1997 Nonemployer Statistics
Construction

Rhode Island
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 10,249 4,033,997 7,189 306,784 3,060 3,727,213
233 Building, developing, & general contracting 2,384 2,337,729 1,503 126,206 881 2,211,523
2331 Land subdivision & land development 225 92,077 148 22,631 77 69,446
2332 Residential building construction 1,896 452,281 1,228 94,504 668 357,777
2333 Nonresidential building construction 264 1,793,371 127 9,071 137 1,784,300
234 Heavy construction 246 296,327 82 3,312 164 293,015
2341 Highway, street, bridge, & tunnel construction N N D D 47 D
2349 Other heavy construction N N D D 117 D
235 Special trade contractors 7,618 1,399,940 5,604 177,266 2,014 1,222,674
2351 Plumbing, heating, & air-conditioning contractors 737 256,662 381 15,486 356 241,176
2352 Painting & wall covering contractors 1,093 62,433 830 18,026 263 44,407
2353 Electrical contractors 762 250,905 458 12,929 304 237,976
2354 Masonry, drywall, insulation, & tile contractors 718 230,487 421 13,402 297 217,085
2355 Carpentry & floor contractors 2,457 N 2,142 64,550 315 D
2356 Roofing, siding, & sheet metal contractors 320 77,457 191 7,269 129 70,188
2357 Concrete contractors 227 59,905 97 2,794 130 57,111
2358 Water well drilling contractors 21 6,024 10 648 11 5,376
2359 Other special trade contractors 1,284 N 1,074 42,162 210 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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