Electronics and Appliance Stores: NAICS 443

About the Electronics and Appliance Stores subsector

The electronics and appliance stores subsector is part of the retail trade sector.

Industries in the Electronics and Appliance Stores subsector retail new electronics and appliances from point-of-sale locations. Establishments in this subsector often operate from locations that have special provisions for floor displays requiring special electrical capacity to accommodate the proper demonstration of the products. The staff includes sales personnel knowledgeable in the characteristics and warranties of the line of goods retailed and may also include trained repair persons to handle the maintenance and repair of the electronic equipment and appliances. The classifications within this subsector are made principally on the type of product and knowledge required to operate each type of store.

North American Industry Classification System

The electronics and appliance stores subsector consists of a single industry group, Electronics and Appliance Stores: NAICS 4431.

Workforce Statistics

This section provides information relating to employment in electronics and appliance 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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534.9 535.2 (P) 534.7 (P) 530.8

Employment, nonsupervisory workers

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424.5 425.7 (P) 424.6  

Layoffs

 

Mass layoff events

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(1) - 4 7  

Initial claimants for unemployment benefits

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(1) - 282 449  

Footnotes
(1) Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
(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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5 (1) - (P) 5 (P) 3

Separations

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543 (1) - (P) 399 (P) 435

Initial claimants

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512 (1) - (P) 505 (P) 211

Footnotes
(1) Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
(P) Preliminary

(Source: Mass Layoff Statistics)

Employment by Occupation

Data series Employment,
2007

Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers

19,170

Customer service representatives

13,220

First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers

36,840

Retail salespersons

229,710

Stock clerks and order fillers

18,040

(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)

Projections

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

Earnings and Hours of Production Workers

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2008
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2008
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Average hourly earnings

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$18.17 $18.05 $17.70 (P) $17.62

Average weekly hours

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30.6 31.4 31.1 (P) 31.4

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings by Occupation

Data series Wages, 2007
Hourly Annual
Median Mean Median Mean

Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers

$15.18 $16.25 $31,570 $33,810

Customer service representatives

$11.78 $12.71 $24,490 $26,440

First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers

$19.05 $21.29 $39,630 $44,270

Retail salespersons

$10.52 $12.42 $21,880 $25,830

Stock clerks and order fillers

$9.66 $10.46 $20,090 $21,760

(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 electronics and appliance 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

7 7 10 (P) 7

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

 

Total recordable cases

3.1 2.4 2.8  

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

1.5 1.3 1.2  

Cases involving days away from work

0.9 0.7 0.6  

Cases involving days of job transfer or restriction

  0.7 0.6  

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
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2008
Jul.
2008
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2008

Producer price index

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(P) 109.5 (P) 111.3 (P) 110.1 (P) 109.9

Percent change from previous month

 

(P) -8.5% (P) 1.6% (P) -1.1% (P) -0.2%

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

(Source: Producer Price Indexes)

Workplace Trends

This section presents data on the number of establishments in electronics and appliance 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

Number of establishments

 

Private industry

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(P) 53,313 (P) 53,237 (P) 53,348 (P) 53,452

Local government

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Federal government

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

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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334.127 367.461 411.982 471.096

Percent change from previous year

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14.2 10.0 12.1 14.3

Labor index, total labor hours

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100.996 107.528 112.229 110.124

Percent change from previous year

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4.6 6.5 4.4 -1.9

Output index

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337.455 395.123 462.363 518.792

Percent change from previous year

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19.4 17.1 17.0 12.2

Unit labor costs index

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34.162 30.162 26.874 25.247

Percent change from previous year

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-15.0 -11.7 -10.9 -6.1

(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