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Size of the US Family Clothing Stores industry

NAICS 44814, Family Clothing Stores. 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. This is a NAICS 2017 code that the 2022 edition replaced; the Census surveys that still publish on the 2017 basis keep it alive.

Key figures

Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)
$105 billion
2017 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Sales
$13.8 billion
2026-07 · Monthly Retail Trade Survey
Employer firms by kind of business, current dollars
Sales
$119 billion
2022 · Annual Retail Trade Survey
Employer firms by kind of business, current dollars
Employment
739,932
2023 · County Business Patterns
Paid employees in the pay period including March 12
Establishments
27,986
2023 · County Business Patterns
Firms
6,809
2017 · Economic Census

Over time

How it has changed

Sales · Monthly Retail Trade SurveyLatest $13.8 billion · 2026-07
2011-08: $7.6 billion2011-09: $6.8 billion2011-10: $7.1 billion2011-11: $8.5 billion2011-12: $11.9 billion2012-01: $5.2 billion2012-02: $6.5 billion2012-03: $7.8 billion2012-04: $7.1 billion2012-05: $7.5 billion2012-06: $7.2 billion2012-07: $7.4 billion2012-08: $8.3 billion2012-09: $7.0 billion2012-10: $7.3 billion2012-11: $8.9 billion2012-12: $12.0 billion2013-01: $5.6 billion2013-02: $6.3 billion2013-03: $7.9 billion2013-04: $7.3 billion2013-05: $7.9 billion2013-06: $7.4 billion2013-07: $7.8 billion2013-08: $8.3 billion2013-09: $7.0 billion2013-10: $8.0 billion2013-11: $9.2 billion2013-12: $11.9 billion2014-01: $5.7 billion2014-02: $6.2 billion2014-03: $7.7 billion2014-04: $7.9 billion2014-05: $8.2 billion2014-06: $7.4 billion2014-07: $8.1 billion2014-08: $8.5 billion2014-09: $7.4 billion2014-10: $8.2 billion2014-11: $9.8 billion2014-12: $12.2 billion2015-01: $6.0 billion2015-02: $6.5 billion2015-03: $8.1 billion2015-04: $8.0 billion2015-05: $8.6 billion2015-06: $7.8 billion2015-07: $8.4 billion2015-08: $8.7 billion2015-09: $7.7 billion2015-10: $8.5 billion2015-11: $9.8 billion2015-12: $12.5 billion2016-01: $6.0 billion2016-02: $6.8 billion2016-03: $8.4 billion2016-04: $7.9 billion2016-05: $8.4 billion2016-06: $8.1 billion2016-07: $8.6 billion2016-08: $8.8 billion2016-09: $8.0 billion2016-10: $8.6 billion2016-11: $9.7 billion2016-12: $13.3 billion2017-01: $6.0 billion2017-02: $6.5 billion2017-03: $8.3 billion2017-04: $8.4 billion2017-05: $8.6 billion2017-06: $8.3 billion2017-07: $8.7 billion2017-08: $9.1 billion2017-09: $8.0 billion2017-10: $8.6 billion2017-11: $10.6 billion2017-12: $13.5 billion2018-01: $6.3 billion2018-02: $7.0 billion2018-03: $9.0 billion2018-04: $8.0 billion2018-05: $9.5 billion2018-06: $8.7 billion2018-07: $9.1 billion2018-08: $9.4 billion2018-09: $8.2 billion2018-10: $9.0 billion2018-11: $10.8 billion2018-12: $13.6 billion2019-01: $6.6 billion2019-02: $6.9 billion2019-03: $9.1 billion2019-04: $8.7 billion2019-05: $9.4 billion2019-06: $9.0 billion2019-07: $9.2 billion2019-08: $10.0 billion2019-09: $8.1 billion2019-10: $9.3 billion2019-11: $11.1 billion2019-12: $14.3 billion2020-01: $6.8 billion2020-02: $7.4 billion2020-03: $4.2 billion2020-04: $645.0 million2020-05: $3.0 billion2020-06: $6.7 billion2020-07: $6.8 billion2020-08: $7.4 billion2020-09: $7.3 billion2020-10: $8.2 billion2020-11: $8.6 billion2020-12: $11.7 billion2021-01: $5.7 billion2021-02: $5.8 billion2021-03: $9.2 billion2021-04: $9.1 billion2021-05: $10.1 billion2021-06: $9.9 billion2021-07: $10.3 billion2021-08: $10.1 billion2021-09: $8.9 billion2021-10: $9.9 billion2021-11: $12.0 billion2021-12: $14.7 billion2022-01: $6.7 billion2022-02: $7.0 billion2022-03: $9.5 billion2022-04: $9.6 billion2022-05: $10.0 billion2022-06: $9.8 billion2022-07: $10.1 billion2022-08: $10.0 billion2022-09: $9.2 billion2022-10: $10.1 billion2022-11: $12.0 billion2022-12: $15.7 billion2023-01: $7.4 billion2023-02: $7.6 billion2023-03: $9.7 billion2023-04: $9.8 billion2023-05: $10.2 billion2023-06: $9.9 billion2023-07: $10.4 billion2023-08: $10.9 billion2023-09: $9.6 billion2023-10: $10.2 billion2023-11: $12.4 billion2023-12: $16.0 billion2024-01: $7.7 billion2024-02: $8.5 billion2024-03: $10.3 billion2024-04: $10.0 billion2024-05: $11.4 billion2024-06: $10.8 billion2024-07: $11.0 billion2024-08: $11.6 billion2024-09: $9.9 billion2024-10: $11.1 billion2024-11: $13.6 billion2024-12: $16.9 billion2025-01: $8.3 billion2025-02: $8.6 billion2025-03: $11.2 billion2025-04: $11.3 billion2025-05: $12.8 billion2025-06: $11.8 billion2025-07: $12.8 billion2025-08: $13.1 billion2025-09: $11.0 billion2025-10: $12.5 billion2025-11: $15.3 billion2025-12: $19.0 billion2026-01: $9.4 billion2026-02: $9.8 billion2026-03: $12.8 billion2026-04: $12.1 billion2026-05: $13.8 billion2026-06: $12.9 billion2026-07: $13.8 billion
