U.S. - Administrative & support & waste management & remediation service - by Year
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More data	Year	Firms by employment size of enterprise				Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
		Total	20 +	100 +	500 +	Total	20 +	100 +	500 +
	2006	323,282	12.6%	3.8%	1.1%	10,003,626	89.7%	78.3%	62.7%
	2005	320,252	12.3%	3.7%	1.1%	9,280,282	89.3%	77.3%	61.0%
	2004	310,261	12.7%	3.7%	1.1%	8,708,052	88.7%	76.0%	58.9%
	2003	299,383	12.9%	3.8%	1.1%	8,511,138	88.8%	76.0%	59.3%
	2002	289,303	12.6%	3.7%	1.1%	8,299,217	89.0%	76.6%	60.4%
	2001	308,502	12.5%	3.6%	1.0%	9,061,987	88.8%	76.7%	61.1%
	2000	299,329	12.5%	3.7%	1.1%	9,138,100	89.1%	77.4%	61.9%
	1999	299,367	12.2%	3.5%	1.0%	8,366,523	88.2%	75.8%	59.6%
	1998	302,863	11.9%	3.4%	0.9%	7,775,033	87.5%	74.3%	56.9%

Administrative & Support & Waste management &Remediation services by State
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More data	State	Firms by employment size of enterprise				Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
		Total	20 +	100 +	500 +	Total	20 +	100 +	500 +
	United States	299,329	12.5%	3.7%	1.1%	9,138,100	89.1%	77.4%	61.9%
	Alabama	3,489	17.4%	9.1%	5.7%	124,939	90.5%	81.5%	68.1%
	Alaska	834	13.9%	7.7%	5.6%	10,280	75.0%	53.9%	45.5%
	Arizona	6,057	18.1%	8.2%	4.6%	200,421	90.5%	78.9%	63.0%
	Arkansas	1,991	16.4%	8.8%	5.3%	59,870	89.8%	81.0%	65.8%
	California	35,304	15.5%	4.9%	1.9%	1,161,377	89.5%	76.7%	61.7%
	Colorado	6,470	15.4%	7.2%	4.5%	176,492	88.7%	77.4%	64.4%
	Connecticut	4,863	14.2%	6.8%	4.2%	105,808	85.7%	72.9%	56.8%
	Delaware	1,091	21.4%	12.3%	8.8%	29,887	88.8%	77.2%	57.7%
	District of Columbia	890	34.3%	21.5%	11.5%	31,153	91.8%	78.6%	48.8%
	Florida	24,202	10.5%	4.2%	2.2%	911,443	92.0%	85.7%	77.2%
	Georgia	8,911	16.2%	7.8%	4.6%	330,441	91.7%	82.4%	69.2%
	Hawaii	1,490	19.1%	8.8%	4.9%	33,498	84.0%	66.8%	45.7%
	Idaho	1,560	13.6%	6.8%	4.6%	26,955	82.1%	68.1%	54.2%
	Illinois	13,881	17.0%	7.0%	3.3%	488,513	91.0%	79.6%	63.2%
	Indiana	5,898	15.9%	7.0%	4.2%	153,442	86.9%	74.1%	60.2%
	Iowa	2,779	16.2%	8.0%	4.7%	64,275	86.4%	73.9%	56.8%
	Kansas	3,003	17.3%	8.6%	5.4%	69,926	86.6%	72.8%	55.6%
	Kentucky	3,179	17.3%	8.4%	5.3%	81,575	86.9%	74.2%	56.0%
	Louisiana	3,773	19.0%	8.3%	4.7%	100,273	87.2%	70.9%	51.7%
	Maine	1,612	12.5%	5.8%	4.3%	26,937	81.3%	65.5%	54.4%
	Maryland	6,544	17.8%	7.6%	4.3%	170,918	87.2%	71.8%	55.2%
	Massachusetts	8,378	14.8%	6.0%	3.2%	209,131	87.4%	73.5%	54.2%
	Michigan	10,203	17.2%	6.9%	2.8%	315,030	89.9%	76.6%	54.5%
	Minnesota	5,999	15.0%	6.3%	3.5%	157,529	88.5%	75.7%	59.9%
