County Business Patterns for Merrimack County - 1999	Total	First			Establi-	Establi-	Establi-	Establi-	Establi-	Establi-	Establi-	Establi-	Establi-
Source:  Bureau of the Census County Business Patterns	Mid-March	Quarter	Annual	Total	shments	shments	shments	shments	shments	shments	shments	shments	shments
CD-CBP-98/99 Issued May 2001	Employees	Payroll	Payroll	Establi-	with 1- 4	with 5-9	with 10-19	with 20-49	with 50-99	with 100-249	with 250-499	with 500-999	with 1000+
		($1,000)	($1,000)	shments	Employees	Employees	Employees	Employees	Employees	Employees	Employees	Employees	Employees
Merrimack County Total	53509	344660	1558936	3999	2202	779	500	341	88	66	16	5	2
11        Forestry, fishing, hunting, and agriculture support	123	1062	5200	20	12	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
21        Mining	0	0	0	9	4	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
22        Utilities	375	5597	21178	19	10	3	1	3	0	2	0	0	0
23        Construction	3338	23842	128288	453	327	58	37	29	1	0	0	0	1
31-33     Manufacturing	9288	74025	314533	223	66	29	42	41	22	16	5	2	0
42        Wholesale trade	2701	21406	100531	198	95	36	33	23	6	4	1	0	0
44-45     Retail trade	8325	36927	165727	646	279	186	104	50	10	14	3	0	0
48-49     Transportation & warehousing	683	4143	18380	73	44	15	6	4	3	1	0	0	0
51        Information	890	7920	31426	73	37	15	8	9	2	2	0	0	0
52        Finance & insurance	3211	29017	123948	201	107	53	19	10	6	4	0	2	0
53        Real estate & rental & leasing	881	5277	28916	146	107	24	9	4	1	1	0	0	0
54        Professional, scientific & technical services	2295	21813	110446	449	330	55	38	24	2	0	0	0	0
55        Management of companies & enterprises	0	0	0	19	6	5	1	7	0	0	0	0	0
56        Admin, support, waste mgt, remediation services	1823	10566	52095	203	124	33	29	9	7	1	0	0	0
61        Educational services	1929	10155	42425	57	30	9	6	4	3	2	3	0	0
62        Health care and social assistance	9637	61538	276997	378	155	88	66	42	9	12	4	1	1
71        Arts, entertainment & recreation	945	2846	13262	58	30	6	11	8	1	2	0	0	0
72        Accommodation & food services	3819	9221	42229	251	91	41	49	55	13	2	0	0	0
81        Other services (except public administration)	2564	13081	56514	477	309	117	32	15	2	2	0	0	0
95        Auxiliaries (exc corporate, subsidiary & regional mgt)	272	2978	12087	9	3	0	2	3	0	1	0	0	0
99        Unclassified establishments	0	0	0	37	36	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
113       Forestry and logging	0	0	0	13	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
114       Fishing, hunting & trapping	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
115       Agriculture & forestry support activities	0	0	0	5	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
211       Oil & gas extraction	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
212       Mining (except oil & gas)	0	0	0	8	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
213       Mining support activities	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
221       Utilities	375	5597	21178	19	10	3	1	3	0	2	0	0	0
233       Building, developing & general contracting	562	4249	22009	115	91	11	6	6	1	0	0	0	0
234       Heavy construction	1341	10509	58367	32	16	6	4	5	0	0	0	0	1
235       Special trade contractors	1435	9084	47912	306	220	41	27	18	0	0	0	0	0
311       Food mfg	201	1150	4066	5	0	0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0
312       Beverage & tobacco product mfg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
313       Textile mills	312	1673	7205	5	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0
314       Textile product mills	123	353	1528	4	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0
315       Apparel manufacturing	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
316       Leather & allied product mfg	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
321       Wood product mfg	929	5187	23892	25	4	3	7	4	5	2	0	0	0
322       Paper mfg	387	4645	16504	5	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	0
323       Printing & related support activities	1061	8192	34655	30	6	10	4	7	0	1	2	0	0
324       Petroleum & coal products mfg	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
325       Chemical mfg	93	764	3397	5	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
326       Plastics & rubber products mfg	862	7220	30773	9	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	0	0
327       Nonmetallic mineral product mfg	249	2085	8798	12	4	1	2	3	2	0	0	0	0
331       Primary metal mfg	0	0	0	7	1	0	2	1	0	3	0	0	0
332       Fabricated metal product mfg	1206	9243	42319	47	21	8	8	7	1	1	0	1	0
333       Machinery mfg	779	7693	31416	18	6	2	1	4	4	0	1	0	0
334       Computer & electronic product mfg	876	5772	25099	16	5	1	3	1	2	4	0	0	0
335       Electrical equip, appliance & component mfg	0	0	0	6	1	0	1	3	1	0	0	0	0
336       Transportation equipment mfg	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
337       Furniture & related product mfg	84	627	2616	7	3	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
339       Miscellaneous mfg	296	1864	8355	14	9	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0
421       Wholesale trade, durable goods	1580	13458	63615	138	65	29	22	15	5	2	0	0	0
422       Wholesale trade, nondurable goods	1121	7948	36916	60	30	7	11	8	1	2	1	0	0
441       Motor vehicle & parts dealers	1175	8387	42327	78	24	19	16	15	3	1	0	0	0
442       Furniture & home furnishing stores	133	589	2755	32	21	8	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
443       Electronics & appliance stores	137	628	2614	25	15	8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
444       Bldg material & garden equip & supp dealers	719	4323	19431	51	16	19	9	5	1	1	0	0	0
445       Food & beverage stores	1843	6046	24204	69	31	15	9	6	0	6	2	0	0
446       Health & personal care stores	451	2129	9526	41	14	10	10	7	0	0	0	0	0
447       Gasoline stations	476	1771	8241	63	18	29	14	2	0	0	0	0	0
448       Clothing & clothing accessories stores	661	1761	7518	84	39	27	15	1	1	1	0	0	0
451       Sporting goods, hobby, book & music stores	405	1148	5279	52	26	16	5	5	0	0	0	0	0
452       General merchandise stores	1265	4378	19935	20	6	4	1	1	3	4	1	0	0
453       Miscellaneous store retailers	551	1807	8617	88	50	22	11	4	1	0	0	0	0
454       Nonstore retailers	509	3960	15280	43	19	9	10	3	1	1	0	0	0
