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By the Numbers

Retail Establishments
9,671
Direct Retail Labor Income ($million)
$2,802
Direct Retail Employment
85,053
Total Labor Income Impact ($million)
$5,764
Total Retail Employment Impact
135,142
Direct Retail GDP ($million)
$4,343
Total Impact GDP ($million)
$9,781

Direct Employment by Major Industry in the 48th Congressional District of California 2009

Industry Description Employment (Jobs)sort ascending GDP ($Million)
Retail trade (including food services and drinking places)
85,053 $4,343
Professional, scientific, and technical services
71,420 $6,629
Finance and insurance
69,669 $5,856
Real estate and rental and leasing
61,271 $14,475
Administrative and waste services
53,132 $2,157
Health care and social assistance
46,401 $3,112
Manufacturing
39,929 $5,906
Other services, except public administration
37,648 $1,370
Wholesale trade
30,251 $4,692
Construction
27,264 $1,982
Educational services
11,560 $431
Management of companies and enterprises
11,273 $1,079
Information
9,737 $2,248
Transportation and warehousing
9,161 $716
Mining
1,255 $206
Utilities
939 $636
927 $73
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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