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PeriodValue
2026-07$13.8 billion
2026-06$12.9 billion
2026-05$13.8 billion
2026-04$12.1 billion
2026-03$12.8 billion
2026-02$9.8 billion
2026-01$9.4 billion
2025-12$19.0 billion
2025-11$15.3 billion
2025-10$12.5 billion
2025-09$11.0 billion
2025-08$13.1 billion
2025-07$12.8 billion
2025-06$11.8 billion
2025-05$12.8 billion
2025-04$11.3 billion
2025-03$11.2 billion
2025-02$8.6 billion
2025-01$8.3 billion
2024-12$16.9 billion
2024-11$13.6 billion
2024-10$11.1 billion
2024-09$9.9 billion
2024-08$11.6 billion
2024-07$11.0 billion
2024-06$10.8 billion
2024-05$11.4 billion
2024-04$10.0 billion
2024-03$10.3 billion
2024-02$8.5 billion
2024-01$7.7 billion
2023-12$16.0 billion
2023-11$12.4 billion
2023-10$10.2 billion
2023-09$9.6 billion
2023-08$10.9 billion
2023-07$10.4 billion
2023-06$9.9 billion
2023-05$10.2 billion
2023-04$9.8 billion
2023-03$9.7 billion
2023-02$7.6 billion
2023-01$7.4 billion
2022-12$15.7 billion
2022-11$12.0 billion
2022-10$10.1 billion
2022-09$9.2 billion
2022-08$10.0 billion
2022-07$10.1 billion
2022-06$9.8 billion
2022-05$10.0 billion
2022-04$9.6 billion
2022-03$9.5 billion
2022-02$7.0 billion
2022-01$6.7 billion
2021-12$14.7 billion
2021-11$12.0 billion
2021-10$9.9 billion
2021-09$8.9 billion
2021-08$10.1 billion
2021-07$10.3 billion
2021-06$9.9 billion
2021-05$10.1 billion
2021-04$9.1 billion
2021-03$9.2 billion
2021-02$5.8 billion
2021-01$5.7 billion
2020-12$11.7 billion
2020-11$8.6 billion
2020-10$8.2 billion
2020-09$7.3 billion
2020-08$7.4 billion
2020-07$6.8 billion
2020-06$6.7 billion
2020-05$3.0 billion
2020-04$645.0 million
2020-03$4.2 billion
2020-02$7.4 billion
2020-01$6.8 billion
2019-12$14.3 billion
2019-11$11.1 billion
2019-10$9.3 billion
2019-09$8.1 billion
2019-08$10.0 billion
2019-07$9.2 billion
2019-06$9.0 billion
2019-05$9.4 billion
2019-04$8.7 billion
2019-03$9.1 billion
2019-02$6.9 billion
2019-01$6.6 billion
2018-12$13.6 billion
2018-11$10.8 billion
2018-10$9.0 billion
2018-09$8.2 billion
2018-08$9.4 billion
2018-07$9.1 billion
2018-06$8.7 billion
2018-05$9.5 billion
2018-04$8.0 billion
2018-03$9.0 billion
2018-02$7.0 billion
2018-01$6.3 billion
2017-12$13.5 billion
2017-11$10.6 billion
2017-10$8.6 billion
2017-09$8.0 billion
2017-08$9.1 billion
2017-07$8.7 billion
2017-06$8.3 billion
2017-05$8.6 billion
2017-04$8.4 billion
2017-03$8.3 billion
2017-02$6.5 billion
2017-01$6.0 billion
2016-12$13.3 billion
2016-11$9.7 billion
2016-10$8.6 billion
2016-09$8.0 billion
2016-08$8.8 billion
2016-07$8.6 billion
2016-06$8.1 billion
2016-05$8.4 billion
2016-04$7.9 billion
2016-03$8.4 billion
2016-02$6.8 billion
2016-01$6.0 billion
2015-12$12.5 billion
2015-11$9.8 billion
2015-10$8.5 billion
2015-09$7.7 billion
2015-08$8.7 billion
2015-07$8.4 billion
2015-06$7.8 billion
2015-05$8.6 billion
2015-04$8.0 billion
2015-03$8.1 billion
2015-02$6.5 billion
2015-01$6.0 billion
2014-12$12.2 billion
2014-11$9.8 billion
2014-10$8.2 billion
2014-09$7.4 billion
2014-08$8.5 billion
2014-07$8.1 billion
2014-06$7.4 billion
2014-05$8.2 billion
2014-04$7.9 billion
2014-03$7.7 billion
2014-02$6.2 billion
2014-01$5.7 billion
2013-12$11.9 billion
2013-11$9.2 billion
2013-10$8.0 billion
2013-09$7.0 billion
2013-08$8.3 billion
2013-07$7.8 billion
2013-06$7.4 billion
2013-05$7.9 billion
2013-04$7.3 billion
2013-03$7.9 billion
2013-02$6.3 billion
2013-01$5.6 billion
2012-12$12.0 billion
2012-11$8.9 billion
2012-10$7.3 billion
2012-09$7.0 billion
2012-08$8.3 billion
2012-07$7.4 billion
2012-06$7.2 billion
2012-05$7.5 billion
2012-04$7.1 billion
2012-03$7.8 billion
2012-02$6.5 billion
2012-01$5.2 billion
2011-12$11.9 billion
2011-11$8.5 billion
2011-10$7.1 billion
2011-09$6.8 billion
2011-08$7.6 billion

