Food and Beverage Stores: NAICS 445

About the Food and Beverage Stores subsector

The food and beverage stores subsector is part of the retail trade sector.

Industries in the Food and Beverage Stores subsector usually retail food and beverages merchandise from fixed point-of-sale locations. Establishments in this subsector have special equipment (e.g., freezers, refrigerated display cases, refrigerators) for displaying food and beverage goods. They have staff trained in the processing of food products to guarantee the proper storage and sanitary conditions required by regulatory authority.

North American Industry Classification System

The food and beverage stores subsector consists of these industry groups:

  • Grocery Stores: NAICS 4451
  • Specialty Food Stores: NAICS 4452
  • Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores: NAICS 4453

Workforce Statistics

This section provides information relating to employment in food and beverage stores. These data are obtained from employer or establishment surveys. The following tables present an overview of the industry including the number of jobs, mass layoffs, data for occupations common to the industry, and projections of occupational employment change.

Employment and Layoffs

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2009
Nov.
2009
Dec.
2009
Jan.
2010

Employment (in thousands)

 

Employment, all employees (seasonally adjusted)

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2,823.5 2,808.5 (P) 2,803.3 (P) 2,817.6

Employment, production and nonsupervisory employees

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2,489.6 2,504.9 (P) 2,502.3  

Layoffs

 

Mass layoff events

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23 21 16  

Initial claimants for unemployment benefits

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1,933 1,632 1,509  

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(P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics, Mass Layoff Statistics)

Extended Mass Layoffs

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2008
1st quarter
2009
2nd quarter
2009
3rd quarter
2009

Extended mass layoff events

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13 32 (P) 19 (P) 13

Separations

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2,437 5,179 (P) 3,398 (P) 2,387

Initial claimants

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3,289 7,143 (P) 3,884 (P) 2,219

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(P) Preliminary

(Source: Mass Layoff Statistics)

Employment by Occupation

Data series Employment,
2008

Butchers and meat cutters

101,060

Cashiers

972,280

First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers

147,970

Food preparation workers

142,460

Stock clerks and order fillers

444,880

(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)

Projections

For projected (future) employment estimates, see the National Employment Matrix, which includes employment estimates by industry and occupation for food and beverage stores.

(Source: Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections)

Earnings and Hours

This section presents data on employee earnings and weekly hours. The latest industry averages of hourly earnings and weekly hours are shown. In addition, recent hourly and annual earnings are shown for occupations commonly found in food and beverage stores.

Earnings and Hours of All Employees

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2009
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2009
Nov.
2009
Dec.
2009

Average hourly earnings

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$13.22 $13.09 $13.14 (P) $13.18

Average weekly hours

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32.2 31.0 30.9 (P) 30.9

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(P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings and Hours of Production and Nonsupervisory Employees

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2009
Oct.
2009
Nov.
2009
Dec.
2009

Average hourly earnings

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$12.20 $11.92 $11.95 (P) $11.96

Average weekly hours

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29.5 28.9 28.8 (P) 28.6

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(P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings by Occupation

Data series Wages, 2008
Hourly Annual
Median Mean Median Mean

Butchers and meat cutters

$13.79 $14.37 $28,690 $29,880

Cashiers

$8.59 $9.45 $17,870 $19,660

First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers

$16.77 $17.93 $34,870 $37,290

Food preparation workers

$9.35 $10.20 $19,440 $21,210

Stock clerks and order fillers

$9.36 $10.44 $19,480 $21,720

(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)

Work-related Fatalities, Injuries, and Illnesses

This section presents data for the industry on the number of workplace fatalities and the rates of workplace injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers in food and beverage stores. An injury or illness is considered to be work-related if an event or exposure in the work environment either caused or contributed to the resulting condition or significantly aggravated a pre-existing condition.

Data series 2005 2006 2007 2008

Fatalities

 

Number of fatalities

107 82 90 (P) 54

Rate of injury and illness cases per 100 full-time workers

 

Total recordable cases

6.0 5.9 5.9 5.7

Cases involving days away from work, job restriction, or transfer

3.2 3.2 3.1 3.2

Cases involving days away from work

1.9 1.7 1.7 1.7

Cases involving days of job transfer or restriction

1.3 1.5 1.4 1.5

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

(Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities)

Prices

This section provides industry-specific pricing information. The producer price index measures the percentage change in prices that domestic producers receive for goods and services. The prices included in the producer price index are from the first commercial transaction.

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2009
Oct.
2009
Nov.
2009
Dec.
2009

Producer price index

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(P) 150.5 (P) 146.9 (P) 144.9 (P) 145.0

Percent change from previous month

  (P) -0.3% (P) -2.4% (P) -1.4% (P) 0.1%

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(P) Preliminary

(Source: Producer Price Indexes)

Workplace Trends

This section presents data on the number of establishments in food and beverage stores. Also included in this section is information on productivity, presented as the rate of change in output per hour of workers in the industry.

Establishments

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2008
4th quarter
2008
1st quarter
2009
2nd quarter
2009

Number of establishments

 

Private industry

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139,592 139,759 (P) 138,753 (P) 139,253

Local government

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409 414 (P) 418 (P) 421

State government

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413 416 (P) 417 (P) 418

Federal government

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212 212 (P) 209 (P) 209

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

(Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages)

Productivity

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Labor productivity index, output per hour

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112.589 115.191 118.194 116.043

Percent change from previous year

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4.5 2.3 2.6 -1.8

Labor index, total labor hours

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91.814 91.183 89.829 90.921

Percent change from previous year

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-2.4 -0.7 -1.5 1.2

Output index

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103.372 105.035 106.173 105.508

Percent change from previous year

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2.0 1.6 1.1 -0.6

Unit labor costs index

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98.487 98.711 101.251 106.465

Percent change from previous year

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-1.0 0.2 2.6 5.1

(Source: Productivity and Costs)

Other BLS Resources

Career Guide to Industries

See grocery stores in the Career Guide to Industries.

 

Data extracted on: February 09, 2010