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NAICS 56144
Collection agencies

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

56	Administrative & support & waste management & remediation service	350,583	432,577,580	206,439,329	8,741,854
561	Administrative & support services	331,921	381,268,304	194,207,071	8,410,033
5614	Business support services	34,735	43,978,782	17,617,080	769,999
56144	Collection agencies	5,265	8,851,952	3,742,180	129,822
561440	Collection agencies	5,265	8,851,952	3,742,180	129,822

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

56	Administrative & support & waste management & remediation service	1,613,290	459,487,355	1,262,707	78.3	26,909,775	5.9	350,583	432,577,580
561	Administrative & support services	1,576,238	407,093,815	1,244,317	78.9	25,825,511	6.3	331,921	381,268,304
5614	Business support services	210,662	48,438,941	175,927	83.5	4,460,159	9.2	34,735	43,978,782
56144	Collection agencies	10,242	9,050,645	4,977	48.6	198,693	2.2	5,265	8,851,952
561440	Collection agencies	10,242	9,050,645	4,977	48.6	198,693	2.2	5,265	8,851,952

Definition: NAICS 56144 Collection agencies

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in collecting payments for claims and remitting payments collected to their clients.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Repossessing tangible assets--are classified in U.S. Industry 561491, Repossession Services; and
Providing financing to others by factoring accounts receivables (i.e., assuming the risk of collection and credit losses)--are classified in U.S. Industry 522298, All Other Nondepository Credit Intermediation.

Historical comparability

Almost Comparable NAICS 56144, Collection agencies, is close, but not quite comparable between 2002 and 1997. See the Bridge Between 2002 NAICS and 1997 NAICS for changes to constituent industries.

In comparisons with data before 1997, 1997 NAICS 56144 is nearly comparable to SIC 7322. See the Bridge Between 1997 NAICS and 1987 SIC.

In the following table, both 1997 and 2002 data are classified by 1997 NAICS, so that the two years are comparable.

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

56144	Collection agencies	2002	5,248	8,840,342	3,739,842	129,716
		1997	5,250	5,083,245	2,128,147	84,333
		% change	0.0	73.9	75.7	53.8

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Geographic Distribution -- Collection agencies: 2002

Data for the Administrative & support & waste management & remediation service 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-
tries

Description

Estab-
lish-
ments

Sales
($1,000)

Sales
% of
U.S.

Sales
per capita
($)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

United States

5,265

8,851,952

100.00

3,742,180

129,822

California

542

1,003,151

11.33

437,709

14,534

New York

377

854,557

9.65

337,887

11,186

Texas

368

785,729

8.88

310,517

11,159

Georgia

210

465,448

5.26

169,899

5,738

Illinois

196

459,178

5.19

182,373

6,808

Pennsylvania

268

420,162

4.75

220,823

8,315

Ohio

207

410,479

4.64

162,569

5,221

Minnesota

137

391,936

4.43

161,348

4,718

Florida

318

383,767

4.34

168,237

6,387

Arizona

113

291,543

3.29

134,795

4,966

New Jersey

174

258,425

2.92

109,283

3,436

Virginia

108

221,856

2.51

112,521

4,222

Missouri

102

175,041

1.98

85,797

3,503

Tennessee

102

173,913

1.96

84,601

3,167

Maryland

162,008

1.83

68,751

2,075

Washington

130

150,083

1.70

67,673

2,439

South Carolina

143,691

1.62

50,963

1,398

Indiana

125

143,082

1.62

53,131

1,768

Kansas

141,797

1.60

46,479

1,718

Colorado

119

133,410

1.51

56,469

1,800

Michigan

125

132,532

1.50

45,346

1,487

North Carolina

105

122,462

1.38

53,688

1,846

Massachusetts

101

116,892

1.32

62,022

1,692

Oklahoma

110,468

1.25

51,690

1,924

Nevada

96,223

1.09

30,105

915

Louisiana

92,111

1.04

44,463

1,391

Alabama

81,676

0.92

32,284

1,421

Nebraska

79,781

0.90

37,412

952

Oregon

79,451

0.90

33,338

1,095

Iowa

77,345

0.87

38,707

1,509

Wisconsin

72,495

0.82

34,115

1,398

Kentucky

71,832

0.81

31,753

970

Mississippi

55,359

0.63

15,654

748

South Dakota

51,235

0.58

31,752

1,093

Arkansas

49,002

0.55

20,377

711

Utah

44,302

0.50

11,923

504

New Hampshire

39,123

0.44

23,172

525

Delaware

37,227

0.42

25,528

777

Idaho

36,846

0.42

8,451

362

Hawaii

26,024

0.29

12,739

636

West Virginia

25,035

0.28

11,382

544

Montana

19,400

0.22

7,536

291

New Mexico

18,948

0.21

7,615

523

Wyoming

14,204

0.16

5,492

250

Alaska

13,309

0.15

4,769

185

North Dakota

13,207

0.15

5,478

401

Maine

9,795

0.11

4,245

155

Vermont

2,975

0.03

1,547

Rhode Island

1,366

0.02

675

All other states, including those below

92,071

1.04

27,097

887

Connecticut

(500-999)

District of Columbia

(100-249)

Products Lines for Collection agencies
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
30000	Industry total	8,851,952	100.00
37761	Debt recovery services: Consumer accounts	5,881,087	66.44
37762	Debt recovery services: Commercial accounts	2,659,539	30.04
37721	Tel answering (answering calls & relaying messages to clients)	71,291	0.81
	-Other	240,035	2.71

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Collection agencies
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
EC02-56SL-LS	Product Lines	Product Lines by Kind of Business	US, states
EC02-56SS-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
EC02-56SX-SB	Miscellaneous Subjects	Exported Services by Selected Kind of Business	US, states
EC02-56SX-SB	Miscellaneous Subjects	Receipts by Class of Customer for Administrative & Other Support Services	US, states
EC02-56I-04	Industry Series	Preliminary data now superseded	US
BE02-00I-1	Business Expenses	Sales & Operating Expenses by Kind of Business (1997 NAICS Basis)	US
BE02-00I-1	Business Expenses	Relative Standard Errors for Sales & Operating Expenses by Kind of Business (1997 NAICS Basis)	US
EC02-56A	Geographic Area Series	Summary Statistics	US, states, counties, metros

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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 56144
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: Administrative & Support and Waste Management & Remediation 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