What is NAICS Sector 44-45? Full Description and Statistics

NAICS Sector 44-45

Full Code Description

What is NAICS Sector 44-45?

44-45 - Retail Trade; The Sector as a Whole:

The Retail Trade sector comprises establishments engaged in retailing merchandise, generally without transformation, and rendering services incidental to the sale of merchandise.

The retailing process is the final step in the distribution of merchandise; retailers are, therefore, organized to sell merchandise in small quantities to the general public. This sector comprises two main types of retailers: store and nonstore retailers.

1. Store retailers operate fixed point-of-sale locations, located and designed to attract a high volume of walk-in customers. In general, retail stores have extensive displays of merchandise and use mass-media advertising to attract customers. They typically sell merchandise to the general public for personal or household consumption, but some also serve business and institutional clients. These include office supply stores, computer and software stores, building materials dealers, plumbing supply stores, and electrical supply stores. Catalog showrooms, gasoline stations, automotive dealers, and mobile home dealers are treated as store retailers.

In addition to retailing merchandise, some types of store retailers are also engaged in the provision of after-sales services, such as repair and installation. For example, new automobile dealers, electronics and appliance stores, and musical instrument and supplies stores often provide repair services. As a general rule, establishments engaged in retailing merchandise and providing after-sales services are classified in this sector.

The first eleven subsectors of retail trade are store retailers. The establishments are grouped into industries and industry groups typically based on one or more of the following criteria:

(a) The merchandise line or lines carried by the store; for example, specialty stores are distinguished from general-line stores.

(b) The usual trade designation of the establishments. This criterion applies in cases where a store type is well recognized by the industry and the public, but difficult to define strictly in terms of merchandise lines carried; for example, pharmacies, hardware stores, and department stores.

(c) Capital requirements in terms of display equipment; for example, food stores have equipment requirements not found in other retail industries.

(d) Human resource requirements in terms of expertise; for example, the staff of an automobile dealer requires knowledge in financing, registering, and licensing issues that are not necessary in other retail industries.

2. Nonstore retailers, like store retailers, are organized to serve the general public, but their retailing methods differ. The establishments of this subsector reach customers and market merchandise with methods, such as the broadcasting of "infomercials

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Top Ten Companies

Top Ten Companies in Retail Trade

Top Businesses by Revenue for 44-45:

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc Deerfield IL
Express Scripts Holding Co Saint Louis MO
Lowes Companies Inc Mooresville NC
Albertsons Inv Holdings LLC New York NY
Albertsons Companies LLC Boise ID
H E Butt Grocery Company San Antonio TX
Ahold USA Inc Quincy MA
Home Depot International Inc Atlanta GA
Autonation Inc Fort Lauderdale FL
Target Stores Inc Minneapolis MN

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Employment Statistics in Retail Trade

Workforce Statistics

This section provides information relating to employment and unemployment in retail trade. While most data are obtained from employer or establishment surveys, information on industry unemployment comes from a national survey of households. The following tables present an overview of the industry including the number of jobs, the unemployment rate of those previously employed in the industry, job openings and labor turnover, union membership and representation, gross job gains and losses, data for occupations common to the industry, and projections of occupational employment change.

Employment, Unemployment, and Openings, Hires, and Separations

 
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Employment (in thousands)

Employment, all employees (seasonally adjusted)

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15,830.3 15,816.6 (P)15,800.9 (P)15,788.9

Employment, production and nonsupervisory employees (seasonally adjusted)

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13,527.8 13,505.1 (P)13,493.8 (P)13,454.8

Unemployment

Unemployment rate

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5.3% 5.6% 5.1% 4.7%

Job openings, hires, and separations (in thousands)

Job openings

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698 708 (P)755

Hires

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567 568 (P)689

Separations

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913 608 (P)640

Employment by Occupation

 
Data series Employment,
2018

Cashiers

3,003,350

Customer service representatives

422,220

First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers

1,073,100

Retail salespersons

4,136,570

Stock clerks and order fillers

1,397,260

(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)

Dynamic Changes in Employment

 
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Dynamic changes in employment (in thousands)

Gross job gains

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907 919 902 909

Gross job losses

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898 848 955 998

(Source: Business Employment Dynamics)

Earnings and Hours

This section presents data on employee earnings and weekly hours. The latest industry averages of hourly earnings and weekly hours, as well as weekly earnings by union membership status, are shown. In addition, recent hourly and annual earnings are shown for occupations commonly found in retail trade. This section also contains information on the average cost of benefits paid by employers, as well as recent rates of change in wages and total compensation.

Earnings and Hours of All Employees

 
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Average hourly earnings

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$19.33 $19.40 (P)$19.42 (P)$19.47

Average weekly hours

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30.7 30.6 (P)30.6 (P)30.7

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings and Hours of Production and Nonsupervisory Employees

 
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Average hourly earnings

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$16.21 $16.27 (P)$16.40 (P)$16.51

Average weekly hours

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30.5 30.4 (P)30.5 (P)30.5

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings by Occupation

 
Data series Wages, 2018
Hourly Annual
Median Mean Median Mean

Cashiers

$10.80 $11.15 $22,460 $23,190

Customer service representatives

$12.93 $14.18 $26,900 $29,490

First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers

$18.97 $21.56 $39,450 $44,850

Retail salespersons

$11.61 $13.55 $24,150 $28,180

Stock clerks and order fillers

$11.72 $12.61 $24,390 $26,240

(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 retail trade. 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 2014 2015 2016 2017

Fatalities

Number of fatalities

272 269 282 289

Blank cells indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria.

 
Data series 2017

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

Total recordable cases

3.3

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

1.9

Cases involving days away from work

1.0

Cases involving days of job transfer or restriction

0.9

Blank cells indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria.

(Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities)

Workplace Trends

This section presents data on the number of establishments and the number of establishments experiencing job gains or job losses in retail trade. 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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Number of establishments

Private industry

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1,043,758 (P)1,041,301 (P)1,041,447 (P)1,044,754

Local government

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654 (P)665 (P)668 (P)667

State government

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428 (P)437 (P)440 (P)439

Federal government

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668 (P)671 (P)665 (P)665

Establishments with changes in employment (in thousands)

With job gains (seasonally adjusted)

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278 270 267 261

With job losses (seasonally adjusted)

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274 278 289 291

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

(Source: Business Employment DynamicsQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages)

Extra Info

Other Information Pertaining to NAICS Sector 44-45

  • As of February 26, 2016 the SBA Size Standards for sector 44-45 were raised.
  • The SBA, as of February 26, 2016 issued a rule to update employee based small business size standards for industries other than manufacturing, wholesale trade, and retail trade.
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