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Retail trade jobs and pay by state
Retail establishments, paid employees, retail's share of private-sector jobs, employees per 1,000 residents and average annual pay, with the shares of retail jobs at motor vehicle and parts dealers, food and beverage stores, general merchandise stores and nonstore retailers (online and mail-order sellers). From County Business Patterns 2023: establishments with paid employees, employees in the pay period including March 12, and annual payroll. Shares, per-resident figures and average pay are derived by Quadranac (all-sector total: NAICS 00; population: July 1, 2023 estimate). CBP excludes self-employed people, most government employees, private households and (for some sectors) railroads; employment is counted where the establishment is, not where workers live. Blank cells are not published for that state.
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| United States | 1,043,373 | 16,046,207 | 11.5 | 47.6 | 37,746 | 12.6 | 20.8 | 16.6 | 6.9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 17,877 | 238,329 | 13.1 | 46.6 | 34,151 | 13.7 | 16.9 | 21.8 | 2.3 |
| Alaska | 2,419 | 34,008 | 12.9 | 46.3 | 40,705 | 12.3 | 21.3 | 22.5 | 1.5 |
| Arizona | 17,844 | 358,161 | 12.4 | 48.1 | 39,918 | 13.6 | 16.4 | 17 | 11.7 |
| Arkansas | 10,566 | 144,531 | 12.9 | 47.1 | 33,588 | 13.6 | 15.7 | 24.4 | 3.2 |
| California | 106,675 | 1,702,044 | 10.4 | 43.4 | 43,691 | 11.3 | 21.8 | 14.4 | 10 |
| Colorado | 18,589 | 292,486 | 11.4 | 49.5 | 41,073 | 13 | 19.7 | 15.8 | 6.5 |
| Connecticut | 11,696 | 181,494 | 11.8 | 49.8 | 40,009 | 11.6 | 23.6 | 12.5 | 10.6 |
| Delaware | 3,742 | 62,102 | 13.6 | 60 | 37,068 | 10.9 | 18.5 | 12 | 15.6 |
| District of Columbia | 1,653 | 21,170 | 3.8 | 31 | 39,268 | 0.9 | 38.9 | 10.3 | 3.2 |
| Florida | 75,988 | 1,146,619 | 11.5 | 50 | 37,892 | 13.3 | 22.6 | 14.8 | 5.5 |
| Georgia | 35,820 | 513,434 | 11.7 | 46.4 | 35,396 | 13.4 | 21 | 18.1 | 5.1 |
| Hawaii | 4,395 | 65,686 | 12.6 | 45.8 | 40,357 | 9.2 | 22.3 | 17.3 | 2.1 |
| Idaho | 6,268 | 94,210 | 13.3 | 47.8 | 38,839 | 16.4 | 17.1 | 17.5 | 5.7 |
| Illinois | 35,801 | 571,091 | 10.1 | 45.2 | 37,101 | 12.4 | 20.1 | 18.6 | 4.6 |
| Indiana | 21,015 | 335,879 | 11.5 | 48.8 | 35,160 | 13.3 | 13.5 | 20.6 | 10.5 |
| Iowa | 10,970 | 187,097 | 13.2 | 58.2 | 31,444 | 12.9 | 26.1 | 16.5 | 3.5 |
| Kansas | 9,580 | 144,418 | 11.6 | 49 | 33,270 | 13.2 | 19.7 | 18.4 | 4.4 |
| Kentucky | 15,020 | 215,414 | 12.6 | 47.3 | 34,572 | 12.4 | 15.1 | 21 | 7.9 |
| Louisiana | 15,868 | 221,758 | 13.1 | 48.2 | 33,554 | 13.5 | 19.4 | 20.2 | 2.2 |
| Maine | 6,039 | 85,258 | 15.5 | 60.8 | 38,655 | 13 | 24.7 | 12.8 | 8.3 |
| Maryland | 16,687 | 289,469 | 11.7 | 46.7 | 37,719 | 12.8 | 23.7 | 14.5 | 8.3 |
| Massachusetts | 22,550 | 357,807 | 10.3 | 50.6 | 42,388 | 9.9 | 29.3 | 11.2 | 8.1 |
| Michigan | 32,868 | 464,027 | 11.5 | 46.1 | 35,956 | 14 | 15.9 | 21.3 | 5 |
