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NAICS 56192
Convention and trade show organizers

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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
56192	Convention & trade show organizers	4,637	8,561,873	2,231,181	79,742
561920	Convention & trade show organizers	4,637	8,561,873	2,231,181	79,742

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
56192	Convention & trade show organizers	N	N	N	N	N	N	4,637	8,561,873

Definition: NAICS 56192 Convention and trade show organizers

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in organizing, promoting, and/or managing events, such as business and trade shows, conventions, conferences, and meetings (whether or not they manage and provide the staff to operate the facilities in which these events take place).

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in organizing, promoting, and/or managing live performing arts productions, sports events, and similar events, such as festivals (whether or not they manage and provide the staff to operate the facilities in which these events take place), are classified in Industry Group 7113, Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events.

Historical comparability

NAICS 56192, Convention and trade show organizers, 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

56192	Convention & trade show organizers	2002	4,639	8,574,480	2,234,559	79,871
		1997	3,978	6,260,217	1,733,219	72,443
		% change	16.6	37.0	28.9	10.3

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Geographic Distribution -- Convention and trade show organizers: 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

4,637

8,561,873

100.00

2,231,181

79,742

California

741

1,483,097

17.32

364,725

12,602

Illinois

296

770,799

9.00

233,595

5,665

New York

369

657,432

7.68

163,929

4,197

Texas

251

543,792

6.35

163,143

4,874

Nevada

125

529,683

6.19

244

162,761

6,516

Georgia

196

527,011

6.16

126,616

3,130

Florida

351

520,584

6.08

124,853

6,751

Massachusetts

140

416,559

4.87

142,679

9,114

New Jersey

156

388,214

4.53

85,781

2,760

Connecticut

264,944

3.09

48,869

755

Maryland

121

226,391

2.64

58,699

1,700

Virginia

144

221,436

2.59

56,276

1,390

Michigan

175,543

2.05

55,713

2,997

North Carolina

105

147,942

1.73

31,388

883

Pennsylvania

130

142,823

1.67

40,950

1,116

Ohio

123

142,454

1.66

41,509

1,281

Washington

118

120,930

1.41

31,531

1,110

Louisiana

118,616

1.39

24,050

1,595

Wisconsin

113,737

1.33

24,433

630

Indiana

113,465

1.33

18,692

520

Minnesota

106,808

1.25

29,629

1,288

Colorado

134

98,180

1.15

25,388

954

Oregon

88,668

1.04

23,154

735

Tennessee

83,938

0.98

19,414

692

Missouri

78,685

0.92

18,619

833

District of Columbia

49,588

0.58

11,042

384

Kentucky

44,972

0.53

10,930

446

Utah

43,437

0.51

10,858

634

Kansas

30,126

0.35

6,790

157

South Carolina

28,657

0.33

5,585

334

New Hampshire

25,457

0.30

4,473

Maine

24,841

0.29

6,058

145

Rhode Island

24,015

0.28

3,095

Mississippi

20,563

0.24

4,494

461

Alabama

19,526

0.23

4,697

198

Hawaii

18,780

0.22

6,028

217

Iowa

18,611

0.22

4,085

174

Oklahoma

9,925

0.12

4,270

209

Nebraska

9,125

0.11

2,135

New Mexico

8,650

0.10

2,720

116

Idaho

6,814

0.08

2,067

129

Delaware

5,662

0.07

3,025

Alaska

3,417

0.04

884

Arkansas

3,250

0.04

1,013

Vermont

2,968

0.03

702

Montana

2,112

0.02

479

Wyoming

1,862

0.02

321

All other states, including those below

100

77,784

0.91

19,034

1,532

Arizona

(500-999)

North Dakota

(500-999)

South Dakota

(1-19)

West Virginia

(1-19)

Products Lines for Convention and trade show organizers
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
30000	Industry total	8,561,873	100.00
37820	Convention/trade shows/other special event prod &/or management	8,331,039	97.30
39000	Merchandise sales	64,410	0.75
	-Other	166,424	1.94

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Convention and trade show organizers
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 56192
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