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By the Numbers

Retail Establishments
8,577
Direct Retail Labor Income ($million)
$1,196
Direct Retail Employment
50,539
Total Labor Income Impact ($million)
$1,871
Total Retail Employment Impact
71,035
Direct Retail GDP ($million)
$1,868
Total Impact GDP ($million)
$3,098

Direct Employment by Major Industry in Oklahoma 2009

Industry Description Employment (Jobs)sort ascending GDP ($Million)
Retail trade (including food services and drinking places)
50,539 $1,868
Health care and social assistance
31,189 $1,146
29,941 $359
Manufacturing
26,568 $1,552
Other services, except public administration
23,178 $571
Construction
18,114 $636
Administrative and waste services
11,556 $366
Finance and insurance
9,169 $628
Mining
8,050 $684
Professional, scientific, and technical services
8,013 $389
Transportation and warehousing
7,975 $517
Wholesale trade
6,193 $527
Real estate and rental and leasing
5,742 $1,627
Information
2,238 $238
Utilities
1,783 $393
Educational services
1,536 $20
Management of companies and enterprises
1,371 $77
Retail Means Jobs across Oklahoma
16%
Retail’s total impact on Oklahoma's GDP
1 in 4
Oklahoma jobs are supported by retail
Retail supports
482,405
jobs in Oklahoma
Retail directly & indirectly generates
16%
of labor income in Oklahoma
* Source: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP,
The Economic Impact of the U.S. Retail Industry,
August 2011. All data pertain to 2009.

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