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NAICS 236220
Commercial and institutional building construction

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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
2362	Nonresidential building construction	40,190	258,994,632	33,219,145	791,186
23622	Commercial building construction	37,391	241,479,835	29,259,594	696,056
236220	Commercial building construction	37,391	241,479,835	29,259,594	696,056

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
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
2362	Nonresidential building construction	103,393	263,313,909	63,203	61.1	4,319,277	1.6	40,190	258,994,632
23622	Commercial building construction	N	N	N	N	N	N	37,391	241,479,835
236220	Commercial building construction	N	N	N	N	N	N	37,391	241,479,835

Definition: NAICS 236220 Commercial and institutional building construction

This industry comprises establishments primarily responsible for the construction (including new work, additions, alterations, maintenance, and repairs) of commercial and institutional buildings and related structures, such as stadiums, grain elevators, and indoor swimming pools. This industry includes establishments responsible for the on-site assembly of modular or prefabricated commercial and institutional buildings. Included in this industry are commercial and institutional building general contractors, commercial and institutional building operative builders, commercial and institutional building design-build firms, and commercial and institutional building project construction management firms.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Constructing structures that are integral parts of utility systems (e.g., storage tanks, pumping stations) or are used to produce products for these systems (e.g., power plants, refineries)--are classified in Industry Group 2371, Utility System Construction, based on type of construction project;
Performing specialized construction work on commercial and institutional buildings generally on a subcontract basis--are classified in Subsector 238, Specialty Trade Contractors; and
Constructing buildings on their own account for rent or lease--are classified in Industry Group 5311, Lessors of Real Estate.

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)
236220			Commercial building construction	37,391	243,259,432	100.0	29,259,594	696,056
10% of	233220		Multifamily housing construction (Barrack and dormitory construction)	245	2,624,435	1.1	351,759	7,466
38% of	233310		Mfg & industrial building construction (Grain elevators, dry cleaning plants, and manufacturing and industrial warehouses construction)	2,121	9,931,475	4.1	1,315,355	32,403
all of	233320		Commercial & institutional building construction	34,749	230,309,756	94.7	27,512,633	653,597
2% of	235990		All other special trade contractors (Indoor swimming pool contractors)	277	393,766	0.2	79,847	2,591

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

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
233310	Mfg & industrial building construction	2002	4,731	26,073,554	4,651,054	111,612
		1997	7,280	34,038,376	5,128,967	143,066
		% change	-35.0	-23.4	-9.3	-22.0
233320	Commercial & institutional building construction	2002	34,749	230,309,756	27,512,633	653,597
		1997	37,430	175,230,832	19,176,160	528,173
		% change	-7.2	31.4	43.5	23.7
235990	All other special trade contractors	2002	31,249	26,674,720	7,640,134	253,156
		1997	25,932	17,952,130	5,166,152	198,141
		% change	20.5	48.6	47.9	27.8

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Geographic Distribution -- Commercial and institutional building construction: 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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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

37,391

241,479,835

100.00

838

29,259,594

696,056

California

4,179

28,090,744

11.63

802

3,561,717

75,143

Texas

2,890

17,692,040

7.33

813

1,856,695

48,334

New York

2,147

16,144,699

6.69

842

2,094,721

43,650

Florida

1,900

11,807,559

4.89

708

1,213,664

30,071

Georgia

1,335

10,465,913

4.33

1,217

1,067,389

24,862

Illinois

1,493

10,327,553

4.28

820

1,291,233

26,834

Pennsylvania

1,419

10,171,088

4.21

825

1,186,152

28,798

Massachusetts

786

8,122,897

3.36

1,263

807,227

18,425

Missouri

834

7,302,729

3.02

1,286

890,179

21,178

New Jersey

1,191

7,211,202

2.99

841

921,633

19,843

Ohio

1,354

7,048,616

2.92

618

989,972

25,805

Maryland

872

6,729,808

2.79

1,237

836,350

18,713

Michigan

1,237

6,570,904

2.72

655

725,175

18,735

Colorado

929

6,497,086

2.69

1,444

660,153

15,659

Virginia

851

6,313,390

2.61

867

736,505

18,080

Minnesota

748

6,200,812

2.57

1,234

728,446

15,900

North Carolina

1,053

6,173,898

2.56

743

711,107

20,211

Washington

929

5,132,608

2.13

846

717,604

14,537

Tennessee

763

5,028,621

2.08

869

582,727

15,764

Wisconsin

595

4,952,615

2.05

911

751,155

16,112

Arizona

647

4,821,601

2.00

885

458,773

12,653

Indiana

665

4,772,783

1.98

775

580,366

14,812

Alabama

633

4,098,878

1.70

915

430,307

11,880

Oregon

614

3,012,327

1.25

855

480,510

10,956

Connecticut

365

2,977,927

1.23

861

418,317

8,885

Louisiana

513

2,919,660

1.21

653

389,509

10,741

Utah

432

2,775,674

1.15

1,193

286,944

7,188

South Carolina

525

2,309,467

0.96

563

335,193

9,885

Oklahoma

440

2,244,298

0.93

643

205,719

6,336

Kentucky

527

2,217,795

0.92

542

293,962

8,263

Iowa

512

2,165,831

0.90

738

292,827

8,135

Mississippi

297

2,020,902

0.84

706

302,498

8,189

Kansas

341

1,965,799

0.81

724

227,998

6,136

Arkansas

339

1,774,003

0.73

656

206,308

6,202

Hawaii

169

1,493,132

0.62

1,211

210,424

4,118

Nebraska

285

1,386,344

0.57

803

173,099

4,726

Rhode Island

138

1,210,793

0.50

1,133

120,146

2,812

New Hampshire

153

1,131,706

0.47

888

157,342

3,121

New Mexico

265

1,114,495

0.46

601

146,064

4,292

Alaska

179

1,082,696

0.45

1,690

155,219

2,703

Idaho

290

918,038

0.38

683

110,112

2,978

Maine

185

596,976

0.25

460

66,039

1,957

Montana

139

459,209

0.19

504

65,986

2,059

West Virginia

200

422,149

0.17

234

86,837

2,555

Vermont

100

380,986

0.16

618

59,847

1,493

North Dakota

164

351,345

0.15

554

57,520

1,836

Wyoming

133

293,543

0.12

588

39,971

1,352

Nevada

350

308,069

6,729

All other states, including those below

286

2,576,696

1.07

263,884

6,410

Delaware

122

District of Columbia

South Dakota

117

Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Commercial and institutional building construction
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
EC02-23A	Geographic Area Series	General Statistics for Establishments by State	States
EC02-23I-236220	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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