| Minnesota | 17,727 | 306,468 | 10.9 | 53.3 | 34,958 | 12.3 | 20.6 | 19.3 | 5.3 |
| Mississippi | 11,303 | 136,728 | 14.3 | 46.5 | 31,597 | 13.1 | 14.6 | 23.8 | 2.2 |
| Missouri | 19,971 | 314,186 | 11.9 | 50.6 | 34,446 | 13.3 | 16.3 | 19.6 | 5.9 |
| Montana | 4,706 | 62,888 | 15.4 | 55.6 | 37,795 | 14.3 | 18.5 | 13.7 | 3.6 |
| Nebraska | 6,925 | 110,079 | 11.9 | 55.4 | 33,863 | 12.6 | 21.2 | 16.4 | 5.7 |
| Nevada | 9,047 | 164,986 | 12.3 | 51.4 | 39,642 | 11.1 | 17.5 | 14.3 | 11.7 |
| New Hampshire | 5,706 | 95,663 | 15.2 | 68.3 | 39,234 | 13.4 | 25.3 | 13.1 | 6.7 |
| New Jersey | 29,729 | 465,759 | 11.8 | 49.6 | 39,839 | 9.8 | 22.8 | 13.1 | 12.4 |
| New Mexico | 6,382 | 95,261 | 14.5 | 44.9 | 35,361 | 13.3 | 16.4 | 20.1 | 2.1 |
| New York | 71,941 | 862,844 | 9.8 | 43.6 | 41,560 | 9 | 25.6 | 12.7 | 7.6 |
| North Carolina | 35,534 | 535,341 | 12.5 | 49.2 | 34,297 | 13.3 | 24.7 | 16.9 | 4.3 |
| North Dakota | 3,103 | 45,791 | 13 | 58.2 | 38,117 | 14.9 | 15.5 | 17.1 | 3.2 |
| Ohio | 34,275 | 560,620 | 11 | 47.5 | 35,159 | 13.7 | 17.8 | 18.2 | 8.3 |
| Oklahoma | 13,097 | 188,566 | 13.2 | 46.4 | 34,012 | 13.9 | 13 | 21.6 | 6.6 |
| Oregon | 13,800 | 214,932 | 12.7 | 50.6 | 39,043 | 12.7 | 21.6 | 17.3 | 5.9 |
| Pennsylvania | 40,238 | 650,539 | 11.4 | 50 | 34,679 | 12.1 | 23.3 | 15.2 | 8.8 |
| Rhode Island | 3,567 | 49,704 | 11.2 | 45.1 | 37,428 | 11 | 26.6 | 12.6 | 4.7 |
| South Carolina | 18,647 | 269,094 | 13 | 49.9 | 34,228 | 12.8 | 21.6 | 17.6 | 4.6 |
| South Dakota | 3,838 | 54,784 | 14.3 | 59.7 | 34,389 | 14.5 | 19.8 | 16.6 | 3.8 |
| Tennessee | 23,463 | 349,855 | 11.8 | 48.9 | 36,427 | 12.8 | 17.6 | 18 | 7.7 |
| Texas | 84,369 | 1,382,827 | 11.5 | 45 | 37,660 | 13.9 | 20.7 | 16.8 | 5 |
| Utah | 10,270 | 178,708 | 11.3 | 51.8 | 38,482 | 12.8 | 16.2 | 15.9 | 13.7 |
| Vermont | 2,937 | 37,491 | 14.6 | 57.9 | 39,232 | 13.4 | 27.1 | 7.3 | 9.5 |
| Virginia | 25,872 | 423,568 | 11.8 | 48.5 | 35,521 | 13.6 | 22.3 | 17.1 | 5.2 |
| Washington | 20,582 | 340,694 | 11.1 | 43.5 | 43,080 | 12.5 | 21.1 | 17.4 | 6.1 |
| West Virginia | 5,696 | 77,727 | 14.1 | 43.9 | 32,601 | 14.7 | 13.9 | 22.1 | 1.9 |
| Wisconsin | 18,044 | 312,489 | 11.8 | 52.7 | 34,687 | 13.1 | 18.2 | 17.5 | 7.5 |
| Wyoming | 2,674 | 32,123 | 15.1 | 54.9 | 37,949 | 14.3 | 16.8 | 17.4 | 3.5 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023 (API dataset 2023/cbp), NAICS 2017 codes 44-45, 441, 445, 452, 454 and 00 (all sectors)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, July 1, 2023 resident population (denominator). Reference period: 2023.
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Retail trade jobs and pay by state (United States, 2023). Data: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, County Business Patterns 2023 (API dataset 2023/cbp), NAICS 2017 sectors 44-45 (retail trade) and subsectors 441, 445, 452, 454. Retrieved 2026-11-10 via Quadranac, https://quadranac.com/tables/us-retail-trade/