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The wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers subsector is part of the wholesale trade sector.
Industries in the Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers subsector arrange for the sale of goods owned by others, generally on a fee or commission basis. They act on behalf of the buyers and sellers of goods. This subsector contains agents and brokers as well as business to business electronic markets that facilitate wholesale trade.
North American Industry Classification System
The wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers subsector consists of a single industry group, Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers: NAICS 4251.
This section provides information relating to employment in wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers. These data are obtained from employer or establishment surveys. The following tables present an overview of the industry including the number of jobs, data for occupations common to the industry, and projections of occupational employment change.
Data series | Back data |
Aug. 2024 |
Sep. 2024 |
Oct. 2024 |
Nov. 2024 |
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Employment (in thousands) |
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Employment, all employees (seasonally adjusted) |
513.3 | 514.0 | (p)513.7 | (p)513.6 | |
395.1 | 396.7 | (p)401.3 | |||
Footnotes |
(Source: Current Employment Statistics)
Data series | Employment, 2023 |
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19,840 | |
15,980 | |
16,720 | |
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products |
130,340 |
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products |
18,720 |
(Source: Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics)
For projected (future) employment estimates, see the National Employment Matrix, which includes employment estimates by industry and occupation for wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers.
(Source: Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections)
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 wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers.
Data series | Back data |
Jul. 2024 |
Aug. 2024 |
Sep. 2024 |
Oct. 2024 |
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$46.04 | $45.17 | $45.57 | (p)$44.52 | ||
37.8 | 37.9 | 38.2 | (p)38.1 | ||
Footnotes |
(Source: Current Employment Statistics)
Data series | Back data |
Jul. 2024 |
Aug. 2024 |
Sep. 2024 |
Oct. 2024 |
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$36.93 | $35.83 | $36.25 | (p)$35.47 | ||
37.5 | 38.1 | 38.0 | (p)38.4 | ||
Footnotes |
(Source: Current Employment Statistics)
Data series | Wages, 2023 | |||
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Hourly | Annual | |||
Median | Mean | Median | Mean | |
22.72 | 24.23 | 47,270 | 50,400 | |
17.75 | 18.29 | 36,920 | 38,040 | |
20.36 | 21.16 | 42,350 | 44,010 | |
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products |
36.86 | 43.86 | 76,660 | 91,220 |
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products |
50.61 | 54.64 | 105,270 | 113,650 |
(Source: Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics)
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 wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers. 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 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
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Fatalities |
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1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
Blank cells indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria. |
Data series | 2023 |
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Rate of injury and illness cases per 100 full-time workers |
|
0.7 | |
Cases involving days away from work, job restriction, or transfer |
0.3 |
0.2 | |
0.1 | |
Blank cells indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria. |
(Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities)
This section presents data on the number of establishments in wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers. Also included in this section is information on productivity, presented as the rate of change in output per hour of workers in the industry.
Data series | Back data |
3rd quarter 2023 |
4th quarter 2023 |
1st quarter 2024 |
2nd quarter 2024 |
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Number of establishments |
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122,232 | 121,374 | (p)118,302 | (p)118,346 | ||
4 | 4 | (p)4 | (p)4 | ||
(p)1 | (p)1 | ||||
Footnotes |
(Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages)
This section presents productivity and related data for the industry, presented as the percent change from the previous year. Measures of labor productivity, or output per hour, compare the growth in output to the growth in hours worked. Growth in unit labor costs represent the annual change in the labor cost of producing one unit of output.
Data series | Back data |
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
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5.4 | -12.0 | -7.8 | 1.5 | ||
-5.4 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 1.9 | ||
-0.2 | -9.1 | -7.2 | 3.5 | ||
-0.4 | 18.9 | 17.7 | -1.3 |
(Source: Productivity)
Data extracted on: December 06, 2024