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NAICS 236
Construction of buildings

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Definition	Data from the Economic Census					Annual data
	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.
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Value of business done ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees

23	Construction	710,307	1,196,555,587	254,292,144	7,193,069
236	Construction of buildings	211,845	521,849,755	62,411,875	1,669,391
2361	Residential building construction	171,655	262,855,123	29,192,729	878,205
2362	Nonresidential building construction	40,190	258,994,632	33,219,145	791,186

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 business done ($1,000)
		Establish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)	Number	% of all	$1,000	% of all	Establish- ments	Value of business done ($1,000)

23	Construction	2,781,624	1,311,825,020	2,071,317	74.5	115,269,433	8.8	710,307	1,196,555,587
236	Construction of buildings	677,880	562,080,970	466,035	68.7	40,231,215	7.2	211,845	521,849,755
2361	Residential building construction	574,487	298,767,061	402,832	70.1	35,911,938	12.0	171,655	262,855,123
2362	Nonresidential building construction	103,393	263,313,909	63,203	61.1	4,319,277	1.6	40,190	258,994,632

Definition: NAICS 236 Construction of buildings

The Construction of Buildings subsector comprises establishments primarily responsible for the construction of buildings. The work performed may include new work, additions, alterations, or maintenance and repairs. The on-site assembly of precut, panelized, and prefabricated buildings and construction of temporary buildings are included in this subsector. Part or all of the production work for which the establishments in this sector have responsibility may be subcontracted to other construction establishments usually specialty trade contractors.

Establishments in this subsector are classified based on the types of buildings they construct. This classification reflects variations in the requirements of the underlying production processes.

Historical comparability

Not Comparable NAICS 236, Construction of buildings, has no direct counterpart in 1997 NAICS. See the Bridge Between 2002 NAICS and 1997 NAICS for changes to constituent industries.

In comparisons with data before 1997, 1997 NAICS is comparable to SIC . See the Bridge Between 1997 NAICS and 1987 SIC.

Comparable statistics are not available between 1997 and 2002.

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Geographic Distribution -- Construction of buildings: 2002

Data for the Construction 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-
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Description

Estab-
lish-
ments

Value of business done
($1,000)

Value of business done
% of
U.S.

Value of business done
per capita
($)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

