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NAICS 519120
Libraries and archives

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

51	Information	137,678	891,845,956	194,670,163	3,736,061
519	Other information services	3,472	4,901,305	1,705,050	57,759
5191	Other information services	3,472	4,901,305	1,705,050	57,759
51912	Libraries & archives	2,680	1,649,136	704,681	33,359
519120	Libraries & archives	2,680	1,649,136	704,681	33,359

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	Revenue ($1,000)
		Establish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)	Number	% of all	$1,000	% of all	Establish- ments	Revenue ($1,000)
N = Not available
51	Information	370,376	899,396,034	232,698	62.8	7,550,078	0.8	137,678	891,845,956
519	Other information services	29,571	5,862,103	26,099	88.3	960,798	16.4	3,472	4,901,305
5191	Other information services	29,571	5,862,103	26,099	88.3	960,798	16.4	3,472	4,901,305
51912	Libraries & archives	N	N	N	N	N	N	2,680	1,649,136
519120	Libraries & archives	N	N	N	N	N	N	2,680	1,649,136

Definition: NAICS 519120 Libraries and archives

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing library or archive services. These establishments are engaged in maintaining collections of documents (e.g., books, journals, newspapers, and music) and facilitating the use of such documents (recorded information regardless of its physical form and characteristics) as are required to meet the informational, research, educational, or recreational needs of their user. These establishments may also acquire, research, store, preserve, and generally make accessible to the public historical documents, photographs, maps, audio material, audiovisual material, and other archival material of historical interest. All or portions of these collections may be accessible electronically.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Providing stock footage (via motion picture and video tape libraries) to the media, multimedia, and advertising industries--are classified in U.S. Industry 512199, Other Motion Picture and Video Industries; and
Distributing film and video productions to motion picture theaters, television networks and stations, and exhibitors--are classified in Industry 512120, Motion Picture and Video Distribution.

Historical Comparability - Bridge Between 2002 NAICS and 1997 NAICS

Figures to the left of 1997 NAICS codes indicate the percent of 2002 receipts (as classified by 1997 NAICS) represented by that part; and link to a complementary table where other parts of the 1997 NAICS are shown. Table description discusses features and symbols.
2002 NAICS code	1997 NAICS code	Pt.	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Receipts		Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees	Link to SIC (1997 data)

2002 NAICS code	1997 NAICS code	Pt.	Description	Estab- lish- ments	($1,000)	(Pct)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees	Link to SIC (1997 data)
519120			Libraries & archives	2,681	1,655,792	100.0	705,570	33,415
all of	514120		Libraries & archives	2,681	1,655,792	100.0	705,570	33,415

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

514120	Libraries & archives	2002	2,681	1,655,792	705,570	33,415
		1997	2,298	860,933	373,164	22,044
		% change	16.7	92.3	89.1	51.6

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Geographic Distribution -- Libraries and archives: 2002

Data for the Information sector are published for the U.S., states, metropolitan areas, counties, and places.

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

Receipts
($1,000)

Receipts
% of
U.S.

Receipts
per capita
($)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

United States

2,680

1,649,136

100.00

5.72

704,681

33,359

New York

610

612,832

37.16

31.97

266,555

10,909

Pennsylvania

466

187,743

11.38

15.24

81,726

5,161

California

115

93,405

5.66

2.67

34,274

1,147

Maryland

69,683

4.23

12.81

36,354

1,468

Massachusetts

102

64,465

3.91

10.02

26,810

1,065

Texas

129

61,420

3.72

2.82

16,993

823

Colorado

58,183

3.53

12.93

20,957

466

Connecticut

48,859

2.96

14.13

25,141

1,318

Missouri

32,287

1.96

5.68

12,463

658

Georgia

31,446

1.91

3.66

14,441

732

Illinois

30,750

1.86

2.44

11,770

632

Michigan

29,111

1.77

2.90

10,729

719

Indiana

27,686

1.68

4.50

12,156

609

New Jersey

25,443

1.54

2.97

7,779

516

Florida

23,424

1.42

1.40

8,686

390

Tennessee

22,737

1.38

3.93

12,623

662

Washington

18,709

1.13

3.08

9,749

425

Virginia

16,952

1.03

2.33

9,983

642

Kansas

13,634

0.83

5.02

3,635

527

Maine

12,701

0.77

9.79

5,988

412

Minnesota

10,907

0.66

2.17

4,728

154

Oklahoma

10,486

0.64

3.01

5,162

316

Vermont

7,346

0.45

11.92

3,135

277

Alabama

5,851

0.35

1.31

2,186

153

Delaware

5,281

0.32

6.56

2,405

Arkansas

4,852

0.29

1.79

2,397

131

Utah

4,647

0.28

2.00

629

New Hampshire

3,482

0.21

2.73

1,853

138

Arizona

2,978

0.18

0.55

1,632

Kentucky

1,041

0.06

0.25

539

Iowa

851

0.05

0.29

332

Nebraska

414

0.03

0.24

198

Alaska

173

0.01

0.27

All other states, including those below

237

109,357

6.63

50,605

2,608

Rhode Island

(500-999)

North Carolina

(250-499)

Ohio

(250-499)

South Carolina

(250-499)

District of Columbia

(100-249)

Mississippi

(100-249)

Oregon

(100-249)

Hawaii

(20-99)

Idaho

(20-99)

Louisiana

(20-99)

New Mexico

(20-99)

West Virginia

(20-99)

Wisconsin

(20-99)

Montana

(1-19)

Nevada

(1-19)

North Dakota

(1-19)

South Dakota

(1-19)

Products Lines for Libraries and archives
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
30000	Industry total	1,649,136	100.00
32751	Contributions, gifts & grants: Federal, state, & local govt	1,013,212	61.44
32752	Contributions, gifts, & grants: Private	297,928	18.07
39044	Sales of merchandise, excluding books & other educational mat	17,841	1.08
	-Other	320,155	19.41

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Libraries and archives
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
EC02-51SL-LS	Product Lines	Product Lines by Kind of Business	US, states
EC02-51SS-SZ	Establishment and Firm Size	Receipts Size of Establishments	US
		Employment Size of Establishments	US
		Single Unit & Multiunit Firms	US
		Receipts Size of Firms	US
		Employment Size of Firms	US
		Concentration by Largest Firms	US
		Legal Form of Organization	US
EC02-51SX-SB	Miscellaneous Subjects	Exported Services by Selected Kind of Business	US, states
EC02-51I-13	Industry Series	Preliminary data now superseded	US
EC02-51A	Geographic Area Series	Summary Statistics	US, states, counties, metros

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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 519120
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
Service Annual Survey: Information Sector Services	Annual	Estimated revenue for employer and nonemployer firms	US
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