Nonstore Retailers: NAICS 454

About the Nonstore Retailers subsector

The nonstore retailers subsector is part of the retail trade sector.

The nonstore retailers subsector consists of these industry groups:

• Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses: NAICS 4541
• Vending Machine Operators: NAICS 4542
• Direct Selling Establishments: NAICS 4543

Workforce Statistics

This section provides information relating to employment in nonstore retailers. 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

Data series	Back data	Oct. 2011	Nov. 2011	Dec. 2011	Jan. 2012
Employment (in thousands)
Employment, all employees (seasonally adjusted)		435.3	435.1	(P) 435.5	(P) 438.5
Employment, production and nonsupervisory employees		364.4	378.5	(P) 383.5
Layoffs
Mass layoff events		5	5	15
Initial claimants for unemployment benefits		446	496	1,579
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics, Mass Layoff Statistics)

Extended Mass Layoffs

Data series	Back data	4th quarter 2010	1st quarter 2011	2nd quarter 2011	3rd quarter 2011
Extended mass layoff events		12	16	(P) 12	(P) 6
Separations		5,828	2,788	(P) 1,194	(P) 1,291
Initial claimants		4,987	3,075	(P) 1,798	(P) 930
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Mass Layoff Statistics)

Employment by Occupation

Data series	Employment, 2010
Customer service representatives	38,030
Driver/sales workers	25,560
Order clerks	28,340
Retail salespersons	18,350
Stock clerks and order fillers	12,760
Telemarketers	8,420
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	17,300

(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)

Projections

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

(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 nonstore retailers.

Earnings and Hours of All Employees

Data series	Back data	Sep. 2011	Oct. 2011	Nov. 2011	Dec. 2011
Average hourly earnings		$23.06	$22.90	$22.52	(P) $22.24
Average weekly hours		35.9	36.0	35.7	(P) 36.8
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings and Hours of Production and Nonsupervisory Employees

Data series	Back data	Sep. 2011	Oct. 2011	Nov. 2011	Dec. 2011
Average hourly earnings		$18.19	$18.10	$18.07	(P) $17.90
Average weekly hours		36.0	35.8	35.3	(P) 37.3
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings by Occupation

Data series	Wages, 2010
	Hourly		Annual
	Median	Mean	Median	Mean
Customer service representatives	$13.05	$13.76	$27,130	$28,630
Driver/sales workers	$15.09	$15.46	$31,390	$32,150
Order clerks	$11.75	$12.80	$24,440	$26,630
Retail salespersons	$12.15	$14.93	$25,270	$31,060
Stock clerks and order fillers	$10.54	$11.35	$21,920	$23,600
Telemarketers	$11.34	$13.35	$23,590	$27,770
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	$17.65	$18.30	$36,720	$38,060

(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 nonstore retailers. 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	2007	2008	2009	2010
Fatalities
Number of fatalities	19	26	17	(P) 14
Rate of injury and illness cases per 100 full-time workers
Total recordable cases	5.0	3.3	3.6	3.5
Cases involving days away from work, job restriction, or transfer	3.1	2.0	1.9	2.2
Cases involving days away from work	1.8	0.9	1.4	1.3
Cases involving days of job transfer or restriction	1.3	1.1	0.6	0.9
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.

Data series	Back data	Sep. 2011	Oct. 2011	Nov. 2011	Dec. 2011
Producer price index		(P) 142.2	(P) 143.0	(P) 141.6	(P) 143.2
Percent change from previous month		(P) -1.0%	(P) 0.6%	(P) -1.0%	(P) 1.1%
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Producer Price Indexes)

Workplace Trends

This section presents data on the number of establishments in nonstore retailers. 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

Data series	Back data	3rd quarter 2010	4th quarter 2010	1st quarter 2011	2nd quarter 2011
Number of establishments
Private industry		38,121	38,471	(P) 38,603	(P) 39,105
Local government		8	8	(P) 7	(P) 7
State government
Federal government		6	6	(P) 6	(P) 6
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages)

Productivity

Data series	Back data	2007	2008	2009	2010
Labor productivity index, output per hour		163.026	166.652	175.078	189.688
Percent change from previous year		9.6	2.2	5.1	8.3
Labor index, total labor hours		97.752	96.150	93.023	96.300
Percent change from previous year		-1.1	-1.6	-3.3	3.5
Output index		159.362	160.236	162.862	182.669
Percent change from previous year		8.4	0.5	1.6	12.2
Unit labor costs index		81.938	82.424	79.300	71.333
Percent change from previous year		-2.7	0.6	-3.8	-10.0

(Source: Productivity and Costs)

Other BLS Resources

Career Guide to Industries

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Data extracted on: February 07, 2012