1997 County Business Patterns for Duplin, NC Contact: cbp@census.gov or 301-457-2580 (For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see note at end of table) Annual Total Employment-size class Number of Payroll Estab- -------------------------------- SIC Industry Employees ($1,000) lishments 1-19 20-99 100-499 > 499 ---- ------------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------- --------- --------- ------- ------- ------ ---- TOTAL 12,556 223,711 988 900 71 14 3 07-- AGRICULTURAL SERVICES, FORESTRY, AND FISHING 123 2,368 16 15 1 0 0 0700 Agricultural services 123 2,368 16 15 1 0 0 0710 Soil preparation services (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 0720 Crop services (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 0740 Veterinary services (A) (D) 3 3 0 0 0 0750 Animal services, except veterinary (B) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 0760 Farm labor and management services (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 0762 Farm management services (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 0780 Landscape and horticultural services 24 143 6 6 0 0 0 10-- MINING 27 409 3 2 1 0 0 1400 Nonmetallic minerals, except fuels 27 409 3 2 1 0 0 1420 Crushed and broken stone (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 1422 Crushed and broken limestone (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 1440 Sand and gravel (B) (D) 1 0 1 0 0 1442 Construction sand and gravel (B) (D) 1 0 1 0 0 15-- CONSTRUCTION 1,050 16,007 165 158 5 2 0 1500 General contractors and operative builders 317 5,812 34 30 3 1 0 1510 General building contractors (E) (D) 32 28 3 1 0 1530 Operative builders (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 1600 Heavy construction, except building 51 814 13 13 0 0 0 1610 Highway and street construction (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 1620 Heavy construction, except highway (B) (D) 12 12 0 0 0 1700 Special trade contractors 682 9,381 118 115 2 1 0 1710 Plumbing, heating, air-conditioning 119 1,766 22 22 0 0 0 1720 Painting and paper hanging (B) (D) 7 7 0 0 0 1730 Electrical work 57 1,536 23 23 0 0 0 1740 Masonry, stonework, and plastering 98 1,052 17 17 0 0 0 1741 Masonry and other stonework 59 571 11 11 0 0 0 1742 Plastering, drywall, and insulation (B) (D) 4 4 0 0 0 1743 Terrazzo, tile, marble, mosaic work (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 1750 Carpentry and floor work 74 895 17 16 1 0 0 1751 Carpentry work 58 676 11 10 1 0 0 1752 Floor laying and floor work, n.e.c. 16 219 6 6 0 0 0 1760 Roofing, siding, and sheet metal work 33 310 8 8 0 0 0 1770 Concrete work 167 1,933 8 6 1 1 0 1780 Water well drilling (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 1790 Misc. special trade contractors 78 1,142 14 14 0 0 0 1791 Structural steel erection (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 1793 Glass and glazing work (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 1794 Excavation work 17 327 4 4 0 0 0 1796 Installing building equipment, n.e.c. (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 1799 Special trade contractors, n.e.c. 26 165 6 6 0 0 0 20-- MANUFACTURING 4,705 95,762 67 47 10 7 3 2000 Food and kindred products 1,872 33,529 11 7 0 2 2 2010 Meat products (G) (D) 4 2 0 0 2 2011 Meat packing plants (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 2013 Sausages and other prepared meats (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 2015 Poultry slaughtering and processing (G) (D) 2 0 0 0 2 2030 Preserved fruits and vegetables (E) (D) 1 0 0 1 0 2035 Pickles, sauces, and salad dressings (E) (D) 1 0 0 1 0 2040 Grain mill products (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 2048 Prepared feeds, n.e.c. (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 2070 Fats and oils (C) (D) 2 1 0 1 0 2075 Soybean oil mills (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 2077 Animal and marine fats and oils (C) (D) 1 0 0 1 0 2080 Beverages (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 2084 Wines, brandy, and brandy spirits (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 2090 Misc. food and kindred products (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 2096 Potato chips and similar snacks (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 2200 Textile mill products 1,944 47,615 6 0 1 4 1 2250 Knitting mills (G) (D) 3 0 0 2 1 2257 Weft knit fabric mills (F) (D) 2 0 0 2 0 2258 Lace and warp knit fabric mills (F) (D) 1 0 0 0 1 2280 Yarn and thread mills (E) (D) 3 0 1 2 0 2281 Yarn spinning mills (E) (D) 3 0 1 2 0 2300 Apparel and other textile products 390 4,957 7 2 4 