1992 CENSUS OF SERVICE INDUSTRIES
GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERIES
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS
NORTH DAKOTA

FIRMS SUBJECT TO FEDERAL INCOME TAX

Data from the 1992 Census of Service Industries show that North
Dakota's 4,221 service industries establishments of firms with payroll
that were subject to Federal income tax had receipts totaling $1.6
billion. The 1992 data represent an increase of 44.5 percent in
receipts for the State since 1987.

For establishments with payroll in 1992, receipts of offices and
clinics of medical doctors totaled $422.1 million, compared with $316.4
million in 1987. Other leading service kinds of business in 1992 were
hotels and motels with $124.2 million in receipts, legal services with
$91.6 million, and offices and clinics of dentists with $70.6 million.

There were 32,575 paid employees (full- and part-time) working in
service industries in the State as of mid-March 1992, compared with
27,753 employees in 1987. Large employers included offices and clinics
of doctors of medicine with 5,100 employees, hotels and motels with
4,719 employees, and legal services with 1,420 employees.

ORGANIZATIONS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX

Data for the census show that North Dakota's 1,110 service industries
establishments of firms and other organizations with payroll that were
exempt from Federal income tax had revenue totaling $1.3 billion and
expenses of $1.3 billion in 1992. The 1992 data represent an increase
of 55.7 percent in expenses since 1987.

For establishments with payroll in 1992, revenue of hospitals totaled
$843.1 million, compared with $568.7 million in 1987. Other leading
classifications in 1992 were nursing and personal care facilities with
revenue of $166.0 million, and civic, social, and fraternal
associations with $61.6 million.

There were 36,727 paid employees (full- and part-time) as of mid-March
1992, compared with 28,956 employees in 1987. Hospitals had 17,409
employees; nursing and personal care facilities, 7,723 employees; and
civic, social, and fraternal associations, 3,118 employees.