U.S. - Construction - by Year
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More data	Year	Firms by employment size of enterprise				Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
		Total	20 +	100 +	500 +	Total	20 +	100 +	500 +
	2008	761,474	8.4%	1.1%	0.1%	7,043,631	63.3%	33.2%	15.9%
	2007	799,811	8.3%	1.1%	0.1%	7,267,883	62.6%	32.1%	14.8%
	2006	791,558	8.6%	1.1%	0.1%	7,338,799	63.2%	32.3%	14.6%
	2005	777,664	8.1%	1.0%	0.1%	6,781,327	61.4%	30.6%	13.9%
	2004	751,098	8.4%	1.0%	0.1%	6,647,641	61.6%	30.0%	13.6%
	2003	722,818	8.3%	1.0%	0.1%	6,381,404	61.2%	30.1%	14.0%
	2002	701,449	8.4%	1.0%	0.1%	6,307,370	61.7%	30.8%	15.0%
	2001	691,110	8.8%	1.1%	0.1%	6,491,994	62.3%	31.4%	14.9%
	2000	701,947	8.9%	1.1%	0.1%	6,572,800	61.6%	30.0%	13.7%
	1999	691,490	8.6%	1.0%	0.1%	6,201,626	60.2%	28.4%	12.5%
	1998	686,250	8.1%	0.9%	0.1%	5,798,942	58.6%	26.9%	11.7%

Construction by State
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More data	State	Firms by employment size of enterprise				Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
		Total	20 +	100 +	500 +	Total	20 +	100 +	500 +
	United States	686,250	8.1%	0.9%	0.1%	5,798,942	58.6%	26.9%	11.7%
	Alabama	9,911	10.9%	1.6%	0.5%	101,012	63.5%	29.3%	12.4%
	Alaska	2,266	5.6%	1.1%	0.6%	12,915	45.9%	20.2%	12.5%
	Arizona	11,897	12.8%	2.3%	0.8%	143,411	69.1%	34.9%	11.9%
	Arkansas	5,701	8.5%	1.2%	0.4%	43,486	52.4%	17.9%	5.3%
	California	63,631	10.3%	1.4%	0.3%	621,816	63.3%	29.2%	12.1%
	Colorado	15,918	8.4%	1.5%	0.5%	132,931	60.4%	29.5%	12.2%
	Connecticut	9,248	6.0%	0.8%	0.4%	60,041	50.8%	23.5%	16.7%
	Delaware	2,295	10.8%	1.7%	0.7%	20,372	60.2%	20.1%	5.7%
	District of Columbia	308	25.3%	7.5%	2.6%	7,189	85.4%	52.8%	19.0%
	Florida	37,825	9.5%	1.3%	0.4%	341,712	61.1%	27.7%	12.5%
	Georgia	19,405	9.3%	1.4%	0.5%	174,785	61.6%	28.9%	13.5%
	Hawaii	2,322	10.9%	2.3%	1.1%	21,265	58.1%	D	D
	Idaho	5,621	5.2%	0.7%	0.3%	35,453	48.7%	22.8%	15.9%
	Illinois	29,091	7.7%	1.1%	0.3%	225,310	55.1%	24.1%	8.5%
	Indiana	16,417	8.3%	1.3%	0.4%	138,327	55.2%	25.2%	9.2%
