1997 Economic Census: |
N=Comparable data not available D=Withheld to avoid disclosure
SIC
1987 SIC Description
Establishments
Receipts
($1,000)
Paid employees
Annual payroll
($1,000)
1997
1992
% chg
1997
1992
% chg
1997
1992
% chg
1997
1992
% chg
8243
Data processing schools
2,850
1,390
105.0
2,600,223
874,662
197.3
29,821
11,244
165.2
999,763
317,166
215.2
7377
Computer rental and leasing
946
854
10.8
5,744,535
2,212,150
159.7
9,112
8,087
12.7
569,196
348,549
63.3
7372
Software publishers
12,090
7,108
70.1
61,699,420
24,452,433
152.3
266,380
131,020
103.3
18,386,784
6,614,343
178.0
7363
Help supply services
28,288
19,020
48.7
81,346,026
33,586,717
142.2
3,508,130
1,841,921
90.5
59,480,095
24,074,972
147.1
7032
Sporting and recreational camps
3,513
1,840
90.9
1,340,718
603,079
122.3
18,857
9,659
95.2
382,678
151,017
153.4
7999
Amusement and recreation services, not elsewhere
classified %
23,726
21,717
9.3
22,592,210
10,430,216
116.6
351,573
215,793
62.9
5,147,246
2,503,018
105.6
8412
Museums and art galleries
504
356
41.6
286,677
134,612
113.0
3,902
2,258
72.8
61,999
36,755
68.7
7361
Employment agencies
13,514
12,146
11.3
9,697,479
4,576,653
111.9
158,998
132,811
19.7
5,172,765
2,361,523
119.0
8049
Offices and clinics of health practitioners, not elsewhere
classified
31,862
22,260
43.1
12,956,934
6,148,059
110.7
204,872
103,546
97.9
6,025,977
2,572,575
134.2
8092
Kidney dialysis centers
1,953
1,119
74.5
4,310,817
2,060,263
109.2
38,503
21,195
81.7
1,147,692
558,112
105.6
7993
Coin-operated amusement devices
5,732
4,932
16.2
4,571,162
2,187,506
109.0
62,394
28,084
122.2
906,680
427,226
112.2
8422
Arboreta and botanical or zoological gardens
155
119
30.3
119,065
57,085
108.6
1,995
1,056
88.9
36,241
16,799
115.7
7353
Heavy construction equipment rental and
leasing
5,581
3,853
44.8
8,073,895
3,879,374
108.1
56,434
34,704
62.6
1,968,224
1,036,953
89.8
8082
Home health care services
16,315
8,045
102.8
21,474,024
10,413,844
106.2
681,505
341,889
99.3
10,940,964
4,853,090
125.4
7382
Security systems services
5,156
2,968
73.7
6,992,346
3,414,640
104.8
107,414
51,755
107.5
2,602,492
1,183,008
120.0
7334
Photocopying and duplicating services
5,780
4,949
16.8
6,844,260
3,464,252
97.6
87,221
58,149
50.0
1,811,334
1,100,959
64.5
7992
Public golf courses %
5,886
3,780
55.7
4,569,361
2,338,748
95.4
75,351
42,348
77.9
1,318,156
656,183
100.9
8742
Management consulting services %
49,430
33,762
46.4
44,095,603
22,628,984
94.9
337,699
211,781
59.5
18,430,017
9,619,653
91.6
7323
Credit reporting services
1,588
1,658
-4.2
4,698,934
2,450,860
91.7
34,146
26,585
28.4
1,165,319
599,126
94.5
8748
Business consulting services, not elsewhere classified
%
17,853
12,628
41.4
8,687,728
4,573,223
90.0
77,341
52,456
47.4
3,191,884
1,766,156
80.7
7389
Business services, not elsewhere classified
69,376
52,375
32.5
62,276,780
32,885,901
89.4
867,462
523,650
65.7
17,597,943
9,783,317
79.9
8299
Schools and educational services, not elsewhere
classified
12,641
9,888
27.8
6,189,339
3,320,018
86.4
91,992
69,134
33.1
1,822,881
1,053,643
73.0
8731
Commercial physical and biological research
6,855
3,826
