Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book, and Music Stores: NAICS 451

About the Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book, and Music Stores subsector

The sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores subsector is part of the retail trade sector.

Industries in the Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book, and Music Stores subsector are engaged in retailing and providing expertise on use of sporting equipment or other specific leisure activities, such as needlework and musical instruments. Book stores are also included in this subsector.

North American Industry Classification System

The sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores subsector consists of these industry groups:

  • Sporting Goods, Hobby, and Musical Instrument Stores: NAICS 4511
  • Book, Periodical, and Music Stores: NAICS 4512

Workforce Statistics

This section provides information relating to employment in sporting goods, hobby, book, and music 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
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2008
Sep.
2008

Employment (in thousands)

 

Employment, all employees (seasonally adjusted)

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654.5 649.3 (P) 654.1 (P) 651.4

Employment, nonsupervisory workers

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523.0 513.4 (P) 536.7  

Layoffs

 

Mass layoff events

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4 3 7  

Initial claimants for unemployment benefits

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261 146 643  

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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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3 3 (P) 9 (P) 3

Separations

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306 454 (P) 1,003 (P) 240

Initial claimants

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401 591 (P) 1,173 (P) 206

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(P) Preliminary

(Source: Mass Layoff Statistics)

Employment by Occupation

Data series Employment,
2007

Cashiers

120,000

First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers

55,630

Retail salespersons

326,340

Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks

10,540

Stock clerks and order fillers

21,230

(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)

Projections

For projected (future) employment estimates, see the National Employment Matrix, which includes employment estimates by industry and occupation for sporting goods, hobby, book, and music 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 sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores.

Earnings and Hours of Production Workers

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Average hourly earnings

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$11.59 $11.61 $12.03 (P) $11.64

Average weekly hours

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24.7 24.9 24.8 (P) 24.8

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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 $8.34 $16,750 $17,340

First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers

$16.09 $17.74 $33,470 $36,900

Retail salespersons

$8.82 $9.81 $18,350 $20,410

Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks

$10.39 $11.22 $21,600 $23,330

Stock clerks and order fillers

$8.96 $9.50 $18,630 $19,760

(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 sporting goods, hobby, book, and music 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

15 8 9 (P) 12

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

 

Total recordable cases

3.9 3.3 3.0  

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

1.3 1.3 1.1  

Cases involving days away from work

0.8 0.8 0.6  

Cases involving days of job transfer or restriction

0.5 0.5 0.4  

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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2008
Jun.
2008
Jul.
2008
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2008

Producer price index

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(P) 111.7 (P) 111.8 (P) 114.0 (P) 113.9

Percent change from previous month

 

(P) 1.4% (P) 0.1% (P) 2.0% (P) -0.1%

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(P) Preliminary

(Source: Producer Price Indexes)

Workplace Trends

This section presents data on the number of establishments in sporting goods, hobby, book, and music 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
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2007

Number of establishments

 

Private industry

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(P) 60,781 (P) 60,543 (P) 60,543 (P) 60,311

Local government

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(P) 2 (P) 2 (P) 2 (P) 2

State government

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Federal government

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(P) 12 (P) 12 (P) 12 (P) 11

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(P) Preliminary

(Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages)

Productivity

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Labor productivity index, output per hour

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151.096 163.505 170.537 167.768

Percent change from previous year

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14.9 8.2 4.3 -1.6

Labor index, total labor hours

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90.863 87.016 87.476 92.961

Percent change from previous year

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-8.9 -4.2 0.5 6.3

Output index

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137.291 142.276 149.178 155.959

Percent change from previous year

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4.7 3.6 4.9 4.5

Unit labor costs index

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91.486 85.810 82.765 82.423

Percent change from previous year

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-5.3 -6.2 -3.5 -0.4

(Source: Productivity and Costs)

Other BLS Resources

Career Guide to Industries

To learn about careers from an industry perspective, see the Career Guide to Industries.

 

Data extracted on: October 08, 2008