Industry Statistics Sampler: NAICS 233

Industry Statistics Sampler:
NAICS 233
Building, developing, and general contracting

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2002 Economic Census Industry Series Reports

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2002 NAICS	Report title	Report number	Release date (PDF)	Full report		Tables only
2002 NAICS	Report title	Report number	Release date (PDF)	Link to PDF	Size in kb	Link to PDF	Size in kb
236115	New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders)	EC02-23I-236115	12/29/2004		440		226
236116	New Multifamily Housing Construction (except Operative Builders)	EC02-23I-236116	01/07/2005		437		223
236117	New Housing Operative Builders	EC02-23I-236117	12/29/2004		439		225
236118	Residential Remodelers	EC02-23I-236118	12/29/2004		438		225
236210	Industrial Building Construction	EC02-23I-236210	01/07/2005		437		223
236220	Commercial and Institutional Building Construction	EC02-23I-236220	12/30/2004		442		228
237210	Land Subdivision	EC02-23I-237210	12/30/2004		438		223

NAICS Hierarchy: 1997

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Indus-
try
Detail NAICS
code NAICS Title
(and link to definition) Estab-
lish-
ments Value of business done
($1,000) Annual
payroll
($1,000) Paid
employees

23 Construction 656,448 858,581,056 174,184,608 5,664,853

233 Building, developing, & general contracting 199,289 386,925,952 42,546,112 1,342,953

2331 Land subdivision & land development 8,186 14,409,755 1,509,773 41,827

2332 Residential building construction 146,394 163,246,976 16,731,210 629,887

2333 Nonresidential building construction 44,710 209,269,216 24,305,128 671,239

NAICS code	NAICS Title (and link to definition)	Estab- lish- ments	Value of business done ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
23	Construction	656,448	858,581,056	174,184,608	5,664,853
233	Building, developing, & general contracting	199,289	386,925,952	42,546,112	1,342,953
2331	Land subdivision & land development	8,186	14,409,755	1,509,773	41,827
2332	Residential building construction	146,394	163,246,976	16,731,210	629,887
2333	Nonresidential building construction	44,710	209,269,216	24,305,128	671,239

Table includes only establishments with payroll.

NAICS 233: Building, Developing, and General Contracting . Industries in the Building, Developing, and General Contracting subsector comprises establishments primarily responsible for the entire construction (i.e., new work, additions, alterations, and repair) of building projects. Builders, developers, and general contractors, as well as land subdividers and land developers are included in this subsector. Establishments identified as construction management firms for building projects are also included. The construction work may be for others and performed by custom builders, general contractors, design builders, engineer-constructors, joint-venture contractors, and turnkey contractors, or may be on their own account for sale and performed by speculative or operative builders.

Geographic Distribution -- Building, developing, and general contracting: 1997

Data for the Construction sector are published for the U.S.and states.

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Other
Indus-
tries State Estab-
lish-
ments Value of business done
($1,000) Value of business done
% of
U.S. Annual
payroll
($1,000) Paid
employees