	Mississippi	1,924	17.6%	8.4%	5.4%	51,020	87.8%	74.4%	60.8%
	Missouri	5,927	14.5%	7.0%	4.0%	148,457	86.9%	75.6%	58.9%
	Montana	1,166	10.5%	5.1%	3.3%	12,440	70.7%	53.1%	31.0%
	Nebraska	2,084	14.6%	7.8%	4.8%	53,539	88.0%	77.2%	62.3%
	Nevada	2,972	17.4%	8.3%	5.2%	65,058	85.8%	70.3%	51.2%
	New Hampshire	1,750	13.7%	6.9%	4.4%	41,323	86.8%	75.2%	58.8%
	New Jersey	11,948	13.6%	5.8%	2.9%	299,523	87.9%	75.7%	57.2%
	New Mexico	1,626	17.5%	10.0%	7.1%	35,510	85.9%	72.9%	57.2%
	New York	20,791	13.6%	5.1%	2.2%	516,806	88.0%	74.4%	55.6%
	North Carolina	8,766	13.8%	6.4%	3.5%	230,790	87.5%	76.6%	59.4%
	North Dakota	704	13.2%	7.4%	5.0%	10,626	78.9%	63.3%	45.1%
	Ohio	11,893	15.9%	6.1%	3.0%	358,907	88.9%	76.2%	60.8%
	Oklahoma	3,341	15.9%	8.4%	4.9%	85,377	87.3%	75.6%	56.6%
	Oregon	4,223	13.9%	5.8%	3.7%	85,973	83.6%	69.2%	53.4%
	Pennsylvania	11,754	16.1%	6.6%	3.3%	298,970	87.2%	72.7%	53.9%
	Rhode Island	1,523	14.4%	8.3%	5.4%	30,281	85.9%	73.9%	47.7%
	South Carolina	4,192	16.4%	7.9%	4.6%	146,915	90.5%	81.1%	66.9%
	South Dakota	792	13.9%	7.4%	4.8%	9,658	75.9%	57.4%	43.6%
	Tennessee	5,279	18.6%	8.9%	5.1%	187,636	90.6%	80.1%	65.4%
	Texas	18,852	17.2%	6.6%	3.1%	793,625	92.1%	82.0%	68.6%
	Utah	2,463	16.9%	9.3%	6.0%	101,852	93.1%	86.5%	77.5%
	Vermont	853	11.6%	5.9%	4.0%	9,158	74.3%	54.7%	35.0%
	Virginia	8,031	17.9%	7.8%	4.3%	237,626	88.7%	75.9%	57.6%
	Washington	7,164	12.7%	5.4%	3.1%	131,871	82.4%	68.1%	53.9%
	West Virginia	1,279	17.9%	8.6%	6.3%	26,019	83.8%	67.9%	53.6%
	Wisconsin	5,398	16.0%	7.0%	3.7%	123,292	85.7%	70.4%	48.2%
	Wyoming	687	11.4%	6.1%	5.2%	5,735	65.6%	47.5%	41.4%

D = Withheld to avoid disclosure

U.S. - Administrative & Support & Waste management &Remediation services by Subsector
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Industry detail	NAICS code	Industry title (with link to definition)	Firms by employment size of enterprise				Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
			Total	20 +	100 +	500 +	Total	20 +	100 +	500 +
	56	Administrative & Support & Waste management &Remediation services	299,329	12.5%	3.7%	1.1%	9,138,100	89.1%	77.4%	61.9%
	561	Administrative & support services	286,393	12.5%	3.7%	1.1%	8,846,617	89.3%	77.9%	62.3%
	562	Waste management & remediation services	12,999	14.1%	2.7%	0.9%	291,483	82.3%	63.1%	51.6%

D = Withheld to avoid disclosure

U.S. - Administrative & Support & Waste management &Remediation services by Industry
Introductory text includes scope and methodology. Table includes only establishments with payroll. Nonemployers are shown separately. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.