1 0 2310 Men's and boys' suits and coats (B) (D) 1 0 1 0 0 2320 Men's and boys' furnishings 261 3,223 3 0 2 1 0 2321 Men's and boys' shirts (B) (D) 1 0 1 0 0 2329 Men's and boys' clothing, n.e.c. (C) (D) 2 0 1 1 0 2340 Women's and children's undergarments (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 2341 Women's and children's underwear (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 2360 Girls' and children's outerwear (B) (D) 1 0 1 0 0 2361 Girls' and children's dresses, blouses (B) (D) 1 0 1 0 0 2390 Misc. fabricated textile products (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 2393 Textile bags (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 2400 Lumber and wood products 263 5,192 26 24 2 0 0 2410 Logging 145 2,668 22 22 0 0 0 2420 Sawmills and planing mills (B) (D) 2 1 1 0 0 2421 Sawmills and planing mills, general (B) (D) 2 1 1 0 0 2430 Millwork, plywood and structural members (B) (D) 2 1 1 0 0 2431 Millwork (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 2435 Hardwood veneer and plywood (B) (D) 1 0 1 0 0 2700 Printing and publishing (B) (D) 2 1 1 0 0 2710 Newspapers (B) (D) 2 1 1 0 0 2800 Chemicals and allied products (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 2870 Agricultural chemicals (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 2873 Nitrogenous fertilizers (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 3000 Rubber and miscellaneous plastics products (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 3080 Miscellaneous plastics products, n.e.c. (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 3089 Plastics products, n.e.c. (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 3200 Stone, clay, and glass products 38 942 5 5 0 0 0 3270 Concrete, gypsum, and plaster products 38 942 5 5 0 0 0 3271 Concrete block and brick (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 3272 Concrete products, n.e.c. (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 3273 Ready-mixed concrete (A) (D) 3 3 0 0 0 3500 Industrial machinery and equipment 93 1,774 6 4 2 0 0 3520 Farm and garden machinery (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 3523 Farm machinery and equipment (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 3590 Industrial machinery, n.e.c. (B) (D) 4 2 2 0 0 3593 Fluid power cylinders and actuators (B) (D) 1 0 1 0 0 3599 Industrial machinery, n.e.c. (B) (D) 3 2 1 0 0 3800 Instruments and related products (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 3820 Measuring and controlling devices (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 3821 Laboratory apparatus and furniture (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 3900 Miscellaneous manufacturing industries (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 3990 Miscellaneous manufactures (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 3995 Burial caskets (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 40-- TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES 360 12,018 59 56 3 0 0 4100 Local and interurban passenger transit (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 4140 Bus charter service (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 4142 Bus charter service, except local (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 4200 Trucking and warehousing 226 8,106 42 40 2 0 0 4210 Trucking and courier services, except air (C) (D) 40 39 1 0 0 4220 Public warehousing and storage (B) (D) 2 1 1 0 0 4222 Refrigerated warehousing and storage (B) (D) 2 1 1 0 0 4500 Transportation by air (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 4580 Airports, flying fields, and services (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 4700 Transportation services 60 1,053 5 4 1 0 0 4730 Freight transportation arrangement (A) (D) 4 4 0 0 0 4780 Miscellaneous transportation services (B) (D) 1 0 1 0 0 4800 Communication (B) (D) 5 5 0 0 0 4810 Telephone communication (B) (D) 4 4 0 0 0 4813 Telephone communications, exc. radio (B) (D) 4 4 0 0 0 4830 Radio and television broadcasting (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 4900 Electric, gas, and sanitary services 46 1,822 5 5 0 0 0 4910 Electric services (B) (D) 3 3 0 0 0 4940 Water supply (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 50-- WHOLESALE TRADE 787 20,715 59 55 3 1 0 5000 Wholesale trade - durable goods 200 5,076 25 24 1 0 0 5010 Motor vehicles, parts, and supplies 27 755 7 7 0 0 0 5012 Automobiles and other motor vehicles (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5013 Motor vehicle supplies and new parts (A) (D) 4 4 0 0 0 5015 Motor vehicle parts, used (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 5020 Furniture and homefurnishings (B) (D) 1 0 1 0 0 5023 Homefurnishings (B) (D) 1 0 1 0 0 5030 Lumber and construction materials (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5039 Construction materials, n.e.c. (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5040 Professional and commercial equipment (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5047 Medical and hospital equipment (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5060 Electrical goods (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 5063 Electrical apparatus and equipment (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 5070 Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5072 Hardware (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5080 Machinery, equipment, and supplies 76 2,048 10 10 0 0 0 5082 Construction and mining machinery (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 5083 Farm and garden machinery 34 704 4 4 0 0 0 5084 Industrial machinery and equipment (B) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 5085 Industrial supplies (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 5090 Miscellaneous durable goods (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 5099 Durable goods, n.e.c. (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 5100 Wholesale trade - nondurable goods 587 15,639 34 31 2 1 0 5120 Drugs, proprietaries, and sundries (B) (D) 3 3 0 0 0 5130 Apparel, piece goods, and notions (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5131 Piece goods and notions (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5140 Groceries and related products 433 11,949 6 3 2 1 0 5141 Groceries, general line (E) (D) 2 1 0 1 0 5142 Packaged frozen foods (B) (D) 2 1 1 0 0 5148 Fresh fruits and vegetables (B) (D) 2 1 1 0 0 5150 Farm-product raw materials 17 367 6 6 0 0 0 5153 Grain and field beans (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 5154 Livestock 16 305 3 3 0 0 0 5159 Farm-product raw materials, n.e.c. (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5160 Chemicals and allied products (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5169 Chemicals and allied products, n.e.c. (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5170 Petroleum and petroleum products 36 729 4 4 0 0 0 5171 Petroleum bulk stations and terminals (B) (D) 3 3 0 0 0 5172 Petroleum products, n.e.c. (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5190 Misc. nondurable goods 47 1,078 13 13 0 0 0 5191 Farm supplies (B) (D) 10 10 0 0 0 5193 Flowers and florists' supplies (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 5199 Nondurable goods, n.e.c. (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 52-- RETAIL TRADE 2,723 30,965 276 241 34 1 0 5200 Building materials and garden supplies 125 2,565 17 16 1 0 0 5210 Lumber and other building materials 50 1,142 4 3 1 0 0 5230 Paint, glass, and wallpaper stores (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5250 Hardware stores (B) (D) 7 7 0 0 0 5260 Retail nurseries and garden stores (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5270 Mobile home dealers 27 674 4 4 0 0 0 5300 General merchandise stores 287 3,109 14 12 1 1 0 5310 Department stores (C) (D) 1 0 0 1 0 5330 Variety stores (B) (D) 9 9 0 0 0 5390 Misc. general merchandise stores (B) (D) 4 3 1 0 0 5400 Food stores 543 5,845 42 35 7 0 0 5410 Grocery stores (F) (D) 40 33 7 0 0 5420 Meat and fish markets (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 5500 Automotive dealers and service stations 373 6,027 53 49 4 0 0 5510 New and used car dealers 99 2,315 5 3 2 0 0 5520 Used car dealers (A) (D) 6 6 0 0 0 5530 Auto and home supply stores 95 1,415 15 14 1 0 0 5540 Gasoline service stations 167 2,130 26 25 1 0 0 5590 Automotive dealers, n.e.c. (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5600 Apparel and accessory stores 80 668 14 13 1 0 0 5620 Women's clothing stores 45 353 5 4 1 0 0 5640 Children's and infants' wear stores (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 5650 Family clothing stores 23 207 3 3 0 0 0 5660 Shoe stores 8 88 3 3 0 0 0 5690 Misc. apparel and accessory stores (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5700 Furniture and homefurnishings stores 145 2,251 24 23 1 0 0 5710 Furniture and homefurnishings stores 108 1,747 12 11 1 0 0 5712 Furniture stores 81 1,259 9 8 1 0 0 5713 Floor covering stores 27 488 3 3 0 0 0 5720 Household appliance stores 23 342 5 5 0 0 0 5730 Radio, television, and computer stores 14 162 7 7 0 0 0 5731 Radio, TV, and electronic stores (A) (D) 5 5 0 0 0 5735 Record and prerecorded tape stores (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5736 Musical instrument stores (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5800 Eating and drinking places 880 6,754 58 40 18 0 0 5812 Eating places 880 6,754 58 40 18 0 0 5900 Miscellaneous retail 290 3,746 54 53 1 0 0 5910 Drug stores and proprietary stores 120 1,680 15 15 0 0 0 5920 Liquor stores 11 177 4 4 0 0 0 5930 Used merchandise stores 13 138 5 5 0 0 0 5940 Miscellaneous shopping goods stores 43 445 12 12 0 0 0 5941 Sporting goods and bicycle shops (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5942 Book stores (A) (D) 3 3 0 0 0 5943 Stationery stores (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5944 Jewelry stores 31 369 4 4 0 0 0 5945 Hobby, toy, and game shops (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5947 Gift, novelty, and souvenir shops (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 5960 Nonstore retailers (A) (D) 3 3 0 0 0 5962 Merchandising machine operators (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5963 Direct selling establishments (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 5980 Fuel dealers (B) (D) 3 2 1 0 0 5984 Liquefied petroleum gas dealers (B) (D) 3 2 1 0 0 5990 Retail stores, n.e.c. 48 460 12 12 0 0 0 5992 Florists 26 224 7 7 0 0 0 5995 Optical goods stores (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 5999 Miscellaneous retail stores, n.e.c. (A) (D) 3 3 0 0 0 60-- FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE 235 5,978 54 54 0 0 0 6000 Depository institutions 138 2,997 20 20 0 0 0 6020 Commercial banks 124 2,729 17 17 0 0 0 6030 Savings institutions (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 6060 Credit unions (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 6100 Nondepository institutions (B) (D) 5 5 0 0 0 6110 Federal and Federally-sponsored credit (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 6140 Personal credit institutions 15 419 3 3 0 0 0 6160 Mortgage bankers and brokers (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 6400 Insurance agents, brokers, and service 45 1,455 12 12 0 0 0 6500 Real estate (B) (D) 17 17 0 0 0 6510 Real estate operators and lessors (A) (D) 5 5 0 0 0 6530 Real estate agents and managers (A) (D) 6 6 0 0 0 6540 Title abstract offices (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 6550 Subdividers and developers (A) (D) 5 5 0 0 0 6552 Subdividers and developers, n.e.c. (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 6553 Cemetery subdividers and developers (A) (D) 3 3 0 0 0 70-- SERVICES 2,533 39,168 285 268 14 3 0 7000 Hotels and other lodging places (B) (D) 6 6 0 0 0 7010 Hotels and motels (B) (D) 6 6 0 0 0 7200 Personal services 99 1,091 22 22 0 0 0 7210 Laundry, cleaning, and garment services (B) (D) 7 7 0 0 0 7211 Power laundries, family and commercial (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7215 Coin-operated laundries and cleaning (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7216 Drycleaning plants, except rug 29 324 4 4 0 0 0 7217 Carpet and upholstery cleaning (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7230 Beauty shops 5 45 4 4 0 0 0 7260 Funeral service and crematories 39 483 6 6 0 0 0 7290 Miscellaneous personal services (B) (D) 5 5 0 0 0 7291 Tax return preparation services (A) (D) 3 3 0 0 0 7299 Miscellaneous personal services, n.e.c. (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 7300 Business services 275 3,246 23 21 1 1 0 7330 Mailing, reproduction, stenographic (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 7336 Commercial art and graphic design (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 7340 Services to buildings 45 511 8 8 0 0 0 7342 Disinfecting and pest control services (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 7349 Building maintenance services, n.e.c. (B) (D) 6 6 0 0 0 7350 Misc. equipment rental and leasing (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7359 Equipment rental and leasing, n.e.c. (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7360 Personnel supply services (C) (D) 2 0 1 1 0 7361 Employment agencies (C) (D) 1 0 0 1 0 7363 Help supply services (B) (D) 1 0 1 0 0 7370 Computer and data processing services (A) (D) 3 3 0 0 0 7371 Computer programming services (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7379 Computer related services, n.e.c. (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 7380 Miscellaneous business services 25 465 7 7 0 0 0 7389 Business services, n.e.c. 25 465 7 7 0 0 0 7500 Auto repair, services, and parking 92 1,786 27 27 0 0 0 7510 Automotive rentals, no drivers (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7513 