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NAICS 2371
Utility system 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
237	Heavy and civil engineering construction	49,826	194,217,995	44,322,355	1,143,246
2371	Utility system construction	19,808	78,139,578	21,814,937	539,615
23711	Water and sewer system construction	12,395	32,481,745	7,360,570	198,622
23712	Oil and gas pipeline construction	1,418	11,579,708	4,032,608	94,323
23713	Power and communication system construction	5,995	34,078,125	10,421,760	246,669

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
237	Heavy and civil engineering construction	115,743	200,845,505	65,917	57.0	6,627,510	3.3	49,826	194,217,995
2371	Utility system construction	26,185	78,458,962	6,377	24.4	319,384	0.4	19,808	78,139,578

Definition: NAICS 2371 Utility system construction

This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in the construction of distribution lines and related buildings and structures for utilities (i.e., water, sewer, petroleum, gas, power, and communication). All structures (including buildings) that are integral parts of utility systems (e.g., storage tanks, pumping stations, power plants, and refineries) are included in this industry group.

Historical comparability

Not Comparable NAICS 2371, Utility system construction, 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 -- Utility system 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.

Other
Indus-
tries

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

19,808

78,139,578

100.00

271

21,814,937

539,615

Texas

1,802

12,534,642

16.04

576

3,548,581

91,078

California

1,421

9,531,574

12.20

272

2,557,394

56,665

Florida

965

6,567,724

8.41

394

840,405

23,576

Pennsylvania

652

2,948,631

3.77

239

932,583

21,693

Colorado

558

2,713,852

3.47

603

668,852

15,322

Illinois

659

2,654,064

3.40

211

810,856

18,565

Ohio

815

2,581,074

3.30

226

789,993

18,646

Louisiana

340

2,423,636

3.10

542

878,412

23,412

North Carolina

901

2,176,989

2.79

262

699,142

20,658

Georgia

835

2,156,391

2.76

251

564,861

15,952

Minnesota

497

2,079,253

2.66

414

461,807

10,207

Michigan

720

2,048,821

2.62

204

602,264

13,876

New York

561

1,926,231

2.47

100

564,142

10,660

Washington

477

1,628,120

2.08

268

455,662

9,451

Virginia

583

1,588,648

2.03

218

475,188

13,300

Arizona

382

1,512,017

1.94

278

541,682

13,443

New Jersey

430

1,427,388

1.83

166

407,292

9,854

Alabama

292

1,354,924

1.73

303

374,976

7,681

Wisconsin

431

1,333,519

1.71

245

317,923

7,490

Missouri

511

1,331,085

1.70

234

371,884

8,882

Tennessee

333

1,239,770

1.59

214

483,845

10,287

Massachusetts

338

1,120,039

1.43

174

341,140

6,732

Indiana

300

1,101,780

1.41

179

329,470

8,507

Oklahoma

477

941,264

1.20

270

258,094

7,290

Kentucky

331

906,558

1.16

222

249,488

7,107

Kansas

250

893,701

1.14

329

259,580

6,317

Maryland

316

812,570

1.04

149

239,976

6,565

Oregon

242

784,086

1.00

223

183,934

5,263

Connecticut

217

624,390

0.80

181

153,631

3,218

New Mexico

183

590,553

0.76

318

170,920

5,457

Utah

199

587,409

0.75

253

135,007

4,050

Mississippi

158

570,755

0.73

199

162,500

5,032

Nevada

125

560,276

0.72

258

s 270,220

3,911

Arkansas

300

451,549

0.58

167

101,375

3,680

Alaska

146

445,809

0.57

696

167,080

2,780

West Virginia

192

405,776

0.52

225

111,774

2,830

Iowa

228

370,862

0.47

126

99,807

2,597

Nebraska

141

332,989

0.43

193

75,524

3,799

Idaho

166

255,919

0.33

190

69,381

2,053

Vermont

250,088

0.32

406

56,909

1,321

Montana

150

231,006

0.30

254

57,214

1,589

Delaware

228,139

0.29

283

64,705

1,422

Wyoming

221

210,265

0.27

421

60,602

1,772

New Hampshire

101

198,775

0.25

156

63,232

1,713

South Dakota

129

181,757

0.23

239

38,844

1,336

Hawaii

179,265

0.23

145

45,363

1,043

North Dakota

124,791

0.16

197

809

Maine

145

109,909

0.14

27,520

874

South Carolina

313

611,085

18,987

All other states, including those below

1,035,736

1.33

34,627

1,672

District of Columbia

Rhode Island

28,191

Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Utility system 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

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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 2371
Title (with link to data)	Frequency	Contents	Geography
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