More data	NAICS code	Industry title (with link to definition)				Firms by employment size of enterprise				Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
						Total	20 +	100 +	500 +	Total	20 +	100 +	500 +
	561	Administrative & support services				286,393	12.5%	3.7%	1.1%	8,846,617	89.3%	77.9%	62.3%
	5611		Office administrative services			25,021	19.0%	7.5%	3.2%	472,516	83.8%	61.3%	35.8%
	5612		Facilities support services			1,292	43.4%	23.1%	10.8%	115,926	97.0%	87.4%	65.3%
	5613		Employment services			23,814	39.7%	18.8%	5.4%	4,572,954	98.7%	93.4%	78.5%
	56131			Employment placement agencies		8,506	20.6%	6.9%	1.8%	306,465	92.1%	74.5%	49.3%
	56132			Temporary help services		11,490	50.9%	26.2%	7.3%	3,012,681	99.2%	94.5%	78.7%
	56133			Employee leasing services		3,984	50.8%	25.8%	10.0%	1,253,808	99.2%	95.5%	85.0%
	5614		Business support services			29,489	12.3%	3.1%	1.2%	702,222	85.5%	70.9%	57.6%
	56141			Document preparation services		4,492	6.3%	1.5%	0.5%	37,521	69.2%	47.0%	31.6%
	56142			Telephone call centers		4,604	26.0%	8.3%	3.2%	344,378	94.7%	85.3%	73.0%
	561421				Telephone answering services	2,413	20.1%	3.2%	1.5%	64,855	81.8%	60.8%	50.7%
	561422				Telemarketing bureaus	2,199	32.8%	14.1%	5.3%	279,523	97.7%	91.0%	78.2%
	56143			Business service centers		8,282	8.1%	1.5%	0.5%	113,069	73.1%	55.8%	45.0%
	561431				Private mail centers	4,395	3.4%	0.7%	0.3%	25,644	43.4%	26.8%	12.9%
	561439				Other business service centers (including copy shops)	3,887	13.4%	2.4%	0.8%	87,425	81.8%	64.3%	54.3%
	56144			Collection agencies		4,377	19.9%	5.0%	2.2%	100,066	81.1%	56.3%	37.0%
	56145			Credit bureaus		971	19.3%	4.8%	2.0%	34,048	88.9%	74.9%	65.0%
	56149			Other business support services		6,839	7.0%	2.0%	0.7%	73,140	74.4%	56.8%	42.8%
	561491				Repossession services	1,226	5.4%	0.8%	0.6%	7,695	43.7%	D	D
	561492				Court reporting & stenotype services	3,990	3.8%	0.4%	0.1%	17,394	44.1%	D	D
	561499				All other business support services	1,624	16.4%	6.7%	2.6%	48,051	90.3%	76.4%	60.5%
	5615		Travel arrangement & reservation services			24,795	6.7%	1.6%	0.5%	307,666	70.4%	55.2%	41.3%
	56151			Travel agencies		19,362	5.1%	1.2%	0.4%	183,143	61.2%	46.4%	35.0%
	56152			Tour operators		2,938	12.1%	2.9%	0.9%	40,701	73.4%	48.8%	28.2%
	56159			Other travel arrangement & reservation services		2,600	15.8%	5.9%	2.5%	83,822	89.2%	77.6%	61.4%
	561591				Convention & visitors bureaus	915	13.0%	3.0%	0.4%	11,324	69.6%	36.2%	2.9%
	561599				All other travel arrangement & reservation services	1,685	17.3%	7.5%	3.6%	72,498	92.3%	84.1%	70.6%
	5616		Investigation & security services			17,375	17.7%	5.0%	1.3%	711,003	91.6%	78.4%	61.2%
	56161			Investigation, guard, & armored car services		9,657	24.9%	7.8%	1.9%	569,949	94.5%	81.6%	62.1%
	561611				Investigation services	4,829	11.6%	2.3%	0.8%	55,014	71.0%	37.7%	15.6%
	561612				Security guards & patrol services	4,615	39.0%	13.8%	3.4%	483,307	97.0%	85.8%	66.3%