Last 15 years shown; published since 1992-01, all of it in the API. · Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Monthly Retail Trade Survey · Employer firms by kind of business, current dollars · Agency label: Family Clothing Stores

Sales · Annual Retail Trade SurveyLatest $119 billion · 2022
1992: $32.8 billion1993: $34.9 billion1994: $37.7 billion1995: $39.6 billion1996: $41.8 billion1997: $44.8 billion1998: $49.7 billion1999: $54.9 billion2000: $58.5 billion2001: $59.7 billion2002: $63.9 billion2003: $67.1 billion2004: $72.0 billion2005: $76.8 billion2006: $81.2 billion2007: $84.1 billion2008: $82.3 billion2009: $80.5 billion2010: $84.0 billion2011: $87.8 billion2012: $92.1 billion2013: $94.8 billion2014: $97.4 billion2015: $100 billion2016: $103 billion2017: $105 billion2018: $108 billion2019: $111 billion2020: $78.0 billion2021: $115 billion2022: $119 billion
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PeriodValue
2022$119 billion
2021$115 billion
2020$78.0 billion
2019$111 billion
2018$108 billion
2017$105 billion
2016$103 billion
2015$100 billion
2014$97.4 billion
2013$94.8 billion
2012$92.1 billion
2011$87.8 billion
2010$84.0 billion
2009$80.5 billion
2008$82.3 billion
2007$84.1 billion
2006$81.2 billion
2005$76.8 billion
2004$72.0 billion
2003$67.1 billion
2002$63.9 billion
2001$59.7 billion
2000$58.5 billion
1999$54.9 billion
1998$49.7 billion
1997$44.8 billion
1996$41.8 billion
1995$39.6 billion
1994$37.7 billion
1993$34.9 billion
1992$32.8 billion