79.2
21,821,756
11,788,343
85.1
161,304
111,124
45.2
8,820,582
4,989,952
76.8
7313
Radio, television, and publishers' advertising
representatives
2,686
1,905
41.0
3,308,665
1,811,938
82.6
26,437
18,336
44.2
1,060,529
638,526
66.1
7549
Automotive services, except repair and
carwashes
14,952
10,906
37.1
5,881,132
3,402,782
72.8
105,717
67,386
56.9
1,744,187
967,720
80.2
7822
Motion picture and video tape distribution
1,413
1,393
1.4
20,330,377
11,809,368
72.2
23,226
19,388
19.8
1,117,049
843,075
32.5
7291
Tax return preparation services
12,830
7,924
61.9
2,184,210
1,295,405
68.6
147,698
122,954
20.1
760,170
521,736
45.7
7819
Services allied to motion picture production
6,287
3,895
61.4
12,537,725
7,514,692
66.8
188,378
162,216
16.1
5,429,607
3,619,366
50.0
7536
Automotive glass replacement shops
5,599
4,925
13.7
3,149,984
1,888,987
66.8
29,187
22,240
31.2
753,574
473,981
59.0
8741
Management services %
31,844
19,733
61.4
36,214,844
21,728,354
66.7
375,442
277,718
35.2
13,394,781
8,515,553
57.3
8743
Public relations services %
6,513
5,103
27.6
4,771,957
2,890,250
65.1
38,735
27,021
43.4
1,951,633
1,088,058
79.4
8322
Individual and family social services
10,187
7,373
38.2
2,748,217
1,694,141
62.2
70,325
42,550
65.3
1,141,547
667,585
71.0
8721
Accounting, auditing, and bookkeeping
services
84,531
79,097
6.9
54,635,855
34,037,898
60.5
690,074
520,603
32.6
22,897,680
14,001,349
63.5
8351
Child daycare services
43,785
35,327
23.9
8,401,972
5,269,980
59.4
387,730
282,675
37.2
3,941,759
2,388,002
65.1
7622
Radio and television repair shops
6,833
6,038
13.2
2,910,151
1,826,223
59.4
39,872
29,422
35.5
996,410
600,820
65.8
7331
Direct mail advertising services
4,083
3,878
5.3
10,173,446
6,433,598
58.1
95,797
79,076
21.1
2,743,667
1,776,743
54.4
8072
Dental laboratories
7,609
7,527
1.1
2,993,000
1,948,464
53.6
41,194
39,106
5.3
1,024,647
824,312
24.3
7374
Data processing services
7,588
7,286
4.1
30,836,645
20,199,518
52.7
262,250
230,346
13.9
9,773,857
6,795,897
43.8
8713
Surveying services
9,025
8,418
7.2
3,453,489
2,280,177
51.5
56,880
45,324
25.5
1,712,316
1,089,694
57.1
8712
Architectural services
20,602
17,875
15.3
16,988,338
11,244,379
51.1
146,702
121,675
20.6
6,468,524
4,408,064
46.7
7336
Commercial art and graphic design
14,582
12,300
18.6
7,542,120
5,001,341
50.8
61,479
50,933
20.7
2,349,873
1,587,560
48.0
8093
Specialty outpatient facilities, not elsewhere
classified
7,504
6,629
13.2
7,196,827
4,807,350
49.7
89,925
70,645
27.3
2,671,388
1,887,794
41.5
8732
Commercial economic, sociological, and educational
research %
5,005
5,165
-3.1
9,136,437
6,138,318
48.8
123,222
100,729
22.3
3,464,985
2,238,657
54.8
7515
Passenger car leasing
879
919
-4.4
3,800,424
2,554,228
48.8
8,325
6,936
20.0
315,960
207,462
52.3
7542
Carwashes
13,683
11,589
18.1
3,911,344
2,644,127
47.9
123,602
93,081
32.8
1,252,587
808,554
54.9
7812
Motion picture and video tape production
8,777
7,469
17.5
20,152,091
13,633,576
47.8
83,558
66,674
25.3
4,944,605
3,588,978
37.8
7537
Automotive transmission repair
6,768
6,277
7.8
2,431,584
1,660,364
46.4
29,442
24,136
22.0
709,254
479,043
48.1
805
