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 +
	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	701,947	8.9%	1.1%	0.1%	6,572,800	61.6%	30.0%	13.7%
	Alabama	9,680	11.7%	1.7%	0.6%	107,151	64.7%	30.9%	14.6%
	Alaska	2,298	6.5%	1.1%	0.7%	14,741	51.1%	22.7%	16.8%
	Arizona	12,537	13.8%	2.5%	0.8%	167,401	71.6%	38.7%	16.8%
	Arkansas	5,692	9.6%	1.3%	0.5%	48,616	56.5%	20.2%	7.2%
	California	67,189	11.5%	1.6%	0.3%	755,180	66.6%	33.0%	13.1%
	Colorado	17,434	9.1%	1.6%	0.6%	158,367	63.8%	33.6%	15.4%
	Connecticut	9,296	6.7%	1.0%	0.5%	66,858	53.1%	25.5%	16.2%
	Delaware	2,386	10.9%	1.8%	0.8%	22,149	60.4%	22.8%	9.7%
	District of Columbia	323	26.0%	8.4%	3.4%	6,963	84.5%	53.2%	20.9%
	Florida	38,793	9.8%	1.5%	0.4%	371,252	64.4%	31.3%	14.5%
	Georgia	20,274	10.2%	1.6%	0.6%	202,322	64.4%	32.3%	15.5%
	Hawaii	2,367	11.6%	2.3%	1.1%	23,625	61.0%	27.6%	11.1%
	Idaho	5,804	5.5%	0.7%	0.3%	39,361	49.8%	23.4%	15.9%
	Illinois	29,686	9.0%	1.4%	0.4%	265,481	60.7%	29.3%	10.9%
	Indiana	16,315	9.3%	1.4%	0.5%	151,813	58.4%	27.2%	10.9%
	Iowa	8,661	7.9%	1.2%	0.4%	65,122	53.6%	20.4%	5.7%
	Kansas	7,649	9.2%	1.4%	0.7%	69,180	58.3%	25.9%	11.3%
	Kentucky	9,340	10.0%	1.5%	0.5%	85,359	58.0%	22.6%	5.9%
	Louisiana	8,312	13.0%	2.5%	0.7%	134,466	74.7%	49.9%	31.5%
	Maine	4,728	4.8%	0.7%	0.4%	26,864	44.7%	19.1%	11.5%
	Maryland	14,723	11.5%	1.9%	0.6%	159,216	65.3%	32.2%	13.6%
	Massachusetts	16,258	7.5%	1.2%	0.4%	123,850	55.3%	24.6%	9.7%
	Michigan	27,024	7.5%	0.9%	0.3%	203,994	53.1%	21.6%	7.2%
	Minnesota	15,074	7.7%	1.2%	0.5%	119,657	59.4%	29.6%	14.0%
	Mississippi	5,019	11.4%	1.6%	0.5%	54,500	64.4%	30.3%	15.6%
	Missouri	15,486	9.2%	1.4%	0.5%	142,349	59.7%	28.4%	14.8%
	Montana	3,876	4.2%	0.6%	0.3%	18,689	38.8%	D	D
	Nebraska	5,663	8.2%	1.2%	0.5%	43,189	53.6%	21.6%	10.0%
	Nevada	4,701	19.0%	4.7%	1.4%	82,401	77.8%	45.4%	13.0%
	New Hampshire	4,165	6.5%	0.7%	0.3%	26,246	48.7%	16.8%	6.6%
	New Jersey	23,179	6.6%	1.0%	0.4%	164,099	52.2%	22.8%	9.6%
	New Mexico	4,800	9.9%	1.7%	0.6%	43,837	59.8%	25.9%	6.3%
	New York	40,308	7.8%	1.0%	0.2%	317,993	57.6%	25.6%	9.3%
	North Carolina	25,908	8.4%	1.2%	0.4%	225,013	57.4%	26.7%	13.3%
	North Dakota	2,032	7.9%	1.2%	0.5%	14,559	50.9%	15.5%	3.6%
	Ohio	27,064	9.4%	1.2%	0.4%	247,794	59.3%	26.7%	12.4%
	Oklahoma	7,750	8.3%	1.3%	0.5%	63,039	54.0%	22.2%	9.8%
	Oregon	12,440	6.5%	0.9%	0.5%	80,012	50.1%	19.3%	10.3%
	Pennsylvania	28,292	8.9%	1.2%	0.4%	254,421	60.1%	28.6%	14.7%
	Rhode Island	3,130	5.8%	0.9%	0.3%	19,140	48.7%	20.1%	4.7%
	South Carolina	11,360	9.4%	1.3%	0.6%	116,696	62.5%	33.2%	23.4%
	South Dakota	2,724	6.4%	1.0%	0.4%	16,344	43.3%	13.1%	1.7%
	Tennessee	11,324	12.2%	2.1%	0.7%	131,443	67.1%	33.5%	15.0%
	Texas	37,896	12.7%	2.1%	0.6%	519,727	72.3%	42.5%	23.5%
	Utah	8,125	7.7%	1.3%	0.6%	63,964	55.2%	25.1%	10.4%
	Vermont	2,710	4.2%	0.6%	0.2%	14,304	41.5%	D	D
	Virginia	20,368	10.0%	1.5%	0.5%	198,862	61.9%	29.2%	11.6%
	Washington	21,531	7.2%	1.1%	0.4%	157,404	56.3%	25.4%	11.3%
	West Virginia	4,512	6.9%	1.1%	0.6%	29,445	47.3%	13.9%	6.1%
	Wisconsin	16,119	7.1%	1.0%	0.3%	123,412	53.7%	24.8%	10.9%
	Wyoming	2,427	6.5%	0.9%	0.5%	14,930	43.0%	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	701,947	8.9%	1.1%	0.1%	6,572,800	61.6%	30.0%	13.7%
	233	Building, developing, & general contracting	214,651	6.5%	0.8%	0.2%	1,604,913	55.9%	27.8%	14.2%
	234	Heavy construction	38,304	22.5%	4.0%	0.8%	900,987	82.9%	51.6%	28.5%
	235	Special trade contractors	449,380	9.0%	1.0%	0.1%	4,066,900	59.1%	26.1%	10.2%

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				214,651	6.5%	0.8%	0.2%	1,604,913	55.9%	27.8%	14.2%
