Tables

Economic Benchmarks


44. RETAIL EMPLOYMENT AS A PROPORTION OF TOTAL EMPLOYMENT, COUNTIES, 1995.

 

Rank

County

Retail Trade Jobs

All Jobs

Proportion

1

Franklin, OH

157,575

774,083

20.4

2

San Bernardino, CA

117,346

591,322

19.8

3

Pinellas, FL

92,740

477,384

19.4

4

Riverside, CA

98,412

506,798

19.4

5

Tarrant, TX

142,940

757,888

18.9

6

Broward, FL

140,489

746,312

18.8

7

Palm Beach, FL

97,439

520,879

18.7

8

Erie, NY

100,904

543,909

18.6

9

Bexar, TX

135,225

743,496

18.2

10

Contra Costa, CA

73,018

407,862

17.9

11

Honolulu, HI

100,312

561,167

17.9

12

Maricopa, AZ

261,189

1,471,714

17.7

13

DuPage, IL

111,156

627,033

17.7

14

St. Louis, MO

127,404

725,865

17.6

15

Marion, IN

115,354

658,762

17.5

16

Shelby, TN

101,424

583,586

17.4

17

Nassau, NY

127,254

733,559

17.3

17

Allegheny, PA

143,745

831,509

17.3

19

Oakland, MI

140,346

831,408

16.9

20

Hamilton, OH

110,261

654,031

16.9

21

Salt Lake ,UT

95,578

569,111

16.8

22

Orange, CA

262,644

1,576,126

16.7

23

San Diego, CA

237,310

1,449,526

16.4

24

Hillsborough, FL

97,306

594,577

16.4

25

Sacramento, CA

102,499

626,841

16.4

26

Dade, FL

182,111

1,126,128

16.2

27

Wayne, MI

161,095

996,216

16.2

28

Suffolk, NY

106,647

660,954

16.1

29

King, WA

196,791

1,223,838

16.1

30

Fairfax, VA

96,247

599,805

16.0

31

Milwaukee, WI

97,703

610,712

16.0

32

Harris, TX

317,140

1,985,043

16.0

33

Hennepin, MN

154,267

970,635

15.9

34

Clark, NV

96,320

609,684

15.8

35

Alameda, CA

124,976

791,104

15.8

36

Cuyahoga, OH

145,759

930,082

15.7

37

Hartford, CT

90,933

585,428

15.5

38

Dallas, TX

246,087

1,614,127

15.2

39

Fairfield, CT

81,145

532,989

15.2

40

Bergen, NJ

82,533

543,632

15.2

41

Cook, IL

467,383

3,182,971

14.7

42

Los Angeles, CA

732,003

5,029,233

14.6

43

Westchester, NY

71,542

495,409

14.4

44

Queens, NY

85,020

600,810

14.2

45

Santa Clara, CA

149,122

1,066,839

14.0

46

Middlesex, MA

133,113

965,323

13.8

47

Kings, NY

74,146

565,668

13.1

48

Bronx, NY

34,011

262,967

12.9

49

Philadelphia, PA

98,396

777,155

12.7

50

New York, NY

204,049

2,480,060

8.2

median=

16.3

Source:Regional Economic Information Services, Bureau for Economic Analysis.


September 1998

University of Pittsburgh