United States 199,289 386,925,952 100.00 42,546,112 1,342,953

California 19,045 43,454,004 11.23 4,674,678 129,351

Texas 9,379 26,403,064 6.82 2,672,015 79,813

Florida 10,130 25,546,552 6.60 2,389,503 77,238

New York 11,169 18,860,612 4.87 2,286,592 65,102

Illinois 8,218 16,619,698 4.30 1,856,345 53,324

Georgia 5,552 15,399,950 3.98 1,245,581 38,923

Ohio 7,843 14,341,322 3.71 1,650,363 52,970

Pennsylvania 8,476 14,045,352 3.63 1,687,500 54,712

Michigan 8,107 13,251,496 3.42 1,403,214 45,556

North Carolina 7,193 13,142,540 3.40 1,413,828 49,441

New Jersey 6,218 10,993,735 2.84 1,204,638 33,174

Virginia 6,429 10,673,236 2.76 1,199,042 42,012

Washington 7,517 10,461,513 2.70 1,273,429 39,947

Maryland 4,898 9,945,081 2.57 1,118,994 33,935

Arizona 3,408 9,375,748 2.42 850,433 26,933

Colorado 4,283 9,167,109 2.37 900,025 26,807

Massachusetts 4,115 8,804,892 2.28 900,034 24,562

Missouri 4,495 8,688,796 2.25 1,064,306 36,423

Minnesota 3,770 8,458,325 2.19 845,181 24,010

Indiana 5,179 8,308,979 2.15 1,096,888 36,769

Tennessee 3,663 8,186,558 2.12 901,985 30,557

Wisconsin 4,102 7,148,216 1.85 963,394 29,774

Alabama 2,867 6,904,656 1.78 882,506 30,469

Oregon 4,294 6,408,034 1.66 668,549 20,375

Nevada 1,413 5,901,183 1.53 587,035 14,939

South Carolina 3,175 5,404,974 1.40 611,469 23,203

Kentucky 2,544 4,245,846 1.10 472,525 18,120

Utah 2,337 4,101,078 1.06 417,785 14,083

Connecticut 2,500 3,889,906 1.01 452,108 12,121

Kansas 1,946 3,493,880 0.90 378,534 14,278

Louisiana 1,999 3,250,247 0.84 453,983 17,199

Iowa 2,326 3,053,714 0.79 435,444 16,560

Mississippi 1,339 2,701,464 0.70 334,419 12,299

Oklahoma 1,621 2,699,054 0.70 291,868 11,186

Arkansas 1,547 2,627,267 0.68 254,894 10,821

Rhode Island 881 2,211,523 0.57 146,039 4,533

Hawaii 813 2,069,979 0.53 D (1000-2499)

Nebraska 1,328 1,866,762 0.48 225,347 8,215

New Hampshire 1,065 1,455,016 0.38 174,350 5,838

Delaware 705 1,385,755 0.36 128,600 4,328

West Virginia 1,897 979,041 0.25 184,634 (1000-2499)

Maine 1,278 965,211 0.25 142,870 5,913

Alaska 667 931,200 0.24 145,731 4,171

Montana 1,194 796,410 0.21 D 4,381

Vermont 820 680,907 0.18 89,169 3,538

Wyoming 705 599,019 0.15 92,280 3,807

All other states, including those below 4,839 7,027,048 1.82 1,378,005 51,243

New Mexico 1,816 D D 12,312

District of Columbia 139 D D (1000-2499)

Idaho 1,671 D 338,606 (1000-2499)

South Dakota 691 D 105,317 4,183

North Dakota 520 D D 3,494

State	Estab- lish- ments	Value of business done ($1,000)	Value of business done % of U.S.	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
United States	199,289	386,925,952	100.00	42,546,112	1,342,953
California	19,045	43,454,004	11.23	4,674,678	129,351
Texas	9,379	26,403,064	6.82	2,672,015	79,813
Florida	10,130	25,546,552	6.60	2,389,503	77,238
New York	11,169	18,860,612	4.87	2,286,592	65,102
Illinois	8,218	16,619,698	4.30	1,856,345	53,324
Georgia	5,552	15,399,950	3.98	1,245,581	38,923
Ohio	7,843	14,341,322	3.71	1,650,363	52,970
Pennsylvania	8,476	14,045,352	3.63	1,687,500	54,712
Michigan	8,107	13,251,496	3.42	1,403,214	45,556
North Carolina	7,193	13,142,540	3.40	1,413,828	49,441
New Jersey	6,218	10,993,735	2.84	1,204,638	33,174
Virginia	6,429	10,673,236	2.76	1,199,042	42,012
Washington	7,517	10,461,513	2.70	1,273,429	39,947
Maryland	4,898	9,945,081	2.57	1,118,994	33,935
Arizona	3,408	9,375,748	2.42	850,433	26,933
Colorado	4,283	9,167,109	2.37	900,025	26,807
Massachusetts	4,115	8,804,892	2.28	900,034	24,562
Missouri	4,495	8,688,796	2.25	1,064,306	36,423
Minnesota	3,770	8,458,325	2.19	845,181	24,010
Indiana	5,179	8,308,979	2.15	1,096,888	36,769
Tennessee	3,663	8,186,558	2.12	901,985	30,557
Wisconsin	4,102	7,148,216	1.85	963,394	29,774
Alabama	2,867	6,904,656	1.78	882,506	30,469
Oregon	4,294	6,408,034	1.66	668,549	20,375
Nevada	1,413	5,901,183	1.53	587,035	14,939
South Carolina	3,175	5,404,974	1.40	611,469	23,203
Kentucky	2,544	4,245,846	1.10	472,525	18,120
Utah	2,337	4,101,078	1.06	417,785	14,083
Connecticut	2,500	3,889,906	1.01	452,108	12,121
Kansas	1,946	3,493,880	0.90	378,534	14,278
Louisiana	1,999	3,250,247	0.84	453,983	17,199
Iowa	2,326	3,053,714	0.79	435,444	16,560
Mississippi	1,339	2,701,464	0.70	334,419	12,299
Oklahoma	1,621	2,699,054	0.70	291,868	11,186
Arkansas	1,547	2,627,267	0.68	254,894	10,821
Rhode Island	881	2,211,523	0.57	146,039	4,533
Hawaii	813	2,069,979	0.53	D	(1000-2499)
Nebraska	1,328	1,866,762	0.48	225,347	8,215
New Hampshire	1,065	1,455,016	0.38	174,350	5,838
Delaware	705	1,385,755	0.36	128,600	4,328
West Virginia	1,897	979,041	0.25	184,634	(1000-2499)
Maine	1,278	965,211	0.25	142,870	5,913
Alaska	667	931,200	0.24	145,731	4,171
Montana	1,194	796,410	0.21	D	4,381
Vermont	820	680,907	0.18	89,169	3,538
Wyoming	705	599,019	0.15	92,280	3,807
All other states, including those below	4,839	7,027,048	1.82	1,378,005	51,243
New Mexico	1,816	D		D	12,312
District of Columbia	139	D		D	(1000-2499)
Idaho	1,671	D		338,606	(1000-2499)
South Dakota	691	D		105,317	4,183
North Dakota	520	D		D	3,494

