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By the Numbers

Retail Establishments
8,365
Direct Retail Labor Income ($million)
$1,255
Direct Retail Employment
52,500
Total Labor Income Impact ($million)
$2,007
Total Retail Employment Impact
72,992
Direct Retail GDP ($million)
$1,979
Total Impact GDP ($million)
$3,314

Direct Employment by Major Industry in Missouri 2009

Industry Description Employment (Jobs)sort descending GDP ($Million)
Mining
588 $14
Utilities
1,318 $379
Management of companies and enterprises
1,492 $101
Educational services
3,152 $93
Information
3,207 $365
Real estate and rental and leasing
5,550 $1,640
Wholesale trade
6,788 $530
Professional, scientific, and technical services
7,177 $423
Administrative and waste services
9,168 $319
Transportation and warehousing
9,506 $546
Finance and insurance
11,009 $720
Construction
17,240 $616
Manufacturing
20,855 $1,471
Other services, except public administration
21,476 $605
Health care and social assistance
24,067 $1,013
24,443 $695
Retail trade (including food services and drinking places)
52,500 $1,979
Retail Means Jobs across Missouri
18%
Retail’s total impact on Missouri's GDP
1 in 4
Missouri jobs are supported by retail
Retail supports
859,441
jobs in Missouri
Retail directly & indirectly generates
17%
of labor income in Missouri
* Source: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP,
The Economic Impact of the U.S. Retail Industry,
August 2011. All data pertain to 2009.

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