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By the Numbers

Retail Establishments
7,358
Direct Retail Labor Income ($million)
$1,625
Direct Retail Employment
54,595
Total Labor Income Impact ($million)
$3,216
Total Retail Employment Impact
89,971
Direct Retail GDP ($million)
$2,518
Total Impact GDP ($million)
$5,075

Direct Employment by Major Industry in California 2009

Industry Descriptionsort descending Employment (Jobs) GDP ($Million)
Administrative and waste services
15,712 $513
64,943 $3,355
Construction
16,264 $994
Educational services
4,147 $121
Finance and insurance
10,952 $777
Health care and social assistance
37,974 $1,979
Information
2,885 $469
Management of companies and enterprises
1,225 $96
Manufacturing
22,819 $1,893
Mining
327 $60
Other services, except public administration
24,168 $672
Professional, scientific, and technical services
9,616 $621
Real estate and rental and leasing
7,400 $2,893
Retail trade (including food services and drinking places)
54,595 $2,518
Transportation and warehousing
11,121 $779
Utilities
876 $323
Wholesale trade
9,834 $1,064
Retail Means Jobs across California
18%
Retail’s total impact on California's GDP
1 in 4
California jobs are supported by retail
Retail supports
4,783,627
jobs in California
Retail directly & indirectly generates
17%
of labor income in California
* Source: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP,
The Economic Impact of the U.S. Retail Industry,
August 2011. All data pertain to 2009.

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