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Industry Trends

Industry Trends (United States):
42 Wholesale trade (all ownership categories *)
Category20152016201720182019Chg 2015-19
No. of Establishments619,444616,675611,512615,202616,416-0.5%    
Total Employment5,874,5995,859,4285,896,0725,855,8255,883,0110.1%    
Total Annual Wages$430,971,928,373$431,870,156,421$447,581,032,638$455,987,902,789$471,766,824,0829.5%    
Average Annual Wage$73,362$73,705$75,912$77,869$80,1919.3%    

Industry Trends (Alabama):
42 Wholesale trade (all ownership categories *)
Category20152016201720182019Chg 2015-19
No. of Establishments9,3769,6349,7839,8009,7033.5%    
Total Employment73,64973,73773,60673,99774,4401.1%    
Total Annual Wages$4,577,282,240$4,633,899,560$4,750,085,237$4,936,593,264$5,125,531,36912.0%    
Average Annual Wage$62,150$62,844$64,534$66,713$68,85510.8%    

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

* Includes all ownership categories not subject to BLS disclosure restrictions, which may differ by geographic area. For industry trends data by ownership categories, see the BLS/QCEW website, multi-screen data search.