1997 Nonemployer Statistics
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Los Angeles County, CA
Includes only firms subject to federal income tax. Nonemployers are businesses with no paid employees. Introductory text includes scope and methodology. More detail is available for employers. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
NAICS
code		 Description All taxable firms Nonemployers Employers
Establish-
ments		 Receipts
($1,000)		 Establish-
ments		 Receipts
($1,000)		 Establish-
ments		 Receipts
($1,000)
54 Professional, scientific, & technical services t 140,214 t 36,180,147 118,020 4,501,302 22,194 31,678,845
541 Professional, scientific, & technical services t 140,214 t 36,180,147 118,020 4,501,302 22,194 31,678,845
5411 Legal services 18,527 8,145,244 11,450 672,407 7,077 7,472,837
5412 Accounting, tax return prep, bookkeeping, & payroll services 16,884 8,817,838 12,962 269,369 3,922 8,548,469
541211 Offices of certified public accountants 3,700 2,259,631 1,341 53,129 2,359 2,206,502
541213 Tax return preparation services 3,668 138,069 3,262 54,839 406 83,230
541214 Payroll services 248 5,880,437 92 2,039 156 5,878,398
541219 Other accounting services 9,268 539,701 8,267 159,362 1,001 380,339
5413-a Architectural, engineering, & related services N N 8,453 332,069 N N
54131 Architectural services 3,592 804,225 2,875 129,877 717 674,348
54132 Landscape architectural services X X 863 21,284 X X
54133 Engineering services 4,956 2,828,465 3,507 149,839 1,449 2,678,626
54134 Drafting services 762 41,640 713 16,347 49 25,293
54135 Building inspection services 330 30,745 262 7,755 68 22,990
54136 Geophysical surveying & mapping services N N 30 1,118 N N
54137 Surveying & mapping (except geophysical) services 230 30,614 162 3,992 68 26,622
54138 Testing laboratories 203 255,229 41 1,857 162 253,372
5414 Specialized design services 6,360 1,206,440 5,041 201,612 1,319 1,004,828
5415 Computer systems design & related services 10,708 3,955,549 8,808 320,801 1,900 3,634,748
5416 Management, scientific, & technical consulting services 23,641 3,283,156 21,093 773,698 2,548 2,509,458
5417 Scientific research & development services 835 918,814 556 22,411 279 896,403
5418 Advertising & related services 6,656 3,427,925 5,002 291,336 1,654 3,136,589
5419 Other professional, scientific, & technical services t 45,629 t 2,408,592 44,655 1,617,599 974 790,993
54191 Marketing research & public opinion polling 1,003 454,843 826 27,512 177 427,331
54192 Photographic services 4,467 413,703 3,840 135,842 627 277,861
54193 Translation & interpretation services 1,569 63,009 1,510 39,588 59 23,421
54194 Veterinary services X X 232 11,460 X X
54199 All other professional, scientific, & technical services 38,358 1,465,577 38,247 1,403,197 111 62,380
D Withheld to avoid disclosure;   N Not available; S Withheld because data do not meet publication standards;   W Wholesale receipts for nonemployers are not comparable to wholesale sales for employers;   X Industry not in scope of Economic Census for employers;   t Total does not include employer data for out-of-scope industries;   r revised subsequent to initial publication

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Source: 1997 Economic Census:   Nonemployer Statistics and Geographic Area Series (for employers)

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