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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
35,989
36,550
-1.5
43,762,820
31,348,606
39.6
271,483
257,391
5.5
9,559,421
7,572,256
26.2
15
Building construction--general contractors and operative
builders
10,375
10,550
-1.7
17,882,578
11,298,508
58.3
61,262
57,724
6.1
2,149,664
1,597,170
34.6
16
Heavy construction other than buildings
construction--contractors
1,795
1,829
-1.9
5,187,832
4,551,252
14.0
28,600
30,063
-4.9
1,207,819
1,094,574
10.3
17
Construction--Special trade contractors
23,818
24,171
-1.5
20,692,410
15,498,847
33.5
181,622
169,604
7.1
6,201,938
4,880,512
27.1
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Source: 1997 Economic Census, Comparative Statistics
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Last revised: July 13, 2011