Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores: NAICS 448

About the Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores subsector

The clothing and clothing accessories stores subsector is part of the retail trade sector.

Industries in the Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores subsector retail new clothing and clothing accessories merchandise from fixed point-of-sale locations. Establishments in this subsector have similar display equipment and staff that is knowledgeable regarding fashion trends and the proper match of styles, colors, and combinations of clothing and accessories to the characteristics and tastes of the customer.

North American Industry Classification System

The clothing and clothing accessories stores subsector consists of these industry groups:

  • Clothing Stores: NAICS 4481
  • Shoe Stores: NAICS 4482
  • Jewelry, Luggage, and Leather Goods Stores: NAICS 4483

Workforce Statistics

This section provides information relating to employment in clothing and clothing accessories 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
Aug.
2009
Sep.
2009
Oct.
2009

Employment (in thousands)

 

Employment, all employees (seasonally adjusted)

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1,414.4 1,410.9 (P) 1,413.2 (P) 1,415.9

Employment, nonsupervisory workers

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1,186.6 1,195.8 (P) 1,163.2  

Layoffs

 

Mass layoff events

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16 10 15 9

Initial claimants for unemployment benefits

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937 818 938 527

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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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15 65 (P) 26 (P) 15

Separations

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5,501 10,895 (P) 3,375 (P) 1,652

Initial claimants

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3,135 10,450 (P) 3,600 (P) 1,713

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

(Source: Mass Layoff Statistics)

Employment by Occupation

Data series Employment,
2008

Cashiers

144,990

First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers

156,430

Retail salespersons

976,030

Stock clerks and order fillers

72,060

Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers

11,570

(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)

Projections

For projected (future) employment estimates, see the National Employment Matrix, which includes employment estimates by industry and occupation for clothing and clothing accessories 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 for production or nonsupervisory employees are shown. In addition, recent hourly and annual earnings are shown for occupations commonly found in clothing and clothing accessories stores.

Earnings and Hours of Production Workers

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2009

Average hourly earnings

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$11.61 $11.57 $11.47 (P) $11.63

Average weekly hours

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21.0 21.2 21.9 (P) 21.7

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(P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings by Occupation

Data series Wages, 2008
Hourly Annual
Median Mean Median Mean

Cashiers

$8.34 $8.70 $17,340 $18,090

First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers

$16.59 $18.28 $34,510 $38,010

Retail salespersons

$9.04 $10.36 $18,800 $21,550

Stock clerks and order fillers

$8.79 $9.40 $18,280 $19,550

Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers

$13.22 $13.78 $27,500 $28,650

(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 clothing and clothing accessories 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

16 11 15 (P) 17

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

 

Total recordable cases

2.7 2.7 2.9 2.4

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

1.0 1.1 1.0 0.8

Cases involving days away from work

0.6 0.8 0.7 0.6

Cases involving days of job transfer or restriction

0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2

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
Aug.
2009
Sep.
2009
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2009

Producer price index

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(P) 106.5 (P) 107.9 (P) 112.9 (P) 115.1

Percent change from previous month

  (P) -5.3% (P) 1.3% (P) 4.6% (P) 1.9%

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(P) Preliminary

(Source: Producer Price Indexes)

Workplace Trends

This section presents data on the number of establishments in clothing and clothing accessories 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
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2008
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2008
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2009

Number of establishments

 

Private industry

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135,773 135,598 135,546 (P) 134,738

Local government

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5 5 5 (P) 5

State government

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Federal government

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3 3 3 (P) 3

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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147.472 161.205 173.832 179.378

Percent change from previous year

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6.0 9.3 7.8 3.2

Labor index, total labor hours

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111.847 108.175 103.940 98.291

Percent change from previous year

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0.9 -3.3 -3.9 -5.4

Output index

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164.943 174.383 180.681 176.313

Percent change from previous year

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6.9 5.7 3.6 -2.4

Unit labor costs index

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87.355 83.963 83.984 84.592

Percent change from previous year

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-1.6 -3.9 0.0 0.7

(Source: Productivity and Costs)

Other BLS Resources

Career Guide to Industries

See clothing, accessory, and general merchandise stores in the Career Guide to Industries.

 

Data extracted on: November 20, 2009