RHODE ISLAND SUMMARY OF FINDINGS

     This report provides results from the 1992 Census of Construction
     Industries for Rhode Island.  The report includes data for construction
     establishments with payroll and shows limited data for establishments
     with no payroll (nonemployers).  (Establishments with no payroll are, for
     the most part, companies owned and operated by a single person.)

     During 1992, there were 8,767 establishments in this State operating in
     the construction industries.  These establishments accounted for $2.0
     billion in total dollar value of business done.

     Most of the 8,767 construction establishments were small.  Of the total,
     5,901 were nonemployers, and over half of the employer establishments
     had less than 5 employers.  The 698 construction establishments with 5
     employers or more, while representing only 8 percent of all
     establishments, accounted for more than 74 percent of the total dollar
     value of business done.

ESTABLISHMENTS WITH PAYROLL

     During 1992, the establishments with paid employees accounted for
     $1.85 billion in total dollar value of business done.  Of this amount,
     $1.81 billion were for the value of construction work.  Their payments
     for construction work subcontracted to others amounted to $551 million,
     leaving net value of construction work of $1.3 billion.  In addition, these
     establishments paid out $585 million for the cost of materials, fuels,
     power, rental of equipment and buildings, and the cost of selected
     purchased services.  Value added for 1992 was $767 million.  (See
     CC92.EXP for explanation of terms.)

     There were 2,866 establishments with total employment averaging
     13,981 during the year.  Total payroll for 1992 was $359 million. 

     Since the data in this report covering employer establishments are
     estimated from a sample survey, they are subject to sampling variability,
     as well as errors of response and nonreporting.  The relative standard
     errors shown in the tables are measures of sampling variability. 
     Descriptions of the sampling, estimating procedures, and data reliability
     are included in CC92.MTH (Methodology).

ESTABLISHMENTS WITHOUT PAYROLL

     During 1992, there were 5,901 establishments with no payroll classified
     as construction.  According to administrative records of the Federal
     Government, their dollar value of business done during 1992 was $196
     million.  Most of these establishments, about 82 percent, were special
     trade contractors.

     For the establishments without payroll, only information on total value
     of business done was available from administrative records.  Statistics
     on establishments without payroll are shown in file CC92A1 (Summary
     statistics with and without payroll, 1992-1987).