Industry Statistics Sampler

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Historical comparability

  NAICS 23, Construction, is comparable between 2007 and 2002.

  2002 NAICS 23, Construction, 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 23 is nearly comparable to SIC . 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	Value of business done ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
23	Construction	2002	709,279	1,206,843,089	253,648,308	7,173,996
		1997	656,448	858,581,056	174,184,608	5,664,853
		% change	8.0	40.6	45.6	26.6