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.

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

Data series	Back data	Feb. 2013	Mar. 2013	Apr. 2013	May 2013
Employment (in thousands)
Employment, all employees (seasonally adjusted)		1,449.0	1,443.4	(P) 1,431.0	(P) 1,436.8
Employment, production and nonsupervisory employees		1,144.0	1,146.0	(P) 1,134.0
Layoffs
Mass layoff events		23	3	8
Initial claimants for unemployment benefits		1,392	184	392
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics, Mass Layoff Statistics)

Extended Mass Layoffs

Data series	Back data	2nd quarter 2012	3rd quarter 2012	4th quarter 2012	1st quarter 2013
Extended mass layoff events		12	7	(P) 17	(P) 18
Separations		2,026	993	(P) 3,237	(P) 3,711
Initial claimants		1,916	1,314	(P) 3,126	(P) 2,160
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Mass Layoff Statistics)

Employment by Occupation

Data series	Employment, 2012
Cashiers	70,640
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	152,940
Retail salespersons	998,640
Stock clerks and order fillers	66,840
Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers	8,710

(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 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 All Employees

Data series	Back data	Jan. 2013	Feb. 2013	Mar. 2013	Apr. 2013
Average hourly earnings		$14.88	$15.06	$14.84	(P) $15.10
Average weekly hours		23.1	23.9	24.6	(P) 24.3
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings and Hours of Production and Nonsupervisory Employees

Data series	Back data	Jan. 2013	Feb. 2013	Mar. 2013	Apr. 2013
Average hourly earnings		$12.04	$12.16	$11.94	(P) $12.11
Average weekly hours		20.4	21.0	21.8	(P) 21.3
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings by Occupation

Data series	Wages, 2012
	Hourly		Annual
	Median	Mean	Median	Mean
Cashiers	$9.08	$9.57	$18,880	$19,900
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	$17.99	$19.84	$37,430	$41,260
Retail salespersons	$9.24	$10.59	$19,220	$22,020
Stock clerks and order fillers	$9.35	$10.20	$19,450	$21,220
Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers	$13.04	$14.36	$27,130	$29,870

(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	2008	2009	2010	2011
Fatalities
Number of fatalities	17	13	13	11
Rate of injury and illness cases per 100 full-time workers
Total recordable cases	2.4	3.0	2.7	2.6
Cases involving days away from work, job restriction, or transfer	0.8	1.1	0.8	0.9
Cases involving days away from work	0.6	0.8	0.6	0.7
Cases involving days of job transfer or restriction	0.2		0.2	0.3
Blank cells indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria.

(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	Feb. 2013	Mar. 2013	Apr. 2013	May 2013
Producer price index		(P) 114.8	(P) 124.4	(P) 128.9	(P) 125.9
Percent change from previous month		(P) 4.4%	(P) 8.4%	(P) 3.6%	(P) -2.3%
Footnotes (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

Data series	Back data	4th quarter 2011	1st quarter 2012	2nd quarter 2012	3rd quarter 2012
Number of establishments
Private industry		129,119	(P) 129,253	(P) 128,809	(P) 130,109
Local government		4	(P) 5	(P) 5	(P) 5
State government
Federal government		2	(P) 3	(P) 3	(P) 3
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages)

Productivity

Data series	Back data	2008	2009	2010	2011
Labor productivity index, output per hour		137.983	134.653	143.542	143.096
Percent change from previous year		3.8	-2.4	6.6	-0.3
Labor index, total labor hours		93.520	90.053	88.597	92.191
Percent change from previous year		-6.3	-3.7	-1.6	4.1
Output index		129.041	121.259	127.174	131.921
Percent change from previous year		-2.8	-6.0	4.9	3.7
Unit labor costs index		93.296	92.276	89.231	88.527
Percent change from previous year		1.1	-1.1	-3.3	-0.8

(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: June 18, 2013