1997 Economic Census:
Comparative Statistics for North Carolina
1987 SIC Basis: Service Industries

 
Service Industries by Major Group (2-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. Introductory text includes scope and methodology.
For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table. "% chg" columns show percent change between 1992 and 1997. An alternate display has 1992 columns.

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detail		 SIC 1987 SIC Description Establishments Receipts
($1,000)		 Paid employees Annual payroll
($1,000)
1997 % chg 1997 % chg 1997 % chg 1997 % chg
  Service industries Taxable 52,222 23.6 37,729,870 70.3 607,654 43.0 14,283,142 69.8
Exempt 5,385 12.6 14,447,525 47.8 215,989 16.6 5,627,573 35.5
70 Hotels, rooming houses, camps, and other lodging places Taxable 1,751 21.8 D N (25k-49999) N D N
Exempt 58 N D N (100-249) N D N
72 Personal services Taxable 5,240 7.0 1,517,401 32.5 38,250 18.1 502,864 30.4
Exempt 0 N 0 N 0 N 0 N
73 Business services Taxable 10,323 45.4 10,785,819 116.8 208,234 67.8 4,146,948 107.1
75 Automotive repair, services, and parking Taxable 5,287 22.9 2,425,742 64.2 27,183 40.4 556,992 66.2
76 Miscellaneous repair services Taxable 2,124 2.2 951,466 39.6 11,621 12.2 280,120 34.1
78 Motion pictures Taxable 1,164 18.8 D N (5000-9999) N D N
79 Amusement and recreation services Taxable 2,284 18.5 1,557,308 N 23,800 N 457,837 N
Exempt 451 14.2 338,734 67.1 9,279 76.0 137,570 70.7
80 Health services Taxable 10,236 15.3 10,071,561 51.3 145,171 35.3 4,567,134 53.1
Exempt 780 62.2 11,419,824 50.8 159,320 19.9 4,591,488 37.5
81 Legal services Taxable 3,348 17.9 1,811,023 44.2 17,306 20.5 666,405 45.5
Exempt 60 93.5 23,290 -10.9 393 20.6 11,602 36.5
82 Educational services Taxable 462 79.8 255,619 295.5 3,387 126.9 74,772 202.7
Exempt 87 -1.1 D N (1000-2499) N D N
83 Social services Taxable 2,549 19.2 695,453 52.5 28,997 37.2 308,008 61.8
Exempt 2,264 17.5 1,223,671 36.0 29,353 2.3 453,848 27.0
84 Museums, art galleries, and botanical and zoological gardens Taxable 20 53.8 D N (250-499) N D N
Exempt 128 75.3 79,257 124.6 1,238 31.7 20,368 60.3
86 Membership organizations Taxable 2 N D N (20-99) N D N
Exempt 1,473 -8.4 749,772 23.0 11,451 -1.6 207,804 13.3
87 Engineering, accounting, research, management, and related services Taxable 7,064 38.3 5,085,447 82.4 57,807 51.9 2,060,822 83.2
Exempt 84 N 528,119 N 3,707 N 176,332 N
89 Services, not elsewhere classified Taxable N N N N N N N N
N=Comparable data not available D=Withheld to avoid disclosure

 

 

Service Industries 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. Introductory text includes scope and methodology.
For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table. "% chg" columns show percent change between 1992 and 1997. An alternate display has 1992 columns.

