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NAICS 541380
Testing laboratories

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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

54	Professional, scientific, & technical services	Total	771,305	886,801,038	376,090,052	7,243,505
		Exempt	5,789	20,553,805	8,129,955	160,973
		Taxable	765,516	866,247,233	367,960,097	7,082,532
541	Professional, scientific, & technical services	Total	771,305	886,801,038	376,090,052	7,243,505
		Exempt	5,789	20,553,805	8,129,955	160,973
		Taxable	765,516	866,247,233	367,960,097	7,082,532
5413	Architectural, engineering, & related services	Taxable	107,386	161,835,036	68,015,127	1,266,816
54138	Testing laboratories	Taxable	5,955	8,770,541	3,955,644	93,596
541380	Testing laboratories	Taxable	5,955	8,770,541	3,955,644	93,596

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	Receipts ($1,000)
		Establish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)	Number	% of all	$1,000	% of all	Establish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)

54	Professional, scientific, & technical services	3,318,396	962,642,516	2,552,880	76.9	96,395,283	10.0	765,516	866,247,233
541	Professional, scientific, & technical services	3,318,396	962,642,516	2,552,880	76.9	96,395,283	10.0	765,516	866,247,233
5413	Architectural, engineering, & related services	316,167	170,395,089	208,781	66.0	8,560,053	5.0	107,386	161,835,036
54138	Testing laboratories	8,411	8,885,799	2,456	29.2	115,258	1.3	5,955	8,770,541
541380	Testing laboratories	8,411	8,885,799	2,456	29.2	115,258	1.3	5,955	8,770,541

Definition: NAICS 541380 Testing laboratories

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in performing physical, chemical, and other analytical testing services, such as acoustics or vibration testing, assaying, biological testing (except medical and veterinary), calibration testing, electrical and electronic testing, geotechnical testing, mechanical testing, nondestructive testing, or thermal testing. The testing may occur in a laboratory or on-site.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Laboratory testing for the medical profession--are classified in Industry 62151, Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories;
Veterinary testing services--are classified in Industry 541940, Veterinary Services; and
Auto emissions testing--are classified in U.S. Industry 811198, All Other Automotive Repair and Maintenance.

Historical comparability

NAICS 541380, Testing laboratories, is comparable between 2002 and 1997.

In comparisons with data before 1997, 1997 NAICS 541380 is comparable to SIC 8734. 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	Receipts ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees

541380	Testing laboratories	2002	5,956	8,770,615	3,955,662	93,597
		1997	5,488	6,442,964	2,708,782	82,024
		% change	8.5	36.1	46.0	14.1

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Geographic Distribution -- Testing laboratories: 2002

Data for the Professional, scientific, & technical services sector are published for the U.S., states, metropolitan areas, counties, places, and 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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Indus-
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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

Total

5,955

8,770,541

100.00

3,955,644

93,596

California

Total

812

1,511,397

17.23

609,877

13,034

Texas

Total

568

804,775

9.18

339,423

8,665

New York

Total

260

580,119

6.61

234,491

5,301

Illinois

Total

216

576,851

6.58

264,482

5,492

Pennsylvania

Total

275

426,800

4.87

181,001

4,822

Ohio

Total

251

393,985

4.49

169,176

4,896

New Jersey

Total

192

354,095

4.04

152,464

3,500

Michigan

Total

213

343,683

3.92

422,558

7,435

Florida

Total

281

320,405

3.65

125,914

3,359

North Carolina

Total

156

260,209

2.97

113,643

2,910

Massachusetts

Total

135

255,407

2.91

106,595

2,181

Louisiana

Total

160

208,152

2.37

89,356

2,445

Washington

Total

152

182,785

2.08

75,918

1,911

Connecticut

Total

167,833

1.91

73,087

1,478

Virginia

Total

125

157,435

1.80

56,293

1,621

Georgia

Total

141

152,769

1.74

79,628

1,747

Colorado

Total

136

145,140

1.65

62,503

1,360

Maryland

Total

107

138,598

1.58

63,867

1,509

Indiana

Total

117

133,826

1.53

59,214

1,487

Minnesota

Total

107

126,861

1.45

56,614

1,341

Tennessee

Total

120,004

1.37

45,038

1,284

Alabama

Total

118,418

1.35

52,331

1,288

Wisconsin

Total

104

108,459

1.24

44,317

1,262

New Mexico

Total

90,555

1.03

23,313

543

Oregon

Total

85,370

0.97

36,299

963

South Carolina

Total

82,330

0.94

34,566

995

Kansas

Total

78,277

0.89

24,615

673

Missouri

Total

76,666

0.87

29,369

811

Kentucky

Total

59,794

0.68

24,783

770

Oklahoma

Total

57,335

0.65

26,143

708

Utah

Total

48,295

0.55

22,039

614

Arkansas

Total

48,091

0.55

18,524

572

Iowa

Total

38,148

0.43

14,181

477

Nevada

Total

36,932

0.42

14,523

342

West Virginia

Total

36,221

0.41

16,816

608

Delaware

Total

31,050

0.35

13,007

332

Idaho

Total

30,824

0.35

11,896

384

Wyoming

Total

27,820

0.32

10,765

341

Nebraska

Total

25,994

0.30

9,094

227

Rhode Island

Total

24,553

0.28

12,803

251

New Hampshire

Total

23,421

0.27

9,885

240

Vermont

Total

19,054

0.22

7,867

234

Mississippi

Total

16,678

0.19

7,339

273

Alaska

Total

16,599

0.19

7,524

158

North Dakota

Total

14,886

0.17

6,618

235

Maine

Total

14,302

0.16

5,393

183

Montana

Total

13,534

0.15

6,440

205

Hawaii

Total

8,646

0.10

3,306

South Dakota

Total

7,433

0.08

3,055

103

All other states, including those below

Total

129

169,727

1.94

77,691

1,943

Arizona

Total

128

(1000-2499)

District of Columbia

Total

(1-19)

Products Lines for Testing laboratories
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
30000	Industry total	8,770,541	100.00
36309	Testing serv (phys or prod): Oth testing serv, excl med & vet	3,193,404	36.41
36301	Testing serv (physical or product): Chemical analysis & testing	2,367,203	26.99
36302	Testing services (physical or product): Nondestructive testing	1,157,118	13.19
36305	Testing services (physical or product): Electrical testing	489,946	5.59
	-Other	1,562,870	17.82

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Testing laboratories
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
EC02-54SL-LS	Product Lines	Product Lines by Kind of Business	US, states
EC02-54SS-SZ	Establishment and Firm Size	Receipts/Revenue Size of Establishments	US
		Employment Size of Establishments	US
		Single Unit & Multiunit Firms	US
		Receipts/Revenue Size of Firms	US
		Employment Size of Firms	US
		Concentration by Largest Firms	US
		Legal Form of Organization	US
EC02-54SX-SB	Miscellaneous Subjects	Exported Services by Selected Kind of Business	US, states
EC02-54SX-SB	Miscellaneous Subjects	Receipts/Revenue by Class of Customer for Selected Professional, Scientific, Technical Services	US, states
EC02-54I-03	Industry Series	Preliminary data now superseded	US
EC02-54A	Geographic Area Series	Summary Statistics	US, states, counties, metros

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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 541380
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
Service Annual Survey: Professional, Scientific, and Technical 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