VIRGINIA SUMMARY OF FINDINGS

     This report provides results from the 1992 Census of Construction
     Industries for Virginia.  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 50,537 establishments in this State operating in
     the construction industries.  These establishments accounted for $15.3
     billion in total dollar value of business done.

     Most of the 50,537 construction establishments were small.  Of the total,
     33,386 were nonemployers, and over half of the employer
     establishments had less than 5 employers.  The 6,609 construction
     establishments with 5 employers or more, while representing only 13
     percent of all establishments, accounted for more than 80 percent of the
     total dollar value of business done.

ESTABLISHMENTS WITH PAYROLL

     During 1992, the establishments with paid employees accounted for
     $14.3 billion in total dollar value of business done.  Of this amount,
     $14.0 billion were for the value of construction work.  Their payments
     for construction work subcontracted to others amounted to $3.5 billion,
     leaving net value of construction work of $10.5 billion.  In addition,
     these establishments paid out $5.1 billion for the cost of materials, fuels,
     power, rental of equipment and buildings, and the cost of selected
     purchased services.  Value added for 1992 was $6.1 billion.  (See
     CC92.EXP for explanation of terms.)

     There were 17,151 establishments with total employment averaging
     143,644 during the year.  Total payroll for 1992 was $3.2 billion. 

     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 33,386 establishments with no payroll classified
     as construction.  According to administrative records of the Federal
     Government, their dollar value of business done during 1992 was $997
     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).