U.S. Census Bureau

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2003 County Business Patterns (NAICS)

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Whatcom, WA

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Industry code Industry code description Paid employees for pay period including March 12 (number) First-quarter payroll ($1,000) Annual payroll ($1,000) Total establishments
------Total 61,514 426,351 1,832,090 5,680
11----Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, and Agriculture Support 321 2,167 10,003 65
21----Mining BDD4
22----Utilities BDD15
23----Construction 6,141 62,877 245,050 844
31----Manufacturing 8,592 80,497 398,329 316
42----Wholesale Trade 2,917 24,714 110,588 320
44----Retail Trade 9,822 49,934 213,581 816
48----Transportation and Warehousing 1,755 12,321 54,152 179
51----Information 1,675 13,279 55,331 88
52----Finance and Insurance 2,392 25,224 99,692 277
53----Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 1,188 4,974 22,401 274
54----Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 3,279 34,005 129,902 542
55----Management of Companies and Enterprises 428 5,591 23,833 16
56----Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services 2,579 13,655 50,456 250
61----Educational Services 885 3,738 15,474 65
62----Health Care and Social Assistance 7,966 54,697 238,530 552
71----Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 1,221 4,334 18,649 100
72----Accommodation and Food Services 6,911 18,173 79,480 441
81----Other Services (except Public Administration) 3,279 14,728 60,418 501
99----Unclassified 16 28 308 15

Number of establishments by employment-size class
Industry code Industry code description Total establishments 1-4 5-9 10-19 20-49 50-99 100-249 250-499 500-999 1000 or more
------Total 5,680 3,317 1,034 692 433 117 70 13 3 1
11----Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, and Agriculture Support 65 50 8 3 3 1 0 0 0 0
21----Mining 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
22----Utilities 15 13 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
23----Construction 844 617 105 60 46 10 4 2 0 0
31----Manufacturing 316 123 51 52 47 25 14 3 1 0
42----Wholesale Trade 320 196 42 46 29 5 1 1 0 0
44----Retail Trade 816 376 211 127 63 25 12 2 0 0
48----Transportation and Warehousing 179 106 34 14 17 6 2 0 0 0
51----Information 88 51 17 6 6 3 4 0 1 0
52----Finance and Insurance 277 159 65 30 18 2 2 1 0 0
53----Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 274 203 45 18 6 2 0 0 0 0
54----Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 542 412 61 48 15 1 3 2 0 0
55----Management of Companies and Enterprises 16 6 4 2 2 0 2 0 0 0
56----Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services 250 156 41 25 17 7 3 1 0 0
61----Educational Services 65 35 15 4 8 0 3 0 0 0
62----Health Care and Social Assistance 552 288 125 71 43 13 10 1 0 1
71----Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 100 62 14 11 9 2 2 0 0 0
72----Accommodation and Food Services 441 140 83 120 80 13 4 0 1 0
81----Other Services (except Public Administration) 501 307 113 55 20 2 4 0 0 0
99----Unclassified 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
For information on businesses with no paid employees, see Nonemployer Statistics