SIC 1987 SIC Description Establishments Receipts
($1,000)		 Paid employees Annual payroll
($1,000)
1997 % chg 1997 % chg 1997 % chg 1997 % chg
  Service industries Taxable 52,222 23.6 37,729,870 70.3 607,654 43.0 14,283,142 69.8
Exempt 5,385 12.6 14,447,525 47.8 215,989 16.6 5,627,573 35.5
70 Hotels, rooming houses, camps, and other lodging places Taxable 1,751 21.8 D N (25k-49999) N D N
Exempt 58 N D N (100-249) N D N
701 Hotels and motels Taxable 1,521 20.5 1,605,205 44.5 32,235 12.9 415,348 37.1
702 Rooming and boarding houses Taxable 22 -29.0 D N (250-499) N D N
703 Camps and recreational vehicle parks Taxable 208 41.5 83,546 81.4 939 27.2 21,900 97.4
Exempt 0 N 0 N 0 N 0 N
704 Organization hotels and lodging houses, on membership basis Exempt 58 11.5 D N (100-249) N D N
SIC 1987 SIC Description Establishments Receipts
($1,000)		 Paid employees Annual payroll
($1,000)
1997 % chg 1997 % chg 1997 % chg 1997 % chg
72 Personal services Taxable 5,240 7.0 1,517,401 32.5 38,250 18.1 502,864 30.4
Exempt 0 N 0 N 0 N 0 N
721 Laundry, cleaning, and garment services Taxable 1,645 5.4 615,168 26.8 15,129 10.5 216,718 28.1
722 Photographic studios, portrait Taxable 374 14.4 188,097 34.5 3,862 51.9 43,025 10.2
723 Beauty shops % Taxable 1,630 2.7 224,220 29.0 7,140 14.5 103,167 36.4
Exempt 0 N 0 N 0 N 0 N
724 Barber shops % Taxable 131 -16.0 13,777 -7.2 386 -17.7 7,162 -2.4
Exempt 0 N 0 N 0 N 0 N
725 Shoe repair shops and shoeshine parlors Taxable 59 -27.2 5,686 -8.3 123 -25.9 1,472 -3.0
726 Funeral service and crematories Taxable 493 7.6 318,731 52.8 3,858 32.1 84,334 45.5
729 Miscellaneous personal services Taxable 908 25.2 151,722 33.0 7,752 21.8 46,986 38.0
SIC 1987 SIC Description Establishments Receipts
($1,000)		 Paid employees Annual payroll
($1,000)
1997 % chg 1997 % chg 1997 % chg 1997 % chg
73 Business services Taxable 10,323 45.4 10,785,819 116.8 208,234 67.8 4,146,948 107.1
731 Advertising Taxable 485 14.9 429,133 59.8 4,877 32.3 159,541 74.0
732 Consumer credit and mercantile reporting agencies and adjustment and collection agencies Taxable 110 -16.7 D N (2500-4999) N D N
733 Mailing, reproduction, commercial art and photography, and stenographic services Taxable 756 28.1 D N (5000-9999) N D N
734 Services to dwellings and other buildings Taxable 2,251 26.2 D N (25k-49999) N D N
735 Miscellaneous equipment rental and leasing Taxable 711 24.3 D N (5000-9999) N D N
736 Personnel supply services Taxable 1,199 46.8 2,348,264 172.6 103,918 102.6 1,619,348 176.2
737 Computer programming, data processing, and other computer related services Taxable 2,261 105.2 D N (10k-24999) N D N
738 Miscellaneous business services Taxable 2,550 51.6 D N (25k-49999) N D N
SIC 1987 SIC Description Establishments Receipts
($1,000)		 Paid employees Annual payroll
($1,000)
1997 % chg 1997 % chg 1997 % chg 1997 % chg
75 Automotive repair, services, and parking Taxable 5,287 22.9 2,425,742 64.2 27,183 40.4 556,992 66.2
751 Automotive rental and leasing, without drivers Taxable 336 15.5 832,426 63.1 4,659 30.1 114,207 51.1
752 Automobile parking Taxable 127 38.0 37,080 135.6 756 120.4 8,615 177.6
753 Automotive repair shops Taxable 4,036 19.1 1,326,782 56.9 15,958 32.8 360,957 60.5
754 Automotive services, except repair Taxable 788 47.3 229,454 35.9 5,810 56.5 73,213 82.2
SIC 1987 SIC Description Establishments Receipts
($1,000)		 Paid employees Annual payroll
($1,000)
1997 % chg 1997 % chg 1997 % chg 1997 % chg
76 Miscellaneous repair services Taxable 2,124 2.2 951,466 39.6 11,621 12.2 280,120 34.1
762 Electrical repair shops Taxable 566 -3.4 D N (2500-4999) N D N
763 Watch, clock, and jewelry repair Taxable 34 -8.1 4,606 30.7 86 28.4 1,272 48.8