Nursing and personal care facilities
19,641
14,954
31.3
49,532,896
33,989,607
45.7
1,312,703
1,134,929
15.7
22,358,777
15,953,532
40.1
7217
Carpet and upholstery cleaning services
9,282
7,693
20.7
2,156,041
1,483,310
45.4
47,065
39,318
19.7
729,490
478,153
52.6
8361
Residential care
13,192
12,121
8.8
6,311,499
4,358,095
44.8
172,142
138,707
24.1
2,266,769
1,569,367
44.4
7532
Top, body, and upholstery repair shops and paint
shops
35,569
35,043
1.5
17,755,296
12,262,486
44.8
205,172
165,894
23.7
5,172,206
3,444,504
50.2
7338
Secretarial and court reporting services
7,684
6,746
13.9
2,817,836
1,948,033
44.7
46,827
30,245
54.8
1,035,500
621,552
66.6
7538
General automotive repair shops
77,751
64,822
19.9
25,598,455
17,772,602
44.0
290,634
229,859
26.4
6,438,842
4,405,704
46.1
7514
Passenger car rental
4,367
4,894
-10.8
14,783,704
10,279,942
43.8
102,623
81,170
26.4
2,129,602
1,475,317
44.3
7841
Video tape rental
23,036
21,998
4.7
7,229,671
5,075,315
42.4
149,854
123,671
21.2
1,289,254
943,880
36.6
8062
General medical and surgical hospitals
784
704
11.4
34,140,320
24,162,290
41.3
419,865
323,141
29.9
11,535,646
8,012,918
44.0
7521
Automobile parking
10,358
10,171
1.8
5,174,724
3,666,010
41.2
76,166
51,563
47.7
967,701
679,128
42.5
7011
Hotels and motels
47,027
41,684
12.8
94,841,597
67,192,806
41.1
1,643,283
1,455,924
12.9
25,813,364
19,186,564
34.5
7991
Physical fitness facilities
10,675
9,216
15.8
5,352,616
3,823,566
40.0
178,903
129,925
37.7
1,622,621
1,043,229
55.5
7322
Adjustment and collection services
5,284
5,814
-9.1
5,103,339
3,700,259
37.9
84,640
71,867
17.8
2,136,495
1,564,295
36.6
8744
Facilities support management services
2,490
904
175.4
7,575,712
5,499,813
37.7
112,137
74,976
49.6
3,280,166
2,381,507
37.7
7383
News syndicates
527
598
-11.9
1,402,374
1,020,825
37.4
9,483
8,209
15.5
465,466
326,771
42.4
7218
Industrial launderers
1,613
1,435
12.4
5,007,637
3,649,671
37.2
81,908
63,172
29.7
1,670,672
1,199,428
39.3
7349
Building cleaning and maintenance services, not elsewhere
classified
54,948
47,349
16.0
20,888,541
15,266,279
36.8
885,403
747,399
18.5
10,025,867
7,710,022
30.0
8021
Offices and clinics of dentists %
114,178
108,804
4.9
48,482,037
35,522,953
36.5
641,674
554,589
15.7
18,226,762
13,038,962
39.8
7261
Funeral service and crematories
16,527
15,647
5.6
9,722,311
7,145,138
36.1
106,590
88,328
20.7
2,467,636
1,855,868
33.0
7911
Dance studios, schools, and halls
5,390
4,839
11.4
807,492
594,778
35.8
28,623
23,790
20.3
226,287
168,014
34.7
7513
Truck rental services, without drivers
4,936
4,313
14.4
10,081,603
7,445,065
35.4
45,224
42,163
7.3
1,377,581
1,029,412
33.8
7948
Racing, including track operation
2,829
2,666
6.1
5,544,598
4,097,999
35.3
57,523
56,285
2.2
1,145,598
909,743
25.9
8734
Testing Laboratories %
5,488
4,540
20.9
6,442,964
4,763,614
35.3
82,024
70,462
16.4
2,708,782
1,998,829
35.5
8711
Engineering services
52,526
41,834
25.6
88,180,688
65,245,236
35.2
730,048
657,609
11.0
35,337,890
27,246,839
29.7
7996
Amusement parks
607
825
-26.4
7,171,677
5,311,781
35.0
110,789
80,745
37.2
1,690,386
1,297,545
30.3
7359
Equipment rental and leasing, n.e.c.
