United States yearbook - 1982 (1)

Employment-Retail Trade 8 0 1
No. 1436. P e r s o n s in D o m e s t ic T r a d e a n d S e r v ic e I n d u s t r i e s : 1 9 6 0 t o 1 9 8 1
[In thousands. Data represent worker years of full-time equivalent employment by persons working for wages or salaries a n d b y
active partners and proprietors of unincorporated businesses. Based on 1972 Standard Industrial Classification. See H is to ric a l
S ta tis tic s , C o lo n ia l T im e s to 1 9 7 0 , series T 15-28, for single year data prior to minor revisions issued in 1981]
INDUSTRY 1960 1965 1970 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981
Wholesale and retail.............................. 12,429 13,109 14,764 16,230 16,800 17,516 18,466 19,061 19,056 19,253
Wholesale trade............................................. 3,410 3,633 4,105 4,462 4,647 4,785 5,021 5,287 5,345 5,465
Retail trade..................................................... 9,019 9,476 10,659 11,748 12,153 12,733 13,447 13,794 13,711 13,788
Services................................................. 9,761 11,213 13,250 16,185 15,744 16,571 17,467 18,351 16,996 19,725
Hotels and other lodging places 688 829 993 1,097 1,100 1.161 1,194 1,224 1,252 1,305
Personal services..................... 1,215 1,306 1,323 1,135 1,167 1,193 1,225 1,260 1,270 1,274
Wise, business services............ B15 1,155 1,655 2,024 2,144 2,317 2,590 2,857 3,046 3,236
Auto repair, services, garages......................... 385 440 494 596 635 674 733 784 786 813
Misc. repair services................ 262 292 312 388 390 412 428 467 461 506
Motion pictures........................ 162 169 180 211 217 231 239 250 243 264
Amusement, recreational services 308 340 397 606 541 569 604 631 665 675
Medical, other health services... 1,763 2,101 2,870 4,046 4,219 4,493 4,662 4,878 5,116 5,362
Legal services.......................... 297 330 365 465 498 541 677 615 643 684
Educational services...................................... 621 792 998 1,104 1,105 1,204 1,213 1,251 1,265 1,307
Membership organizations ‘............................ 1,217 1,477 1,756 1,856 1,896 1,924 2,036 2,124 2,192 2,217
Misc. professional services,..................... ...... 431 516 726 887 936 1,008 1,114 1,207 1,284 1 ,3 4 2
Private households......................................... 1,507 1.476 1,153 786 814 844 653 803 765 740
1Includes social services.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, T h e N a tio n a l In c o m e a n d P ro d u c t A c c o u n ts o f the U n ite d S ta te s , 1 9 2 9 -7 6 , and
S u rv e y o f C u rre n t B u s in e s s , July 1982.
No. 1437. R e t a i l T r a d e — S u m m a r y : 1 9 4 8 t o 1 9 7 7
[Prior to 1956 and as noted, excludes Alaska and Hawaii. 1972 and 1977 not strictly comparable with prior years due to changes
in Standard Industrial Classification; for details, see source. See also H is to ric a l S ta tis tic s , C o fo n ia f T im e s to 1970, series T 43-47
and T 79-91]
ITEM Unit 1948 1954 1958 1963 1967 1972 1977
1,000......... 1,532 1.577 1,665 1,567
i ’ooo......... 163 167 220 291 332
lj)00......... 1,770 1,722 1,79S 1,763 1 ,7 8 0 1.655
1,000......... l ’l19 1,124 1.18R 1/192 1,265 1,304
1,000......... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 74 118
Consumer Price Index:3
All Items........................................................................ 1972-100., 57.5 64.2 69.1 73.2 79.8 100.0 144.9
All commodities............................................................. 1972-100.. 66.5 71.1 74.9 77.4 82.7 100.0 144.5
611, dol....... 130.5 170.0 200.4 310.2 457,4 723.1
Ril rinl 118.4 157,9 995.2 440,2 699.6
Bll. dol....... 38.7 51.2 267.2 123.5 201.8 340.7
'Percent of total sales................................................. Percent..... 29.6 30.1 33.5 36.6 39.8 44.0 47.1
Percent of multiunit sales by 101-or-more
41.6 41.8 42.4 46.7 5 5 ,8 5 5 .8
Bll. dol....... 201.6 245.4 270.7 311.1 370.6
46.9 48.4 53.0 61.9 67,4
459.0
76.4
512.7
79.8
Per capita sales:s
Current dollars...................... Dollars....... 893 1,050 1,151 1,296 1,571 2,204 3,342
Constant (1972) dollars * .............................. .............. Dollars....... 1,3B0 1,516 1,554 1,651 1,877 2 ,2 0 4 2.369
Sales as percent of personal income................................ Percent..... 62.1 58.6 2 55.5 52.S 49.3 48.9 47.6
Bll. dol....... 80.9 2133.0 2 2 1 .4 551.8
Percent of total sales........... Percent..... 62.0 (NA) 66.4 69.5 71.4 (NA) 76.3
Percent of SMSA sales In central cities......................... Percent..... 71.4 (NA) 64.0 57.2 55.0 (NA) (NA)
Payroll, entire year Bil. dol....... 13.6 18.2 21.7 27.6 36.2 55.4 65.9
Percent of sales Percent..... 10.4 11.5 *11.5 11.3 11.7 12.1 11.9
Average weekly wage................................... Dollars....... (NA) 50 52 66 74 95 127
Paid employees, March 12 workweek1.............................. 1,000......... 6.918 7,124 7,942 8,410 9,381 11,211 13,040
Active proprietors o f u n in c o rp o ra te d businesses........ ....... 1,000......... 1,742 1,766 1,825 1,546 1,624 (NA) (NA)
NA Not available. 'Establishments operated by firms which operate at two or more locations. 9Excludes Alaska and
Hawaii. 3 Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, M o n th ly L a b o r R e v ie w . 4 Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic
Analysis. a Based on estimated resident population as of July 1. ° F o r definition o f SMSA, see Appendix II. 7 1 9 4 8 -1 9 6 3
data for week including November 15.
Source: Except as noted, U.S. Bureau of the Census, US. Census of Business: 1948, vol. I; 1954, vol. 1; 1968, vol. I; 1963, vol.
I; 1967, vol. I; and Census of Retail Trade, 1972, RC 72-S-1 and 1977, RC-77-52.