1997 Economic Census:
Comparative Statistics for the States
1987 SIC Basis: Construction

 
Construction - States Ranked by Growth in Dollar value of business done 1992 to 1997
Includes only establishments with payroll. Data are in current dollars and have not been adjusted for inflation. Introductory text includes scope and methodology. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table. An alternate display has fewer columns.

State Establishments Dollar value of business done
($1,000)		 Paid employees Annual payroll
($1,000)
1997 1992 % chg 1997 1992 % chg 1997 1992 % chg 1997 1992 % chg
Idaho 5,221 3,541 47.4 5,362,988 2,358,226 127.4 40,060 22,217 80.3 1,117,718 479,350 133.2
Mississippi 4,746 3,938 20.5 6,040,116 3,221,008 87.5 47,242 34,553 36.7 1,144,991 649,627 76.3
Colorado 14,152 9,704 45.8 19,138,626 10,715,384 78.6 122,733 83,784 46.5 3,728,242 2,045,952 82.2
Tennessee 11,124 9,270 20.0 16,992,684 9,594,282 77.1 118,094 89,768 31.6 3,322,234 1,965,588 69.0
Alabama 9,398 7,653 22.8 12,613,807 7,626,326 65.4 94,525 78,254 20.8 2,453,249 1,637,862 49.8
Wyoming 2,138 1,692 26.4 1,550,334 941,706 64.6 13,703 10,948 25.2 340,248 235,264 44.6
New Mexico 4,556 4,001 13.9 4,635,238 2,825,069 64.1 38,990 30,888 26.2 1,001,815 609,996 64.2
Kansas 7,000 5,940 17.8 8,770,376 5,380,522 63.0 61,345 47,936 28.0 D 1,083,919 N
Nebraska 5,107 4,324 18.1 5,429,818 3,385,819 60.4 40,127 30,092 33.3 D 650,066 N
Virginia 19,117 17,151 11.5 22,569,591 14,293,435 57.9 176,432 143,644 22.8 4,732,942 3,160,154 49.8
North Dakota 2,008 1,677 19.7 1,822,852 1,165,968 56.3 15,693 11,799 33.0 D 251,581 N
United States 639,482 572,851 11.6 834,794,940 539,084,657 54.9 5,567,052 4,668,280 19.3 170,962,019 117,729,651 45.2
Montana 3,392 2,561 32.4 2,236,830 1,456,156 53.6 17,987 13,369 34.5 D 294,240 N
Iowa 7,822 6,707 16.6 8,013,465 5,232,618 53.1 (50k-99999) 49,212 N 1,723,041 1,115,416 54.5
Minnesota 12,709 10,664 19.2 18,208,956 12,035,648 51.3 (100,000+) 85,977 N 3,572,392 2,453,914 45.6
Oklahoma 6,562 5,596 17.3 6,459,579 4,277,262 51.0 49,861 43,687 14.1 1,242,602 933,174 33.2
Arkansas 5,321 4,445 19.7 5,031,080 3,360,911 49.7 (25k-49999) 34,057 N D 651,800 N
Kentucky 8,727 7,337 18.9 9,740,926 6,510,791 49.6 76,131 63,778 19.4 1,979,407 1,363,834 45.1
Wisconsin 14,760 12,714 16.1 16,872,393 11,400,815 48.0 114,490 96,781 18.3 3,837,291 2,634,937 45.6
Louisiana 7,646 6,404 19.4 11,262,360 7,675,939 46.7 106,314 91,852 15.7 2,983,765 2,106,170 41.7
West Virginia 4,391 3,595 22.1 3,033,608 2,073,695 46.3 30,892 24,982 23.7 745,340 541,649 37.6
Illinois 27,240 24,579 10.8 39,082,063 27,276,270 43.3 (100,000+) 211,951 N D 6,492,735 N
