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By the Numbers

Retail Establishments
9,815
Direct Retail Labor Income ($million)
$1,955
Direct Retail Employment
81,389
Total Labor Income Impact ($million)
$3,367
Total Retail Employment Impact
116,037
Direct Retail GDP ($million)
$3,078
Total Impact GDP ($million)
$5,523

Direct Employment by Major Industry in Missouri 2009

Industry Description Employment (Jobs) GDP ($Million)sort descending
Mining
516 $12
Educational services
5,072 $140
9,448 $171
Utilities
847 $230
Management of companies and enterprises
4,655 $341
Construction
20,932 $749
Information
6,607 $766
Administrative and waste services
25,567 $795
Professional, scientific, and technical services
14,749 $886
Other services, except public administration
35,206 $1,021
Finance and insurance
17,472 $1,213
Wholesale trade
14,574 $1,263
Transportation and warehousing
22,615 $1,559
Real estate and rental and leasing
15,165 $2,582
Health care and social assistance
49,820 $2,886
Retail trade (including food services and drinking places)
81,389 $3,078
Manufacturing
39,761 $3,206
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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