EDEPS header

Industry Trends

Industry Trends (United States):
448 Clothing and clothing accessories stores (all ownership categories *)
Category20152016201720182019Chg 2015-19
No. of Establishments127,591126,779126,185123,140120,456-5.6%    
Total Employment1,348,9431,342,0791,380,7171,355,6861,299,724-3.6%    
Total Annual Wages$29,358,107,298$29,222,690,512$30,235,620,912$30,835,161,274$31,239,115,6096.4%    
Average Annual Wage$21,764$21,774$21,898$22,745$24,03510.4%    

Industry Trends (Alabama):
448 Clothing and clothing accessories stores (all ownership categories *)
Category20152016201720182019Chg 2015-19
No. of Establishments1,9071,8911,8781,8391,812-5.0%    
Total Employment16,40716,44316,84816,37415,990-2.5%    
Total Annual Wages$283,251,212$283,658,431$284,735,006$287,383,362$289,914,9802.4%    
Average Annual Wage$17,264$17,251$16,900$17,551$18,1315.0%    

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.