Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores: NAICS 448

About the Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores subsector

The clothing and clothing accessories stores subsector is part of the retail trade sector.

Industries in the Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores subsector retail new clothing and clothing accessories merchandise from fixed point-of-sale locations. Establishments in this subsector have similar display equipment and staff that is knowledgeable regarding fashion trends and the proper match of styles, colors, and combinations of clothing and accessories to the characteristics and tastes of the customer.

North American Industry Classification System

The clothing and clothing accessories stores subsector consists of these industry groups:

  • Clothing Stores: NAICS 4481
  • Shoe Stores: NAICS 4482
  • Jewelry, Luggage, and Leather Goods Stores: NAICS 4483

Workforce Statistics

This section provides information relating to employment in clothing and clothing accessories stores. These data are obtained from employer or establishment surveys. The following tables present an overview of the industry including the number of jobs, mass layoffs, data for occupations common to the industry, and projections of occupational employment change.

Employment and Layoffs

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2008
Jul.
2008
Aug.
2008
Sep.
2008

Employment (in thousands)

 

Employment, all employees (seasonally adjusted)

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1,494.8 1,494.8 (P) 1,498.3 (P) 1,500.9

Employment, nonsupervisory workers

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1,224.8 1,259.8 (P) 1,288.9  

Layoffs

 

Mass layoff events

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6 14 11  

Initial claimants for unemployment benefits

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424 1,122 711  

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(P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics, Mass Layoff Statistics)

Extended Mass Layoffs

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2007
4th quarter
2007
1st quarter
2008
2nd quarter
2008

Extended mass layoff events

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4 9 (P) 11 (P) 8

Separations

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825 1,055 (P) 2,279 (P) 2,665

Initial claimants

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532 1,335 (P) 2,223 (P) 1,279

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(P) Preliminary

(Source: Mass Layoff Statistics)

Employment by Occupation

Data series Employment,
2007

Cashiers

147,830

First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers

157,220

Retail salespersons

978,370

Stock clerks and order fillers

63,630

Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers

11,430

(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)

Projections

For projected (future) employment estimates, see the National Employment Matrix, which includes employment estimates by industry and occupation for clothing and clothing accessories stores.

(Source: Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections)

Earnings and Hours

This section presents data on employee earnings and weekly hours. The latest industry averages of hourly earnings and weekly hours for production or nonsupervisory employees are shown. In addition, recent hourly and annual earnings are shown for occupations commonly found in clothing and clothing accessories stores.

Earnings and Hours of Production Workers

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2008
Jun.
2008
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2008

Average hourly earnings

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$11.49 $11.56 $11.53 (P) $11.53

Average weekly hours

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21.2 21.6 21.2 (P) 21.8

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(P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings by Occupation

Data series Wages, 2007
Hourly Annual
Median Mean Median Mean

Cashiers

$8.05 $8.46 $16,750 $17,600

First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers

$16.15 $17.79 $33,590 $37,000

Retail salespersons

$8.81 $10.08 $18,330 $20,970

Stock clerks and order fillers

$8.70 $9.35 $18,090 $19,460

Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers

$12.48 $13.14 $25,970 $27,320

(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)

Work-related Fatalities, Injuries, and Illnesses

This section presents data for the industry on the number of workplace fatalities and the rates of workplace injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers in clothing and clothing accessories stores. An injury or illness is considered to be work-related if an event or exposure in the work environment either caused or contributed to the resulting condition or significantly aggravated a pre-existing condition.

Data series 2004 2005 2006 2007

Fatalities

 

Number of fatalities

13 16 11 (P) 15

Rate of injury and illness cases per 100 full-time workers

 

Total recordable cases

2.6 2.7 2.7  

Cases involving days away from work, job restriction, or transfer

0.9 1.0 1.1  

Cases involving days away from work

0.6 0.6 0.8  

Cases involving days of job transfer or restriction

0.3 0.4 0.3  

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

(Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities)

Prices

This section provides industry-specific pricing information. The producer price index measures the percentage change in prices that domestic producers receive for goods and services. The prices included in the producer price index are from the first commercial transaction.

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May
2008
Jun.
2008
Jul.
2008
Aug.
2008

Producer price index

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(P) 113.1 (P) 115.9 (P) 111.7 (P) 111.0

Percent change from previous month

 

(P) 1.3% (P) 2.5% (P) -3.6% (P) -0.6%

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(P) Preliminary

(Source: Producer Price Indexes)

Workplace Trends

This section presents data on the number of establishments in clothing and clothing accessories stores. Also included in this section is information on productivity, presented as the rate of change in output per hour of workers in the industry.

Establishments

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2007
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2007
4th quarter
2007

Number of establishments

 

Private industry

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(P) 134,049 (P) 134,093 (P) 134,973 (P) 135,362

Local government

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(P) 4 (P) 4 (P) 4 (P) 5

State government

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(P) 1 (P) 1 (P) 1 (P) 1

Federal government

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(P) 5 (P) 5 (P) 5 (P) 3

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

(Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages)

Productivity

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Labor productivity index, output per hour

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139.088 147.586 162.377 176.566

Percent change from previous year

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0.1 6.1 10.0 8.7

Labor index, total labor hours

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110.891 111.847 108.194 103.971

Percent change from previous year

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6.3 0.9 -3.3 -3.9

Output index

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154.235 165.071 175.682 183.578

Percent change from previous year

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6.5 7.0 6.4 4.5

Unit labor costs index

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87.829 85.922 81.632 80.480

Percent change from previous year

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-0.1 -2.2 -5.0 -1.4

(Source: Productivity and Costs)

Other BLS Resources

Career Guide to Industries

See clothing, accessory, and general merchandise stores in the Career Guide to Industries.

 

Data extracted on: October 08, 2008