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NAICS 2131
Support activities for mining

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Employers Nonemployers Compare to '97 States Products, Size, etc.
 
Employers: 2002
Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown below. 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.
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Detail
NAICS
code		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Value of shipments
($1,000)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
Go to this NAICS 21 Mining 24,087 182,911,093 21,173,895 477,840
Go to this NAICS 213 Support activities for mining 9,104 22,151,631 6,806,650 181,199
  2131 Support activities for mining 9,104 22,151,631 6,806,650 181,199
Go to this NAICS 21311 Support activities for mining 9,104 22,151,631 6,806,650 181,199

 

Nonemployers: 2002
Data based on 2002 Nonemployer Statistics. Table includes only firms subject to federal income tax. Nonemployers are businesses with no paid employees. Introductory text includes scope and methodology. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
NAICS
code 		NAICS Title
 All firms Nonemployers Employers
Establish-
ments		 Receipts ($1,000) Establishments Receipts Establish-
ments		 Value of shipments ($1,000)
Number % of all $1,000 % of all
21 Mining 106,796 187,834,649 82,709 77.4 4,923,556 2.6 24,087 182,911,093
213 Support activities for mining 16,770 22,643,968 7,666 45.7 492,337 2.2 9,104 22,151,631
2131 Support activities for mining 16,770 22,643,968 7,666 45.7 492,337 2.2 9,104 22,151,631
21311 Support activities for mining 16,770 22,643,968 7,666 45.7 492,337 2.2 9,104 22,151,631

 

Definition: NAICS 2131   Support activities for mining

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing support services, on a contract or fee basis, required for the mining and quarrying of minerals and for the extraction of oil and gas. Drilling, taking core samples, and making geological observations at prospective sites (except geophysical surveying and mapping) for minerals, on a contract or fee basis, is included in this industry.

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Historical comparability

Not Comparable   NAICS 2131, Support activities for mining, is not directly comparable between 2002 and 1997. See the Bridge Between 2002 NAICS and 1997 NAICS for changes to constituent industries.

In comparisons with data before 1997, 1997 NAICS 2131 corresponds to the sum of multiple SIC codes. See the Bridge Between 1997 NAICS and 1987 SIC.



In the following table, both 1997 and 2002 data are classified by 1997 NAICS, so that the two years are comparable.

 

Comparative Statistics: 2002 and 1997

Data are in current dollars and have not been adjusted for inflation. Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. "% change" rows show percent change between 1997 and 2002.
1997
NAICS
code		 1997 NAICS Description Year Establishments Value of shipments ($1,000) Annual payroll ($1,000) Paid employees
2131 Support activities for mining 2002 9,366 23,582,282 7,315,943 193,701
1997 9,340 19,898,686 5,866,097 168,806
% change 0.3 18.5 24.7 14.7

 

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Geographic Distribution -- Support activities for mining: 2002

