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May 2012

BLS Spotlight on Statistics: Fashion

Chart Data

Wholesale and Retail Trade Employment

 

Nonfarm payroll employment, fashion-related wholesale and retail trade industries, annual averages, 1990–2011
Year Industry
Wholesale trade Retail trade
Jewelry Men's and boy's clothing Women's and children's clothing Cosmetic and beauty supply stores Men's clothing stores Women's clothing stores Children's and infants' clothing stores Family clothing stores Clothing accessories stories Other closing stores Shoe stores Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores

1990

 41,500 32,000 67,000 60,900 94,200 360,300 34,900 273,700 37,900 129,300 215,900 166,900

1991

 41,200 32,300 65,100 62,300 87,000 341,800 33,900 277,800 37,200 130,200 205,400 162,400

1992

 41,100 33,800 67,000 63,000 84,000 327,400 34,500 280,200 37,300 129,500 202,000 154,200

1993

 41,800 35,200 65,500 64,200 82,600 317,900 34,500 294,400 38,800 132,300 206,200 153,300

1994

 41,800 36,200 68,100 69,500 83,300 303,000 37,200 308,300 39,600 134,600 200,900 154,700

1995

 41,600 38,500 70,600 73,700 81,000 289,400 40,600 308,400 38,900 134,000 197,500 156,600

1996

 41,200 37,900 70,100 76,500 78,200 263,400 40,900 316,300 37,700 131,200 195,800 157,300

1997

 42,100 38,600 71,000 81,300 77,500 250,900 41,100 330,500 38,300 133,200 201,300 163,100

1998

 42,800 38,900 70,100 84,300 78,400 242,600 45,100 361,200 38,500 128,600 209,400 164,800

1999

 44,900 39,300 69,700 85,000 77,000 248,200 53,000 398,000 37,800 118,100 201,800 172,600

2000

 45,700 39,200 67,100 87,800 78,600 246,000 57,000 416,600 39,600 115,800 192,900 175,200

2001

 43,500 36,700 64,500 94,000 77,900 242,100 57,000 422,800 39,400 115,300 191,200 175,400

2002

 44,400 35,700 63,000 93,400 75,400 243,800 60,900 427,700 39,100 113,500 182,500 169,700

2003

 45,500 34,700 62,800 97,500 73,800 243,400 60,600 423,800 38,900 115,700 179,300 169,000

2004

 43,800 32,300 62,100 99,600 74,300 255,700 61,100 461,300 42,800 118,400 181,500 169,100

2005

 44,500 31,800 63,000 97,600 75,200 262,400 64,700 503,200 44,800 115,800 179,700 168,600

2006

 43,900 31,000 67,000 94,900 78,800 270,500 73,000 514,700 47,200 117,000 183,400 166,200

2007

 44,100 31,700 68,000 99,100 76,200 288,500 72,000 539,800 49,900 120,700 188,500 164,300

2008

 43,400 30,700 65,400 99,200 67,800 288,400 73,500 525,900 52,300 113,500 188,300 158,400

2009

 39,800 27,500 61,100 98,400 57,100 275,900 72,200 485,800 51,800 104,800 178,800 137,400

2010

 39,300 26,200 63,100 102,900 55,100 279,100 73,400 470,100 53,600 108,500 181,500 131,200

2011

 42,600 26,400 64,400 111,000 56,100 285,100 76,300 446,700 59,500 117,500 183,200 131,700

Source: Current Employment Statistics | Chart

 

 

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