U.S. Census Bureau

1992 Census of Construction Industries

Industry Series (CC92-I)

Each industry publication presents at the state level and the U.S. level for the number of construction establishments; value of construction work done; employment; payroll; value added; cost of subcontractors and cost for subcontractors and cost of materials, components, supplies and fuels. Also included are statistics for value of construction work subcontracted in; rental cost of machinery, equipment and buildings, capital expenditures, other than land; and end-of-year gross book value of depreciable assets.


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Industry Title Pub No. Pages File Size (bytes)
1521 General Contractors— Single-Family Houses CC92-I-1 35 386,020
1522 General Contractors— Residential Buildings, Other Than Single-Family Houses CC92-I-2 35 379,359
1531 Operative Builders CC92-I-3 35 484,956
1541 General Contractors— Industrial Buildings and Warehouses CC92-I-4 35 380,380
1542 General Contractors— Nonresidential Buildings, Other Than Industrial Buildings and Warehouses CC92-I-5 35 406,753
1611 Highway and Street Construction Contractors, Except Elevated Highways CC92-I-6 34 756,194
1622 Bridge, Tunnel, and Elevated Highway Construction Contractors CC92-I-7 35 375,088
1623 Water, Sewer, Pipeline, and Communications and Power Line Construction CC92-I-8 35 385,800
1629 Heavy Construction Contractors, Not Elsewhere Classified CC92-I-9 36 424,176
1711 Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Special Trade Contractors CC92-I-10 36 427,968
1721 Painting and Paper Hanging Special Trade Contractors CC92-I-11 36 409,638
1731 Electrical Work Special Trade Contractors CC92-I-12 36 422,770
1741 Masonry, Stone Setting, and Other Stone Work Special Trade Contractors CC92-I-13 36 391,138
1742 Plastering, Drywall, Acoustical and Insulation Work Special Trade Contractors CC92-I-14 35 396,343
1743 Terrazzo,Tile,Marble, and Mosaic Work Special Trade Contractors CC92-I-15 35 377,976
1751 Carpentry Work Special Trade Contractors CC92-I-16 35 389,811
1752 Floor Laying and Other Floor Work Special Trade Contractors, Not Elsewhere Classified CC92-I-17 35 384,205
1761 Roofing, Siding, and Sheet Metal Work Special Trade Contractors CC92-I-18 36 402,542
1771 Concrete Work Special Trade Contractors CC92-I-19 35 407,317
1781 Water Well Drilling Special Trade Contractors CC92-I-20 35 367,804
1791 Structural Steel Erection Special Trade Contractors CC92-I-21 35 391,766
1793 Glass and Glazing Work Special Trade Contractors CC92-I-22 35 374,232
1794 Excavation Work Special Trade Contractors CC92-I-23 35 392,887
1795 Wrecking and Demolition Work Special Trade Contractors CC92-I-24 35 369,251
1796 Installation or Erection of Building Equipment Special Trade Contractors, Not Elsewhere Classified CC92-I-25 35 390,213
1799 Special Trade Contractors, Not Elsewhere Classified CC92-I-26 36 416,458
Summary United States Summary—Establishments With and Without Payroll CC92-I-27 48 626,026

Additional information on Construction Statistics

Source: U.S. Census Bureau