1997 Economic Census
Nonemployer Statistics

Watauga County, NC
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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data		 NAICS
code		 Description All taxable firms Nonemployers Employers
Establish-
ments		 Receipts
($1,000)		 Establish-
ments		 Receipts
($1,000)		 Establish-
ments		 Receipts
($1,000)
  00 All industries X X 3,044 110,695 X X
11 Forestry, fishing & huntings, & ag support services (113-115) X X 42 1,180 X X
  21 Mining N N D D N N
  22 Utilities N N D D N N
23 Construction N N 575 23,618 N N
31-33 Manufacturing 155 100,293 99 2,862 56 97,431
42 Wholesale trade 146 W 99 7,052 47 166,144
44-45 Retail trade 733 538,513 391 18,705 342 519,808
48-49 Transportation & warehousing %% ** N N 84 4,146 N N
51 Information N N 41 1,390 N N
52 Finance & insurance N N 95 4,631 N N
53 Real estate & rental & leasing 393 36,920 324 18,556 69 18,364
54 Professional, scientific, & technical services t 466 t 29,263 369 8,247 97 21,016
56 Administrative & support & waste management & remediation serv t 238 t 24,999 197 1,964 41 23,035
61 Educational services 64 1,868 58 519 6 1,349
62 Health care & social assistance 235 73,773 137 3,441 98 70,332
71 Arts, entertainment, & recreation 201 29,317 171 3,669 30 25,648
72 Accommodation & foodservices 212 95,519 47 4,250 165 91,269
81 Other services (except public administration) t 370 t 19,223 309 5,804 61 13,419
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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