	2331		Land subdivision & land development			12,902	6.0%	1.6%	0.7%	77,885	55.2%	28.9%	12.8%
	2332		Residential building construction			158,881	3.5%	0.3%	0.1%	781,012	36.7%	14.7%	7.5%
	23321			Single-family housing construction		150,685	3.2%	0.3%	0.1%	713,339	34.5%	13.4%	7.0%
	23322			Multifamily housing construction		8,208	8.4%	1.3%	0.4%	67,673	59.8%	28.9%	12.3%
	2333		Nonresidential building construction			42,962	18.3%	2.7%	0.6%	746,016	76.1%	41.5%	21.4%
	23331			Mfg & industrial building construction		6,984	20.4%	3.6%	0.9%	164,858	82.6%	54.9%	35.6%
	23332			Commercial & institutional building construction		36,022	18.0%	2.7%	0.6%	581,158	74.3%	37.7%	17.4%
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				38,304	22.5%	4.0%	0.8%	900,987	82.9%	51.6%	28.5%
	2341		Highway, street, bridge, & tunnel construction			11,285	28.1%	6.1%	1.0%	304,936	85.5%	51.8%	20.6%
	23411			Highway & street construction		10,434	26.9%	5.7%	0.9%	265,678	84.5%	50.6%	20.3%
	23412			Bridge & tunnel construction		872	45.0%	12.8%	3.0%	39,258	92.4%	60.0%	22.9%
	2349		Other heavy construction			27,076	20.3%	3.3%	0.8%	596,051	81.6%	51.5%	32.5%
	23491			Water, sewer, & pipeline construction		7,390	28.1%	3.8%	0.6%	165,784	80.4%	37.0%	13.0%
	23492			Power & communication transmission line construction		3,411	22.9%	4.6%	1.4%	97,545	86.4%	61.2%	42.4%
	23493			Industrial nonbuilding structure construction		631	35.5%	18.2%	10.0%	101,745	98.0%	93.2%	84.4%
	23499			All other heavy construction		15,702	15.7%	2.5%	0.7%	230,977	73.2%	39.3%	19.4%
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				449,380	9.0%	1.0%	0.1%	4,066,900	59.1%	26.1%	10.2%
	2351		Plumbing, heating, & air-conditioning contractors			89,523	10.2%	1.0%	0.1%	897,912	59.7%	26.2%	12.6%
	2352		Painting & wall covering contractors			40,931	5.0%	0.3%	0.0%	221,787	41.6%	10.9%	2.1%
	2353		Electrical contractors			65,890	12.2%	1.6%	0.3%	815,056	67.4%	35.0%	15.5%
	2354		Masonry, drywall, insulation, & tile contractors			53,212	11.2%	1.4%	0.1%	564,994	65.3%	29.4%	8.6%
	23541			Masonry & stone contractors		24,993	8.3%	0.8%	0.1%	197,878	54.2%	D	D
	23542			Drywall, plastering, acoustical, & insulation contractors		21,408	15.8%	2.4%	0.2%	319,342	74.3%	38.8%	13.1%
	23543			Tile, marble, terrazzo, & mosaic contractors		6,814	7.7%	0.6%	0.0%	47,774	50.7%	D	D
	2355		Carpentry & floor contractors			58,247	5.0%	0.6%	0.1%	347,303	47.2%	20.6%	5.4%
	23551			Carpentry contractors		44,857	4.9%	0.6%	0.1%	269,786	47.9%	22.5%	5.8%
	23552			Floor laying & other floor contractors		13,393	5.6%	0.4%	0.0%	77,517	44.9%	13.9%	4.1%
	2356		Roofing, siding, & sheet metal contractors			30,855	9.8%	0.9%	0.1%	260,774	57.1%	17.7%	3.2%
	2357		Concrete contractors			30,136	10.2%	1.1%	0.1%	292,569	59.0%	24.2%	7.7%
	2358		Water well drilling contractors			3,735	4.2%	0.3%	0.1%	21,590	31.6%	10.4%	6.8%
	2359		Other special trade contractors			77,075	8.4%	1.0%	0.2%	644,915	56.8%	24.7%	10.7%
	23591			Structural steel erection contractors		5,339	20.9%	3.2%	0.6%	93,564	76.7%	35.7%	13.1%
	23592			Glass & glazing contractors		5,693	9.1%	0.7%	0.1%	45,837	45.6%	10.5%	1.6%
	23593			Excavation contractors		26,980	5.2%	0.4%	0.0%	152,542	41.1%	11.1%	1.7%
	23594			Wrecking & demolition contractors		1,733	16.5%	2.9%	0.3%	21,896	72.8%	33.7%	5.0%
	23595			Building equip & other machinery installation contractors		4,026	16.6%	3.2%	0.8%	80,929	80.2%	54.2%	38.5%
	23599			All other special trade contractors		33,328	7.4%	0.8%	0.2%	250,147	52.0%	21.2%	8.5%

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