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Retail Trade Survey · Employer firms by kind of business, current dollars · Agency label: Family clothing stores

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 421,769 · 2021-Q4
2019-Q1: 432,1192019-Q2: 439,5352019-Q3: 430,3202019-Q4: 516,9342020-Q1: 425,0502020-Q2: 286,6822020-Q3: 364,6252020-Q4: 448,9542021-Q1: 341,3052021-Q2: 365,5782021-Q3: 363,9112021-Q4: 421,769
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PeriodValue
2021-Q4421,769
2021-Q3363,911
2021-Q2365,578
2021-Q1341,305
2020-Q4448,954
2020-Q3364,625
2020-Q2286,682
2020-Q1425,050
2019-Q4516,934
2019-Q3430,320
2019-Q2439,535
2019-Q1432,119

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

Employment · County Business PatternsLatest 739,932 · 2023
2017: 734,5082018: 731,9252019: 730,0262020: 727,4372021: 637,1762022: 690,4772023: 739,932
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PeriodValue
2023739,932
2022690,477
2021637,176
2020727,437
2019730,026
2018731,925
2017734,508

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns · Paid employees in the pay period including March 12

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 22,834 · 2021-Q4
2019-Q1: 23,1402019-Q2: 23,1482019-Q3: 23,2202019-Q4: 23,4422020-Q1: 23,4332020-Q2: 23,2912020-Q3: 23,3192020-Q4: 23,5942021-Q1: 22,5602021-Q2: 22,5482021-Q3: 22,6902021-Q4: 22,834
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PeriodValue
2021-Q422,834
2021-Q322,690
2021-Q222,548
2021-Q122,560
2020-Q423,594
2020-Q323,319
2020-Q223,291
2020-Q123,433
2019-Q423,442
2019-Q323,220
2019-Q223,148
2019-Q123,140

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 27,986 · 2023
2017: 28,9112018: 28,8762019: 28,7972020: 28,6332021: 27,5272022: 26,8862023: 27,986
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PeriodValue
202327,986
202226,886
202127,527
202028,633
201928,797
201828,876
201728,911

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $2.6 billion · 2021-Q4
2019-Q1: $2.2 billion2019-Q2: $2.3 billion2019-Q3: $2.3 billion2019-Q4: $2.5 billion2020-Q1: $2.3 billion2020-Q2: $1.3 billion2020-Q3: $2.0 billion2020-Q4: $2.4 billion2021-Q1: $1.9 billion2021-Q2: $2.1 billion2021-Q3: $2.2 billion2021-Q4: $2.6 billion
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PeriodValue
2021-Q4$2.6 billion
2021-Q3$2.2 billion
2021-Q2$2.1 billion
2021-Q1$1.9 billion
2020-Q4$2.4 billion
2020-Q3$2.0 billion
2020-Q2$1.3 billion
2020-Q1$2.3 billion
2019-Q4$2.5 billion
2019-Q3$2.3 billion
2019-Q2$2.3 billion
2019-Q1$2.2 billion

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $16.5 billion · 2023
2017: $12.1 billion2018: $12.7 billion2019: $13.2 billion2020: $11.7 billion2021: $12.9 billion2022: $14.7 billion2023: $16.5 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$16.5 billion
2022$14.7 billion
2021$12.9 billion
2020$11.7 billion
2019$13.2 billion
2018$12.7 billion
2017$12.1 billion

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns

The ledger

Every published measure

MeasureSourceLatestPeriodHistory
EmploymentPrivate-sector jobs in the third month of each quarterQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages421,7692021-Q42019-Q1–2021-Q4 · 12 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages22,8342021-Q42019-Q1–2021-Q4 · 12 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$2.6 billion2021-Q42019-Q1–2021-Q4 · 12 published
SalesEmployer firms by kind of business, current dollarsAnnual Retail Trade Survey$119 billion20221992–2022 · 31 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$16.5 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns739,93220232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns27,98620232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$12.0 billion20172017–2017 · 1 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census744,41420172017–2017 · 1 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census28,75920172017–2017 · 1 published
FirmsEconomic Census6,80920172017–2017 · 1 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$105 billion20172017–2017 · 1 published
SalesEmployer firms by kind of business, current dollarsMonthly Retail Trade Survey$13.8 billion2026-071992-01–2026-07 · 415 published

Breakdown

Industries within Family Clothing Stores

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
448140Family Clothing Stores$105 billionReceipts · 2017 · Economic Census739,9322023 · CBP

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.