18,193
17,687
2.9
19,919,517
14,789,273
34.7
142,301
134,146
6.1
3,906,031
3,101,273
25.9
7381
Detective, guard, and armored car services
12,539
11,578
8.3
12,370,414
9,192,630
34.6
560,976
482,355
16.3
7,759,442
5,794,223
33.9
7342
Disinfecting and pest control services
11,144
10,300
8.2
4,946,141
3,736,447
32.4
82,258
70,545
16.6
1,946,947
1,454,168
33.9
7832
Motion picture theaters (except drive-ins)
5,998
6,358
-5.7
7,486,977
5,664,987
32.2
123,045
101,863
20.8
923,677
761,416
21.3
8071
Medical laboratories
9,076
8,434
7.6
16,317,096
12,511,336
30.4
151,338
138,760
9.1
5,401,749
3,979,942
35.7
8042
Offices and clinics of optometrists
17,875
17,135
4.3
6,361,839
4,939,521
28.8
79,545
68,596
16.0
1,773,428
1,300,969
36.3
7699
Repair shops and related services, not elsewhere
classified
32,190
34,103
-5.6
19,100,489
15,059,370
26.8
203,778
190,995
6.7
5,613,932
4,463,389
25.8
7312
Outdoor advertising services
1,628
1,308
24.5
2,389,357
1,888,020
26.6
14,923
13,154
13.4
519,665
393,830
32.0
7631
Watch, clock, and jewelry repair
1,716
1,662
3.2
345,774
274,650
25.9
5,599
5,141
8.9
98,754
78,766
25.4
7033
Recreational vehicle parks and campsites
4,085
3,475
17.6
1,394,200
1,113,447
25.2
16,474
15,419
6.8
282,619
223,860
26.2
7384
Photofinishing laboratories
7,055
7,768
-9.2
5,519,586
4,414,559
25.0
71,991
69,265
3.9
1,582,796
1,200,393
31.9
8043
Offices and clinics of podiatrists
8,662
7,948
9.0
2,393,443
1,920,076
24.7
30,472
26,429
15.3
771,151
624,211
23.5
8031
Offices and clinics of doctors of osteopathy
9,132
8,708
4.9
4,530,188
3,638,144
24.5
53,172
47,029
13.1
2,096,103
1,650,281
27.0
7335
Commercial photography
4,298
4,213
2.0
1,852,008
1,491,628
24.2
18,371
16,192
13.5
544,512
434,824
25.2
7311
Advertising agencies
13,390
13,879
-3.5
16,871,520
13,607,846
24.0
139,486
132,042
5.6
7,556,880
5,649,104
33.8
7215
Coin-operated laundries and drycleaning
13,883
13,002
6.8
2,873,362
2,336,390
23.0
53,023
46,002
15.3
606,333
445,634
36.1
8011
Offices and clinics of doctors of medicine %
188,668
197,701
-4.6
172,896,422
141,429,109
22.2
1,563,297
1,356,685
15.2
84,562,849
68,731,851
23.0
7623
Refrigeration and air-conditioning service and repair
shops
4,014
3,797
5.7
2,679,859
2,193,087
22.2
25,455
23,681
7.5
820,180
650,730
26.0
7641
Reupholstery and furniture repair
6,598
6,731
-2.0
1,193,414
980,357
21.7
22,315
21,249
5.0
388,631
311,087
24.9
7231
Beauty shops %
81,413
82,768
-1.6
12,051,795
9,906,633
21.7
407,336
387,249
5.2
5,332,551
4,237,242
25.8
8111
Legal services
165,757
151,737
9.2
122,616,890
