1997 Economic Census
Nonemployer Statistics

Massachusetts
Includes only firms subject to federal income tax. Nonemployers are businesses with no paid employees. Introductory text includes scope and methodology. More detail is available for employers. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
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Description All taxable firms Nonemployers Employers
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  00 All industries X X 399,906 16,634,963 X X
11 Forestry, fishing & huntings, & ag support services (113-115) X X 5,866 201,240 X X
21 Mining 148 159,362 76 6,015 72 153,347
22 Utilities 1,126 12,102,414 904 20,770 222 12,081,644
23 Construction 68,094 23,550,685 53,135 2,919,631 14,959 20,631,054
31-33 Manufacturing 16,800 78,191,698 7,246 315,122 9,554 77,876,576
42 Wholesale trade 19,198 W 9,205 757,348 9,993 112,792,386
44-45 Retail trade 58,472 60,182,882 32,263 1,604,834 26,209 58,578,048
48-49 Transportation & warehousing %% ** 16,293 5,160,217 13,010 455,921 3,283 4,704,296
51 Information 8,331 20,700,214 5,049 151,346 3,282 20,548,868
52 Finance & insurance 24,427 N 15,552 1,045,716 8,875 N
53 Real estate & rental & leasing 39,327 8,772,860 33,493 2,847,490 5,834 5,925,370
54 Professional, scientific, & technical services t 108,345 t 25,742,956 90,259 2,998,861 18,086 22,744,095
56 Administrative & support & waste management & remediation serv t 27,022 t 9,255,212 19,924 455,876 7,098 8,799,336
61 Educational services 10,529 701,037 9,481 117,351 1,048 583,686
62 Health care & social assistance 49,982 12,396,426 38,095 1,035,072 11,887 11,361,354
71 Arts, entertainment, & recreation 24,550 2,032,038 22,769 453,509 1,781 1,578,529
72 Accommodation & foodservices 18,938 9,466,174 4,111 183,633 14,827 9,282,541
81 Other services (except public administration) t 50,274 t 5,424,991 39,468 1,065,228 10,806 4,359,763
D Withheld to avoid disclosure;   N Not available; S Withheld because data do not meet publication standards;   W Wholesale receipts for nonemployers are not comparable to wholesale sales for employers;   X Industry not in scope of Economic Census for employers;   t Total does not include employer data for out-of-scope industries;   r revised subsequent to initial publication

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Source: 1997 Economic Census:   Nonemployer Statistics and Geographic Area Series (for employers)

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