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Size of the US Department Stores industry

NAICS 452210, Department Stores. Every figure on this page was published by a federal statistical agency and carries its source and period. Palanor does not estimate: a period the agency didn’t publish shows as missing, and a figure it withheld shows as withheld. This is a NAICS 2017 code that the 2022 edition replaced; the Census surveys that still publish on the 2017 basis keep it alive.

Key figures

Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)
$66.6 billion
2017 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
195,673
2023 · County Business Patterns
Paid employees in the pay period including March 12
Establishments
2,434
2023 · County Business Patterns
Firms
14
2017 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$5.8 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 1,088,751 · 2021-Q4
2019-Q1: 1,041,7002019-Q2: 1,019,5682019-Q3: 1,029,4272019-Q4: 1,240,8122020-Q1: 976,9442020-Q2: 784,3722020-Q3: 847,7312020-Q4: 1,023,7102021-Q1: 889,5262021-Q2: 905,1242021-Q3: 923,8312021-Q4: 1,088,751
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PeriodValue
2021-Q41,088,751
2021-Q3923,831
2021-Q2905,124
2021-Q1889,526
2020-Q41,023,710
2020-Q3847,731
2020-Q2784,372
2020-Q1976,944
2019-Q41,240,812
2019-Q31,029,427
2019-Q21,019,568
2019-Q11,041,700

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter

Employment · County Business PatternsLatest 195,673 · 2023
2017: 476,8262018: 456,0312019: 425,8882020: 450,0122021: 329,9012022: 247,9072023: 195,673
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PeriodValue
2023195,673
2022247,907
2021329,901
2020450,012
2019425,888
2018456,031
2017476,826

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns · Paid employees in the pay period including March 12

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 11,343 · 2021-Q4
2019-Q1: 12,4252019-Q2: 12,5222019-Q3: 11,8292019-Q4: 11,7732020-Q1: 11,7092020-Q2: 11,6892020-Q3: 11,6232020-Q4: 11,2472021-Q1: 11,5382021-Q2: 11,3002021-Q3: 11,3402021-Q4: 11,343
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2021-Q411,343
2021-Q311,340
2021-Q211,300
2021-Q111,538
2020-Q411,247
2020-Q311,623
2020-Q211,689
2020-Q111,709
2019-Q411,773
2019-Q311,829
2019-Q212,522
2019-Q112,425

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private ownership

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 2,434 · 2023
2017: 4,3512018: 4,1332019: 3,8562020: 3,7172021: 3,6482022: 2,9812023: 2,434
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
20232,434
20222,981
20213,648
20203,717
20193,856
20184,133
20174,351

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $7.3 billion · 2021-Q4
2019-Q1: $6.1 billion2019-Q2: $6.2 billion2019-Q3: $5.9 billion2019-Q4: $6.7 billion2020-Q1: $6.0 billion2020-Q2: $4.4 billion2020-Q3: $5.2 billion2020-Q4: $6.4 billion2021-Q1: $5.6 billion2021-Q2: $6.2 billion2021-Q3: $6.2 billion2021-Q4: $7.3 billion
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PeriodValue
2021-Q4$7.3 billion
2021-Q3$6.2 billion
2021-Q2$6.2 billion
2021-Q1$5.6 billion
2020-Q4$6.4 billion
2020-Q3$5.2 billion
2020-Q2$4.4 billion
2020-Q1$6.0 billion
2019-Q4$6.7 billion
2019-Q3$5.9 billion
2019-Q2$6.2 billion
2019-Q1$6.1 billion

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private ownership

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $5.8 billion · 2023
2017: $9.7 billion2018: $9.2 billion2019: $9.0 billion2020: $6.7 billion2021: $7.1 billion2022: $6.5 billion2023: $5.8 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$5.8 billion
2022$6.5 billion
2021$7.1 billion
2020$6.7 billion
2019$9.0 billion
2018$9.2 billion
2017$9.7 billion

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns

The ledger

Every published measure

MeasureSourceLatestPeriodHistory
EmploymentPrivate-sector jobs in the third month of each quarterQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages1,088,7512021-Q42019-Q1–2021-Q4 · 12 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages11,3432021-Q42019-Q1–2021-Q4 · 12 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$7.3 billion2021-Q42019-Q1–2021-Q4 · 12 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$5.8 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns195,67320232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns2,43420232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$9.8 billion20172017–2017 · 1 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census481,60120172017–2017 · 1 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census4,33420172017–2017 · 1 published
FirmsEconomic Census1420172017–2017 · 1 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$66.6 billion20172017–2017 · 1 published

Sources

Where every number comes from

Figures are in current dollars and are the agencies’ own, revised when they revise. Each program defines its universe differently (employer firms, private ownership, all establishments), so figures from different sources are not meant to add up. This page is not endorsed by the Census Bureau, BEA or BLS. The same data is in the Palanor API (/v1/industries) and the MCP (palanor_get_industry). All industries.