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NAICS Hierarchy: 1997

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Indus-
try
Detail		 NAICS
code		 NAICS Title
(and link to definition) 		Estab-
lish-
ments		 Value of business done
($1,000)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
  23 Construction 656,448 858,581,056 174,184,608 5,664,853
Go to industry detail 233 Building, developing, & general contracting 199,289 386,925,952 42,546,112 1,342,953
Go to industry detail 234 Heavy construction 42,557 130,794,520 30,291,850 880,400
Go to industry detail 235 Special trade contractors 414,602 340,860,576 101,346,648 3,441,500

Table includes only establishments with payroll.

 

NAICS Sector: 23 Construction .   The Construction sector comprises establishments primarily engaged in the construction of buildings and other structures, heavy construction (except buildings), additions, alterations, reconstruction, installation, and maintenance and repairs. Establishments engaged in demolition or wrecking of buildings and other structures, clearing of building sites, and sale of materials from demolished structures are also included. This sector also includes those establishments engaged in blasting, test drilling, landfill, leveling, earthmoving, excavating, land drainage, and other land preparation. The industries within this sector have been defined on the basis of their unique production processes. As with all industries, the production processes are distinguished by their use of specialized human resources and specialized physical capital. Construction activities are generally administered or managed at a relatively fixed place of business, but the actual construction work is performed at one or more different project sites.

This sector is divided into three subsectors of construction activities: (1) building construction and land subdivision and land development; (2) heavy construction (except buildings), such as highways, power plants, and pipelines; and (3) construction activity by special trade contractors.

Establishments classified in Subsector 233, Building, Developing, and General Contracting and Subsector 234, Heavy Construction, usually assume responsibility for an entire construction project, and may subcontract some or all of the actual construction work. Operative builders who build on their own account for sale, and land subdividers and land developers, who engage in subdividing real property into lots for sale, are included in Subsector 233, Building, Developing, and General Contracting. (Special trade contractors are included in Subsector 234, Heavy Construction, if they are engaged in activities primarily relating to heavy construction, such as grading for highways.) Establishments included in these subsectors operate as general contractors, design-builders, engineer-constructors, joint-venture contractors, and turnkey construction contractors. Establishments identified as construction management firms are also included.

Establishments classified in Subsector 235, Special Trade Contractors, are primarily engaged in specialized construction activities, such as plumbing, painting, and electrical work, and work for builders and general contractors under subcontract or directly for project owners. Establishments engaged in demolition or wrecking of buildings and other structures, dismantling of machinery, excavating, shoring and underpinning, anchored earth retention activities, foundation drilling, and grading for buildings are also included in this subsector.

"Force account" construction is construction work performed by an establishment primarily engaged in some business other than construction, for its own account and use, and by employees of the establishment. This activity is not included in this industry sector unless the construction work performed is the primary activity of a separate establishment of the enterprise.

The installation of prefabricated building equipment and materials, such as elevators and revolving doors, is classified in the Construction sector. Installation work incidental to sales by employees of a manufacturing or retail establishment is classified as an activity of those establishments.

 

Geographic Distribution -- Construction: 1997

Data for the Construction sector are published for the U.S.and states.

