1997 Economic Census:
Information
District of Columbia
See also 2002 Economic Census data.
 
Information by Subsector
Introductory text includes scope and methodology. Table includes only establishments with payroll. Nonemployers are shown separately. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
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NAICS
code
Description Estab-
lish-
ments
Revenue
($1,000)
Annual
payroll
($1,000)
Paid
employees
  51 Information 632 6,350,962 1,363,048 23,787
511 Publishing industries 198 2,424,047 514,275 9,456
512 Motion picture & sound recording industries 144 168,742 57,409 1,396
513 Broadcasting & telecommunications 179 3,367,278 652,140 9,880
514 Information services & data processing services 111 390,895 139,224 3,055

 

 

Information by Industry
Introductory text includes scope and methodology. Table includes only establishments with payroll. Nonemployers are shown separately. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
NAICS
code
Description Estab-
lish-
ments
Revenue
($1,000)
Annual
payroll
($1,000)
Paid
employees
51 Information 632 6,350,962 1,363,048 23,787
NAICS
code
Description Estab-
lish-
ments
Revenue
($1,000)
Annual
payroll
($1,000)
Paid
employees
511 Publishing industries 198 2,424,047 514,275 9,456
5111 Newspaper, periodical, book, & database publishers 177 2,122,755 469,310 8,978
51111 Newspaper publishers 33 767,371 186,627 3,425
51112 Periodical publishers 91 1,161,400 252,296 4,876
51113 Book publishers 18 45,995 6,212 168
51114 Database & directory publishers 14 D D (100-249)
51119 Other publishers 21 D D (250-499)
511199 All other publishers 21 D D (250-499)
5112 Software publishers 21 301,292 44,965 478
NAICS
code
Description Estab-
lish-
ments
Revenue
($1,000)
Annual
payroll
($1,000)
Paid
employees
512 Motion picture & sound recording industries 144 168,742 57,409 1,396
5121 Motion picture & video industries 127 153,152 52,765 1,222
51211 Motion picture & video production 77 82,383 29,221 497
5121101 Motion picture production (except for television) 46 30,661 8,854 192
5121102 Motion picture & video production for television 31 51,722 20,367 305
51212 Motion picture & video distribution 5 7,880 4,018 94
5121201 Motion picture film exchanges 2 D D (1-19)
5121202 Film or tape distribution for television 3 D D (20-99)
51213 Motion picture & video exhibition 16 23,186 3,714 287
512131 Motion picture theaters (except drive-ins) 16 23,186 3,714 287
51219 Postproduction & other motion picture & video industries 29 39,703 15,812 344
512191 Teleproduction & other postproduction services 29 39,703 15,812 344
5122 Sound recording industries 17 15,590 4,644 174
51221 Record production 2 D D (1-19)
51222 Integrated record production/distribution 2 D D (1-19)
51223 Music publishers 4 D D (20-99)
51224 Sound recording studios 4 854 203 9
51229 Other sound recording industries 5 6,692 2,536 96
NAICS
code
Description Estab-
lish-
ments
Revenue
($1,000)
Annual
payroll
($1,000)
Paid
employees
513 Broadcasting & telecommunications 179 3,367,278 652,140 9,880
5131 Radio & television broadcasting 42 748,195 209,515 3,073
51311 Radio broadcasting 28 183,930 63,139 1,438
513111 Radio networks 3 D D (500-999)
513112 Radio stations 25 D D (500-999)
51312 Television broadcasting 14 564,265 146,376 1,635
5132 Cable networks & program distribution 17 240,970 42,170 1,089
51321 Cable networks 6 D D (250-499)
51322 Cable & other program distribution 11 D D (500-999)
5133 Telecommunications 120 2,378,113 400,455 5,718
51331 Wired telecommunications carriers 84 1,936,568 327,937 5,105
51332 Wireless telecommunications carriers (except satellite) 14 218,416 21,010 290
513321 Paging 6 D D (100-249)
513322 Cellular & other wireless telecommunications 8 D D (100-249)
51333 Telecommunications resellers 6 D D (100-249)
51334 Satellite telecommunications 13 113,880 43,109 174
51339 Other telecommunications 3 D D (1-19)
NAICS
code
Description Estab-
lish-
ments
Revenue
($1,000)
Annual
payroll
($1,000)
Paid
employees
514 Information services & data processing services 111 390,895 139,224 3,055
5141 Information services 74 201,793 90,319 1,788
51411 News syndicates 46 156,179 71,669 1,350
51412 Libraries & archives 3 D D (100-249)
51419 Other information services 25 D D (250-499)
514191 On-line information services 17 D D (250-499)
514199 All other information services 8 D D (20-99)
5142 Data processing services 37 189,102 48,905 1,267
D = Withheld to avoid disclosure; N = Not available

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Source: 1997 Economic Census

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