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NAICS 315211
Men's and boys' cut and sew apparel 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 shipments ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees

31-33	Manufacturing	350,828	3,916,136,712	576,170,541	14,699,536
315	Apparel mfg	13,038	44,521,126	7,454,143	343,450
3152	Cut & sew apparel mfg	10,785	35,575,034	5,623,901	264,557
31521	Cut & sew apparel contractors	7,234	3,477,606	1,545,248	99,653
315211	Men's & boys' cut & sew apparel contractors	994	845,291	368,370	23,147

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 shipments ($1,000)
		Establish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)	Number	% of all	$1,000	% of all	Establish- ments	Value of shipments ($1,000)
N = Not available
31-33	Manufacturing	641,208	3,929,538,352	290,380	45.3	13,401,640	0.3	350,828	3,916,136,712
315	Apparel mfg	40,805	45,377,875	27,767	68.0	856,749	1.9	13,038	44,521,126
3152	Cut & sew apparel mfg	N	N	N	N	N	N	10,785	35,575,034
31521	Cut & sew apparel contractors	N	N	N	N	N	N	7,234	3,477,606
315211	Men's & boys' cut & sew apparel contractors	N	N	N	N	N	N	994	845,291

Definition: NAICS 315211 Men's and boys' cut and sew apparel contractors

This U.S. industry comprises establishments commonly referred to as contractors primarily engaged in (1) cutting materials owned by others for men's and boys' apparel and/or (2) sewing materials owned by others for men's and boys' apparel.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Manufacturing men's and boys' apparel from purchased fabric--are classified in Industry 31522, Men's and Boys' Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing;
Manufacturing infants' apparel from purchased fabric--are classified in U.S. Industry 315291, Infants' Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing; and
Manufacturing men's and boys' apparel accessories from purchased fabric--are classified in Industry 31599, Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing.

Historical comparability

NAICS 315211, Men's and boys' cut and sew apparel contractors, is comparable between 2002 and 1997.

For comparisons with data before 1997, see the Bridge Between 1997 NAICS and 1987 SIC.

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 shipments ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees

315211	Men's & boys' cut & sew apparel contractors	2002	994	845,291	368,370	23,147
		1997	715	1,534,022	693,666	50,444
		% change	39.0	-44.9	-46.9	-54.1

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Geographic Distribution -- Men's and boys' cut and sew apparel contractors: 2002

Data for manufacturing industries are published for the U.S., states with 100+ employees, metropolitan areas with 250+ employees, and counties and cities with 500+ employees. Counts of establishments are also published for ZIP Codes.

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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Description

Estab-
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Value of shipments
($1,000)

Value of shipments
% of
U.S.

Value of shipments
per capita
($)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

United States

994

845,291

100.00

2.93

368,370

23,147

California

313

216,942

25.66

6.19

96,337

6,242

North Carolina

82,487

9.76

9.92

23,229

1,273

Pennsylvania

74,428

8.81

6.04

31,826

2,090

New York

125

69,768

8.25

3.64

31,368

1,967

Georgia

45,444

5.38

5.29

20,972

1,209

Kentucky

31,074

3.68

7.60

15,869

1,036

Alabama

29,910

3.54

6.68

11,750

788

Texas

28,386

3.36

1.30

11,363

733

New Jersey

27,941

3.31

3.26

13,809

709

Florida

26,053

3.08

1.56

10,616

699

South Carolina

24,252

2.87

5.91

11,207

770

Tennessee

22,525

2.66

3.89

13,349

1,100

Washington

15,447

1.83

2.54

8,758

494

Arkansas

12,758

1.51

4.71

7,128

383

Hawaii

12,092

1.43

9.80

5,953

368

Mississippi

11,526

1.36

4.03

5,614

485

Wisconsin

9,864

1.17

1.81

2,032

102

Minnesota

6,634

0.78

1.32

2,739

169

Missouri

6,134

0.73

1.08

3,672

242

Massachusetts

5,502

0.65

0.86

3,555

205

Virginia

5,119

0.61

0.70

2,269

138

Louisiana

3,073

0.36

0.69

1,571

135

All other states, including those below

144

77,932

9.22

33,384

1,810

Indiana

(500-999)

South Dakota

(100-249)

Products Lines for Men's and boys' cut and sew apparel contractors
Product code	Product description	Value of shipments of this line ($000)	Percent of industry value (%)
315211	Men's cut and sew apparel contractors	927,436	100.00
31521131	Contract receipts for men's and boys' shirts, except work shirts	216,448	23.34
31521183	Men's/boys' nontailored coats, jackets and vests, shorts, etc.	167,270	18.04
31521181	Men's/boys' trousers/slacks/jeans/jean-cut casual slacks	159,758	17.23
31521111	Contract rcpts., men's/boys' tailored suits/coats/jackets/vests	94,602	10.20
315211A1	Contract receipts, men's and boys' embroidering (exc. Schiffli)	81,009	8.73
	-Other	208,349	22.47

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Men's and boys' cut and sew apparel contractors
Series number	Title	Contents	Geography
EC02-31SG-1	General Summary	Industry Statistics for Industry Groups & Industries	US
EC02-31SP-1	Product Summary	Products Statistics: 2002 & 1997	US
EC02-31SX-1	Industry-Product Analysis Summary	Industry Shipments by Product	US
EC02-31SX-1	Industry-Product Analysis Summary	Product Shipments by Contributing Industry	US
EC02-31A	Geographic Area Series	Industry Statistics for the States, Metropolitan & Micropolitan Statistical Areas, Counties, and Places	States
EC02-31I-315211	Industry Series (data may be inconsistent with final figures in Summary Series)	Historical Statistics for the Industry: 2002 & Earlier Years	US
		Detailed Statistics by Industry	US
		Industry Statistics by Employment Size	US
		Industry Statistics by Primary Product Class Specialization	US
		Detailed Miscellaneous Receipts by Industry	US

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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 315211
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	County Business Patterns	Annual	Employees; payroll; number of establishments by employment size of establishment	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