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Nonemployer Statistics originate from tax return information of the Internal Revenue Service. The 2004 and 2005 Nonemployer totals may be low due to late tax reporting in hurricane impacted counties/regions. The data are subject to nonsampling error such as errors of self-classification by industry on tax forms, as well as errors of response, nonreporting and coverage. Values provided by each firm are slightly modified to protect the respondent's confidentiality. For further information about methodology and data limitations, see Survey Methodology. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
NAICS
Code
Description Nonemployers
Firms Receipts
($1,000)
54 Professional, scientific, and technical services 2,853,625 118,575,432
541 Professional, scientific, and technical services 2,853,626 118,576,591
5411 Legal services 247,188 15,086,692
5412 Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll services 337,530 7,370,503
54121 Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll services 337,530 7,370,503
541211 Offices of certified public accountants 36,777 1,794,670
541213 Tax preparation services 84,341 1,400,858
541214 Payroll services 4,491 105,796
541219 Other accounting services 211,921 4,069,179
5413 Architectural, engineering, and related services 230,669 10,807,241
54131 Architectural services 49,448 2,836,950
54132 Landscape architectural services 34,726 1,215,502
54133 Engineering services 90,700 4,898,602
54134 Drafting services 27,334 693,810
54135 Building inspection services 12,685 447,958
54136 Geophysical surveying and mapping services 3,538 182,948
54137 Surveying and mapping (except geophysical) services 9,439 379,643
54138 Testing laboratories 2,799 151,828
5414 Specialized design services 165,883 6,356,423
5415 Computer systems design and related services 281,864 12,028,957
54151 Computer systems design and related services 281,864 12,028,957
5416 Management, scientific, and technical consulting services 580,349 24,232,313
5417 Scientific research and development services 27,711 986,768