2002 Economic Census, Comparative Statistics: Construction -

U.S. Department of Commerce

Construction - by industry
Data are in current dollars and have not been adjusted for inflation. Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown separately for 2002 and 1997. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table. "% chg" columns show percent change between 1997 and 2002. An alternate display has fewer columns.
1997 NAICS code	1997 NAICS Description	Establishments	Dollar Value of Business Done ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees

23	Construction	25,251	23,990	5.3	34,375,678	26,893,094	27.8	6,712,198	5,177,635	29.6	225,224	198,367	13.5
233	Building, developing, & general contracting	8,010	7,193	11.4	16,690,643	13,142,540	27.0	1,844,489	1,413,828	30.5	55,563	49,441	12.4
234	Heavy construction	1,899	1,620	17.2	5,673,024	3,792,478	49.6	1,271,896	858,181	48.2	42,977	31,385	36.9
235	Special trade contractors	15,342	15,177	1.1	12,012,011	9,958,076	20.6	3,595,813	2,905,626	23.8	126,684	117,541	7.8

Construction - by industry
Data are in current dollars and have not been adjusted for inflation. Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown separately for 2002 and 1997. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table. "% chg" columns show percent change between 1997 and 2002. An alternate display has fewer columns.

1997
NAICS
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1997 NAICS Description

Establishments

Dollar Value of Business Done ($1,000)

Annual payroll ($1,000)

Paid employees

2002

1997

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1997

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