General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters

Industry Group

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    Workforce Population
    2.2M
    2022
    Average Employee Age
    37.5
    2022
    Average Salary
    $32,289
    2022
    Average Male Salary
    $36,082
    2022
    Average Female Salary
    $28,999
    2022

    About

    The top three occupations in the General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters Industry Group are stockers and order fillers, cashiers, and firstline supervisors of retail sales workers. On average, full-time employees in the General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters Industry Group work 41.4 hours per week and have an average annual salary of $41,947. Part-time employees in the same industry work 23.9 hours and earn an average annual salary of $14,673.

    The locations with the highest concentration of employees in the General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters Industry Group are Benton County (Central)--Bentonville & Rogers Cities PUMA, AR, Benton County (Outer) PUMA, AR, and Washington County (Outer)--Springdale City PUMA, AR.

    The workforce of General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters Industry Group in 2022 was 2,203,860 people, with 53.6% woman, and 46.4% men.

    In 2022, 61.1% of the workforce in the General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters Industry Group was White (1,345,808 people), of which 53.4% were women and 46.6% men.

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    Employment & Salaries

    A snapshot of workforce, wages, and opportunities in the General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters Industry Group.

    The workforce in General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters Industry Group was 2,203,860 people and is concentrated in Texas (212,428 workers). The average annual salary was $32,289, being $37,589 less than the national average salary, which was $69,878.

    Monthly Employment

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    0.946%
    Year-over-year growth
    Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

    As of February 2023, there are 28.9M people employed in the Trade, Transportation, and Utilities industry. This represents a 0.946% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

    This chart shows monthly employment numbers for Trade, Transportation, and Utilities over time (non-seasonally adjusted).

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    Employment by Location

    The states that concentrated the largest workforce in 2022 were Texas (212k), California (202k), and Florida (141k).

    This map shows the states in the United States shaded by workforce for General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters Industry Group.

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    Yearly Wage Ranking

    In 2022, General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters Industry Group had an average annual wage of $32,289, $37,589 less than the average national salary of $69,878.

    The graph shows the position of General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters Industry Group in the ranking of industries by average annual wage.

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    Wage Distribution

    0.446
    WAGE GINI

    General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters has a wage GINI of 0.446, which is less than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters (shown in red) in comparison to the national average for those wage buckets (shown in gray).

    The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters Industry Group workers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

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    Occupations

    A review of jobs and wages in the General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters Industry Group.

    Stockers and order fillers are the most common position with 455,662 workers, but the General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters Industry Group employs a relatively high number of Cashiers and Firstline supervisors of retail sales workers.

    The highest average salary in General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters goes to Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers.

    Occupations Distribution

    The graph shows the distribution of employees in the General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters Industry Group according to occupations. In 2022, the occupations that concentrated the largest number of employees in this industry were stockers and order fillers (455,662 people), cashiers (380,760 people), and firstline supervisors of retail sales workers (339,061 people)

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    Wage by Sex in Common Jobs

    $36,082
    AVERAGE MALE SALARY
    ±$1,131
    $28,999
    AVERAGE FEMALE SALARY
    ±$761

    On average, Male workers in the General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters Industry Group make 1.24 times more than their Female counterparts. This chart shows the sex-based wage disparity in the 5 most common occupations in the General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters Industry Group.

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    Business

    Estimates of the sources of the costs and the purchasers of the products in the General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters Industry Group. Based on estimates from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, this section indicates the amount of money spent by a specific industry in other industries.

    The industrial flow illustrates the intermediate inputs and the use of outputs of the General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters Industry Group.

    The General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters Industry Group gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Professional and business services Industry.

    Industrial Flow

    The closest comparable data for General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters is from Retail Trade.

    Professional and business services has the highest single input, by dollars, to the General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters Industry Group, and the largest industry purchasing services from the General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters Industry Group is Construction.

    In this flow diagram, all of the industries listed to the left are those places from which the highlighted industry has made purchases. They are the intermediate inputs to the highlighted industry. All those industries listed on the right side are those industries that have made purchases from the highlighted industry. They are the use of outputs of the highlighted industry. The visualizations below offer alternative ways to see and understand this data.

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    Intermediate Inputs

    The closest comparable data for General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters is from Retail Trade.
    HIGHEST INPUT INDUSTRY
    1. Professional and business services
    2. Transportation and warehousing
    3. Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing

    The General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters Industry Group gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Professional and business services Industry. This visualization does not include labor and capital costs.

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    Use of Output by Other Industries

    The closest comparable data for General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters is from Retail Trade.
    LARGEST PURCHASING INDUSTRY
    1. Construction
    2. Manufacturing
    3. Transportation and warehousing

    The Construction Industry purchases the greatest share of products and services from the General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters Industry Group in order to produce other goods and services. Purchases of the General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters Industry Group for final consumption by consumers, businesses, or government are not included here.

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    Diversity

    Demographic information on the General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters Industry Group in the US.

    Of the total workforce, 53.6% corresponds to women and 46.4% men. Male employees tend to earn more than Female employees, with average respective salaries of $36,082 and $28,999.

    78.2% of workers have a high school or equivalent, some college or secondary education.

    Gender and Age

    1,180,174
    Women
    53.6%
    1,023,686
    Men
    46.4%

    The workforce of General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters industry in 2022 was 2,203,860 people, with 53.6% woman, and 46.4% men.

    The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters industry.

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    Races

    In 2022, 61.1% of the workforce in the General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters industry was White (1,345,808 people), of which 53.4% were women and 46.6% men.

    Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black and Two or More Races.

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    Educational Levels

    The main educational levels achieved by the General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters workers in 2022 were high school or equivalent (896,800 people), some college (606,978 people), and secondary education (219,226 people).

    The chart shows the General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters workforce by gender and educational level.

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