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NAICS 33231
Plate work and fabricated structural product manufacturing

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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
332	Fabricated metal product mfg	62,219	247,059,502	57,534,861	1,574,827
3323	Architectural & structural metals mfg	13,642	60,045,498	13,467,991	387,241
33231	Plate work & fabricated structural product mfg	5,566	28,140,568	6,023,618	163,060
332311	Prefabricated metal building & component mfg	758	5,213,612	937,513	28,385
332312	Fabricated structural metal mfg	3,781	19,715,238	4,162,346	109,172
332313	Plate work mfg	1,027	3,211,718	923,759	25,503

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
332	Fabricated metal product mfg	97,882	249,004,469	35,663	36.4	1,944,967	0.8	62,219	247,059,502
3323	Architectural & structural metals mfg	N	N	N	N	N	N	13,642	60,045,498
33231	Plate work & fabricated structural product mfg	N	N	N	N	N	N	5,566	28,140,568

Definition: NAICS 33231 Plate work and fabricated structural product manufacturing

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing one or more of the following: (1) prefabricated metal buildings, panels and sections; (2) structural metal products; and (3) metal plate work products.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Making manufactured homes (i.e., mobile homes) and prefabricated wood buildings--are classified in Industry 32199, All Other Wood Product Manufacturing;
Constructing buildings, bridges, and other heavy construction projects on site--are classified in Sector 23, Construction;
Building ships, boats and barges--are classified in Industry 33661, Ship and Boat Building;
Manufacturing power boilers and heat exchangers--are classified in Industry 332410, Power Boiler and Heat Exchanger Manufacturing;
Manufacturing heavy gauge tanks--are classified in Industry 332420, Metal Tank (Heavy Gauge) Manufacturing;
Manufacturing metal plate cooling towers--are classified in Industry 33341, Ventilation, Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Commercial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing; and
Manufacturing metal windows, doors, and studs--are classified in Industry 33232, Ornamental and Architectural Metal Products Manufacturing.

Historical comparability

NAICS 33231, Plate work and fabricated structural product manufacturing, is comparable between 2002 and 1997.

In comparisons with data before 1997, 1997 NAICS 33231 corresponds to the sum of multiple SIC codes. 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

33231	Plate work & fabricated structural product mfg	2002	5,566	28,140,568	6,023,618	163,060
		1997	4,680	23,574,845	4,528,931	144,843
		% change	18.9	19.4	33.0	12.6

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Geographic Distribution -- Plate work and fabricated structural product manufacturing: 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-
lish-
ments

Value of shipments
($1,000)

Value of shipments
% of
U.S.

Value of shipments
per capita
($)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

United States

5,566

28,140,568

100.00

6,023,618

163,060

Texas

514

3,135,435

11.14

144

676,807

r 18,846

California

454

2,118,712

7.53

483,493

r 12,570

Pennsylvania

303

1,713,949

6.09

139

428,064

r 10,920

Illinois

196

1,164,575

4.14

244,295

6,519

Michigan

243

1,131,122

4.02

113

204,102

r 5,451

Ohio

295

1,122,180

3.99

250,381

6,851

Louisiana

106

978,707

3.48

219

269,676

6,699

Alabama

184

908,581

3.23

203

190,821

r 5,658

Florida

236

902,145

3.21

191,368

5,711

Georgia

146

878,260

3.12

102

151,055

4,643

Missouri

116

859,007

3.05

151

204,719

4,509

Indiana

169

835,231

2.97

136

169,743

4,705

New York

213

762,917

2.71

152,849

3,709

North Carolina

136

759,969

2.70

143,877

3,927

Virginia

115

751,843

2.67

103

129,881

3,623

South Carolina

687,607

2.44

168

141,743

3,864

Wisconsin

158

658,501

2.34

121

152,631

4,256

Tennessee

144

623,900

2.22

108

145,561

3,971

Arkansas

608,004

2.16

225

141,044

4,332

Oklahoma

133

524,452

1.86

150

114,635

r 3,115

Kansas

490,817

1.74

181

84,326

2,310

Utah

478,887

1.70

206

94,611

2,535

New Jersey

105

477,659

1.70

70,788

1,808

Nebraska

472,964

1.68

274

93,486

2,754

Mississippi

451,829

1.61

158

73,870

2,168

Arizona

447,008

1.59

77,341

2,260

Minnesota

123

400,091

1.42

91,303

2,389

Washington

136

370,545

1.32

86,034

2,338

Iowa

361,203

1.28

123

67,189

2,130

Colorado

330,917

1.18

71,235

r 1,765

Oregon

101

288,613

1.03

67,146

1,689

Kentucky

266,066

0.95

57,215

1,614

Massachusetts

225,826

0.80

69,019

1,667

Nevada

207,074

0.74

43,089

1,240

Connecticut

193,828

0.69

51,385

1,193

New Hampshire

161,790

0.57

127

36,116

1,186

Maryland

160,411

0.57

38,592

1,109

North Dakota

133,191

0.47

210

27,513

781

Maine

128,420

0.46

24,355

r 689

West Virginia

105,530

0.38

24,943

729

Montana

81,212

0.29

20,725

561

South Dakota

72,252

0.26

20,487

586

Idaho

52,338

0.19

12,131

336

New Mexico

51,584

0.18

10,889

340

Wyoming

24,869

0.09

5,961

174

Alaska

20,304

0.07

6,384

145

All other states, including those below

560,243

1.99

110,740

r 2,685

Rhode Island

(1000-2499)

Delaware

(500-999)

Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Plate work and fabricated structural product manufacturing
Link to pdf	Series number	Title	Link to AFF or Drill-down tables	Contents	Geography
	EC02-31SG-1	General Summary		Industry Statistics for Industry Groups & Industries	US
	EC02-31A	Geographic Area Series		Industry Statistics for the States, Metropolitan & Micropolitan Statistical Areas, Counties, and Places	States

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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 33231
Title (with link to data)	Frequency	Contents	Geography
Annual Survey of Manufactures: Statistics for Industry Groups and Industries	Annual	Detailed national statistics for the industry (click AFF icon, select "ASM: GS: Stats for Ind Groups & Ind", then filter rows to this industry)	US
Annual Survey of Manufactures: Value of Product Shipments	Annual	National statistics for 7-digit product classes (click AFF icon, select "ASM: VPS: Val of Shps for Product Classes", then filter rows to desired products	US
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

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Industry Statistics Sampler NAICS 33231 Plate work and fabricated structural product manufacturing

Definition: NAICS 33231 Plate work and fabricated structural product manufacturing

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Industry Statistics Sampler
NAICS 33231
Plate work and fabricated structural product manufacturing