United States

211,845

521,849,755

100.00

1,811

62,411,875

1,669,391

California

21,915

65,332,087

12.52

1,865

8,099,155

198,873

Texas

9,927

40,414,798

7.74

1,857

4,275,179

107,832

Florida

10,775

38,244,523

7.33

2,293

3,626,554

95,083

New York

12,307

26,662,814

5.11

1,391

3,637,924

90,323

Illinois

9,255

22,263,500

4.27

1,768

2,719,773

66,991

Georgia

6,282

21,065,886

4.04

2,450

1,977,837

50,945

Pennsylvania

8,374

19,018,663

3.64

1,544

2,362,892

65,492

Ohio

7,729

16,532,613

3.17

1,448

2,305,718

64,374

North Carolina

7,689

16,088,665

3.08

1,935

1,780,667

53,673

Virginia

6,313

16,014,905

3.07

2,198

1,860,130

50,850

New Jersey

7,121

15,730,258

3.01

1,834

1,961,426

47,632

Colorado

5,268

15,703,132

3.01

3,489

1,524,691

38,790

Michigan

8,512

15,075,447

2.89

1,502

1,880,613

54,259

Arizona

3,583

13,877,603

2.66

2,549

1,220,511

33,641

Maryland

4,896

13,420,627

2.57

2,466

1,698,516

42,576

Massachusetts

4,406

13,195,291

2.53

2,052

1,457,380

35,954

Minnesota

4,954

12,953,626

2.48

2,578

1,405,149

35,952

Missouri

4,767

12,500,934

2.40

2,201

1,587,312

43,771

Washington

7,952

11,814,462

2.26

1,946

1,551,611

42,739

Indiana

4,588

10,484,512

2.01

1,703

1,310,037

36,946

Wisconsin

4,641

9,609,222

1.84

1,767

1,413,867

37,422

Tennessee

3,008

8,571,369

1.64

1,481

1,055,519

28,765

Alabama

2,862

7,409,912

1.42

1,655

866,960

25,486

Nevada

1,443

7,311,859

1.40

3,371

757,081

17,838

Oregon

4,128

6,067,496

1.16

1,722

838,210

23,743

South Carolina

3,183

5,980,485

1.15

1,458

736,897

23,441

Connecticut

2,424

5,448,001

1.04

1,576

769,150

19,020

Kentucky

2,370

5,320,845

1.02

1,301

629,488

19,088

Utah

2,224

5,103,027

0.98

2,194

516,822

15,372

Louisiana

2,093

4,849,656

0.93

1,085

849,171

24,965

Kansas

2,228

3,961,795

0.76

1,459

465,891

14,656

Oklahoma

1,968

3,811,495

0.73

1,093

386,592

13,228

Iowa

2,610

3,595,683

0.69

1,225

506,847

16,563

Hawaii

739

2,963,676

0.57

2,403

386,971

8,404

Arkansas

1,471

2,889,125

0.55

1,068

367,299

11,603

Mississippi

1,227

2,816,681

0.54

984

389,891

12,152

Nebraska

1,549

2,678,315

0.51

1,551

332,606

10,155

New Mexico

1,790

2,646,690

0.51

1,427

345,103

11,650

Idaho

1,658

2,492,906

0.48

1,854

251,493

8,642

New Hampshire

1,158

2,203,939

0.42

1,730

319,811

8,083

Rhode Island

948

1,869,430

0.36

1,749

207,399

6,052

Alaska

785

1,682,501

0.32

2,627

240,198

5,399

Delaware

792

1,603,824

0.31

1,991

217,877

6,161

Maine

1,536

1,575,767

0.30

1,215

249,988

8,138

Montana

1,361

1,333,867

0.26

1,465

179,845

6,631

West Virginia

1,726

1,065,623

0.20

591

208,778

8,378

South Dakota

869

1,057,746

0.20

1,391

139,053

5,243

Vermont

993

996,166

0.19

1,617

151,920

4,931

District of Columbia

183

901,106

0.17

1,557

127,632

2,545

Wyoming

677

807,402

0.15

1,618

147,407

5,020

North Dakota

586

653,925

0.13

1,032

112,347

3,906

Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Construction of buildings
Series number	Title	Contents	Geography
EC02-00C-BDG	Bridge Between NAICS 2002 and NAICS 1997	Relationships between NAICS 1997 and NAICS 2002 for those industries redefined	US
EC02-00C-COMP	Comparative Statistics	2002 and 1997 data side by side on a comparable NAICS 1997 basis	US, states
EC02-23SG-1	Industry Summary	Employment & General Statistics for Establishments by Industry	US
		Detailed Statistics for Establishments by Subsector	US
		Relative Standard Error of Estimates for Detailed Statistics for Establishments by Subsector	US
		Selected Statistics for Establishments by Employment Size Class & Subsector	US
		Selected Statistics for Establishments by Value of Business Done Size Class & Subsector	US
		Selected Statistics for Establishments by Industry & Legal Form of Organization	US
EC02-23SG-2	Kind of Business and Type of Construction	Value of Construction Work for Establishments by Type of Construction	US
		Value of Business Done for Establishments by Kind-of-Business Activity	US
		Value of Construction Work for Establishments by Location of Construction Work	US
EC02-23A	Geographic Area Series	General Statistics for Establishments by State	States
SB02-00A	Survey of Business Owners	Business Ownership by Gender, Hispanic or Latino Origin, and Race	US

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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 236
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
Nonemployer Statistics	Annual	Number of establishments and sales of firms with no paid employees	US, states, metro areas, counties
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