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By the Numbers

Retail Establishments
6,994
Direct Retail Labor Income ($million)
$1,223
Direct Retail Employment
54,317
Total Labor Income Impact ($million)
$2,213
Total Retail Employment Impact
76,657
Direct Retail GDP ($million)
$1,912
Total Impact GDP ($million)
$3,637

Direct Employment by Major Industry in the 16th Congressional District of Ohio 2009

Industry Description Employment (Jobs)sort ascending GDP ($Million)
Retail trade (including food services and drinking places)
54,317 $1,912
Manufacturing
42,466 $4,505
Health care and social assistance
40,113 $1,982
Other services, except public administration
20,951 $581
Construction
16,375 $691
Administrative and waste services
13,875 $471
Finance and insurance
13,127 $1,420
Professional, scientific, and technical services
10,650 $653
Wholesale trade
10,089 $1,034
Transportation and warehousing
7,391 $454
Real estate and rental and leasing
6,778 $1,818
Educational services
6,012 $166
Management of companies and enterprises
5,135 $512
5,068 $164
Mining
3,742 $186
Information
3,090 $275
Utilities
602 $245
Retail Means Jobs across Ohio
18%
Retail’s total impact on Ohio's GDP
1 in 4
Ohio jobs are supported by retail
Retail supports
1,564,384
jobs in Ohio
Retail directly & indirectly generates
17%
of labor income in Ohio
* Source: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP,
The Economic Impact of the U.S. Retail Industry,
August 2011. All data pertain to 2009.

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