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NAICS
code |
Description |
Estab-
lish-
ments |
Dollar value of
business done
($1,000) |
Annual
payroll
($1,000) |
Paid
employees |
|---|
| |
23 |
Construction |
9,586
| 12,781,517
| 2,475,748
| 95,218
|
 |
233 |
Building, developing, & general contracting |
2,867
| 6,904,656
| 882,506
| 30,469
|
|
234 |
Heavy construction |
898
| 1,963,210
| 393,390
| 15,460
|
|
235 |
Special trade contractors |
5,821
| 3,913,651
| 1,199,852
| 49,289
|
Construction
by Industry
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Table includes only establishments with payroll.
Nonemployers are shown separately.
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NAICS
code |
Description |
Estab-
lish-
ments |
Dollar value of
business done
($1,000) |
Annual
payroll
($1,000) |
Paid
employees |
| 23 |
Construction |
9,586
| 12,781,517
| 2,475,748
| 95,218
|
NAICS
code |
Description |
Estab-
lish-
ments |
Dollar value of
business done
($1,000) |
Annual
payroll
($1,000) |
Paid
employees |
| 233 |
Building, developing, & general contracting |
2,867
| 6,904,656
| 882,506
| 30,469
|
| 2331 |
Land subdivision & land development |
99
| 110,608
| 9,412
| 254
|
| 2332 |
Residential building construction |
2,044
| 1,879,491
| 185,789
| 8,826
|
| 23321 |
Single-family housing construction |
1,977
| 1,608,477
| 152,534
| 7,735
|
| 23322 |
Multifamily housing construction |
68
| 271,013
| 33,255
| 1,090
|
| 2333 |
Nonresidential building construction |
724
| 4,914,557
| 687,306
| 21,389
|
| 23331 |
Mfg & industrial building construction |
104
| 1,225,792
| 333,749
| 9,024
|
| 23332 |
Commercial & institutional building construction |
620
| 3,688,765
| 353,557
| 12,365
|
NAICS
code |
Description |
Estab-
lish-
ments |
Dollar value of
business done
($1,000) |
Annual
payroll
($1,000) |
Paid
employees |
| 234 |
Heavy construction |
898
| 1,963,210
| 393,390
| 15,460
|
| 2341 |
Highway, street, bridge, & tunnel construction |
329
| D
| 172,021
| 7,139
|
| 23411 |
Highway & street construction |
308
| 931,011
| 156,124
| 6,577
|
| 23412 |
Bridge & tunnel construction |
21
| D
| 15,896
| 563
|
| 2349 |
Other heavy construction |
569
| D
| 221,369
| 8,321
|
| 23491 |
Water, sewer, & pipeline construction |
142
| 358,116
| 79,446
| 2,768
|
| 23492 |
Power & communication transmission line construction |
63
| D
| 40,082
| 1,524
|
| 23493 |
Industrial nonbuilding structure construction |
10
| D
| 24,023
| 800
|
| 23499 |
All other heavy construction |
354
| D
| 77,818
| 3,229
|
NAICS
code |
Description |
Estab-
lish-
ments |
Dollar value of
business done
($1,000) |
Annual
payroll
($1,000) |
Paid
employees |
| 235 |
Special trade contractors |
5,821
| 3,913,651
| 1,199,852
| 49,289
|
| 2351 |
Plumbing, heating, & air-conditioning contractors |
1,413
| 1,240,723
| 375,525
| 14,066
|
| 2352 |
Painting & wall covering contractors |
460
| 158,640
| 63,169
| 2,966
|
| 2353 |
Electrical contractors |
897
| 643,173
| 221,431
| 8,531
|
| 2354 |
Masonry, drywall, insulation, & tile contractors |
745
| 513,617
| 170,096
| 7,858
|
| 23541 |
Masonry & stone contractors |
385
| 172,792
| 62,306
| 3,239
|
| 23542 |
Drywall, plastering, acoustical, & insulation contractors |
281
| 296,936
| 92,438
| 4,023
|
| 23543 |
Tile, marble, terrazzo, & mosaic contractors |
78
| 43,889
| 15,353
| 595
|
| 2355 |
Carpentry & floor contractors |
653
| 228,525
| 49,582
| 2,406
|
| 23551 |
Carpentry contractors |
493
| 141,803
| 31,404
| 1,719
|
| 23552 |
Floor laying & other floor contractors |
160
| 86,722
| 18,178
| 687
|
| 2356 |
Roofing, siding, & sheet metal contractors |
426
| 311,069
| 77,808
| 3,737
|
| 2357 |
Concrete contractors |
393
| 187,827
| 57,629
| 2,648
|
| 2358 |
Water well drilling contractors |
25
| 11,503
| 2,912
| 120
|
| 2359 |
Other special trade contractors |
810
| 618,575
| 181,701
| 6,958
|
| 23591 |
Structural steel erection contractors |
55
| D
| 45,091
| 1,441
|
| 23592 |
Glass & glazing contractors |
59
| 46,336
| 12,259
| 554
|
| 23593 |
Excavation contractors |
242
| D
| 29,711
| 1,343
|
| 23594 |
Wrecking & demolition contractors |
s
| 13,324
| 2,091
| 97
|
| 23595 |
Building equip & other machinery installation contractors |
67
| D
| 38,077
| 1,060
|
| 23599 |
All other special trade contractors |
363
| 185,045
| 54,471
| 2,463
|
D = Withheld to avoid disclosure; N = Not available
Source: 1997 Economic Census
Last modified: 2/ 6/01
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