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Size of the US All Other General Merchandise Retailers industry

NAICS 455219, All Other General Merchandise Retailers. 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.

Key figures

Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)
$418 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
566,393
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
64,497
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
10,967
2022 · Economic Census

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 566,393 · 2026-Q1
2022-Q1: 581,7462022-Q2: 587,4022022-Q3: 591,9462022-Q4: 626,5292023-Q1: 596,7032023-Q2: 611,0382023-Q3: 615,4632023-Q4: 656,4762024-Q1: 576,6352024-Q2: 570,0642024-Q3: 572,9232024-Q4: 605,2302025-Q1: 561,4162025-Q2: 573,8112025-Q3: 571,5012025-Q4: 608,5282026-Q1: 566,393
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2026-Q1566,393
2025-Q4608,528
2025-Q3571,501
2025-Q2573,811
2025-Q1561,416
2024-Q4605,230
2024-Q3572,923
2024-Q2570,064
2024-Q1576,635
2023-Q4656,476
2023-Q3615,463
2023-Q2611,038
2023-Q1596,703
2022-Q4626,529
2022-Q3591,946
2022-Q2587,402
2022-Q1581,746

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 64,497 · 2026-Q1
2022-Q1: 57,1232022-Q2: 57,8022022-Q3: 58,9912022-Q4: 59,9652023-Q1: 60,6792023-Q2: 61,3512023-Q3: 62,1892023-Q4: 63,1522024-Q1: 63,6072024-Q2: 64,4222024-Q3: 64,2482024-Q4: 64,1642025-Q1: 64,3642025-Q2: 63,4792025-Q3: 63,8032025-Q4: 64,5562026-Q1: 64,497
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2026-Q164,497
2025-Q464,556
2025-Q363,803
2025-Q263,479
2025-Q164,364
2024-Q464,164
2024-Q364,248
2024-Q264,422
2024-Q163,607
2023-Q463,152
2023-Q362,189
2023-Q261,351
2023-Q160,679
2022-Q459,965
2022-Q358,991
2022-Q257,802
2022-Q157,123

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $4.8 billion · 2026-Q1
2022-Q1: $4.2 billion2022-Q2: $4.1 billion2022-Q3: $4.5 billion2022-Q4: $4.6 billion2023-Q1: $4.5 billion2023-Q2: $4.6 billion2023-Q3: $4.4 billion2023-Q4: $4.9 billion2024-Q1: $4.5 billion2024-Q2: $4.5 billion2024-Q3: $4.3 billion2024-Q4: $4.8 billion2025-Q1: $4.4 billion2025-Q2: $4.6 billion2025-Q3: $4.5 billion2025-Q4: $4.9 billion2026-Q1: $4.8 billion
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2026-Q1$4.8 billion
2025-Q4$4.9 billion
2025-Q3$4.5 billion
2025-Q2$4.6 billion
2025-Q1$4.4 billion
2024-Q4$4.8 billion
2024-Q3$4.3 billion
2024-Q2$4.5 billion
2024-Q1$4.5 billion
2023-Q4$4.9 billion
2023-Q3$4.4 billion
2023-Q2$4.6 billion
2023-Q1$4.5 billion
2022-Q4$4.6 billion
2022-Q3$4.5 billion
2022-Q2$4.1 billion
2022-Q1$4.2 billion

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

The ledger

Every published measure

MeasureSourceLatestPeriodHistory
EmploymentPrivate-sector jobs in the third month of each quarterQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages566,3932026-Q12022-Q1–2026-Q1 · 17 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages64,4972026-Q12022-Q1–2026-Q1 · 17 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$4.8 billion2026-Q12022-Q1–2026-Q1 · 17 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$56.7 billion20222022–2022 · 1 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census1,632,78220222022–2022 · 1 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census51,31220222022–2022 · 1 published
FirmsEconomic Census10,96720222022–2022 · 1 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$418 billion20222022–2022 · 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.