Industry Trends
Industry Trends (United States):
44-45 Retail trade (all ownership categories *) |
| Category | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Chg 2015-19 |
| No. of Establishments | 1,042,470 | 1,044,378 | 1,043,029 | 1,046,280 | 1,045,840 | 0.3% |
| Total Employment | 15,704,487 | 15,885,879 | 15,910,880 | 15,852,759 | 15,659,852 | -0.3% |
| Total Annual Wages | $467,110,653,534 | $481,325,269,758 | $496,722,706,279 | $512,978,827,418 | $526,249,494,321 | 12.7% |
| Average Annual Wage | $29,744 | $30,299 | $31,219 | $32,359 | $33,605 | 13.0% |
Industry Trends (Alabama):
44-45 Retail trade (all ownership categories *) |
| Category | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Chg 2015-19 |
| No. of Establishments | 18,193 | 18,374 | 18,481 | 18,471 | 18,448 | 1.4% |
| Total Employment | 231,941 | 233,853 | 232,383 | 231,800 | 231,777 | -0.1% |
| Total Annual Wages | $6,166,660,858 | $6,334,883,019 | $6,425,453,965 | $6,580,346,181 | $6,765,923,488 | 9.7% |
| Average Annual Wage | $26,587 | $27,089 | $27,650 | $28,388 | $29,192 | 9.8% |
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.