CONSTRUCTION SECTOR ESTABLISHMENTS AND EMPLOYMENT
Nebraska - Economic Census Years
	1982		1987		1992		1997 ⁴		2002 ⁴		2007 ⁴
	Establishments	Employees	Establishments	Employees	Establishments	Employees	Establishments	Employees	Establishments	Employees	Establishments	Employees
All Establishments
Total	14,179	27,200	14,181	26,566	13,610	30,092	17,597	40,363	18,650	46,004	20,792	44,605
Building Construction ¹	3,074	7,230	3,002	>6,113	2,445	7,224	3,785	8,215	4,295	10,155	5,051	8,660
Heavy Construction ²	617	3,172	508	4,648	567	5,328	660	7,546	803	8,115	624	5,590
Special Trades ³	10,333	16,783	10,489	>15,316	10,589	17,450	13,152	24,603	13,552	27,734	15,117	30,355

Establishments w/o Payroll
Total	10,010	0	10,315	0	9,286	0	12,399	0	13,071	0	15,345	0
Building Construction ¹	1,966	0	1,963	0	1,203	0	2,457	0	2,746	0	3,637	0
Heavy Construction ²	339	0	190	0	165	0	226	0	360	0	301	0
Special Trades ³	7,564	0	8,020	0	7,918	0	9,716	0	9,965	0	11,407	0

Establishments w/ Payroll
Total	4,169	27,200	3,866	26,566	4,324	30,092	5,198	40,363	5,579	46,004	5,447	44,605
Building Construction ¹	1,108	7,230	1,039	>6,113	1,242	7,224	1,328	8,215	1,549	10,155	1,414	8,660
Heavy Construction ²	278	3,172	318	4,648	402	5,328	434	7,546	443	8,115	323	5,590
Special Trades ³	2,769	16,783	2,469	>15,316	2,680	17,450	3,436	24,603	3,587	27,734	3,710	30,355
NA - not applicable (establishments without payroll have no employees) or not available.
¹ Building construction includes general contractors of residential and non-residential buildings.
² Heavy construction includes street and highways, bridges, sewers, water, etc.
³ Special trades includes plumbers, electricians, carpenters, roofers, etc.
⁴ 1997 and 2002 numbers use NAICS code so not entirely comparable to previous years.
Sources: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 1992 and 1997 Census of Construction, 1996 and April 2000, and January 2001, and 2007 Economic Census, 2011.
Last Updated:	May 23, 2011
by Nebraska Databook
email:	michael.lundeen@nebraska.gov