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By the Numbers

Retail Establishments
11,246
Direct Retail Labor Income ($million)
$3,059
Direct Retail Employment
109,587
Total Labor Income Impact ($million)
$7,276
Total Retail Employment Impact
170,435
Direct Retail GDP ($million)
$4,738
Total Impact GDP ($million)
$12,721

Direct Employment by Major Industry in Texas 2009

Industry Description Employment (Jobs)sort descending GDP ($Million)
957 $23
Utilities
7,070 $5,269
Management of companies and enterprises
14,518 $1,510
Educational services
17,491 $869
Information
17,565 $2,864
Transportation and warehousing
20,840 $2,553
Wholesale trade
35,155 $5,396
Manufacturing
36,221 $4,460
Construction
50,902 $3,058
Other services, except public administration
53,410 $1,930
Real estate and rental and leasing
53,603 $8,226
Finance and insurance
64,412 $7,065
Health care and social assistance
67,079 $4,121
Administrative and waste services
82,035 $3,249
Mining
85,216 $25,596
Retail trade (including food services and drinking places)
109,587 $4,738
Professional, scientific, and technical services
110,797 $10,806
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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