not include employer data for out-of-scope industries;   r revised subsequent to initial publication

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Source: 1997 Economic Census:   Nonemployer Statistics and Geographic Area Series (for employers)

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