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Retail Establishments
61,108
Direct Retail Employment
559,326
Total Retail Employment Impact
825,526
Direct Retail Labor Income ($million)
$16,465
Total Labor Income Impact ($million)
$29,340
Direct Retail GDP ($million)
$25,853
Total Impact GDP ($million)
$49,638
state image  Arizona Retail Information
Retail directly and indirectly supports 1 in 4 Arizona jobs.
Retail is directly and indirectly responsible for 20% of Arizona's GDP.
Retail directly and indirectly generates 19% of labor income in Arizona.
Retail supports 825,526 jobs in Arizona.

Arizona Facts

State Abbreviation -
AZ
State Capital -
Phoenix
Area -
113,998 square miles
Population -
6,392,017

The Direct Impact of the Retail Industry in Arizona by Sub-Sector, 2009

NAICS Sub-sector Description Employment (Jobs) Labor Income ($millions) GDP ($millions)sort ascending Retail Establishments
722 Food services and drinking places 198,542 $6,411 $4,513 12,313
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 39,543 $2,607 $2,157 4,654
445 Food and beverage stores 59,470 $3,236 $1,996 3,166
452 General merchandise stores 62,718 $2,837 $1,744 1,403
453 Miscellaneous store retailers 33,695 $1,391 $923 6,629
446 Health and personal care stores 21,879 $1,345 $860 3,966
454 Nonstore retailers 39,997 $2,486 $856 16,251
444 Building material and garden equipment and suppliers dealers 22,680 $1,339 $850 1,579
447 Gasoline stations 16,064 $1,048 $641 1,429
443 Electronics and appliances stores 13,132 $786 $634 1,360
448 Clothing and clothing accessories stores 25,803 $1,047 $529 4,266
442 Furniture and home furnishings stores 11,065 $796 $441 1,818
451 Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores 14,737 $524 $321 2,274
Industry Description Employment (Jobs) GDP ($Million)
Administrative and waste services
248,936 $9,956
42,106 $1,469
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
68,395 $2,157
Construction
181,104 $13,545
Educational services
61,288 $2,497
Finance and insurance
193,079 $19,454
Health care and social assistance
329,289 $20,088
Information
48,917 $6,931
Management of companies and enterprises
29,608 $3,162
Manufacturing
162,936 $18,545
Mining
19,443 $3,816
Other services, except public administration
162,392 $5,382
Professional, scientific, and technical services
207,273 $15,248
Real estate and rental and leasing
192,516 $39,431
Retail trade (including food services and drinking places)
559,326 $25,853
Transportation and warehousing
89,780 $6,849
Utilities
12,992 $5,800
Wholesale trade
113,116 $13,762

Senate

Sen. Jeff Flake (R)
Sen. John Sidney McCain III (R)

House

District 1
Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick (D)
District 2
Rep. Ron Barber (D)
District 3
Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (D)
District 4
Rep. Paul A. Gosar (R)
District 5
Rep. Matt Salmon (R)
District 6
Rep. David Schweikert (R)
District 7
Rep. Ed Pastor (D)
District 8
Rep. Trent Franks (R)
District 9
Rep. Kyrsten Sinema (D)
* Source: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP,
The Economic Impact of the U.S. Retail Industry,
August 2011. All data pertain to 2009.

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