1997 Nonemployer Statistics
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Whatcom County, WA
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		 Receipts
($1,000)
54 Professional, scientific, & technical services t 1,963 t 294,622 1,573 48,116 390 246,506
541 Professional, scientific, & technical services t 1,963 t 294,622 1,573 48,116 390 246,506
5411 Legal services 151 35,532 58 3,781 93 31,751
5412 Accounting, tax return prep, bookkeeping, & payroll services 297 22,204 223 2,553 74 19,651
541211 Offices of certified public accountants 60 15,573 21 426 39 15,147
541213 Tax return preparation services N N D D N N
541214 Payroll services N N D D N N
541219 Other accounting services 210 5,712 180 2,018 30 3,694
5413-a Architectural, engineering, & related services N N 164 5,580 N N
54131 Architectural services 52 5,664 38 1,232 14 4,432
54132 Landscape architectural services X X 11 152 X X
54133 Engineering services 136 125,656 84 3,454 52 122,202
54134 Drafting services N N 18 306 N N
54135 Building inspection services N N D D N N
54136 Geophysical surveying & mapping services N N D D N N
54137 Surveying & mapping (except geophysical) services N N D D 7 2,990
5414 Specialized design services 70 3,062 58 1,021 12 2,041
5415 Computer systems design & related services 158 N 124 2,722 34 D
5416 Management, scientific, & technical consulting services 437 N 383 11,567 54 D
5417 Scientific research & development services N N 10 234 N N
5418 Advertising & related services 72 7,215 57 4,040 15 3,175
5419 Other professional, scientific, & technical services t 514 t 496 16,618 18 D
54191 Marketing research & public opinion polling N N 15 421 N N
54192 Photographic services 70 N 56 1,720 14 D
54193 Translation & interpretation services N N D D N N
54194 Veterinary services X X D D X X
54199 All other professional, scientific, & technical services N N 407 14,221 N N
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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