In December 2020, there were nearly 15.16 million people employed in the retail industry in the United States, down from 15.62 million employed in the same period a year earlier.
Monthly employment in the retail industry in the United States from 2009 to 2021 (in 1,000)
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (March 17, 2021). Monthly employment in the retail industry in the United States from 2009 to 2021 (in 1,000) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 14, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1081368/monthly-retail-employment-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Monthly employment in the retail industry in the United States from 2009 to 2021 (in 1,000)." Chart. March 17, 2021. Statista. Accessed April 14, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1081368/monthly-retail-employment-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2021). Monthly employment in the retail industry in the United States from 2009 to 2021 (in 1,000). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 14, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1081368/monthly-retail-employment-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Monthly Employment in The Retail Industry in The United States from 2009 to 2021 (in 1,000)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1081368/monthly-retail-employment-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Monthly employment in the retail industry in the United States from 2009 to 2021 (in 1,000) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1081368/monthly-retail-employment-us/ (last visited April 14, 2021)