101,114,199
21.3
956,074
923,617
3.5
47,409,587
39,328,153
20.5
7539
Automotive repair shops, not elsewhere
classified
9,674
10,305
-6.1
3,494,643
2,891,569
20.9
42,234
41,199
2.5
960,634
788,252
21.9
7352
Medical equipment rental and leasing
3,496
3,276
6.7
3,754,664
3,109,843
20.7
29,575
31,062
-4.8
915,796
766,734
19.4
7212
Garment pressing and agents for laundries and
drycleaners
3,434
3,221
6.6
506,567
423,961
19.5
11,102
11,051
0.5
118,234
106,438
11.1
7997
Membership sports and recreation clubs
6,432
7,275
-11.6
5,884,679
5,018,717
17.3
131,332
124,632
5.4
1,993,141
1,671,316
19.3
7221
Photographic studios, portrait
13,245
11,381
16.4
3,705,100
3,191,132
16.1
65,395
66,822
-2.1
990,666
852,711
16.2
8069
Specialty hospitals, except psychiatric
219
207
5.8
2,925,727
2,524,522
15.9
42,170
35,340
19.3
1,129,579
933,788
21.0
7692
Welding repair
4,840
5,383
-10.1
1,640,808
1,428,510
14.9
22,291
22,247
0.2
505,689
428,425
18.0
7299
Miscellaneous personal services, not elsewhere
classified
17,522
16,017
9.4
4,410,843
3,885,006
13.5
105,053
105,551
-0.5
1,196,120
1,060,369
12.8
7216
Drycleaning plants
22,330
23,213
-3.8
5,638,474
5,067,031
11.3
166,208
164,384
1.1
2,068,507
1,809,530
14.3
8041
Offices and clinics of chiropractors
30,487
27,329
11.6
6,570,083
5,917,909
11.0
91,700
84,730
8.2
1,886,173
1,652,165
14.2
8331
Job training and vocational rehabilitation
services
2,549
r
1.6
1,432,269
1,291,359
10.9
32,004
27,944
14.5
675,684
606,955
11.3
7213
Linen supply
1,247
1,375
-9.3
2,903,457
2,659,972
9.2
55,821
54,382
2.6
1,073,588
955,951
12.3
7021
Rooming and boarding houses
1,367
1,620
-15.6
316,049
294,595
7.3
7,045
8,056
-12.5
79,203
71,903
10.2
7694
Armature rewinding shops
1,738
2,498
-30.4
2,466,510
2,321,557
6.2
22,442
26,607
-15.7
724,263
706,505
2.5
7629
Electrical and electronic repair shops, not elsewhere
classified
8,678
11,364
-23.6
6,965,528
6,648,073
4.8
76,970
108,761
-29.2
2,218,096
2,455,137
-9.7
7241
Barber shops %
4,383
4,902
-10.6
458,820
440,402
4.2
13,948
14,504
-3.8
204,965
190,480
7.6
7378
Computer maintenance and repair
6,087
5,041
20.7
7,565,169
7,352,721
2.9
60,406
63,064
-4.2
2,258,017
2,299,895
-1.8
7533
Automotive exhaust system repair shops
5,251
5,521
-4.9
1,985,377
1,952,649
1.7
23,015
23,277
-1.1
524,940
482,623
8.8
8249
Vocational schools, not elsewhere classified
2,913
2,362
23.3
2,235,185
2,248,618
-0.6
33,848
34,428
-1.7
788,858
782,349
0.8
7933
Bowling centers
5,590
6,093
-8.3
2,820,685
2,845,043
-0.9
88,044
95,701
-8.0
821,044
803,697
2.2
7829
Services allied to motion picture