	561613				Armored car services	251	29.1%	13.9%	5.2%	31,628	97.6%	92.2%	79.6%
	56162			Security systems services		7,741	8.9%	1.8%	0.7%	141,054	79.8%	65.4%	57.2%
	561621				Security systems services (except locksmiths)	3,923	15.0%	3.1%	1.2%	124,694	87.6%	73.5%	64.4%
	561622				Locksmiths	3,821	2.7%	0.4%	0.2%	16,360	20.1%	4.0%	1.6%
	5617		Services to buildings & dwellings			141,659	7.4%	1.1%	0.2%	1,503,042	68.7%	46.6%	31.2%
	56171			Exterminating & pest control services		9,428	6.0%	0.7%	0.2%	91,669	61.1%	41.4%	35.0%
	56172			Janitorial services		50,957	11.7%	2.3%	0.4%	918,552	80.0%	59.8%	40.0%
	56173			Landscaping Services		66,331	5.0%	0.4%	0.1%	415,873	51.3%	25.2%	15.9%
	56174			Carpet & upholstery cleaning services		8,634	4.3%	0.4%	0.1%	45,814	37.2%	12.8%	5.3%
	56179			Other services to buildings & dwellings		6,352	4.5%	0.3%	0.2%	31,134	36.4%	8.5%	4.2%
	5619		Other support services			23,532	11.8%	3.2%	1.3%	461,288	82.5%	65.7%	52.3%
	56191			Packaging & labeling services		2,134	25.9%	7.8%	2.4%	57,924	87.0%	58.6%	27.2%
	56192			Convention & trade show organizers		3,725	13.6%	3.7%	1.2%	69,874	81.9%	60.9%	42.4%
	56199			All other support services		17,691	9.8%	2.6%	1.2%	333,490	81.8%	67.9%	58.7%
More data	NAICS code	Industry title (with link to definition)				Firms by employment size of enterprise				Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
						Total	20 +	100 +	500 +	Total	20 +	100 +	500 +
	562	Waste management & remediation services				12,999	14.1%	2.7%	0.9%	291,483	82.3%	63.1%	51.6%
	5621		Waste collection			6,041	12.8%	1.9%	0.6%	146,032	82.9%	66.5%	58.7%
	562111				Solid waste collection	5,075	13.0%	1.8%	0.6%	131,061	83.7%	68.3%	60.9%
	562112				Hazardous waste collection	298	22.1%	7.7%	4.4%	8,893	87.4%	66.6%	51.7%
	562119				Other waste collection	692	10.4%	2.5%	1.6%	6,078	59.3%	29.4%	20.5%
	5622		Waste treatment & disposal			1,639	20.0%	7.1%	3.5%	56,647	88.9%	75.5%	61.1%
	562211				Hazardous waste treatment & disposal	384	34.4%	17.7%	10.2%	15,972	91.8%	76.1%	49.1%
	562212				Solid waste landfill	1,003	17.3%	6.1%	3.3%	32,704	88.0%	76.3%	66.9%
	562213				Solid waste combustors & incinerators	97	21.6%	11.3%	8.2%	3,401	89.9%	77.1%	70.2%
	562219				Other nonhazardous waste treatment & disposal	198	22.2%	9.6%	6.1%	4,570	84.2%	66.2%	54.6%
	5629		Remediation & other waste management services			5,406	15.2%	3.5%	1.3%	88,804	77.0%	49.7%	34.0%
	56291			Remediation services		1,559	31.4%	8.4%	3.4%	49,580	88.0%	57.8%	37.7%
	56292			Materials recovery facility		653	19.6%	6.0%	3.4%	12,185	79.7%	55.4%	45.8%
	56299			All other waste management services		3,212	6.8%	1.1%	0.3%	27,039	55.6%	32.4%	21.7%
	562991				Septic tank & related services	2,999	6.2%	0.8%	0.3%	23,963	52.7%	30.3%	20.3%
	562998				All other miscellaneous waste management services	217	18.0%	6.5%	2.3%	3,076	78.5%	48.7%	32.7%

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