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	4,394	3,684	19.3	5,222,133	3,326,696	57.0	1,247,448	677,938	84.0	33,541	22,690	47.8
233	Building, developing, & general contracting	1,199	1,065	12.6	2,235,652	1,455,016	53.7	325,780	174,350	86.9	8,233	5,838	41.0
234	Heavy construction	281	274	2.6	596,730	477,101	25.1	156,789	109,719	42.9	4,114	3,189	29.0
235	Special trade contractors	2,914	2,345	24.3	2,389,751	1,394,578	71.4	764,879	393,869	94.2	21,194	13,663	55.1

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

2002

1997

% chg

2002

1997

% chg