1997 Economic Census
Nonemployer Statistics

Chester County, PA
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
Establish-
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($1,000)
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Receipts
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($1,000)
  00 All industries X X 28,350 1,362,056 X X
11 Forestry, fishing & huntings, & ag support services (113-115) X X 298 9,779 X X
  21 Mining N N D D N N
22 Utilities N N 14 197 N N
23 Construction N N 3,447 227,754 N N
31-33 Manufacturing 1,129 4,358,683 500 26,464 629 4,332,219
42 Wholesale trade 1,930 W 917 74,942 1,013 15,420,932
44-45 Retail trade 4,220 5,989,903 2,703 110,321 1,517 5,879,582
48-49 Transportation & warehousing %% ** N N 638 32,906 N N
51 Information N N 342 11,230 N N
52 Finance & insurance N N 1,587 130,228 N N
53 Real estate & rental & leasing 3,310 556,524 2,982 237,469 328 319,055
54 Professional, scientific, & technical services t 8,364 t 2,725,129 6,797 278,544 1,567 2,446,585
56 Administrative & support & waste management & remediation serv t 2,103 t 531,205 1,606 42,184 497 489,021
61 Educational services 653 38,941 587 6,663 66 32,278
62 Health care & social assistance 2,753 718,974 1,860 58,515 893 660,459
71 Arts, entertainment, & recreation 1,305 81,820 1,209 28,883 96 52,937
72 Accommodation & foodservices 914 376,686 272 11,238 642 365,448
81 Other services (except public administration) t 3,260 t 489,129 2,588 74,663 672 414,466
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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