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Indus-
tries		 State Estab-
lish-
ments		 Value of business done
($1,000)		 Value of business done
% of
U.S.		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
Go to industry detail United States 656,448 858,581,056 100.00 174,184,608 5,664,853
Go to industry detail California 60,162 94,353,720 10.99 19,147,668 561,338
Go to industry detail Texas 35,315 60,069,004 7.00 12,398,274 426,765
Go to industry detail Florida 36,608 50,891,988 5.93 8,802,536 324,844
Go to industry detail New York 36,806 44,680,804 5.20 9,670,049 275,501
Go to industry detail Illinois 27,953 40,118,128 4.67 8,885,067 240,092
Go to industry detail Pennsylvania 27,563 34,124,416 3.97 7,275,816 230,026
Go to industry detail Ohio 26,047 33,618,052 3.92 7,067,686 224,302
Go to industry detail Michigan 25,399 30,861,946 3.59 6,280,542 187,135
Go to industry detail Georgia 17,896 28,587,264 3.33 4,687,527 163,981
Go to industry detail North Carolina 23,990 26,893,094 3.13 5,177,635 198,367
Go to industry detail New Jersey 22,102 25,018,178 2.91 5,189,675 143,627
Go to industry detail Virginia 19,537 23,175,336 2.70 4,837,442 179,909
Go to industry detail Washington 19,867 21,837,194 2.54 4,528,500 138,194
Go to industry detail Maryland 14,525 21,100,484 2.46 4,367,541 141,469
Go to industry detail Massachusetts 14,959 20,631,054 2.40 3,868,761 107,813
Go to industry detail Colorado 14,681 19,736,920 2.30 3,807,924 125,228
Go to industry detail Indiana 16,000 19,579,044 2.28 4,344,727 140,520
Go to industry detail Arizona 11,058 19,115,244 2.23 3,621,170 131,871
Go to industry detail Missouri 15,020 19,016,286 2.21 3,978,052 130,555
Go to industry detail Minnesota 12,993 18,532,066 2.16 3,603,848 103,200
Go to industry detail Tennessee 11,417 17,297,162 2.01 3,360,245 119,458
Go to industry detail Wisconsin 14,976 17,047,748 1.99 3,863,852 115,488
Go to industry detail Oregon 11,740 13,136,328 1.53 2,648,954 80,041
Go to industry detail Alabama 9,586 12,781,517 1.49 2,475,748 95,218
Go to industry detail Nevada 4,436 11,932,286 1.39 2,313,444 70,168
Go to industry detail Louisiana 7,812 11,486,784 1.34 3,033,161 107,773
Go to industry detail South Carolina 10,430 10,946,130 1.27 2,113,692 86,200
Go to industry detail Kentucky 8,878 9,896,219 1.15 2,000,656 76,876
Go to industry detail Connecticut 9,057 9,831,223 1.15 2,246,746 63,935
Go to industry detail Kansas 7,115 8,903,529 1.04 1,755,602 61,915
Go to industry detail Utah 7,288 8,524,538 0.99 1,578,334 55,801
Go to industry detail Iowa 7,941 8,077,112 0.94 1,734,112 62,146
Go to industry detail Oklahoma 6,751 6,584,630 0.77 1,256,439 50,556
Go to industry detail Mississippi 4,824 6,103,200 0.71 1,155,491 47,695
Go to industry detail Idaho 5,360 5,472,528 0.64 1,131,450 40,535
Go to industry detail Nebraska 5,198 5,468,219 0.64 1,148,223 40,363
Go to industry detail Arkansas 5,457 5,223,502 0.61 982,804 42,033
Go to industry detail New Mexico 4,673 4,785,138 0.56 1,026,789 39,671
Go to industry detail Hawaii 2,335 3,986,708 0.46 845,169 21,791
Go to industry detail Rhode Island 3,060 3,727,213 0.43 551,839 17,070
Go to industry detail New Hampshire 3,684 3,326,696 0.39 677,938 22,690
Go to industry detail West Virginia 4,506 3,106,093 0.36 757,335 31,312
Go to industry detail Delaware 2,294 3,068,647 0.36 632,959 20,421
Go to industry detail Maine 4,249 2,881,506 0.34 662,422 25,157
Go to industry detail Alaska 2,034 2,455,331 0.29 565,015 14,114
Go to industry detail Montana 3,452 2,262,701 0.26 445,551 18,096
Go to industry detail North Dakota 2,034 1,838,219 0.21 408,448 15,782
Go to industry detail South Dakota 2,418 1,759,034 0.20 355,185 14,488
Go to industry detail Vermont 2,474 1,696,945 0.20 331,322 13,101
Go to industry detail Wyoming 2,177 1,576,110 0.18 345,004 13,867
Go to industry detail District of Columbia 310 1,457,803 0.17 240,245 6,356

D = Withheld to avoid disclosure; N = Not available


 

Other Data from the 1997 Economic Census

Hypertext
tables		 Link
to pdf 		Series number Title Contents
  link to PDF EC97C-23-IS Industry Series Preliminary data including detailed characteristics, establishment size, and product detail
  link to PDF EC97C23S-IS Industry Summary Detailed statistics, type of construction, and kind of business activity for 2-, and 3-digit NAICS for the U.S.; data on size of establishment in terms of employment and value of business done.
  link to PDF EC97C23S-AS Geographic Area Summary Detailed statistics, type of construction, and kind of business activity for the U.S. and four geographic regions; national data on size of establishment in terms of employment and value of business done.
Link to Bridge tables  EC97X-CS3 Bridge Between NAICS and SIC (national only) Defines comparability of individual industries.
Link to Comparative Statistics  EC97X-CS2 Comparative Statistics (U.S. and states) 1997 and 1992 data side by side on a comparable SIC basis
Link to Nonemployer Statistics  EC97X-CS4 Nonemployer Statistics (U.S., states, counties, metros) Nonemployers account for 74 % of establishments and 9.0 % of receipts in this sector, but are excluded from the reports above.

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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs

Hypertext Tables Title (with link to data) Frequency Smallest Geography Contents
  Annual Capital Expenditures Survey Annual U.S. Capital expenditures for structures and equipment for companies with paid employees
  County Business Patterns Annual County, metro area, ZIP Employees; payroll; number of establishments by employment size of establishment
Link to hypertext table Nonemployer Statistics Annual State, metro area, county Number of establishments and sales of firms with no paid employees
Link to hypertext table Statistics of U.S. Businesses Annual State, metro area Number of firms, employees, payroll, and revenue by employment-size of the enterprise

 

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Source: 1997 Economic Census

Last revised: December 02 2004   Questions?