1997 Nonemployer Statistics
Construction

Maine
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		 Dollar value of
business done
($1,000)
23 Construction 18,910 3,432,034 14,661 550,528 4,249 2,881,506
233 Building, developing, & general contracting 4,087 1,138,811 2,809 173,600 1,278 965,211
2331 Land subdivision & land development 279 32,736 260 24,284 19 8,452
2332 Residential building construction 3,364 627,147 2,394 138,812 970 488,335
2333 Nonresidential building construction 443 478,929 155 10,504 288 468,425
234 Heavy construction 676 680,395 426 18,683 250 661,712
2341 Highway, street, bridge, & tunnel construction 159 N 102 3,185 57 D
2349 Other heavy construction 517 N 324 15,498 193 D
235 Special trade contractors 14,148 1,612,828 11,426 358,245 2,722 1,254,583
2351 Plumbing, heating, & air-conditioning contractors 1,438 319,653 886 42,277 552 277,376
2352 Painting & wall covering contractors 1,521 68,307 1,335 24,952 186 43,355
2353 Electrical contractors 1,211 248,579 820 25,435 391 223,144
2354 Masonry, drywall, insulation, & tile contractors 1,074 126,618 821 26,956 253 99,662
2355 Carpentry & floor contractors 5,695 N 5,184 147,804 511 D
2356 Roofing, siding, & sheet metal contractors 383 105,779 316 11,499 67 94,280
2357 Concrete contractors 333 74,876 145 5,716 188 69,160
2358 Water well drilling contractors 71 N 23 1,824 48 D
2359 Other special trade contractors 2,421 N 1,896 71,782 525 D
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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