Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers: NAICS 441

About the Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers subsector

The motor vehicle and parts dealers subsector is part of the retail trade sector.

Industries in the Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers subsector retail motor vehicles and parts from fixed point-of-sale locations. Establishments in this subsector typically operate from a showroom and/or an open lot where the vehicles are on display. The display of vehicles and the related parts require little by way of display equipment. The personnel generally include both the sales and sales support staff familiar with the requirements for registering and financing a vehicle as well as a staff of parts experts and mechanics trained to provide repair and maintenance services for the vehicles. Specific industries have been included in this subsector to identify the type of vehicle being retailed.

North American Industry Classification System

The motor vehicle and parts dealers subsector consists of these industry groups:

  • Automobile Dealers: NAICS 4411
  • Other Motor Vehicle Dealers: NAICS 4412
  • Automotive Parts, Accessories, and Tire Stores: NAICS 4413

Workforce Statistics

This section provides information relating to employment in motor vehicle and parts dealers. 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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Dec.
2008
Jan.
2009
Feb.
2009
Mar.
2009

Employment (in thousands)

 

Employment, all employees (seasonally adjusted)

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1,745.6 1,730.1 (P) 1,716.4 (P) 1,700.3

Employment, nonsupervisory workers

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1,427.3 1,397.9 (P) 1,394.1  

Layoffs

 

Mass layoff events

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13 12 14 10

Initial claimants for unemployment benefits

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688 871 861 482

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics, Mass Layoff Statistics)

Extended Mass Layoffs

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1st quarter
2008
2nd quarter
2008
3rd quarter
2008
4th quarter
2008

Extended mass layoff events

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6 5 (P) 17 (P) 39

Separations

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425 537 (P) 1,715 (P) 3,944

Initial claimants

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440 602 (P) 1,572 (P) 3,564

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(P) Preliminary

(Source: Mass Layoff Statistics)

Employment by Occupation

Data series Employment,
2008

Automotive service technicians and mechanics

274,110

Cleaners of vehicles and equipment

85,940

First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers

84,760

Parts salespersons

142,590

Retail salespersons

398,450

(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)

Projections

For projected (future) employment estimates, see the National Employment Matrix, which includes employment estimates by industry and occupation for motor vehicle and parts dealers.

(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 motor vehicle and parts dealers.

Earnings and Hours of Production Workers

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Nov.
2008
Dec.
2008
Jan.
2009
Feb.
2009

Average hourly earnings

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$16.01 $15.94 $16.23 (P) $16.06

Average weekly hours

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36.0 35.0 35.5 (P) 35.7

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(P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings by Occupation

Data series Wages, 2008
Hourly Annual
Median Mean Median Mean

Automotive service technicians and mechanics

$18.53 $19.61 $38,550 $40,790

Cleaners of vehicles and equipment

$9.80 $10.55 $20,380 $21,940

First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers

$25.48 $30.46 $53,000 $63,350

Parts salespersons

$13.03 $14.47 $27,100 $30,100

Retail salespersons

$16.75 $19.72 $34,840 $41,020

(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 motor vehicle and parts dealers. 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

77 73 71 62

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

 

Total recordable cases

5.1 4.8 4.4 4.5

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

2.2 2.1 1.9 1.8

Cases involving days away from work

1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3

Cases involving days of job transfer or restriction

0.7 0.7 0.6 0.5

(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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Dec.
2008
Jan.
2009
Feb.
2009
Mar.
2009

Producer price index

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(P) 117.7 (P) 117.4 (P) 116.4 (P) 117.2

Percent change from previous month

 

(P) -0.7% (P) -0.3% (P) -0.9% (P) 0.7%

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

(Source: Producer Price Indexes)

Workplace Trends

This section presents data on the number of establishments in motor vehicle and parts dealers. 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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4th quarter
2007
1st quarter
2008
2nd quarter
2008
3rd quarter
2008

Number of establishments

 

Private industry

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121,527 (P) 120,984 (P) 120,803 (P) 120,865

Local government

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

State government

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1      

Federal government

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Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

(Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages)

Productivity

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2004 2005 2006 2007

Labor productivity index, output per hour

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127.321 126.699 129.299 132.182

Percent change from previous year

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2.5 -0.5 2.1 2.2

Labor index, total labor hours

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107.614 108.404 106.743 107.676

Percent change from previous year

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2.4 0.7 -1.5 0.9

Output index

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137.015 137.347 138.018 142.328

Percent change from previous year

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4.9 0.2 0.5 3.1

Unit labor costs index

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97.618 100.779 101.931 100.055

Percent change from previous year

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-2.5 3.2 1.1 -1.8

(Source: Productivity and Costs)

Other BLS Resources

Career Guide to Industries

See automobile dealers in the Career Guide to Industries.

 

Data extracted on: May 01, 2009