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| 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 | |
| 2383 | Building finishing contractors | 119,352 | 85,945,755 | 26,454,300 | 886,267 | ||
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23831 | Drywall and insulation contractors | 19,644 | 30,824,777 | 9,772,208 | 295,730 | |
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23832 | Painting and wall covering contractors | 39,025 | 16,868,810 | 6,014,334 | 232,489 | |
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23833 | Flooring contractors | 12,886 | 9,387,919 | 2,397,262 | 76,601 | |
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23834 | Tile and terrazzo contractors | 8,927 | 5,852,769 | 1,834,142 | 58,774 | |
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23835 | Finish carpentry contractors | 35,094 | 18,134,124 | 4,708,451 | 171,836 | |
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23839 | Other building finishing contractors | 3,776 | 4,877,356 | 1,727,903 | 50,837 | |
| 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 | |
| 2383 | Building finishing contractors | 748,100 | 110,724,010 | 628,748 | 84.0 | 24,778,255 | 22.4 | 119,352 | 85,945,755 | |
This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in the specialty trades needed to finish buildings. The work performed may include new work, additions, alterations, or maintenance and repairs.
NAICS
2383, Building finishing contractors,
is not comparable to 1997 NAICS 2354 Masonry, drywall, insulation, & tile contractors.
See the Bridge Between 2002 NAICS and 1997 NAICS for changes to constituent industries.
In comparisons with data before 1997, 1997 NAICS 2354 is nearly comparable to SIC 174. See the Bridge Between 1997 NAICS and 1987 SIC.
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