U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Industries at a Glance

Electronics and Appliance Stores: NAICS 443

About the Electronics and Appliance Stores subsector

The electronics and appliance stores subsector is part of the retail trade sector.

Industries in the Electronics and Appliance Stores subsector retail new electronics and appliances from point-of-sale locations. Establishments in this subsector often operate from locations that have special provisions for floor displays requiring special electrical capacity to accommodate the proper demonstration of the products. The staff includes sales personnel knowledgeable in the characteristics and warranties of the line of goods retailed and may also include trained repair persons to handle the maintenance and repair of the electronic equipment and appliances. The classifications within this subsector are made principally on the type of product and knowledge required to operate each type of store.

North American Industry Classification System

The electronics and appliance stores subsector consists of a single industry group, Electronics and Appliance Stores: NAICS 4431.

Workforce Statistics

This section provides information relating to employment in electronics and appliance stores. These data are obtained from employer or establishment surveys. The following tables present an overview of the industry including the number of jobs, mass layoffs, data for occupations common to the industry, and projections of occupational employment change.

Employment and Layoffs


Data series	Jan. 2013	Feb. 2013	Mar. 2013	Apr. 2013
Employment (in thousands)
Employment, all employees (seasonally adjusted)	519.0	510.3	(P) 503.9	(P) 502.1
Employment, production and nonsupervisory employees	425.6	411.7	(P) 402.6
Layoffs
Mass layoff events	3	8	(1) -	3
Initial claimants for unemployment benefits	126	554	(1) -	180
Footnotes (1) Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards. (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics, Mass Layoff Statistics)

Extended Mass Layoffs


Data series	2nd quarter 2012	3rd quarter 2012	4th quarter 2012	1st quarter 2013
Extended mass layoff events	9	6	(1) (P) -	(P) 3
Separations	2,304	660	(1) (P) -	(P) 471
Initial claimants	2,883	735	(1) (P) -	(P) 402
Footnotes (1) Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards. (P) Preliminary

(Source: Mass Layoff Statistics)

Employment by Occupation


Data series	Employment, 2012
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers	22,980
Customer service representatives	22,400
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	32,970
Retail salespersons	228,550
Stock clerks and order fillers	15,560

(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)

Projections

For projected (future) employment estimates, see the National Employment Matrix, which includes employment estimates by industry and occupation for electronics and appliance stores.

(Source: Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections)

Earnings and Hours

This section presents data on employee earnings and weekly hours. The latest industry averages of hourly earnings and weekly hours are shown. In addition, recent hourly and annual earnings are shown for occupations commonly found in electronics and appliance stores.

Earnings and Hours of All Employees


Data series	Dec. 2012	Jan. 2013	Feb. 2013	Mar. 2013
Average hourly earnings	$23.86	$23.55	$23.36	(P) $23.08
Average weekly hours	37.0	35.7	35.5	(P) 35.7
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings and Hours of Production and Nonsupervisory Employees


Data series	Dec. 2012	Jan. 2013	Feb. 2013	Mar. 2013
Average hourly earnings	$21.93	$21.68	$21.68	(P) $21.55
Average weekly hours	36.8	34.9	35.1	(P) 34.5
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings by Occupation


Data series	Wages, 2012
	Hourly		Annual
	Median	Mean	Median	Mean
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers	$15.15	$16.44	$31,500	$34,200
Customer service representatives	$12.86	$13.95	$26,760	$29,010
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	$19.78	$22.72	$41,140	$47,250
Retail salespersons	$11.15	$13.65	$23,200	$28,390
Stock clerks and order fillers	$10.73	$11.38	$22,310	$23,660

(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)

Work-related Fatalities, Injuries, and Illnesses

This section presents data for the industry on the number of workplace fatalities and the rates of workplace injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers in electronics and appliance stores. An injury or illness is considered to be work-related if an event or exposure in the work environment either caused or contributed to the resulting condition or significantly aggravated a pre-existing condition.


Data series	2008	2009	2010	2011
Fatalities
Number of fatalities	5	6	3	4
Rate of injury and illness cases per 100 full-time workers
Total recordable cases	2.0	1.8	1.6	2.1
Cases involving days away from work, job restriction, or transfer	1.1	0.8	0.7	0.8
Cases involving days away from work	0.7	0.5	0.4	0.5
Cases involving days of job transfer or restriction	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3
Blank cells indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria.

(Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities)

Prices

This section provides industry-specific pricing information. The producer price index measures the percentage change in prices that domestic producers receive for goods and services. The prices included in the producer price index are from the first commercial transaction.


Data series	Jan. 2013	Feb. 2013	Mar. 2013	Apr. 2013
Producer price index	(P) 80.8	(P) 78.3	(P) 75.4	(P) 79.3
Percent change from previous month	(P) 4.8%	(P) -3.1%	(P) -3.7%	(P) 5.2%
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Producer Price Indexes)

Workplace Trends

This section presents data on the number of establishments in electronics and appliance stores. Also included in this section is information on productivity, presented as the rate of change in output per hour of workers in the industry.

Establishments


Data series	4th quarter 2011	1st quarter 2012	2nd quarter 2012	3rd quarter 2012
Number of establishments
Private industry	53,239	(P) 52,941	(P) 52,723	(P) 52,793
Local government	2	(P) 2	(P) 2	(P) 2
Federal government	1	(P) 1	(P) 1	(P) 1
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages)

Productivity


Data series	2008	2009	2010	2011
Labor productivity index, output per hour	232.444	257.937	267.927	275.391
Percent change from previous year	16.1	11.0	3.9	2.8
Labor index, total labor hours	98.124	87.389	93.074	98.652
Percent change from previous year	-8.4	-10.9	6.5	6.0
Output index	228.084	225.409	249.371	271.679
Percent change from previous year	6.3	-1.2	10.6	8.9
Unit labor costs index	49.002	44.222	42.794	41.399
Percent change from previous year	-5.9	-9.8	-3.2	-3.3