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| Definition | Data from the Economic Census | Annual data | ||||
| Employers | Nonemployers | Compare to '97 | States | Products, Size, etc. | ||
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NAICS code |
Description |
Estab- lish- ments |
Value of business done
($1,000) |
Annual payroll ($1,000) |
Paid employees |
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23 | Construction | 710,307 | 1,196,555,587 | 254,292,144 | 7,193,069 | |
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238 | Specialty trade contractors | 448,636 | 480,487,838 | 147,557,914 | 4,380,432 | |
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2381 | Building foundation and exterior contractors | 109,709 | 114,440,849 | 33,837,807 | 1,133,888 | |
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23819 | Other building exterior contractors | 2,839 | 3,675,748 | 1,193,449 | 32,850 | |
| 238190 | Other building exterior contractors | 2,839 | 3,675,748 | 1,193,449 | 32,850 | ||
| NAICS code |
NAICS Title |
All firms | Nonemployers | Employers | ||||||
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Establish- ments |
Receipts ($1,000) | Establishments | Receipts |
Establish- ments |
Value of business done ($1,000) | |||||
| Number | % of all | $1,000 | % of all | |||||||
| 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 | |
| 23819 | Other building exterior contractors | N | N | N | N | N | N | 2,839 | 3,675,748 | |
| 238190 | Other building exterior contractors | N | N | N | N | N | N | 2,839 | 3,675,748 | |
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in building foundation and structure trades work (except poured concrete, structural steel, precast concrete, framing, masonry, glass and glazing, roofing, and siding). The work performed may include new work, additions, alterations, maintenance, and repairs.
Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--
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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) |
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| ($1,000) | (Pct) | ||||||||
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Other building exterior contractors | 2,839 | 3,710,197 | 100.0 | 1,193,449 | 32,850 | |
| 13% of | 235910 | Structural steel erection contractors (Metal curtain walls and metal furring installation contractors) | 233 | 1,256,305 | 33.9 | 346,703 | 8,114 |
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| 9% of | 235990 | All other special trade contractors (Forming, ornamental metal work installation, and other foundation, structure, and building exterior contractors) | 2,606 | 2,453,892 | 66.1 | 846,747 | 24,736 |
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1997 NAICS code |
1997 NAICS Description | Year | Establishments | Value of business done ($1,000) | Annual payroll ($1,000) | Paid employees | ||||||||
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| 235910 | Structural steel erection contractors | 2002 | 4,563 | 10,028,487 | 3,252,574 | 84,981 | ||||||||
| 1997 | 4,238 | 8,152,672 | 2,387,071 | 72,301 | ||||||||||
| % change | 7.7 | 23.0 | 36.3 | 17.5 | ||||||||||
| 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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