Food and Beverage Stores: NAICS 445

About the Food and Beverage Stores subsector

The food and beverage stores subsector is part of the retail trade sector.

Industries in the Food and Beverage Stores subsector usually retail food and beverages merchandise from fixed point-of-sale locations. Establishments in this subsector have special equipment (e.g., freezers, refrigerated display cases, refrigerators) for displaying food and beverage goods. They have staff trained in the processing of food products to guarantee the proper storage and sanitary conditions required by regulatory authority.

North American Industry Classification System

The food and beverage stores subsector consists of these industry groups:

  • Grocery Stores: NAICS 4451
  • Specialty Food Stores: NAICS 4452
  • Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores: NAICS 4453

Workforce Statistics

This section provides information relating to employment in food and beverage 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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2,879.2 2,879.5 (P) 2,868.8 (P) 2,863.0

Employment, nonsupervisory workers

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2,571.4 2,568.2 (P) 2,551.4  

Layoffs

 

Mass layoff events

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12 17 24  

Initial claimants for unemployment benefits

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1,108 1,593 2,059  

Footnotes
(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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15 9 (P) 8 (P) 10

Separations

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2,759 1,915 (P) 1,570 (P) 1,030

Initial claimants

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(R) 2,691 1,877 (P) 2,234 (P) 1,526

Footnotes
(R) Revised
(P) Preliminary

(Source: Mass Layoff Statistics)

Employment by Occupation

Data series Employment,
2007

Butchers and meat cutters

101,290

Cashiers

953,680

First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers

145,340

Food preparation workers

139,130

Stock clerks and order fillers

442,230

(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)

Projections

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

Earnings and Hours of Production Workers

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2008
Jun.
2008
Jul.
2008
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2008

Average hourly earnings

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$11.54 $11.49 $11.60 (P) $11.55

Average weekly hours

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29.2 29.9 30.1 (P) 29.6

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(P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings by Occupation

Data series Wages, 2007
Hourly Annual
Median Mean Median Mean

Butchers and meat cutters

$13.39 $13.96 $27,850 $29,040

Cashiers

$8.37 $9.28 $17,400 $19,310

First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers

$16.36 $17.70 $34,040 $36,820

Food preparation workers

$9.25 $10.07 $19,240 $20,940

Stock clerks and order fillers

$9.16 $10.18 $19,050 $21,170

(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 food and beverage 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

85 107 82 (P) 86

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

 

Total recordable cases

6.4 6.0 5.9  

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

3.3 3.2 3.2  

Cases involving days away from work

1.9 1.9 1.7  

Cases involving days of job transfer or restriction

1.4 1.3 1.5  

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) 150.2 (P) 149.6 (P) 151.3 (P) 150.0

Percent change from previous month

 

(P) 1.6% (P) -0.4% (P) 1.1% (P) -0.9%

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

(Source: Producer Price Indexes)

Workplace Trends

This section presents data on the number of establishments in food and beverage 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
4th quarter
2007

Number of establishments

 

Private industry

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(P) 138,753 (P) 139,437 (P) 139,962 (P) 139,678

Local government

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(P) 400 (P) 403 (P) 404 (P) 408

State government

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(P) 412 (P) 413 (P) 412 (P) 411

Federal government

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(P) 215 (P) 215 (P) 215 (P) 213

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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112.856 117.885 120.620 123.812

Percent change from previous year

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5.3 4.5 2.3 2.6

Labor index, total labor hours

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91.255 89.058 88.450 87.273

Percent change from previous year

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-4.3 -2.4 -0.7 -1.3

Output index

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102.986 104.986 106.688 108.055

Percent change from previous year

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0.7 1.9 1.6 1.3

Unit labor costs index

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120.812 119.703 120.038 122.946

Percent change from previous year

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-0.6 -0.9 0.3 2.4

(Source: Productivity and Costs)

Other BLS Resources

Career Guide to Industries

See grocery stores in the Career Guide to Industries.

 

Data extracted on: October 08, 2008