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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
34,198
29,110
17.5
D
37,655,769
N
420,823
335,521
25.4
D
8,012,865
N
15
Building construction--general contractors and operative
builders
8,333
6,837
21.9
25,120,595
14,491,791
73.3
75,501
56,196
34.4
2,499,815
1,375,473
81.7
16
Heavy construction other than buildings
construction--contractors
2,729
2,713
0.6
D
10,027,694
N
106,965
104,390
2.5
D
2,973,509
N
17
Construction--Special trade contractors
23,137
19,559
18.3
21,934,878
13,136,283
67.0
238,357
174,936
36.3
6,246,492
3,663,882
70.5
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Source: 1997 Economic Census, Comparative Statistics
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Last revised: July 13, 2011