All Employees, Thousands, Retail Trade, Not Seasonally Adjusted, USA (1939 - Nov 2024)
This dataset records the total number of employees (in thousands) working in the retail trade sector across the United States from 1939 through November 2024. The data includes all employees, encompassing various retail activities, such as general merchandise stores, clothing, food, and other consumer goods retail businesses. This dataset is not seasonally adjusted, reflecting raw employment numbers over the years in the retail trade industry.
| Year | Month | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1939 | 1 | 3009 |
| 1939 | 2 | 3002.1 |
| 1939 | 3 | 3051.8 |
| 1939 | 4 | 3097.8 |
| 1939 | 5 | 3123 |
| 1939 | 6 | 3140.7 |
| 1939 | 7 | 3100 |
| 1939 | 8 | 3091.9 |
| 1939 | 9 | 3191.4 |
| 1939 | 10 | 3241.9 |
| 1939 | 11 | 3296.2 |
| 1939 | 12 | 3554.2 |
| 1940 | 1 | 3136.3 |
| 1940 | 2 | 3132.7 |
| 1940 | 3 | 3250.5 |
| 1940 | 4 | 3221.9 |
| 1940 | 5 | 3275.1 |
| 1940 | 6 | 3310.1 |
| 1940 | 7 | 3250.8 |
| 1940 | 8 | 3257.2 |
| 1940 | 9 | 3367.4 |
| 1940 | 10 | 3425.6 |
| 1940 | 11 | 3488.9 |
| 1940 | 12 | 3786.6 |
| 1941 | 1 | 3315.2 |
| 1941 | 2 | 3321.8 |
| 1941 | 3 | 3375.8 |
| 1941 | 4 | 3516.3 |
| 1941 | 5 | 3488.5 |
| 1941 | 6 | 3540.2 |
| 1941 | 7 | 3522.9 |
| 1941 | 8 | 3546.2 |
| 1941 | 9 | 3623 |
| 1941 | 10 | 3668.3 |
| 1941 | 11 | 3733 |
| 1941 | 12 | 3979.7 |
| 1942 | 1 | 3508.2 |
| 1942 | 2 | 3472.2 |
| 1942 | 3 | 3492.7 |
| 1942 | 4 | 3493.9 |
| 1942 | 5 | 3500.9 |
| 1942 | 6 | 3474.4 |
| 1942 | 7 | 3416.2 |
| 1942 | 8 | 3407.8 |
| 1942 | 9 | 3467.6 |
| 1942 | 10 | 3559.5 |
| 1942 | 11 | 3624.9 |
| 1942 | 12 | 3850.9 |
| 1943 | 1 | 3402 |
| 1943 | 2 | 3369.8 |
| 1943 | 3 | 3401.4 |
| 1943 | 4 | 3469.6 |
| 1943 | 5 | 3432.6 |
| 1943 | 6 | 3456.6 |
| 1943 | 7 | 3412.1 |
| 1943 | 8 | 3381.8 |
| 1943 | 9 | 3439.5 |
| 1943 | 10 | 3537.1 |
| 1943 | 11 | 3639 |
| 1943 | 12 | 3819.1 |
| 1944 | 1 | 3451.5 |
| 1944 | 2 | 3423.7 |
| 1944 | 3 | 3454.5 |
| 1944 | 4 | 3471.4 |
| 1944 | 5 | 3458.4 |
| 1944 | 6 | 3457.3 |
| 1944 | 7 | 3443.3 |
| 1944 | 8 | 3424 |
| 1944 | 9 | 3483.4 |
| 1944 | 10 | 3580 |
| 1944 | 11 | 3677.1 |
| 1944 | 12 | 3871.7 |
| 1945 | 1 | 3527.9 |
| 1945 | 2 | 3505.4 |
| 1945 | 3 | 3564.7 |
| 1945 | 4 | 3500.6 |
| 1945 | 5 | 3524.4 |
| 1945 | 6 | 3522 |
| 1945 | 7 | 3508.6 |
| 1945 | 8 | 3498 |
| 1945 | 9 | 3620.5 |
| 1945 | 10 | 3734 |
| 1945 | 11 | 3878.8 |
| 1945 | 12 | 4108.6 |
| 1946 | 1 | 3838.9 |
| 1946 | 2 | 3865.6 |
| 1946 | 3 | 3946.8 |
| 1946 | 4 | 4041 |
| 1946 | 5 | 4027.3 |
| 1946 | 6 | 4047 |
| 1946 | 7 | 4047.9 |
| 1946 | 8 | 4087.5 |
| 1946 | 9 | 4170.2 |
| 1946 | 10 | 4265.4 |
| 1946 | 11 | 4424.2 |
| 1946 | 12 | 4669.8 |
| 1947 | 1 | 4233.5 |
| 1947 | 2 | 4202.3 |
| 1947 | 3 | 4269 |
| 1947 | 4 | 4302.6 |
All Employees, Thousands, Retail Trade, Not Seasonally Adjusted, USA (1939 - Nov 2024)
This dataset records the total number of employees (in thousands) working in the retail trade sector across the United States from 1939 through November 2024. The data includes all employees, encompassing various retail activities, such as general merchandise stores, clothing, food, and other consumer goods retail businesses. This dataset is not seasonally adjusted, reflecting raw employment numbers over the years in the retail trade industry.