1997 Nonemployer Statistics
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Louisiana
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.
NAICS
code		 Description All taxable firms Nonemployers Employers
Establish-
ments		 Receipts
($1,000)		 Establish-
ments		 Receipts
($1,000)		 Establish-
ments		 Receipts
($1,000)
54 Professional, scientific, & technical services t 44,403 t 6,739,776 35,326 985,144 9,077 5,754,632
541 Professional, scientific, & technical services t 44,403 t 6,739,776 35,326 985,144 9,077 5,754,632
5411 Legal services 7,735 2,256,821 3,992 174,374 3,743 2,082,447
5412 Accounting, tax return prep, bookkeeping, & payroll services 5,878 625,383 4,314 57,951 1,564 567,432
541211 Offices of certified public accountants 1,434 376,529 532 11,869 902 364,660
541213 Tax return preparation services 1,099 43,628 924 9,981 175 33,647
541214 Payroll services 91 91,521 39 417 52 91,104
541219 Other accounting services 3,254 113,705 2,819 35,684 435 78,021
5413-a Architectural, engineering, & related services N N 2,934 99,361 N N
54131 Architectural services 866 166,689 604 23,647 262 143,042
54132 Landscape architectural services X X 321 5,890 X X
54133 Engineering services 2,023 1,359,830 1,204 52,453 819 1,307,377
54134 Drafting services 430 15,640 400 7,561 30 8,079
54135 Building inspection services 132 5,221 99 1,765 33 3,456
54136 Geophysical surveying & mapping services 109 170,202 76 3,155 33 167,047
54137 Surveying & mapping (except geophysical) services 353 139,263 213 4,304 140 134,959
54138 Testing laboratories 186 170,850 17 586 169 170,264
5414 Specialized design services 902 78,963 714 20,072 188 58,891
5415 Computer systems design & related services 2,092 336,025 1,705 46,819 387 289,206
5416 Management, scientific, & technical consulting services 7,458 532,556 6,565 179,914 893 352,642
5417 Scientific research & development services 252 46,325 205 6,790 47 39,535
5418 Advertising & related services 1,490 365,000 1,039 50,834 451 314,166
5419 Other professional, scientific, & technical services t 14,176 t 465,118 13,858 349,029 318 116,089
54191 Marketing research & public opinion polling 254 21,071 226 7,105 28 13,966
54192 Photographic services 1,018 81,619 806 18,135 212 63,484
54193 Translation & interpretation services 349 5,592 345 4,811 4 781
54194 Veterinary services X X 172 5,071 X X
54199 All other professional, scientific, & technical services 12,383 351,765 12,309 313,907 74 37,858
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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