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NAICS 561720
Janitorial services

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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
5617	Services to buildings & dwellings	156,555	75,315,804	29,133,626	1,583,580
56172	Janitorial services	50,984	27,009,000	12,844,592	918,777
561720	Janitorial services	50,984	27,009,000	12,844,592	918,777

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
5617	Services to buildings & dwellings	878,605	88,576,960	722,050	82.2	13,261,156	15.0	156,555	75,315,804
56172	Janitorial services	478,537	32,908,195	427,553	89.3	5,899,195	17.9	50,984	27,009,000
561720	Janitorial services	478,537	32,908,195	427,553	89.3	5,899,195	17.9	50,984	27,009,000

Definition: NAICS 561720 Janitorial services

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in cleaning building interiors, interiors of transportation equipment (e.g., aircraft, rail cars, ships), and/or windows.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Cleaning building exteriors (except sandblasting and window cleaning) or chimneys--are classified in Industry 561790, Other Services to Buildings and Dwellings; and
Sandblasting building exteriors--are classified in Industry 238990, All Other Specialty Trade Contractors.

Historical comparability

NAICS 561720, Janitorial services, is comparable between 2002 and 1997.

In comparisons with data before 1997, 1997 NAICS 561720 is nearly comparable to SIC 7349. 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

561720	Janitorial services	2002	50,988	27,009,484	12,844,851	918,790
		1997	55,157	21,127,932	10,106,178	892,290
		% change	-7.6	27.8	27.1	3.0
561720	Janitorial services	2002	50,988	27,009,484	12,844,851	918,790
		1997	55,157	21,127,932	10,106,178	892,290
		% change	-7.6	27.8	27.1	3.0

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Geographic Distribution -- Janitorial 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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Description

Estab-
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Sales
($1,000)

Sales
% of
U.S.

Sales
per capita
($)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

United States

50,984

27,009,000

100.00

12,844,592

918,777

California

5,096

3,436,492

12.72

1,622,848

99,823

New York

2,473

2,234,819

8.27

117

1,148,792

59,892

Texas

2,722

2,005,637

7.43

887,129

67,373

Illinois

2,238

1,642,256

6.08

130

827,792

55,390

Florida

3,428

1,294,757

4.79

482,746

36,433

New Jersey

1,710

1,228,005

4.55

143

624,951

46,081

Pennsylvania

2,110

1,209,552

4.48

549,618

38,734

Ohio

2,219

1,092,522

4.05

562,738

45,039

Massachusetts

1,205

916,716

3.39

143

472,265

28,948

Virginia

1,863

820,694

3.04

113

418,316

38,458

Michigan

1,812

809,684

3.00

402,171

26,297

Georgia

1,214

801,600

2.97

350,276

24,522

North Carolina

1,748

727,843

2.69

340,436

26,370

Maryland

1,293

638,095

2.36

117

328,895

27,450

Tennessee

953

554,537

2.05

239,521

19,148

Missouri

1,116

502,730

1.86

261,816

22,928

Washington

1,438

469,619

1.74

218,169

13,671

South Carolina

785

438,521

1.62

107

249,335

17,927

Colorado

1,110

435,798

1.61

210,832

15,650

Minnesota

969

430,271

1.59

226,118

15,396

Arizona

969

415,784

1.54

194,021

14,666

Indiana

1,109

414,753

1.54

205,581

15,898

Wisconsin

1,153

394,562

1.46

184,424

15,555

Louisiana

549

371,498

1.38

145,323

12,669

Connecticut

677

364,690

1.35

105

178,106

14,059

Iowa

520

334,477

1.24

114

159,300

11,350

Kentucky

628

288,520

1.07

137,898

12,330

Oregon

767

249,249

0.92

116,503

8,273

Oklahoma

540

221,547

0.82

100,019

7,369

Alabama

610

221,132

0.82

96,254

9,409

Kansas

595

208,965

0.77

88,647

6,606

Nevada

501

173,504

0.64

67,647

5,024

Utah

487

172,597

0.64

69,200

6,031

Nebraska

422

145,409

0.54

65,407

5,531

Hawaii

254

141,716

0.52

115

59,969

4,409

District of Columbia

137,958

0.51

238

77,736

5,119

Arkansas

335

119,640

0.44

50,022

4,671

Rhode Island

226

110,885

0.41

104

50,843

3,181

New Hampshire

302

101,905

0.38

39,687

2,720

Delaware

221

97,307

0.36

121

49,002

3,807

Mississippi

340

92,984

0.34

41,428

4,120

New Mexico

293

90,440

0.33

44,059

3,571

Idaho

317

89,293

0.33

38,218

3,295

West Virginia

228

86,668

0.32

41,906

3,375

Maine

301

71,226

0.26

31,068

2,541

Alaska

201

52,322

0.19

22,332

1,511

Montana

240

43,737

0.16

17,092

1,766

Vermont

158

35,730

0.13

14,895

1,178

North Dakota

143

34,542

0.13

15,968

1,610

South Dakota

157

28,850

0.11

13,174

1,394

Wyoming

155

25,238

0.09

10,425

962

Products Lines for Janitorial services
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
30000	Industry total	27,009,000	100.00
38241	Nonresidential building cleaning services	23,199,228	85.89
38242	Residential cleaning services	2,441,239	9.04
38212	Rug, carpet, & upholstery cleaning serv: On customers' premises	437,353	1.62
	-Other	931,180	3.45

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Janitorial services
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
EC02-56SL-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 Selected Industries	US, states
EC02-56I-07	Industry Series	Preliminary data now superseded	US
EC02-56A	Geographic Area Series	Summary Statistics	US, states, counties, metros

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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 561720
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