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NAICS 523120
Securities brokerage

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

52	Finance & insurance	440,268	2,803,854,868	377,790,172	6,578,817
523	Securities intermediation & related activities	72,338	316,275,155	103,440,617	832,144
5231	Securities & commodity contracts intermediation & brokerage	34,798	212,236,041	69,047,623	501,652
52312	Securities brokerage	27,776	107,198,773	36,731,622	350,063
523120	Securities brokerage	27,776	107,198,773	36,731,622	350,063

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)

52	Finance & insurance	1,100,560	2,847,993,962	660,292	60.0	44,139,094	1.5	440,268	2,803,854,868
523	Securities intermediation & related activities	312,845	340,446,716	240,507	76.9	24,171,561	7.1	72,338	316,275,155
5231	Securities & commodity contracts intermediation & brokerage	66,846	217,668,604	32,048	47.9	5,432,563	2.5	34,798	212,236,041
52312	Securities brokerage	48,042	110,031,762	20,266	42.2	2,832,989	2.6	27,776	107,198,773
523120	Securities brokerage	48,042	110,031,762	20,266	42.2	2,832,989	2.6	27,776	107,198,773

Definition: NAICS 523120 Securities brokerage

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in acting as agents (i.e., brokers) between buyers and sellers in buying or selling securities on a commission or transaction fee basis.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in investment banking and securities dealing (i.e., buying or selling securities on their own account) are classified in Industry 523110, Investment Banking and Securities Dealing.

Historical comparability

NAICS 523120, Securities brokerage, 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	Revenue ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees

523120	Securities brokerage	2002	27,776	107,198,773	36,731,622	350,063
		1997	19,869	72,756,442	26,519,842	290,656
		% change	39.8	47.3	38.5	20.4

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Geographic Distribution -- Securities brokerage: 2002

Data for the Finance & insurance sector are published for the U.S., states and metropolitan areas

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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Revenue
($1,000)

Revenue
% of
U.S.

Revenue
per capita
($)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

United States

27,776

107,198,773

100.00

372

36,731,622

350,063

New York

1,866

27,798,026

25.93

1,450

10,559,524

61,005

California

3,052

12,411,050

11.58

354

4,392,350

38,475

New Jersey

889

6,555,838

6.12

764

2,051,985

21,074

Massachusetts

496

5,953,745

5.55

926

1,864,597

19,309

Florida

1,710

5,895,082

5.50

353

1,907,284

23,536

Illinois

1,506

4,743,862

4.43

377

1,755,530

17,159

Texas

2,079

4,480,398

4.18

206

1,579,111

18,850

North Carolina

715

3,882,635

3.62

467

677,680

8,362

Minnesota

724

2,950,717

2.75

587

863,134

9,385

Pennsylvania

938

2,496,985

2.33

203

976,927

11,974

Georgia

622

2,109,607

1.97

245

614,480

6,709

Ohio

1,009

2,010,921

1.88

176

717,662

10,269

Michigan

953

1,732,096

1.62

173

601,114

7,585

Tennessee

443

1,550,668

1.45

268

535,313

5,119

Washington

782

1,474,607

1.38

243

530,286

6,392

Missouri

841

1,331,791

1.24

234

447,406

5,779

Wisconsin

670

1,058,048

0.99

195

336,122

4,811

Colorado

595

1,009,914

0.94

224

392,363

5,207

Nebraska

276

746,404

0.70

432

167,245

2,740

Oregon

401

736,193

0.69

209

346,685

3,846

Indiana

681

714,163

0.67

116

292,848

3,969

Alabama

242

636,923

0.59

142

222,233

2,397

Louisiana

420

578,616

0.54

129

224,393

2,716

Kentucky

329

486,928

0.45

119

193,576

2,763

Oklahoma

322

462,465

0.43

133

168,532

2,189

South Carolina

345

444,830

0.41

108

163,570

2,467

Utah

189

400,019

0.37

172

112,623

1,559

Kansas

361

383,687

0.36

141

128,206

1,878

Arkansas

240

360,553

0.34

133

126,280

1,622

Iowa

427

358,313

0.33

122

141,725

2,187

Nevada

195

318,571

0.30

147

115,157

1,378

Delaware

310,041

0.29

385

108,481

1,251

Rhode Island

230,920

0.22

216

77,382

993

New Hampshire

139

191,789

0.18

151

78,845

949

Mississippi

151

184,584

0.17

70,412

873

New Mexico

122

176,365

0.16

71,758

982

Hawaii

164,437

0.15

133

77,282

716

West Virginia

108

149,994

0.14

63,567

864

Maine

113

144,278

0.13

111

62,622

922

Vermont

137,220

0.13

223

42,880

460

Montana

151

123,820

0.12

136

53,596

754

Idaho

170

120,816

0.11

53,807

834

South Dakota

127

107,639

0.10

142

34,585

535

North Dakota

119

99,197

0.09

157

30,937

487

Alaska

85,672

0.08

134

34,056

403

Wyoming

43,480

0.04

16,331

260

All other states, including those below

1,841

8,854,866

8.26

2,649,140

26,069

Connecticut

420

(5000-9999)

Maryland

305

(5000-9999)

Virginia

553

(5000-9999)

Arizona

512

(2500-4999)

District of Columbia

(1000-2499)

Products Lines for Securities brokerage
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
50000	Industry total	107,198,77	100.00
55610	Brokering & dealing products, equities	46,442,803	43.32
57720	Financial planning & investment mgt services for individuals	13,823,068	12.89
55910	Broker/deal inv comp securities, incl mutual funds, etc	6,985,972	6.52
	-Other	39,946,930	37.26

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Securities brokerage
Series number	Title	Contents	Geography
EC02-00C-COMP	Comparative Statistics	2002 and 1997 data side by side on a comparable NAICS 1997 basis	US, states
EC02-52SL-LS	Product Lines	Product Lines by Kind of Business	US
EC02-52SS-SZ	Establishment and Firm Size	Revenue Size of Establishments	US
		Employment Size of Establishments	US
		Single Unit & Multiunit Firms	US
		Revenue Size of Firms	US
		Employment Size of Firms	US
		Concentration by Largest Firms	US
		Legal Form of Organization	US
EC02-52SX-SB	Miscellaneous Subjects	Exported Services by Selected Kinds of Business	US
EC02-52I-04	Industry Series	Preliminary data now superseded	US
EC02-52A	Geographic Area Series	Summary Statistics	US, states, metros

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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 523120
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
Nonemployer Statistics	Annual	Number of establishments and sales of firms with no paid employees	US, states, metro areas, counties
Serviced Annual Survey: Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments	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