481       Air transportation	0	0	0	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
483       Water transportation	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
484       Truck transportation	305	2201	9765	43	27	11	2	1	2	0	0	0	0
485       Transit & ground passenger transportation	0	0	0	15	6	2	3	2	1	1	0	0	0
486       Pipeline transportation	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
487       Scenic & sightseeing transportation	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
488       Transportation support activities	0	0	0	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
492       Couriers & messengers	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
493       Warehousing & storage	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
511       Publishing industries	382	3967	15279	20	11	4	2	1	0	2	0	0	0
512       Motion picture & sound recording industries	70	134	581	9	4	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
513       Broadcasting & telecommunications	318	2827	11776	31	15	6	2	7	1	0	0	0	0
514       Information & data processing services	120	992	3790	13	7	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
521       Monetary authorities - central bank	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
522       Credit intermediation & related activities	779	5854	24475	69	26	22	12	4	5	0	0	0	0
523       Security, commodity contracts & like activity	235	3971	18049	34	21	8	1	4	0	0	0	0	0
524       Insurance carriers & related activities	2197	19192	81424	98	60	23	6	2	1	4	0	2	0
525       Funds, trusts, & other financial vehicles (part)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
531       Real estate	0	0	0	104	87	9	4	3	1	0	0	0	0
532       Rental & leasing services	453	2967	18246	41	20	14	5	1	0	1	0	0	0
533       Lessors of other nonfinancial intangible asset	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
541       Professional, scientific & technical services	2295	21813	110446	449	330	55	38	24	2	0	0	0	0
551       Management of companies & enterprises	0	0	0	19	6	5	1	7	0	0	0	0	0
561       Administrative & support services	1675	9297	47508	189	115	32	27	8	6	1	0	0	0
562       Waste management & remediation  services	148	1269	4587	14	9	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0
611       Educational services	1929	10155	42425	57	30	9	6	4	3	2	3	0	0
621       Ambulatory health care services	2777	24229	116603	208	89	52	39	21	3	4	0	0	0
622       Hospitals	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	1
623       Nursing & residential care facilities	1590	6823	29333	33	9	6	2	6	5	4	1	0	0
624       Social assistance	0	0	0	132	57	30	25	15	1	3	1	0	0
711       Performing arts, spectator sports, & related industries	128	589	4131	14	10	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
712       Museums, historical sites & like institutions	86	322	1803	7	5	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
713       Amusement, gambling & recreation industries	731	1935	7328	37	15	5	10	5	0	2	0	0	0
721       Accommodation	326	786	4421	36	24	3	4	3	2	0	0	0	0
722       Food services & drinking places	3493	8435	37808	215	67	38	45	52	11	2	0	0	0
811       Repair & maintenance	713	4449	19833	152	102	34	11	5	0	0	0	0	0
812       Personal & laundry services	452	1608	7019	114	79	28	4	3	0	0	0	0	0
813       Religious, grantmaking, civic, prof & like organizations	1399	7024	29662	211	128	55	17	7	2	2	0	0	0
1131      Timber tract operations	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1132      Forest nurseries & gathering forest products	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1133      Logging	45	358	1757	11	8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1141      Fishing	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1142      Hunting & trapping	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1151      Crop production support activities	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1152      Animal production support activities	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1153      Forestry support activities	0	0	0	3	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
2111      Oil & gas extraction	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2121      Coal mining	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2122      Metal ore mining	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2123      Nonmetallic mineral mining & quarrying	0	0	0	8	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
2131      Mining support activities	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2211      Elec pwr generation, transmsn & distribution	0	0	0	12	6	1	0	3	0	2	0	0	0
2212      Natural gas distribution	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2213      Water, sewage & other systems	0	0	0	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2331      Land subdivision & land development	10	108	783	9	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2332      Residential building construction	250	1246	6604	89	75	10	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
2333      Nonresidential building construction	302	2895	14622	17	7	1	3	5	1	0	0	0	0
2341      Highway, street, bridge & tunnel construction	141	1413	8550	14	6	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	0
2349      Other heavy construction	1200	9096	49817	18	10	2	3	2	0	0	0	0	1
2351      Plumbing, heating & AC contractor	359	2759	11854	63	43	8	6	6	0	0	0	0	0
2352      Painting & wall covering contractors	57	261	1466	26	23	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2353      Electrical contractors	236	1639	7619	47	33	6	6	2	0	0	0	0	0
2354      Masonry, drywall, insulation, tile contractors	0	0	0	15	12	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2355      Carpentry & floor contractors	148	890	3814	40	30	6	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
2356      Roofing, siding, & sheet metal contractors	138	707	4516	15	9	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	0
2357      Concrete contractors	122	546	4858	18	9	4	3	2	0	0	0	0	0
2358      Water well drilling contractors	0	0	0	4	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
2359      Other special trade contractors	292	1738	9785	78	59	12	3	4	0	0	0	0	0
3111      Animal food mfg	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
