Nonstore Retailers: NAICS 454

About the Nonstore Retailers subsector

The nonstore retailers subsector is part of the retail trade sector.

Industries in the Nonstore Retailers subsector retail merchandise using methods, such as the broadcasting of infomercials, the broadcasting and publishing of direct-response advertising, the publishing of paper and electronic catalogs, door-to-door solicitation, in-home demonstration, selling from portable stalls and distribution through vending machines. Establishments in this subsector include mail-order houses, vending machine operators, home delivery sales, door-to-door sales, party plan sales, electronic shopping, and sales through portable stalls (e.g., street vendors, except food). Establishments engaged in the direct sale (i.e., nonstore) of products, such as home heating oil dealers and newspaper delivery service providers are included in this subsector.

North American Industry Classification System

The nonstore retailers subsector consists of these industry groups:

  • Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses: NAICS 4541
  • Vending Machine Operators: NAICS 4542
  • Direct Selling Establishments: NAICS 4543

Workforce Statistics

This section provides information relating to employment in nonstore retailers. 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
Jan.
2009
Feb.
2009
Mar.
2009

Employment (in thousands)

 

Employment, all employees (seasonally adjusted)

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424.0 422.7 (P) 419.7 (P) 418.3

Employment, nonsupervisory workers

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376.3 346.8 (P) 334.4  

Layoffs

 

Mass layoff events

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10 13 8 7

Initial claimants for unemployment benefits

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1,015 1,169 938 672

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics, Mass Layoff Statistics)

Extended Mass Layoffs

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

Extended mass layoff events

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16 14 (P) 9 (P) 21

Separations

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4,057 2,125 (P) 1,006 (P) 6,770

Initial claimants

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3,446 3,229 (P) 979 (P) 3,263

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

(Source: Mass Layoff Statistics)

Employment by Occupation

Data series Employment,
2008

Customer service representatives

42,540

Driver/sales workers

24,270

Order clerks

31,880

Retail salespersons

19,640

Stock clerks and order fillers

14,470

Telemarketers

12,030

Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer

19,150

(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)

Projections

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

(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 nonstore retailers.

Earnings and Hours of Production Workers

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2008
Dec.
2008
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2009
Feb.
2009

Average hourly earnings

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$16.44 $16.57 $17.10 (P) $17.33

Average weekly hours

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34.3 35.3 34.8 (P) 35.1

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(P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings by Occupation

Data series Wages, 2008
Hourly Annual
Median Mean Median Mean

Customer service representatives

$12.35 $13.09 $25,680 $27,220

Driver/sales workers

$14.36 $14.67 $29,860 $30,520

Order clerks

$11.41 $11.97 $23,730 $24,890

Retail salespersons

$11.58 $14.56 $24,090 $30,280

Stock clerks and order fillers

$10.48 $11.08 $21,800 $23,040

Telemarketers

$10.62 $12.48 $22,080 $25,960

Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer

$17.10 $17.75 $35,560 $36,910

(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 nonstore retailers. 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 23 19 19

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

 

Total recordable cases

4.8 4.6 4.2 5.0

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

2.8 2.7 2.6 3.1

Cases involving days away from work

1.6 1.3 1.3 1.8

Cases involving days of job transfer or restriction

1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3

(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
Jan.
2009
Feb.
2009
Mar.
2009

Producer price index

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(P) 150.4 (P) 152.0 (P) 152.7 (P) 159.0

Percent change from previous month

 

(P) -2.4% (P) 1.1% (P) 0.5% (P) 4.1%

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

(Source: Producer Price Indexes)

Workplace Trends

This section presents data on the number of establishments in nonstore retailers. 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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36,578 (P) 36,822 (P) 37,084 (P) 37,285

Local government

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12 (P) 12 (P) 13 (P) 9

State government

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1      

Federal government

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

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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215.498 220.572 261.854 290.803

Percent change from previous year

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10.2 2.4 18.7 11.1

Labor index, total labor hours

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99.261 104.901 98.191 97.090

Percent change from previous year

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-1.0 5.7 -6.4 -1.1

Output index

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213.907 231.381 257.116 282.340

Percent change from previous year

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9.1 8.2 11.1 9.8

Unit labor costs index

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60.824 62.244 56.504 54.451

Percent change from previous year

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-6.5 2.3 -9.2 -3.6

(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: May 01, 2009