1997 Economic Census of Professional, Scientific and Technical Services

1997 Professional, Scientific and Technical Services
Firms Exempt from Federal Income Tax
Mountain States*
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                                                             Annual
                                Revenue     Employees 2/    Payroll
Area               Estab. 1/    ($000s)     (Mid-March)     ($000s)
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U.S.                 5824    $15,708,510      148,465    $6,022,741

Mountain States:
  Arizona              93        $95,624        1,285       $43,541
  Colorado            135        478,822        3,296       164,456
  Idaho                25         88,055          815        45,915
  Montana              45         24,770          277         7,876
  Nevada               25         10,120          163         4,946
  New Mexico           61         79,282        1,066        38,299
  Utah                 43         30,326          381        13,473
  Wyoming              11          2,892           36         1,037


*   States that comprise the Mountain Division as defined by 
    the U.S. Census Bureau.

1/  Data include the only establishments with a payroll.

2/  Paid employees for the pay period including March 12.

Source: U.S. Dept. Of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 1997 
Economic Census, Geographic Area Series, Professional, 
Scientific, and Technical Services, various states.

Table Prepared by: Bureau of Business and Economic Research, 
University of New Mexico.