D = Withheld to avoid disclosure; N = Not available

Other Data from the 1997 Economic Census

Hypertext
tables Link
to pdf Series number Title Contents

EC97C-23-IS Industry Series Preliminary data including detailed characteristics, establishment size, and product detail

EC97C23S-IS Industry Summary Detailed statistics, type of construction, and kind of business activity for 2-, and 3-digit NAICS for the U.S.; data on size of establishment in terms of employment and value of business done.

EC97C23S-AS Geographic Area Summary Detailed statistics, type of construction, and kind of business activity for the U.S. and four geographic regions; national data on size of establishment in terms of employment and value of business done.

EC97X-CS3 Bridge Between NAICS and SIC (national only) Defines comparability of individual industries.

EC97X-CS2 Comparative Statistics (U.S. and states) 1997 and 1992 data side by side on a comparable SIC basis

EC97X-CS4 Nonemployer Statistics (U.S., states, counties, metros) Nonemployers account for 74 % of establishments and 9.0 % of receipts in this sector, but are excluded from the reports above.

Series number	Title	Contents
EC97C-23-IS	Industry Series	Preliminary data including detailed characteristics, establishment size, and product detail
EC97C23S-IS	Industry Summary	Detailed statistics, type of construction, and kind of business activity for 2-, and 3-digit NAICS for the U.S.; data on size of establishment in terms of employment and value of business done.
EC97C23S-AS	Geographic Area Summary	Detailed statistics, type of construction, and kind of business activity for the U.S. and four geographic regions; national data on size of establishment in terms of employment and value of business done.
EC97X-CS3	Bridge Between NAICS and SIC (national only)	Defines comparability of individual industries.
EC97X-CS2	Comparative Statistics (U.S. and states)	1997 and 1992 data side by side on a comparable SIC basis
EC97X-CS4	Nonemployer Statistics (U.S., states, counties, metros)	Nonemployers account for 74 % of establishments and 9.0 % of receipts in this sector, but are excluded from the reports above.

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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs

Hypertext Tables Title (with link to data) Frequency Smallest Geography Contents

Annual Capital Expenditures Survey Annual U.S. Capital expenditures for structures and equipment for companies with paid employees

County Business Patterns Annual County, metro area, ZIP Employees; payroll; number of establishments by employment size of establishment

Nonemployer Statistics Annual State, metro area, county Number of establishments and sales of firms with no paid employees

Statistics of U.S. Businesses Annual State, metro area Number of firms, employees, payroll, and revenue by employment-size of the enterprise

Title (with link to data)	Frequency	Smallest Geography	Contents
Annual Capital Expenditures Survey	Annual	U.S.	Capital expenditures for structures and equipment for companies with paid employees
County Business Patterns	Annual	County, metro area, ZIP	Employees; payroll; number of establishments by employment size of establishment
Nonemployer Statistics	Annual	State, metro area, county	Number of establishments and sales of firms with no paid employees
Statistics of U.S. Businesses	Annual	State, metro area	Number of firms, employees, payroll, and revenue by employment-size of the enterprise

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