	Iowa	8,480	7.2%	1.1%	0.3%	58,561	51.8%	19.2%	7.4%
	Kansas	7,581	8.4%	1.3%	0.6%	60,899	56.4%	24.2%	10.1%
	Kentucky	9,331	9.2%	1.2%	0.3%	77,192	54.8%	18.7%	3.7%
	Louisiana	8,354	12.4%	2.4%	0.7%	124,855	73.3%	48.0%	29.9%
	Maine	4,519	4.5%	0.8%	0.3%	23,767	44.1%	20.1%	11.7%
	Maryland	14,689	10.5%	1.6%	0.5%	142,696	62.0%	28.4%	12.0%
	Massachusetts	15,646	6.6%	1.0%	0.3%	106,193	51.2%	20.8%	8.1%
	Michigan	26,438	6.8%	0.8%	0.2%	179,220	49.1%	17.5%	5.0%
	Minnesota	14,124	6.9%	1.0%	0.4%	98,542	54.9%	24.0%	8.4%
	Mississippi	5,044	10.7%	1.3%	0.5%	49,854	63.3%	28.8%	14.9%
	Missouri	15,451	7.5%	1.1%	0.4%	120,864	54.8%	24.5%	11.4%
	Montana	3,740	4.0%	0.6%	0.2%	16,767	36.3%	10.1%	1.0%
	Nebraska	5,457	7.1%	1.2%	0.5%	38,299	50.6%	20.5%	7.3%
	Nevada	4,725	18.0%	4.2%	1.4%	77,694	77.0%	43.3%	15.0%
	New Hampshire	3,977	6.2%	0.5%	0.2%	22,752	45.9%	12.7%	4.0%
	New Jersey	22,744	6.0%	0.9%	0.3%	143,268	48.8%	19.0%	7.2%
	New Mexico	4,911	9.5%	1.5%	0.5%	42,171	58.7%	22.7%	4.1%
	New York	38,566	6.9%	0.9%	0.2%	272,149	53.7%	22.2%	6.9%
	North Carolina	25,384	7.6%	1.0%	0.3%	205,786	55.6%	25.4%	11.9%
	North Dakota	2,066	7.5%	1.1%	0.5%	13,980	51.0%	16.7%	4.9%
	Ohio	27,311	8.5%	1.1%	0.3%	222,649	55.5%	23.4%	9.7%
	Oklahoma	7,325	8.2%	1.1%	0.5%	54,903	52.3%	19.3%	9.3%
	Oregon	12,491	6.2%	0.8%	0.4%	78,793	49.6%	18.6%	8.6%
	Pennsylvania	28,291	7.9%	1.1%	0.4%	225,820	56.6%	25.4%	12.6%
	Rhode Island	3,136	4.2%	0.7%	0.4%	16,293	41.7%	15.5%	5.5%
	South Carolina	10,981	8.5%	1.2%	0.5%	111,436	63.0%	36.7%	26.9%
	South Dakota	2,616	6.0%	0.9%	0.4%	13,996	40.1%	9.2%	1.4%
	Tennessee	11,741	11.0%	1.9%	0.6%	120,578	64.5%	30.7%	11.4%
	Texas	37,414	11.6%	1.9%	0.5%	457,095	69.3%	39.0%	21.4%
	Utah	7,786	7.7%	1.2%	0.5%	58,009	54.4%	22.0%	7.2%
	Vermont	2,581	4.0%	0.5%	0.2%	(10k-24999)	D	D	D
	Virginia	20,040	9.4%	1.4%	0.4%	178,067	59.1%	24.9%	7.2%
	Washington	21,370	6.7%	1.0%	0.3%	143,172	53.6%	22.8%	8.9%
	West Virginia	4,672	6.4%	1.1%	0.5%	29,587	48.0%	18.7%	7.6%
	Wisconsin	15,612	6.5%	0.9%	0.3%	107,037	49.8%	20.5%	7.0%
	Wyoming	2,323	6.4%	0.9%	0.4%	(10k-24999)	D	D	D