distribution
146
210
-30.5
100,927
104,236
-3.2
1,045
947
10.3
29,156
32,802
-11.1
7534
Tire retreading and repair shops
1,760
1,845
-4.6
1,270,577
1,317,327
-3.5
10,930
12,898
-15.3
248,727
263,056
-5.4
7211
Power laundries, family and commercial
1,740
1,853
-6.1
831,369
867,260
-4.1
23,168
27,641
-16.2
343,237
355,226
-3.4
7251
Shoe repair shops and shoeshine parlors
2,071
2,702
-23.4
243,069
275,777
-11.9
5,120
6,397
-20.0
66,330
72,442
-8.4
7519
Utility trailer and recreational vehicle
rental
360
440
-18.2
256,119
294,431
-13.0
1,890
2,054
-8.0
47,458
45,237
4.9
7833
Drive-in motion picture theaters
360
534
-32.6
110,342
151,539
-27.2
1,996
3,325
-40.0
20,777
26,594
-21.9
8244
Business and secretarial schools
581
863
-32.7
554,044
768,950
-27.9
10,901
17,552
-37.9
213,300
292,673
-27.1
8063
Psychiatric hospitals
342
492
-30.5
3,080,332
4,396,163
-29.9
49,549
69,669
-28.9
1,220,583
1,609,727
-24.2
7219
All other laundry and garment services
2,935
N
N
440,120
N
N
13,193
N
N
167,148
N
N
7319
Advertising, not elsewhere classified
3,166
N
N
5,612,129
N
N
70,734
N
N
1,331,584
N
N
7371
Computer programming services
31,624
N
N
38,300,515
N
N
318,198
N
N
18,417,084
N
N
7373
Computer systems integrators
10,571
N
N
35,270,055
N
N
207,741
N
N
11,341,975
N
N
7375
On-line information services
4,165
N
N
8,042,568
N
N
49,935
N
N
2,355,992
N
N
7376
Computer facilities management services
1,445
N
N
15,114,194
N
N
71,821
N
N
3,389,511
N
N
7379
Computer related services, not elsewhere
classified
28,762
N
N
21,541,285
N
N
174,926
N
N
9,313,021
N
N
7922
Theatrical producers (exc motion picture) and
miscellaneous theatrical services %
5,217
N
N
7,178,240
N
N
66,175
N
N
2,044,118
N
N
7929
Bands, orchestras, actors, and other entertainers and
entertainment groups
7,476
N
N
5,333,866
N
N
31,598
N
N
2,362,108
N
N
7941
Professional sports clubs, managers, and promoters
%
1,665
1,085
53.5
9,994,972
N
N
50,298
34,154
47.3
5,376,716
3,112,591
72.7
8099
Health and allied services, not elsewhere classified
%
2,114
N
N
2,342,776
N
N
28,504
N
N
681,260
N
N
8231
Libraries %
2,298
N
N
860,933
N
N
22,044
N
N
373,164
N
N
8399
Social services, not elsewhere classified %
0
N
N
0
N
N
0
N
N
0
N
N
8699
Membership organizations, not elsewhere classified
%
868
N
N
1,997,359
N
N
25,238
N
N
682,645
N
N
8999
Services, not elsewhere classified
N
14,587
N
N
7,966,237
N
N
81,136
N
N
3,095,304
N
Other rank tables available
Data in formats for downloading
PDF report
Source: 1997 Economic Census, Comparative Statistics
Last modified: 6/28/00