Retail is the nation’s largest private-sector employer, contributing $5.3 trillion to annual GDP and supporting more than one in four U.S. jobs — 55 million working Americans.
Conducted by PwC, The Economic Contribution of the U.S. Retail Industry examines the direct, indirect and induced contribution of the retail industry to the U.S. economy.
Download the full report to dive into the number of retail establishments, labor income, employment and impact on GDP across the country. Select a state below to see data for each state.
U.S. retail by the numbers
- $5.3T
- $1.3T
- 4.6M
- 32.2M
- 55M
- $2.2T
Retail’s impact, state by state
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Source: All data comes from the PwC report, The Economic Contribution of the U.S. Retail Industry, except where otherwise noted.
The retail industry is defined as including retail, food services and drinking places.
Unless otherwise noted, the total impact statistics combine the industry’s direct, indirect and induced impacts. Employment is defined as the number of payroll and self-employed jobs, including part-time jobs. Labor income is defined as annual wages and salaries and benefits as well as proprietors’ income. An establishment is a single physical location at which business is conducted. A business may consist of more than one establishment.