D = Withheld to avoid disclosure

U.S. - Construction by Subsector
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Industry detail	NAICS code	Industry title (with link to definition)	Firms by employment size of enterprise				Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
			Total	20 +	100 +	500 +	Total	20 +	100 +	500 +
	23	Construction	686,250	8.1%	0.9%	0.1%	5,798,942	58.6%	26.9%	11.7%
	233	Building, developing, & general contracting	215,301	5.7%	0.8%	0.2%	1,434,338	53.3%	26.3%	13.4%
	234	Heavy construction	39,062	20.7%	3.5%	0.7%	803,944	80.4%	47.8%	25.7%
	235	Special trade contractors	432,271	8.3%	0.8%	0.1%	3,560,660	55.9%	22.4%	7.9%

D = Withheld to avoid disclosure

U.S. - Construction by Industry
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More data	NAICS code	Industry title (with link to definition)				Firms by employment size of enterprise				Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
						Total	20 +	100 +	500 +	Total	20 +	100 +	500 +
	233	Building, developing, & general contracting				215,301	5.7%	0.8%	0.2%	1,434,338	53.3%	26.3%	13.4%
	2331		Land subdivision & land development			11,192	5.1%	1.7%	0.8%	56,326	51.0%	27.9%	11.2%
	2332		Residential building construction			161,068	2.7%	0.3%	0.1%	688,495	32.4%	12.9%	6.3%
	23321			Single-family housing construction		153,029	2.5%	0.2%	0.1%	626,161	29.9%	11.6%	6.0%
	23322			Multifamily housing construction		8,054	8.0%	1.3%	0.3%	62,334	57.6%	26.1%	9.3%
	2333		Nonresidential building construction			43,150	17.2%	2.5%	0.5%	689,517	74.3%	39.6%	20.6%
	23331			Mfg & industrial building construction		6,842	20.1%	3.6%	1.0%	161,159	82.2%	55.6%	37.3%
	23332			Commercial & institutional building construction		36,355	16.8%	2.4%	0.5%	528,358	71.9%	34.7%	15.5%
More data	NAICS code	Industry title (with link to definition)				Firms by employment size of enterprise				Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
						Total	20 +	100 +	500 +	Total	20 +	100 +	500 +
	234	Heavy construction				39,062	20.7%	3.5%	0.7%	803,944	80.4%	47.8%	25.7%
	2341		Highway, street, bridge, & tunnel construction			11,748	25.2%	4.9%	0.8%	267,142	82.4%	46.2%	17.6%
	23411			Highway & street construction		10,884	24.1%	4.6%	0.7%	232,811	81.3%	44.7%	16.7%
	23412			Bridge & tunnel construction		886	41.3%	11.3%	2.4%	34,331	90.1%	56.6%	23.7%
	2349		Other heavy construction			27,366	18.9%	3.1%	0.8%	536,802	79.4%	48.7%	29.8%
	23491			Water, sewer, & pipeline construction		7,749	25.3%	3.4%	0.6%	156,448	78.0%	35.3%	12.9%
	23492			Power & communication transmission line construction		3,170	22.3%	4.9%	1.2%	76,411	83.1%	55.9%	30.5%
	23493			Industrial nonbuilding structure construction		641	35.9%	18.9%	10.3%	100,218	98.0%	93.3%	83.5%
	23499			All other heavy construction		15,860	14.6%	2.2%	0.6%	203,725	69.9%	34.2%	16.0%
More data	NAICS code	Industry title (with link to definition)				Firms by employment size of enterprise				Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
						Total	20 +	100 +	500 +	Total	20 +	100 +	500 +
	235	Special trade contractors				432,271	8.3%	0.8%	0.1%	3,560,660	55.9%	22.4%	7.9%
	2351		Plumbing, heating, & air-conditioning contractors			87,653	9.3%	0.9%	0.1%	817,297	57.2%	24.3%	10.2%
	2352		Painting & wall covering contractors			39,429	4.5%	0.2%	0.0%	198,800	39.0%	9.0%	2.2%
	2353		Electrical contractors			65,093	10.9%	1.4%	0.2%	692,603	63.2%	29.4%	10.8%
	2354		Masonry, drywall, insulation, & tile contractors			52,200	10.5%	1.2%	0.1%	497,600	62.0%	24.3%	6.3%
	23541			Masonry & stone contractors		24,429	7.2%	0.6%	0.1%	169,823	49.5%	14.1%	3.0%
	23542			Drywall, plastering, acoustical, & insulation contractors		21,294	15.5%	2.0%	0.2%	287,445	71.6%	32.3%	8.8%
	23543			Tile, marble, terrazzo, & mosaic contractors		6,481	6.6%	0.4%	0.0%	40,332	46.0%	10.1%	2.6%
	2355		Carpentry & floor contractors			57,101	4.3%	0.5%	0.1%	303,906	42.3%	D	D
	23551			Carpentry contractors		44,088	4.3%	0.5%	0.0%	237,285	43.1%	18.1%	3.5%
	23552			Floor laying & other floor contractors		13,016	4.6%	0.3%	0.1%	66,621	39.4%	D	D
	2356		Roofing, siding, & sheet metal contractors			30,877	9.3%	0.7%	0.1%	246,478	54.9%	14.7%	2.7%
	2357		Concrete contractors			29,474	9.0%	0.9%	0.1%	244,553	53.8%	18.7%	4.8%
	2358		Water well drilling contractors			3,756	3.6%	0.3%	0.1%	19,905	30.7%	D	D
	2359		Other special trade contractors			66,894	8.1%	0.9%	0.2%	539,518	54.8%	22.9%	10.3%
	23591			Structural steel erection contractors		4,560	22.4%	3.2%	0.5%	79,102	74.9%	31.7%	8.0%
	23592			Glass & glazing contractors		5,233	8.1%	0.5%	0.1%	39,584	40.3%	D	D
	23593			Excavation contractors		23,209	4.6%	0.3%	0.0%	118,521	36.4%	8.3%	0.8%
	23594			Wrecking & demolition contractors		1,336	18.1%	2.9%	0.5%	18,295	71.9%	D	D
	23595			Building equip & other machinery installation contractors		3,294	18.9%	3.4%	1.0%	72,618	80.6%	53.3%	38.3%
	23599			All other special trade contractors		29,288	7.1%	0.7%	0.2%	211,398	50.0%	19.6%	8.9%

D = Withheld to avoid disclosure

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Source: Statistics of U.S. Businesses

Last modified: July 13 2011   Questions?