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By the Numbers

Retail Establishments
7,669
Direct Retail Labor Income ($million)
$1,383
Direct Retail Employment
52,525
Total Labor Income Impact ($million)
$2,464
Total Retail Employment Impact
74,993
Direct Retail GDP ($million)
$2,223
Total Impact GDP ($million)
$4,096

Direct Employment by Major Industry in the 22nd Congressional District of New York 2009

Industry Description Employment (Jobs)sort ascending GDP ($Million)
Retail trade (including food services and drinking places)
52,525 $2,223
Health care and social assistance
39,023 $1,996
Other services, except public administration
20,331 $647
Manufacturing
18,961 $1,876
Educational services
15,313 $751
Construction
12,778 $697
Administrative and waste services
11,746 $480
Professional, scientific, and technical services
9,949 $640
Wholesale trade
8,591 $839
Finance and insurance
8,570 $1,027
Transportation and warehousing
8,514 $479
Real estate and rental and leasing
6,734 $2,048
Information
4,156 $701
3,388 $71
Utilities
1,886 $774
Management of companies and enterprises
1,570 $136
Mining
609 $18
Retail Means Jobs across New York
16%
Retail’s total impact on New York's GDP
1 in 5
New York jobs are supported by retail
Retail supports
2,333,626
jobs in New York
Retail directly & indirectly generates
15%
of labor income in New York
* Source: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP,
The Economic Impact of the U.S. Retail Industry,
August 2011. All data pertain to 2009.

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