1992 CENSUS OF SERVICE INDUSTRIES
GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERIES
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS
MISSOURI

FIRMS SUBJECT TO FEDERAL INCOME TAX

Data from the 1992 Census of Service Industries show that Missouri's
36,361 service industries establishments of firms with payroll that
were subject to Federal income tax had receipts totaling $20.3 billion.
The 1992 data represent an increase of 48.4 percent in receipts for the
State since 1987.

For establishments with payroll in 1992, receipts of offices and
clinics of medical doctors totaled $2.6 billion, compared with $1.6
billion in 1987. Other leading service kinds of business in 1992 were
computer programming, data processing, and other computer related
services with $1.6 billion in receipts, legal services with $1.5
billion, and engineering services with $1.0 billion.

There were 373,532 paid employees (full- and part-time) working in
service industries in the State as of mid-March 1992, compared with
323,658 employees in 1987. Large employers included nursing and
personal care facilities with 34,082 employees, help supply services
with 32,924 employees, and hotels and motels with 24,714 employees.

ORGANIZATIONS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX

Data for the census show that Missouri's 4,354 service industries
establishments of firms and other organizations with payroll that were
exempt from Federal income tax had revenue totaling $9.5 billion and
expenses of $8.9 billion in 1992. The 1992 data represent an increase
of 55.5 percent in expenses since 1987.

For establishments with payroll in 1992, revenue of hospitals totaled
$6.7 billion, compared with $4.4 billion in 1987. Other leading
classifications in 1992 were civic, social, and fraternal associations
with revenue of $298.8 million, and nursing and personal care
facilities with $292.3 million.

There were 194,873 paid employees (full- and part-time) as of mid-March
1992, compared with 163,274 employees in 1987. Hospitals had 122,050
employees; nursing and personal care facilities, 11,670 employees; and
job training and vocational rehabilitation services, 10,485 employees.