764 Reupholstery and furniture repair Taxable 286 5.1 43,724 26.5 941 9.9 13,287 19.1
769 Miscellaneous repair and related services Taxable 1,238 4.6 D N (5000-9999) N D N
SIC 1987 SIC Description Establishments Receipts
($1,000)		 Paid employees Annual payroll
($1,000)
1997 % chg 1997 % chg 1997 % chg 1997 % chg
78 Motion pictures Taxable 1,164 18.8 D N (5000-9999) N D N
781 Motion picture production and allied services Taxable 182 62.5 D N (500-999) N D N
782 Motion picture distribution and allied services Taxable 19 5.6 D N (20-99) N D N
783 Motion picture theaters Taxable 174 -5.4 150,820 43.4 3,065 36.6 20,627 29.5
784 Video tape rental Taxable 789 18.5 208,315 49.5 4,938 39.9 39,519 52.7
SIC 1987 SIC Description Establishments Receipts
($1,000)		 Paid employees Annual payroll
($1,000)
1997 % chg 1997 % chg 1997 % chg 1997 % chg
79 Amusement and recreation services Taxable 2,284 18.5 1,557,308 N 23,800 N 457,837 N
Exempt 451 14.2 338,734 67.1 9,279 76.0 137,570 70.7
791 Dance studios, schools, and halls Taxable 178 12.7 22,903 35.6 721 15.7 6,038 32.3
Exempt 1 N D N (1-19) N D N
792 Theatrical producers (except motion picture) bands, orchestras, and entertainers Taxable 131 29.7 145,036 81.8 1,053 199.1 14,640 56.5
Exempt 93 24.0 D N (1000-2499) N D N
793 Bowling centers Taxable 86 0.0 50,466 16.6 1,467 3.7 15,205 24.8
794 Commercial sports Taxable 216 47.9 580,433 N 2,679 100.8 198,941 249.8
Exempt 1 N D N (1-19) N D N
799 Miscellaneous amusement and recreation services Taxable 1,673 16.4 758,470 N 17,880 N 223,013 N
Exempt 356 11.2 270,367 59.5 7,933 83.0 115,670 71.9
SIC 1987 SIC Description Establishments Receipts
($1,000)		 Paid employees Annual payroll
($1,000)
1997 % chg 1997 % chg 1997 % chg 1997 % chg
80 Health services Taxable 10,236 15.3 10,071,561 51.3 145,171 35.3 4,567,134 53.1
Exempt 780 62.2 11,419,824 50.8 159,320 19.9 4,591,488 37.5
801 Offices and clinics of doctors of medicine % Taxable 4,101 7.2 D N (25k-49999) N D N
Exempt 21 N D N (1000-2499) N D N
802 Offices and clinics of dentists % Taxable 2,323 7.4 1,171,773 54.0 14,524 20.3 481,651 59.0
Exempt 0 N 0 N 0 N 0 N
803 Offices and clinics of doctors of osteopathy Taxable 33 37.5 D N (100-249) N D N
804 Offices and clinics of other health practitioners Taxable 2,013 27.9 771,103 84.0 10,416 58.9 271,362 83.7
805 Nursing and personal care facilities Taxable 636 38.9 1,471,129 71.6 41,899 29.7 685,620 58.9
Exempt 355 N 636,060 N 17,298 N 302,235 N
806 Hospitals Taxable 26 -3.7 685,496 30.6 8,741 16.2 219,248 28.9
Exempt 137 -6.8 10,044,498 45.9 129,016 11.3 3,943,005 28.4
807 Medical and dental laboratories Taxable 390 15.7 502,342 13.4 4,501 -15.8 160,744 39.2
808 Home health care services Taxable 390 90.2 546,552 156.5 18,642 139.1 276,187 150.4
Exempt 104 85.7 298,769 134.3 7,599 87.2 150,605 122.3
809 Miscellaneous health and allied services, not elsewhere classified Taxable 324 21.8 441,490 68.8 5,252 75.0 137,745 81.3
Exempt 163 N D N (2500-4999) N D N
SIC 1987 SIC Description Establishments Receipts
($1,000)		 Paid employees Annual payroll
($1,000)
1997 % chg 1997 % chg 1997 % chg 1997 % chg
81 Legal services Taxable 3,348 17.9 1,811,023 44.2 17,306 20.5 666,405 45.5
Exempt 60 93.5 23,290 -10.9 393 20.6 11,602 36.5
811 Legal services Taxable 3,348 17.9 1,811,023 44.2 17,306 20.5 666,405 45.5
Exempt 60 93.5 23,290 -10.9 393 20.6 11,602 36.5
SIC 1987 SIC Description Establishments Receipts
($1,000)		 Paid employees Annual payroll
($1,000)
1997 % chg 1997 % chg 1997 % chg 1997 % chg
82 Educational services Taxable 462 79.8 255,619 295.5 3,387 126.9 74,772 202.7
Exempt 87 -1.1 D N (1000-2499) N D N
823 Libraries % Taxable 23 N 7,898 N 218 N 3,308 N
