Retail Industry Continues to be Largest Private-Sector Employer, According to New Report Retail Industry Continues to be Largest Private-Sector Employer, According to New Report Learn more
NRF Research The Value of a Retail Career The retail industry powers the economy as the nation’s largest private-sector employer. Learn more
NRF Research The Retail Employee Value Proposition: What Really Matters in 2022 In April 2022, Axiom Consulting Partners, in partnership with the NRF, launched a U.S. retail labor market survey. Learn more
Economy If you want to measure retail employment, don’t look to monthly BLS employment figures BLS data does not accurately reflect the scale of retail employment, or the direction of its growth. Learn more
Retail employment dropped in March but overall job gains point to economic growth Retail employment in March was down by 11,700 jobs from February and down 47,400 jobs year-over-year. Learn more