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By the Numbers

Retail Establishments
8,740
Direct Retail Labor Income ($million)
$1,819
Direct Retail Employment
72,599
Total Labor Income Impact ($million)
$3,340
Total Retail Employment Impact
106,131
Direct Retail GDP ($million)
$2,793
Total Impact GDP ($million)
$5,447

Direct Employment by Major Industry in the 1st Congressional District of Texas 2009

Industry Description Employment (Jobs)sort ascending GDP ($Million)
Retail trade (including food services and drinking places)
72,599 $2,793
Health care and social assistance
50,425 $2,640
Manufacturing
34,690 $3,262
Other services, except public administration
27,801 $781
Construction
23,734 $1,189
Mining
20,055 $2,699
Administrative and waste services
17,150 $603
15,099 $298
Finance and insurance
14,221 $1,216
Professional, scientific, and technical services
13,765 $1,081
Wholesale trade
11,822 $1,243
Transportation and warehousing
10,452 $769
Educational services
6,594 $168
Information
5,417 $799
Real estate and rental and leasing
5,266 $1,774
Utilities
1,978 $585
Management of companies and enterprises
1,969 $170
Retail Means Jobs across Texas
16%
Retail’s total impact on Texas' GDP
1 in 4
Texas jobs are supported by retail
Retail supports
3,374,411
jobs in Texas
Retail directly & indirectly generates
17%
of labor income in Texas
* Source: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP,
The Economic Impact of the U.S. Retail Industry,
August 2011. All data pertain to 2009.

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