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NAICS 236117
New housing operative builders

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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.
Indus- try Detail	NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Value of business done ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
r = revised;
	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
	23611	Residential building construction	171,655	262,855,123	29,192,729	878,205
	236117	New housing operative builders	26,046	139,220,841	10,504,023	241,069

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)
N = Not available; r = revised
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
23611	Residential building construction	574,487	298,767,061	402,832	70.1	35,911,938	12.0	171,655	262,855,123
236117	New housing operative builders	N	N	N	N	N	N	26,046	139,220,841

Definition: NAICS 236117 New housing operative builders

This U.S. industry comprises operative builders primarily responsible for the entire construction of new houses and other residential buildings, single-family and multifamily, on their own account for sale. Operative builders are also known as speculative or merchant builders.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Building single-family houses for others as general contractors--are classified in U.S. Industry 236115, New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders);
Building multifamily residential buildings for others as general contractors--are classified in U.S. Industry 236116, New Multifamily Housing Construction (except Operative Builders);
Remodeling or repairing existing houses and other residential buildings, either for others or on own account for sale--are classified in U.S. Industry 236118, Residential Remodelers;
Performing specialized construction work on houses or other residential buildings, generally on a subcontract basis--are classified in Subsector 238, Specialty Trade Contractors; and
Constructing and leasing residential buildings on their own account--are classified in Industry 531110, Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings.

Historical Comparability - Bridge Between 2002 NAICS and 1997 NAICS

Figures to the left of 1997 NAICS codes indicate the percent of 2002 receipts (as classified by 1997 NAICS) represented by that part; and link to a complementary table where other parts of the 1997 NAICS are shown. Table description discusses features and symbols.
2002 NAICS code	1997 NAICS code	Pt.	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Value of business done		Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees	Link to SIC (1997 data)

2002 NAICS code	1997 NAICS code	Pt.	Description	Estab- lish- ments	($1,000)	(Pct)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees	Link to SIC (1997 data)
236117			New housing operative builders	26,079	140,293,080	100.0	10,507,727	241,211
57% of	233210		Single family housing construction (Operative builders)	25,630	137,488,319	98.0	10,189,712	233,214
11% of	233220		Multifamily housing construction (Operative builders)	450	2,804,760	2.0	318,014	7,997

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 business done ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees

233210	Single family housing construction	2002	164,284	241,314,507	26,470,549	806,059
		1997	138,850	148,530,256	14,964,583	570,990
		% change	18.3	62.5	76.9	41.2
233220	Multifamily housing construction	2002	7,660	26,148,548	3,082,238	79,881
		1997	7,544	14,716,706	1,766,627	58,896
		% change	1.5	77.7	74.5	35.6

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Geographic Distribution -- New housing operative builders: 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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Description

Estab-
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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

26,046

139,220,841

100.00

483

10,504,023

241,069

California

2,016

20,896,627

15.01

597

1,501,627

33,069

Texas

1,210

15,104,621

10.85

694

1,141,353

19,859

Florida

1,310

13,483,601

9.69

808

1,037,279

23,476

Georgia

1,325

6,445,159

4.63

750

372,267

8,845

Illinois

1,173

6,353,415

4.56

504

503,519

10,434

Arizona

406

6,309,442

4.53

1,159

378,633

8,395

Virginia

875

5,857,004

4.21

804

496,764

11,105

Colorado

561

5,645,869

4.06

1,255

379,115

7,598

North Carolina

1,308

5,247,156

3.77

631

387,617

9,471

Ohio

900

4,149,600

2.98

364

323,877

7,763

Minnesota

743

3,803,394

2.73

757

238,185

5,906

Nevada

180

3,486,841

2.50

1,607

267,685

5,103

New Jersey

722

3,477,183

2.50

405

269,051

5,759

Pennsylvania

912

3,409,429

2.45

277

321,381

7,861

Maryland

455

3,229,405

2.32

593

278,547

5,761

Michigan

1,096

3,150,439

2.26

314

214,579

5,756

Washington

998

3,119,894

2.24

514

207,100

5,736

New York

1,167

2,703,923

1.94

141

238,226

6,588

Indiana

613

2,475,916

1.78

402

189,604

4,631

Missouri

633

2,246,598

1.61

396

169,104

4,823

Kentucky

291

1,843,539

1.32

451

146,015

3,705

South Carolina

500

1,803,043

1.30

440

114,710

3,152

Tennessee

533

1,766,790

1.27

305

189,664

3,831

Oregon

633

1,262,022

0.91

358

95,527

2,837

Utah

415

1,206,906

0.87

519

73,399

2,314

Alabama

482

1,126,847

0.81

252

80,514

2,453

Massachusetts

396

1,102,424

0.79

171

94,495

2,077

Wisconsin

444

976,400

0.70

180

93,048

2,393

Kansas

187

790,446

0.57

291

49,119

1,380

Idaho

283

731,382

0.53

544

42,223

1,369

Oklahoma

318

711,170

0.51

204

43,032

1,410

New Mexico

222

684,493

0.49

369

46,609

1,384

Nebraska

180

650,625

0.47

377

52,612

1,292

Connecticut

269

577,025

0.41

167

66,256

1,440

Hawaii

s 86

564,235

0.41

458

38,122

Louisiana

323

516,159

0.37

115

53,789

1,372

Iowa

176

478,481

0.34

163

46,520

1,339

Delaware

446,502

0.32

554

35,870

Mississippi

148

369,505

0.27

129

24,268

939

New Hampshire

168

348,789

0.25

274

45,587

1,170

Alaska

253,357

0.18

396

19,487

548

Montana

208

243,319

0.17

267

16,578

642

Arkansas

205

226,799

0.16

16,871

678

Rhode Island

141

187,725

0.13

176

14,452

474

South Dakota

108

183,503

0.13

241

13,705

532

West Virginia

220

164,332

0.12

21,857

1,025

Maine

157

153,262

0.11

118

19,614

656

North Dakota

86,929

0.06

137

8,984

314

Vermont

85,889

0.06

139

9,089

259

Wyoming

54,613

0.04

109

8,600

294

District of Columbia

32,710

0.02

7,339

205

Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- New housing operative builders
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
EC02-23SG-1	Industry Summary	Selected Statistics for Establishments by Industry & Legal Form of Organization	US
EC02-23SG-2	Kind of Business and Type of Construction	Selected Statistics for Establishments by Housing Starts Size Class	US
EC02-23A	Geographic Area Series	General Statistics for Establishments by State	States
EC02-23I-236117	Industry Series (data may be inconsistent with final figures in Summary Series)	Industry Statistics on 2002 NAICS Basis Distributed Among 1997 NAICS-Based Industries	US
		Employment Statistics for Establishments	US, states
		General Statistics for Establishments	US, states
		Detailed Statistics for Establishments	US
		Relative Standard Errors of Estimates for Detailed Statistics for Establishments	US
		Selected Statistics for Establishments by Employment Size Class	US
		Selected Statistics for Establishments by Value of Business Done Size Class	US
		Value of Construction Work for Establishments by Type of Construction	US
		Selected Statistics for Establishments by Specialization in Types of Construction	US
		Value of Business Done for Establishments by Kind-of-Business Activity	US
		Selected Statistics for Establishments by Specialization in Kind-of-Business Activity	US
		Value of Construction Work for Establishments by Location of Construction Work	US, states

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