New York 35,989 36,550 -1.5 43,762,820 31,348,606 39.6 271,483 257,391 5.5 9,559,421 7,572,256 26.2
Vermont 2,442 2,544 -4.0 1,676,945 1,219,816 37.5 12,967 11,878 9.2 D 241,116 N
Maryland 14,166 13,782 2.8 20,706,928 15,104,124 37.1 139,269 134,167 3.8 4,296,364 3,436,910 25.0
Washington 19,339 17,279 11.9 21,101,831 15,754,657 33.9 (100,000+) 121,799 N D 3,351,695 N
Hawaii 2,246 2,481 -9.5 3,821,698 4,950,458 -22.8 20,985 32,394 -35.2 817,781 1,112,471 -26.5
Alaska 1,994 1,676 19.0 D 1,925,916 N 13,911 12,969 7.3 562,975 473,335 18.9
Arizona 10,663 8,306 28.4 D 10,472,373 N 129,315 86,749 49.1 D 1,904,417 N
California 58,317 64,103 -9.0 D 65,273,884 N 548,028 511,115 7.2 D 14,227,394 N
Connecticut 8,843 8,828 0.2 D 7,252,009 N (50k-99999) 55,314 N D 1,679,071 N
Delaware 2,257 2,071 9.0 D 1,830,711 N 20,070 17,677 13.5 D 445,084 N
District of Columbia 271 333 -18.6 D 1,029,736 N (5000-9999) 6,954 N D 215,031 N
Florida 35,231 34,291 2.7 D 30,545,399 N (100,000+) 274,503 N 8,531,072 5,709,605 49.4
Georgia 17,280 13,581 27.2 D 13,958,448 N 160,111 123,888 29.2 4,555,191 2,712,171 68.0
Indiana 15,627 13,124 19.1 D 12,090,569 N (100,000+) 116,001 N D 2,939,817 N
Maine 4,198 3,993 5.1 D 2,017,339 N 24,902 21,445 16.1 D 453,040 N
Massachusetts 14,519 13,447 8.0 D 11,548,924 N (100,000+) 86,755 N D 2,508,784 N
Michigan 24,701 20,446 20.8 D 16,395,797 N (100,000+) 141,595 N D 3,666,125 N
Missouri 14,669 12,828 14.4 D 11,035,165 N 129,183 97,064 33.1 D 2,402,222 N
Nevada 4,212 3,311 27.2 D 5,321,223 N 68,283 41,031 66.4 2,233,287 1,165,636 91.6
New Hampshire 3,612 3,319 8.8 D 1,856,076 N 22,371 17,158 30.4 D 412,461 N
New Jersey 21,595 19,643 9.9 D 16,849,616 N 140,900 131,376 7.2 D 4,009,157 N
North Carolina 23,413 18,428 27.1 D 14,122,163 N 195,189 145,527 34.1 5,095,496 2,975,840 71.2
Ohio 25,509 23,352 9.2 D 22,560,085 N 221,240 190,335 16.2 6,969,902 4,967,288 40.3
Oregon 11,480 8,631 33.0 D 6,280,321 N 78,985 53,212 48.4 2,606,024 1,354,875 92.3
Pennsylvania 27,046 26,222 3.1 D 24,593,324 N 226,488 213,478 6.1 7,165,776 5,620,793 27.5
Rhode Island 2,940 2,866 2.6 D 1,849,955 N 16,820 13,981 20.3 542,662 359,207 51.1
South Carolina 10,183 8,444 20.6 D 6,305,010 N 83,661 69,688 20.1 2,039,531 1,414,933 44.1
South Dakota 2,375 1,999 18.8 D 1,255,883 N 14,229 12,836 10.9 D 253,483 N
Texas 34,198 29,110 17.5 D 37,655,769 N 420,823 335,521 25.4 D 8,012,865 N
Utah 7,031 4,366 61.0 D 3,873,450 N 54,881 34,950 57.0 D 775,340 N
N=Comparable data not available D=Withheld to avoid disclosure

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Source: 1997 Economic Census, Comparative Statistics

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