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United States
Table 1. Statistics by Economic Sector
1997 Population: 267,743,595
NOTE. Data based on the 1997 Economic Census. For information on confidentiality protection and definitions, see http://factfinder.census.gov/home/en/datanotes/exp_econ97.html.

NAICS
Industry
Code

Industry
Description

Number of
Establishments

Number of
Employees

Annual Payroll
($1,000)

Shpmts/Sales/Recpts
($1,000)

NAICS INDUSTRIES
22 Utilities

15,513

702,703

36,594,684

411,713,327
42 Wholesale trade

(r)453,470

(r)5,796,557

(r)214,915,405

(r)4,059,657,778
44-45 Retail trade

(r)1,118,447

(r)13,991,103

(r)237,195,503

(r)2,460,886,012
48-49 Transportation & warehousing %% **

178,025

2,920,777

82,346,182

318,245,044
51 Information

114,475

3,066,167

129,481,577

623,213,854
52 Finance & insurance

395,203

5,835,214

264,551,401

(r)2,197,771,283
53 Real estate & rental & leasing

(r)288,273

(r)1,702,420

(r)41,590,766

(r)240,917,556
54 Professional, scientific, & technical services

615,305

5,212,745

225,376,050

579,542,139
56 Administrative & support & waste management & remediation serv

276,393

7,347,366

137,336,983

295,936,350
61 Educational services

(r)33,783

(r)248,685

(r)4,903,048

(r)14,933,318
62 Health care & social assistance

531,069

6,231,768

182,256,342

418,602,207
71 Arts, entertainment, & recreation

(r)79,636

(r)1,207,373

(r)26,103,856

(r)85,088,464
72 Accommodation & food services

(r)545,068

(r)9,451,226

(r)97,007,396

(r)350,399,194
81 Other services (except public administration)

420,950

2,493,574

48,452,606

163,033,330
95 Auxiliaries, exc corp, subsidiary, & regional managing offices

(r)12,930

(r)792,370

(r)33,114,319

(r)11,275,968

NON-TAXABLE INDUSTRIES
54 Professional, scientific, & technical services

5,824

148,465

6,022,741

15,708,510
61 Educational services

7,153

72,388

1,461,479

5,505,710
62 Health care & social assistance

114,784

7,329,811

195,949,352

466,451,794
71 Arts, entertainment, & recreation

19,463

380,287

6,683,417

19,626,564
81 Other services (except public administration)

98,765

762,604

17,067,506

102,864,355

MERCHANT WHOLESALERS
42 Wholesale trade

(r)376,330

(r)4,591,092

(r)158,373,291

(r)2,333,131,187

MANUFACTURERS' SALES BRANCHES AND SALES OFFICES
42 Wholesale trade

(r)29,305

(r)922,208

(r)45,911,766

(r)1,258,874,769

AGENTS, BROKERS, AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS
42 Wholesale trade

(r)47,835

(r)283,257

(r)10,630,348

(r)467,651,822
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1997 Economic Census
D: Withheld to avoid disclosing data of individual companies; data are included in higher level totals
N: Not available or not comparable
S: Withheld because estimate did not meet publication standards
Z: Less than half the unit shown
a: 0 - 19 employees
b: 20 - 99 employees
c: 100 - 249 employees
e: 250 - 499 employees
f: 500 - 999 employees
g: 1,000 - 2,499 employees
h: 2,500 - 4,999 employees
i: 5,000 - 9,999 employees
j: 10,000 - 24,999 employees
k: 25,000 - 49,999 employees
l: 50,000 - 99,999 employees
m: 100,000 or more employees
p: 10 to 19 percent estimated
q: 20 to 29 percent estimated
r: Revised
s: Sampling error exceeds 40 percent