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NAICS 561611
Investigation services

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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.
Indus-
try
Detail
NAICS
code		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Sales
($1,000)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
Go to this NAICS 56 Administrative & support & waste management & remediation service 350,583 432,577,580 206,439,329 8,741,854
Go to this NAICS 561 Administrative & support services 331,921 381,268,304 194,207,071 8,410,033
Go to this NAICS 5616 Investigation & security services 22,957 31,375,440 16,004,123 761,291
Go to this NAICS 56161 Investigation, guard, & armored car services 13,158 19,468,263 12,048,121 644,587
  561611 Investigation services 4,975 2,585,756 1,044,361 45,085

 

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)
Number % of all $1,000 % of all
N = Not available
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
5616 Investigation & security services 93,108 32,498,131 70,151 75.3 1,122,691 3.5 22,957 31,375,440
56161 Investigation, guard, & armored car services N N N N N N 13,158 19,468,263
561611 Investigation services N N N N N N 4,975 2,585,756

 

Definition: NAICS 561611   Investigation services

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing investigation and detective services.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in providing credit checks are classified in Industry 561450, Credit Bureaus.

 

Historical comparability

Comparable   NAICS 561611, Investigation services, 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 Sales ($1,000) Annual payroll ($1,000) Paid employees
561611 Investigation services 2002 4,975 2,585,756 1,044,361 45,085
1997 5,077 1,819,015 833,846 50,782
% change -2.0 42.2 25.2 -11.2

 

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Geographic Distribution -- Investigation services: 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
See other industries in this state United States 4,975 2,585,756 100.00 8.97 1,044,361 45,085
See other industries in this state California 727 405,036 15.66 11.56 159,503 7,110
See other industries in this state New York 418 257,929 9.97 13.46 106,147 4,296
See other industries in this state Texas 346 194,492 7.52 8.94 83,689 3,307
See other industries in this state Florida 532 193,298 7.48 11.59 69,887 3,090
See other industries in this state Virginia 169 154,848 5.99 21.25 69,028 2,797
See other industries in this state Pennsylvania 211 141,867 5.49 11.51 65,660 2,702
See other industries in this state Oklahoma 58 117,302 4.54 33.63 17,066 600
See other industries in this state Illinois 203 114,061 4.41 9.06 54,697 2,307
See other industries in this state Maryland 125 84,544 3.27 15.54 32,851 1,461
See other industries in this state Ohio 141 82,975 3.21 7.27 33,383 1,548
See other industries in this state New Jersey 159 79,470 3.07 9.26 24,897 1,163
See other industries in this state Georgia 136 72,241 2.79 8.40 32,225 1,314
See other industries in this state Michigan 145 64,195 2.48 6.40 32,398 1,473
See other industries in this state Colorado 108 49,271 1.91 10.95 20,122 662
See other industries in this state North Carolina 102 43,294 1.67 5.21 23,157 971
See other industries in this state Massachusetts 119 42,801 1.66 6.66 18,915 857
See other industries in this state Tennessee 64 41,933 1.62 7.24 20,188 869
See other industries in this state Washington 81 35,028 1.35 5.77 14,283 432
See other industries in this state Alabama 60 32,223 1.25 7.20 17,394 1,237
See other industries in this state Arizona 101 30,835 1.19 5.66 10,800 482
See other industries in this state Missouri 66 30,150 1.17 5.31 11,036 445
See other industries in this state Louisiana 80 28,987 1.12 6.48 11,590 541
See other industries in this state Minnesota 73 27,146 1.05 5.40 10,821 430
See other industries in this state South Carolina 59 26,570 1.03 6.48 8,775 285
See other industries in this state Indiana 64 20,686 0.80 3.36 12,042 840
See other industries in this state Connecticut 53 18,514 0.72 5.35 7,631 310
See other industries in this state Nevada 50 16,274 0.63 7.50 5,362 285
See other industries in this state Wisconsin 72 15,363 0.59 2.82 7,469 388
See other industries in this state Utah 27 15,283 0.59 6.57 4,076 157
See other industries in this state Nebraska 20 12,864 0.50 7.45 2,782 156
See other industries in this state New Mexico 22 10,116 0.39 5.45 3,583 120
See other industries in this state Kansas 33 7,580 0.29 2.79 2,262 127
See other industries in this state Oregon 51 6,173 0.24 1.75 1,997 97
See other industries in this state Hawaii 15 5,277 0.20 4.28 1,962 72
See other industries in this state Iowa 23 4,215 0.16 1.44 1,524 105
See other industries in this state Alaska 4 211 0.01 0.33 68 6
  All other states, including those below 258 102,704 3.97   45,091 2,043
See other industries in this state     Delaware 7 D     D (250-499)
See other industries in this state     District of Columbia 13 D     D (250-499)
See other industries in this state     Kentucky 38 D     D (250-499)
See other industries in this state     Mississippi 27 D     D (250-499)
See other industries in this state     Idaho 20 D     D (100-249)
See other industries in this state     Montana 21 D     D (100-249)
See other industries in this state     Rhode Island 17 D     D (100-249)
See other industries in this state     West Virginia 30 D     D (100-249)
See other industries in this state     Arkansas 20 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     Maine 18 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     New Hampshire 17 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     North Dakota 10 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     South Dakota 11 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     Vermont 4 D     D (1-19)
See other industries in this state     Wyoming 5 D     D (1-19)

 

Products Lines for Investigation services
Product
code 		Product description Sales of
this line
($000)		 Percent of
industry sales
(%)		 Graph
30000 Industry total 2,585,756 100.00
38142 Investigative & detect serv: All oth investigative & detect serv 1,337,931 51.74
38141 Investigative & detective services: Personal background checks 1,032,484 39.93
-Other 215,341 8.33

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Investigation services
Link
to pdf 		Series number Title Link to AFF or Drill-down
tables		 Contents Geography
link to PDF EC02-00C-COMP Comparative Statistics Link to drill-down tables 2002 and 1997 data side by side on a comparable NAICS 1997 basis US, states
link to PDF EC02-56SL-LS Product Lines Link to data in AFF Product Lines by Kind of Business US, states
link to PDF EC02-56SS-SZ Establishment and Firm Size Link to data in AFF Receipts Size of Establishments US
Link to data in AFF Employment Size of Establishments US
Link to data in AFF Single Unit & Multiunit Firms US
Link to data in AFF Receipts Size of Firms US
Link to data in AFF Employment Size of Firms US
Link to data in AFF Concentration by Largest Firms US
Link to data in AFF Legal Form of Organization US
link to PDF EC02-56SX-SB Miscellaneous Subjects Link to data in AFF Exported Services by Selected Kind of Business US, states
Link to data in AFF Receipts by Class of Customer for Selected Industries US, states
link to PDF EC02-56I-06 Industry Series   Preliminary data now superseded US
link to PDF EC02-56A Geographic Area Series Link to data in AFF Summary Statistics US, states, counties, metros
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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 561611
Hypertext Tables 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: Administrative & Support and Waste Management & Remediation Services Annual Estimated Revenue for Employer and Nonemployer Firms US
Link to table for this industry 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
For more data sets, check a broader NAICS category, such as NAICS 56161 To broader NAICS

 

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