SIC 15:   Building construction--general contractors and operative builders - 4-digit SIC to 6-digit NAICS
Includes only establishments with payroll. Introductory text includes scope and methodology. Figures to the left of NAICS codes indicate the percent of NAICS receipts represented by this part; and link to Table 1 where other parts of the NAICS are shown. links to 1997 and 1992 Comparative Statistics for whole SICs.

SIC	NAICS	Pt	Description		Establish- ments	Dollar Value of Business Done ($1,000)	Paid employees	Annual payroll ($1,000)
152			General contractors--residential buildings		123,990	95,368,487	499,582	12,211,234
1521			General contractors--single-family houses		116,537	79,380,858	438,033	10,314,481
53% of	233210	10	Single-family housing construction (pt)		116,537	79,380,857	438,032	10,314,481
1522			General contractors--residential bldgs, other than single-family		7,453	15,987,630	61,549	1,896,753
75% of	233220	10	Multifamily housing construction (pt)		6,340	11,059,408	47,741	1,396,444
3% of	233320	10	Commercial & institutional building construction (pt)		1,111	4,928,221	13,807	500,308
SIC	NAICS	Pt	Description		Establish- ments	Dollar Value of Business Done ($1,000)	Paid employees	Annual payroll ($1,000)
153			Operative builders		21,000	73,200,806	138,945	4,870,523
1531			Operative builders		21,000	73,200,806	138,945	4,870,523
46% of	233210	20	Single-family housing construction (pt)		19,781	67,838,196	125,105	4,402,201
20% of	233220	20	Multifamily housing construction (pt)		693	2,901,979	8,541	274,426
2% of	233310	10	Mfg & industrial building construction (pt)		84	493,628	1,555	61,511
1% of	233320	20	Commercial & institutional building construction (pt)		440	1,967,001	3,742	132,383
SIC	NAICS	Pt	Description		Establish- ments	Dollar Value of Business Done ($1,000)	Paid employees	Annual payroll ($1,000)
154			General building contractors--nonresidential buildings		39,527	196,981,956	630,761	22,770,349
1541			General contractors--industrial buildings & warehouses		8,710	38,186,191	158,149	5,565,288
96% of	233310	20	Mfg & industrial building construction (pt)		6,799	32,661,302	138,293	4,926,683
3% of	233320	30	Commercial & institutional building construction (pt)		1,910	5,524,888	19,855	638,605
1542			General contractors--nonresidential bldgs, exc indust bldgs/whses		30,817	158,795,765	472,611	17,205,061
91% of	233320	40	Commercial & institutional building construction (pt)		30,817	158,795,765	472,611	17,205,060

N=Comparable data not available D=Withheld to avoid disclosure

=sum of NAICS parts listed below the symbol   links to Comparative Statistics for 1992 and 1997

	(Bridge complete.)	Comparable	SIC derivable from NAICS data.
	(Drawbridge slightly open.)	Almost comparable	Sales or receipts from NAICS are within 3% of SIC sales or receipts.
	(Drawbridge open.)	Not comparable	SIC sales or receipts cannot be estimated within 3% from NAICS data.

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Source: 1997 Economic Census, Comparative Statistics

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