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1997 Economic Census: |
Construction
by Industry (4-digit SIC)
Includes only establishments with payroll. Data are in current dollars and have not
been adjusted for inflation. Detail may not add to total because of rounding.
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SIC
1987 SIC Description
Establishments
Dollar value of business done
($1,000)
Paid employees
Annual payroll
($1,000)
1997
1992
% chg
1997
1992
% chg
1997
1992
% chg
1997
1992
% chg
Construction industries
17,280
13,581
27.2
D
13,958,448
N
160,111
123,888
29.2
4,555,191
2,712,171
68.0
15
Building construction--general contractors and operative
builders
4,987
3,912
27.5
14,114,746
6,572,279
114.8
36,427
30,836
18.1
1,153,598
720,335
60.1
16
Heavy construction other than buildings
construction--contractors
1,200
1,085
10.6
D
2,327,164
N
22,280
22,335
-0.2
671,979
501,372
34.0
17
Construction--Special trade contractors
11,093
8,584
29.2
9,821,953
5,059,005
94.1
101,404
70,718
43.4
2,729,615
1,490,465
83.1
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Source: 1997 Economic Census, Comparative Statistics
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Last revised: July 13, 2011