3112      Grain & oilseed milling	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3113      Sugar & confectionery product mfg	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
3114      Fruit & veg preserving & specialty food mfg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3115      Dairy product mfg	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
3116      Animal slaughtering & processing	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3117      Seafood product preparation & packaging	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3118      Bakeries & tortilla mfg	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
3119      Other food mfg	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
3121      Beverage mfg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3122      Tobacco mfg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3131      Fiber, yarn & thread mills	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3132      Fabric mills	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0
3133      Textile, fabric finishing, fabric coating mills	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3141      Textile furnishings mills	0	0	0	3	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
3149      Other textile product mills	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
3151      Apparel knitting mills	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3152      Cut & sew apparel mfg	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
3159      Apparel accessories & other apparel mfg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3161      Leather & hide tanning & finishing	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
3162      Footwear mfg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3169      Other leather & allied product mfg	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
3211      Sawmills & wood preservation	241	1318	5832	9	0	1	5	1	2	0	0	0	0
3212      Veneer, plywood & engineered wood product mfg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3219      Other wood product mfg	688	3869	18060	16	4	2	2	3	3	2	0	0	0
3221      Pulp, paper & paperboard mills	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
3222      Converted paper product mfg	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0
3231      Printing & related support activities	1061	8192	34655	30	6	10	4	7	0	1	2	0	0
3241      Petroleum & coal products mfg	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
3251      Basic chemical mfg	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
3252      Resin, syn rubber, artf & syn fibers, fil mfg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3253      Pesticide, fertilizer & oth ag chemical mfg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3254      Pharmaceutical & medicine mfg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3255      Paint, coating & adhesive mfg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3256      Soap, cleaners & toilet preparation mfg	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3259      Other chemical product & preparation mfg	0	0	0	3	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
3261      Plastics product mfg	828	6951	29661	6	0	0	2	0	2	1	1	0	0
3262      Rubber product mfg	34	269	1112	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
3271      Clay product & refractory mfg	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
3272      Glass & glass product mfg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3273      Cement & concrete product mfg	0	0	0	8	3	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0
3274      Lime & gypsum product mfg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3279      Other nonmetallic mineral product mfg	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
3311      Iron & steel mills & ferroalloy mfg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3312      Steel product mfg from purchased steel	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
3313      Alumina & aluminum production & processing	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
3314      Nonferrous (exc alum) production & processing	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
3315      Foundries	0	0	0	4	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0
3321      Forging & stamping	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3322      Cutlery & handtool mfg	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3323      Architectural & structural metals mfg	100	775	3464	8	2	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0
3324      Boiler, tank & shipping container mfg	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3325      Hardware mfg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3326      Spring & wire product mfg	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
3327      Mach shops, turn prod, screw, nut, bolt mfg	367	3276	14146	25	14	4	3	2	1	1	0	0	0
3328      Coating, engrave, heat treating & oth activity	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3329      Other fabricated metal product mfg	0	0	0	6	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	0
3331      Ag, construction & mining machinery mfg	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3332      Industrial machinery mfg	138	1573	4685	3	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0
3333      Commercial & service industry machinery mfg	524	4625	20826	6	1	1	0	1	2	0	1	0	0
3334      HVAC & commercial refrigeration equipment mfg	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3335      Metalworking machinery mfg	0	0	0	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3336      Engine, turbine & power transmsn equip mfg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3339      Other general purpose machinery mfg	105	1397	5444	4	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
3341      Computer & peripheral equipment mfg	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3342      Communications equipment mfg	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3343      Audio & video equipment mfg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3344      Semiconductor & oth electronic component mfg	527	3748	15937	8	3	0	1	1	1	2	0