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By the Numbers

Retail Establishments
9,265
Direct Retail Labor Income ($million)
$1,834
Direct Retail Employment
70,228
Total Labor Income Impact ($million)
$3,212
Total Retail Employment Impact
98,900
Direct Retail GDP ($million)
$2,842
Total Impact GDP ($million)
$5,245

Direct Employment by Major Industry in Maryland 2009

Industry Descriptionsort descending Employment (Jobs) GDP ($Million)
Administrative and waste services
19,345 $737
7,080 $186
Construction
27,927 $1,497
Educational services
7,016 $222
Finance and insurance
21,408 $2,155
Health care and social assistance
45,839 $2,313
Information
5,133 $684
Management of companies and enterprises
1,761 $250
Manufacturing
21,921 $2,651
Mining
1,234 $60
Other services, except public administration
29,834 $933
Professional, scientific, and technical services
28,257 $2,380
Real estate and rental and leasing
12,127 $3,887
Retail trade (including food services and drinking places)
70,229 $2,842
Transportation and warehousing
11,437 $703
Utilities
735 $401
Wholesale trade
10,338 $1,111
Retail Means Jobs across Maryland
16%
Retail’s total impact on Maryland's GDP
1 in 5
Maryland jobs are supported by retail
Retail supports
742,952
jobs in Maryland
Retail directly & indirectly generates
14%
of labor income in Maryland
* Source: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP,
The Economic Impact of the U.S. Retail Industry,
August 2011. All data pertain to 2009.

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