Truck rental and leasing, no drivers (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7530 Automotive repair shops (B) (D) 25 25 0 0 0 7532 Top and body repair and paint shops 22 552 8 8 0 0 0 7536 Automotive glass replacement shops (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7537 Automotive transmission repair shops (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 7538 General automotive repair shops 43 581 11 11 0 0 0 7539 Automotive repair shops, n.e.c. 6 139 3 3 0 0 0 7540 Automotive services, except repair (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7549 Automotive services, n.e.c. (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7600 Miscellaneous repair services 102 1,777 16 15 1 0 0 7620 Electrical repair shops (A) (D) 3 3 0 0 0 7623 Refrigeration service and repair (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7629 Electrical repair shops, n.e.c. (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 7690 Miscellaneous repair shops (B) (D) 13 12 1 0 0 7692 Welding repair 58 829 7 6 1 0 0 7699 Repair services, n.e.c. (B) (D) 6 6 0 0 0 7800 Motion pictures (B) (D) 6 6 0 0 0 7840 Video tape rental (B) (D) 6 6 0 0 0 7900 Amusement and recreation services 97 924 8 7 1 0 0 7910 Dance studios, schools, and halls (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 7990 Misc. amusement, recreation services (B) (D) 6 5 1 0 0 7992 Public golf courses (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7997 Membership sports and recreation clubs 76 798 4 3 1 0 0 7999 Amusement and recreation, n.e.c. (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 8000 Health services 1,220 22,716 57 48 7 2 0 8010 Offices and clinics of medical doctors 61 2,010 14 14 0 0 0 8020 Offices and clinics of dentists (B) (D) 7 7 0 0 0 8040 Offices of other health practitioners 52 1,206 11 11 0 0 0 8041 Offices and clinics of chiropractors (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 8042 Offices and clinics of optometrists 24 672 5 5 0 0 0 8043 Offices and clinics of podiatrists (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 8049 Offices of health practitioners, n.e.c. (A) (D) 3 3 0 0 0 8050 Nursing and personal care facilities 324 4,965 9 4 5 0 0 8060 Hospitals (E) (D) 1 0 0 1 0 8070 Medical and dental laboratories 11 155 4 4 0 0 0 8072 Dental laboratories 11 155 4 4 0 0 0 8080 Home health care services 356 3,688 5 3 1 1 0 8090 Health and allied services, n.e.c. 68 2,016 6 5 1 0 0 8100 Legal services 41 908 18 18 0 0 0 8200 Educational services (A) (D) 3 3 0 0 0 8210 Elementary and secondary schools (A) (D) 3 3 0 0 0 8300 Social services 317 2,791 35 32 3 0 0 8320 Individual and family services 24 483 4 4 0 0 0 8350 Child day care services 129 1,126 21 21 0 0 0 8360 Residential care 164 1,182 10 7 3 0 0 8600 Membership organizations 159 1,758 46 45 1 0 0 8610 Business associations (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 8640 Civic and social associations (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 8660 Religious organizations 150 1,632 42 41 1 0 0 8690 Membership organizations, n.e.c. (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 8700 Engineering and management services 61 1,304 17 17 0 0 0 8710 Engineering and architectural services 23 347 7 7 0 0 0 8711 Engineering services (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 8713 Surveying services (A) (D) 5 5 0 0 0 8720 Accounting, auditing, and bookkeeping 30 730 6 6 0 0 0 8740 Management and public relations 8 227 4 4 0 0 0 8741 Management services (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 8742 Management consulting services (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 8744 Facilities support services (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 8900 Services, n.e.c. (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 99-- UNCLASSIFIED ESTABLISHMENTS 13 321 4 4 0 0 0 Abbreviations and symbols ------------------------- SIC -- Standard Industrial Classification n.e.c. -- Not elsewhere classified (D) -- Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies; data are included in broader industry totals (A)-(C), (E)-(M) -- Employment-size classes are indicated as follows A--0 to 19 B--20 to 99 C--100 to 249 E--250 to 499 F--500 to 999 G--1,000 to 2,499 H--2,500 to 4,999 I--5,000 to 9,999 J--10,000 to 24,999 K--25,000 to 49,999 L--50,000 to 99,999 M--100,000 or more -------------------------------------------------------------------------- For information on County Business Patterns Bureau of the Census Register Analysis Branch FOB #3, Room 2747 (301)-457-2580 email: cbp@census.gov URL: http://www.census.gov