Exempt 0 N 0 N 0 N 0 N
824 Vocational schools Taxable 149 109.9 97,728 201.3 1,216 102.0 35,738 182.3
Exempt 8 300.0 D N (100-249) N D N
829 Schools and educational services, not elsewhere classified Taxable 290 57.6 149,993 N 1,953 N 35,726 N
Exempt 79 6.8 66,940 N 938 N 23,283 N
SIC 1987 SIC Description Establishments Receipts
($1,000)		 Paid employees Annual payroll
($1,000)
1997 % chg 1997 % chg 1997 % chg 1997 % chg
83 Social services Taxable 2,549 19.2 695,453 52.5 28,997 37.2 308,008 61.8
Exempt 2,264 17.5 1,223,671 36.0 29,353 2.3 453,848 27.0
832 Individual and family social services Taxable 194 55.2 31,416 63.6 832 69.1 13,205 61.5
Exempt 997 65.9 447,345 74.2 10,611 48.2 175,693 63.1
833 Job training and vocational rehabilitation services Taxable 41 28.1 25,823 0.3 578 41.3 11,865 30.1
Exempt 100 -29.1 145,597 18.3 4,399 -34.9 56,974 2.8
835 Child daycare services Taxable 1,705 21.7 350,472 74.3 16,853 42.6 171,573 80.1
Exempt 579 24.0 148,009 90.4 7,100 44.0 78,612 80.8
836 Residential care Taxable 609 11.5 287,742 44.5 10,734 31.8 111,365 51.1
Exempt 212 N 170,046 N 4,289 N 75,779 N
839 Social services, not elsewhere classified % Taxable 0 N 0 N 0 N 0 N
Exempt 376 N 312,674 N 2,954 N 66,790 N
SIC 1987 SIC Description Establishments Receipts
($1,000)		 Paid employees Annual payroll
($1,000)
1997 % chg 1997 % chg 1997 % chg 1997 % chg
84 Museums, art galleries, and botanical and zoological gardens Taxable 20 53.8 D N (250-499) N D N
Exempt 128 75.3 79,257 124.6 1,238 31.7 20,368 60.3
841 Museums and art galleries Taxable 15 66.7 D N (250-499) N D N
Exempt 120 76.5 71,993 121.2 1,202 38.8 19,566 67.8
842 Arboreta and botanical or zoological gardens Taxable 5 25.0 D N (1-19) N D N
Exempt 8 60.0 7,264 164.9 36 -51.4 802 -23.5
SIC 1987 SIC Description Establishments Receipts
($1,000)		 Paid employees Annual payroll
($1,000)
1997 % chg 1997 % chg 1997 % chg 1997 % chg
86 Membership organizations Taxable 2 N D N (20-99) N D N
Exempt 1,473 -8.4 749,772 23.0 11,451 -1.6 207,804 13.3
861 Business associations Exempt 394 0.5 186,414 38.4 1,989 20.1 61,293 42.4
862 Professional membership organizations Exempt 189 60.2 139,456 34.7 1,040 21.8 36,490 39.9
864 Civic, social, and fraternal associations Exempt 652 -17.8 D N (5000-9999) N D N
869 Membership organizations, not elsewhere classified % Taxable 2 N D N (20-99) N D N
Exempt 238 N D N (1000-2499) N D N
SIC 1987 SIC Description Establishments Receipts
($1,000)		 Paid employees Annual payroll
($1,000)
1997 % chg 1997 % chg 1997 % chg 1997 % chg
87 Engineering, accounting, research, management, and related services Taxable 7,064 38.3 5,085,447 82.4 57,807 51.9 2,060,822 83.2
Exempt 84 N 528,119 N 3,707 N 176,332 N
871 Engineering, architectural, and surveying services Taxable 2,218 29.9 D N (10k-24999) N D N
872 Accounting, auditing, and bookkeeping services Taxable 2,107 10.4 D N (10k-24999) N D N
873 Research, development, and testing services (except noncommercial research organizations) Taxable 390 54.2 578,462 96.5 6,687 64.5 246,811 111.1
Exempt 82 -7.9 D N (2500-4999) N D N
874 Management and public relations services Taxable 2,349 89.7 D N (10k-24999) N D N
Exempt 2 N D N (1-19) N D N
SIC 1987 SIC Description Establishments Receipts
($1,000)		 Paid employees Annual payroll
($1,000)
1997 % chg 1997 % chg 1997 % chg 1997 % chg
89 Services, not elsewhere classified Taxable N N N N N N N N
899 Services, not elsewhere classified Taxable N N N N N N N N
N=Comparable data not available D=Withheld to avoid disclosure

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Source: 1997 Economic Census, Comparative Statistics   - Questions?
Last revised: July 13, 2011