1997 Economic Census
Nonemployer Statistics

Philadelphia--Wilmington--Atlantic City, PA--NJ--DE--MD CMSA
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.
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Description All taxable firms Nonemployers Employers
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  00 All industries X X 303,300 12,984,989 X X
11 Forestry, fishing & huntings, & ag support services (113-115) X X 2,109 84,687 X X
21 Mining N N 43 2,061 N N
22 Utilities 367 N 181 7,841 186 D
23 Construction N N 34,577 1,835,068 N N
31-33 Manufacturing 10,141 51,246,845 5,014 241,740 5,127 51,005,105
42 Wholesale trade 19,158 W 9,194 756,476 9,964 D
44-45 Retail trade 58,208 59,842,346 33,771 1,468,821 24,437 58,373,525
48-49 Transportation & warehousing 12,992 6,001,490 10,090 444,496 2,902 5,556,994
51 Information N N 3,696 114,092 N N
52 Finance & insurance 24,183 N 15,195 809,149 8,988 N
53 Real estate & rental & leasing 38,114 12,540,218 32,741 2,499,444 5,373 10,040,774
54 Professional, scientific, & technical services t 77,612 t 22,018,860 62,118 2,136,041 15,494 19,882,819
56 Administrative & support & waste management & remediation serv t 22,862 t 8,195,985 16,374 397,783 6,488 7,798,202
61 Educational services 6,617 475,307 5,834 78,549 783 396,758
62 Health care & social assistance 37,510 10,671,622 24,780 814,353 12,730 9,857,269
71 Arts, entertainment, & recreation 15,882 1,668,709 14,335 302,262 1,547 1,366,447
72 Accommodation & foodservices 16,457 11,519,512 4,158 191,713 12,299 11,327,799
81 Other services (except public administration) t 39,059 t 4,698,516 29,090 800,413 9,969 3,898,103
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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