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NAICS 2381
Foundation, structure, and building exterior contractors

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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
238	Specialty trade contractors	448,636	480,487,838	147,557,914	4,380,432
2381	Building foundation and exterior contractors	109,709	114,440,849	33,837,807	1,133,888
23811	Poured concrete structure contractors	27,149	33,771,732	9,181,232	301,737
23812	Steel and precast concrete contractors	4,329	8,723,843	2,905,566	76,861
23813	Framing contractors	14,438	14,428,519	4,415,319	153,636
23814	Masonry contractors	25,763	20,270,485	7,165,853	256,634
23815	Glass and glazing contractors	5,294	6,269,870	1,758,140	49,840
23816	Roofing contractors	23,222	23,012,307	6,026,356	219,329
23817	Siding contractors	6,675	4,288,346	1,191,892	43,000
23819	Other building exterior contractors	2,839	3,675,748	1,193,449	32,850

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
238	Specialty trade contractors	1,988,001	548,898,546	1,539,365	77.4	68,410,708	12.5	448,636	480,487,838
2381	Building foundation and exterior contractors	372,996	127,380,693	263,287	70.6	12,939,844	10.2	109,709	114,440,849

Definition: NAICS 2381 Foundation, structure, and building exterior contractors

This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in the specialty trades needed to complete the basic structure (i.e., foundation, frame, and shell) of buildings. The work performed may include new work, additions, alterations, maintenance, and repairs.

Historical comparability

Not Comparable NAICS 2381, Foundation, structure, and building exterior contractors, 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 -- Foundation, structure, and building exterior contractors: 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

109,709

114,440,849

100.00

397

33,837,807

1,133,888

California

10,254

17,976,665

15.71

513

5,643,287

176,873

Texas

5,365

8,186,380

7.15

376

2,017,358

73,980

Florida

6,131

6,838,932

5.98

410

1,838,487

72,763

Illinois

5,224

6,621,649

5.79

526

2,049,776

55,296

New York

5,247

5,438,103

4.75

284

1,568,863

46,792

Pennsylvania

4,635

4,459,468

3.90

362

1,339,452

44,181

Arizona

2,012

4,110,016

3.59

755

1,278,305

45,287

Ohio

4,774

4,109,945

3.59

360

1,285,065

42,846

Michigan

4,487

4,026,000

3.52

401

1,216,426

38,469

New Jersey

3,204

3,772,219

3.30

440

1,075,643

31,513

Colorado

2,883

3,180,253

2.78

707

879,875

30,600

Virginia

3,408

2,921,512

2.55

401

875,836

32,405

Maryland

2,259

2,854,783

2.49

525

949,625

28,547

Georgia

2,498

2,806,496

2.45

326

723,587

26,628

Minnesota

3,008

2,753,108

2.41

548

790,984

23,977

Wisconsin

3,227

2,697,049

2.36

496

724,142

24,392

North Carolina

3,995

2,615,999

2.29

315

798,610

31,421

Nevada

776

2,326,573

2.03

1,073

713,262

23,198

Missouri

2,711

2,299,423

2.01

405

760,749

24,630

Washington

3,292

2,218,313

1.94

365

699,236

21,929

Massachusetts

1,930

1,991,165

1.74

310

602,780

17,096

South Carolina

1,750

s 1,891,379

1.65

461

481,920

15,406

Indiana

2,539

1,858,377

1.62

302

592,711

20,699

Tennessee

1,743

1,440,188

1.26

249

431,323

15,596

Oregon

1,744

1,285,446

1.12

365

385,730

12,643

Connecticut

1,119

1,258,552

1.10

364

306,849

9,395

Iowa

1,627

1,213,955

1.06

414

320,915

11,809

Utah

1,844

1,079,878

0.94

464

316,966

12,867

Alabama

1,498

1,062,266

0.93

237

310,850

13,320

Kentucky

1,607

976,010

0.85

239

286,444

11,885

Kansas

1,478

934,081

0.82

344

308,682

11,412

Louisiana

1,092

874,656

0.76

196

256,879

10,797

Oklahoma

1,220

737,000

0.64

211

210,227

9,044

Nebraska

980

636,450

0.56

369

191,412

7,080

Idaho

1,081

489,609

0.43

364

155,447

6,585

Rhode Island

451

462,902

0.40

433

144,469

3,920

New Mexico

508

450,310

0.39

243

140,502

5,604

Hawaii

290

425,805

0.37

345

122,907

3,019

Arkansas

741

422,533

0.37

156

130,431

5,708

New Hampshire

632

417,235

0.36

328

128,159

3,949

Delaware

368

416,005

0.36

516

121,450

3,777

Mississippi

568

404,338

0.35

141

115,248

4,595

North Dakota

360

361,267

0.32

570

72,748

3,391

Maine

592

331,246

0.29

255

89,977

3,424

Montana

552

324,177

0.28

356

68,158

2,946

Alaska

197

228,884

0.20

357

56,613

2,109

West Virginia

451

223,469

0.20

124

68,648

2,651

Vermont

353

160,963

0.14

261

45,917

1,639

South Dakota

495

69,121

2,931

Wyoming

484

52,591

2,230

District of Columbia

12,195

336

Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Foundation, structure, and building exterior contractors
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 2381
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