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


Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown above. 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.
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Indus-
tries		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Value of shipments
($1,000)		 Value of shipments
% of
U.S.		 Value of shipments
per capita
($)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
See other industries in this state United States 9,104 22,151,631 100.00 77 6,806,650 181,199
See other industries in this state Texas 2,627 7,764,824 35.05 357 2,395,259 63,414
See other industries in this state Louisiana 934 3,851,833 17.39 862 1,228,119 32,774
See other industries in this state Oklahoma 988 2,114,729 9.55 606 517,765 14,634
See other industries in this state California 301 995,966 4.50 28 287,685 7,753
See other industries in this state Wyoming 485 957,998 4.32 1,920 342,907 9,542
See other industries in this state Alaska 63 731,621 3.30 1,142 307,646 6,162
See other industries in this state Offshore Areas not with state 11 644,895 2.91   65,074 1,482
See other industries in this state New Mexico 331 594,725 2.68 321 227,266 6,473
See other industries in this state Colorado 391 550,613 2.49 122 190,110 4,585
See other industries in this state West Virginia 187 374,540 1.69 208 118,185 3,410
See other industries in this state Mississippi 183 337,348 1.52 118 112,276 3,259
See other industries in this state Kansas 373 335,624 1.52 124 113,853 3,326
See other industries in this state Pennsylvania 208 331,760 1.50 27 110,720 3,025
See other industries in this state Utah 170 300,358 1.36 129 89,347 2,332
See other industries in this state Kentucky 183 274,686 1.24 67 76,546 2,112
See other industries in this state Arkansas 89 197,716 0.89 73 61,428 1,738
See other industries in this state Michigan 144 168,983 0.76 17 51,801 1,476
See other industries in this state Alabama 83 152,739 0.69 34 41,584 1,168
See other industries in this state Ohio 208 141,994 0.64 12 55,225 1,569
See other industries in this state North Dakota 111 138,599 0.63 219 48,989 1,343
See other industries in this state Illinois 159 137,912 0.62 11 39,204 1,060
See other industries in this state Virginia 78 135,332 0.61 19 40,329 1,116
See other industries in this state Montana 124 126,274 0.57 139 36,420 1,009
See other industries in this state Nevada 58 115,545 0.52 53 41,377 925
See other industries in this state New York 46 81,861 0.37 4 23,957 590
See other industries in this state Missouri 35 71,708 0.32 13 15,958 415
See other industries in this state Arizona 35 70,073 0.32 13 21,586 554
See other industries in this state Washington 30 40,004 0.18 7 12,285 293
See other industries in this state Indiana 55 36,092 0.16 6 12,317 359
See other industries in this state Florida 77 30,206 0.14 2 10,219 331
See other industries in this state Tennessee 38 21,550 0.10 4 7,463 225
See other industries in this state Nebraska 37 13,498 0.06 8 4,518 143
See other industries in this state Minnesota 16 10,724 0.05 2 3,561 97
See other industries in this state South Dakota 13 6,890 0.03 9 2,589 69
  All other states, including those below 233 292,411 1.32   93,082 2,436
See other industries in this state     Georgia 33 D     D (250-499)
See other industries in this state     Idaho 23 D     D (250-499)
See other industries in this state     Massachusetts 12 D     D (250-499)
See other industries in this state     Wisconsin 24 D     D (250-499)
See other industries in this state     North Carolina 26 D     D (100-249)
See other industries in this state     Oregon 22 D     D (100-249)
See other industries in this state     South Carolina 17 D     D (100-249)
See other industries in this state     Connecticut 11 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     Delaware 4 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     Iowa 13 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     Maryland 9 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     New Hampshire 10 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     New Jersey 19 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     Hawaii 1 D     D (1-19)
See other industries in this state     Maine 4 D     D (1-19)
See other industries in this state     Rhode Island 2 D     D (1-19)
See other industries in this state     Vermont 3 D     D (1-19)

 

Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Support activities for mining
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to pdf 		Series number Title Link to AFF or Drill-down
tables		 Contents Geography
link to PDF EC02-00C-BDG Bridge Between NAICS 2002 and NAICS 1997 Link to drill-down tables Relationships between NAICS 1997 and NAICS 2002 for those industries redefined US
link to PDF EC02-00C-COMP Comparative Statistics Link to drill-down tables 2002 and 1997 data side by side on a comparable NAICS 1997 basis US, states
link to PDF EC02-21SG-1 General Summary Link to data in AFF Industry Statistics US
Link to data in AFF Industry Statistics for States & Offshore Areas US, states
link to PDF EC02-21A Geographic Area Series Link to data in AFF Industry Statistics for the State or Offshore Areas States
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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 2131
Hypertext Tables Title (with link to data) Frequency Contents Geography
  Annual Capital Expenditures Survey Annual Capital expenditures for structures and equipment for companies with paid employees US
  County Business Patterns Annual Employees; payroll; number of establishments by employment size of establishment US, states, metro areas, counties
Link to table for this industry Nonemployer Statistics Annual Number of establishments and sales of firms with no paid employees US, states, metro areas, counties
Link to table for this industry Statistics of U.S. Businesses Annual Number of firms, employees, payroll, (and revenue, for 2002 only) by employment-size of the enterprise US, states, metro areas
For more data sets, check a broader NAICS category, such as NAICS 213 To broader NAICS

 

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