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NAICS 56191
Packaging and labeling 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
5619	Other support services	21,473	31,363,407	8,972,920	353,144
56191	Packaging & labeling services	1,866	4,915,887	1,218,548	53,277
561910	Packaging & labeling services	1,866	4,915,887	1,218,548	53,277

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)
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
5619	Other support services	86,799	33,379,484	65,326	75.3	2,016,077	6.0	21,473	31,363,407
56191	Packaging & labeling services	N	N	N	N	N	N	1,866	4,915,887

Definition: NAICS 56191 Packaging and labeling services

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in packaging client-owned materials. The services may include labeling and/or imprinting the package.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Processing client-owned materials into a different product, such as mixing water and concentrate to produce soft drinks,--are classified in Sector 31-33, Manufacturing;

Providing aerosol packaging services--are classified in U.S. Industry 325998, All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing;
Providing packing and crating services incidental to transportation--are classified in U.S. Industry 488991, Packing and Crating;
Providing warehousing services, as well as packaging or other logistics services--are classified in Industry Group 4931, Warehousing and Storage; and
Providing packing and crating services for agricultural products--are classified in U.S. Industry 115114, Postharvest Crop Activities (except Cotton Ginning).

Historical comparability

NAICS 56191, Packaging and labeling 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

56191	Packaging & labeling services	2002	1,867	4,932,271	1,222,727	53,533
		1997	2,331	4,015,318	1,073,373	56,658
		% change	-19.9	22.8	13.9	-5.5

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Geographic Distribution -- Packaging and labeling 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-
lish-
ments

Sales
($1,000)

Sales
% of
U.S.

Sales
per capita
($)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

United States

1,866

4,915,887

100.00

1,218,548

53,277

Illinois

139

704,123

14.32

154,756

5,611

California

237

449,874

9.15

106,523

4,263

New Jersey

139

446,179

9.08

136,128

5,387

Pennsylvania

436,557

8.88

139,484

5,690

Michigan

344,588

7.01

80,021

2,992

Wisconsin

316,078

6.43

62,466

3,080

Ohio

121

262,149

5.33

74,651

4,467

New York

111

214,071

4.35

92,582

6,050

Indiana

155,518

3.16

46,972

1,783

Texas

145,998

2.97

34,648

1,671

North Carolina

124,126

2.52

37,698

1,415

Tennessee

123,713

2.52

31,185

1,530

Massachusetts

119,119

2.42

24,692

840

Florida

100

74,027

1.51

19,261

852

Missouri

67,968

1.38

21,653

1,114

Kentucky

51,592

1.05

19,615

707

Rhode Island

49,212

1.00

12,497

351

Minnesota

44,675

0.91

15,558

792

Georgia

39,922

0.81

9,060

402

Connecticut

32,724

0.67

13,522

531

Colorado

28,867

0.59

3,400

303

Virginia

25,710

0.52

7,258

375

South Carolina

24,897

0.51

6,054

312

Alabama

21,194

0.43

7,390

250

Washington

19,213

0.39

7,024

230

Maryland

19,036

0.39

4,898

228

Nevada

16,550

0.34

3,398

131

Oklahoma

12,321

0.25

3,321

138

Kansas

11,325

0.23

4,596

199

Louisiana

9,597

0.20

2,182

Utah

8,521

0.17

1,890

Oregon

8,053

0.16

1,796

Delaware

6,890

0.14

1,732

Arkansas

3,669

0.07

966

106

District of Columbia

1,589

0.03

735

Maine

1,398

0.03

390

New Mexico

1,374

0.03

335

Nebraska

1,365

0.03

304

All other states, including those below

492,105

10.01

27,907

1,077

Arizona

(500-999)

Iowa

(100-249)

Mississippi

(100-249)

Idaho

(20-99)

New Hampshire

(20-99)

Vermont

(20-99)

West Virginia

(20-99)

Alaska

(1-19)

Hawaii

(1-19)

Montana

(1-19)

North Dakota

(1-19)

South Dakota

(1-19)

Wyoming

(1-19)

Products Lines for Packaging and labeling services
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
30000	Industry total	4,915,887	100.00
37810	Packaging & labeling services	4,734,737	96.32
37750	Postal, shipping, & mailing services	41,490	0.84
39000	Merchandise sales	32,022	0.65
	-Other	107,638	2.19

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Packaging and labeling 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 Administrative & Other Support Services	US, states
EC02-56I-08	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 56191
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
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