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Size of the US Clothing and Clothing Accessories Retailers industry

NAICS 45811, Clothing and Clothing Accessories 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)
$285 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
813,732
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
80,778
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
41,966
2022 · Economic Census

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 813,732 · 2026-Q1
2022-Q1: 811,8242022-Q2: 828,9572022-Q3: 833,1372022-Q4: 927,6392023-Q1: 828,4142023-Q2: 846,3382023-Q3: 840,1392023-Q4: 933,3312024-Q1: 818,7882024-Q2: 832,8542024-Q3: 834,2822024-Q4: 932,0332025-Q1: 813,5842025-Q2: 822,9432025-Q3: 828,5662025-Q4: 937,1062026-Q1: 813,732
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2026-Q1813,732
2025-Q4937,106
2025-Q3828,566
2025-Q2822,943
2025-Q1813,584
2024-Q4932,033
2024-Q3834,282
2024-Q2832,854
2024-Q1818,788
2023-Q4933,331
2023-Q3840,139
2023-Q2846,338
2023-Q1828,414
2022-Q4927,639
2022-Q3833,137
2022-Q2828,957
2022-Q1811,824

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 80,778 · 2026-Q1
2022-Q1: 81,1182022-Q2: 81,5422022-Q3: 82,5422022-Q4: 82,8872023-Q1: 83,0272023-Q2: 83,1112023-Q3: 83,7372023-Q4: 84,2512024-Q1: 83,1922024-Q2: 83,2082024-Q3: 82,6822024-Q4: 82,6962025-Q1: 81,4032025-Q2: 81,4522025-Q3: 81,1842025-Q4: 81,6282026-Q1: 80,778
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2026-Q180,778
2025-Q481,628
2025-Q381,184
2025-Q281,452
2025-Q181,403
2024-Q482,696
2024-Q382,682
2024-Q283,208
2024-Q183,192
2023-Q484,251
2023-Q383,737
2023-Q283,111
2023-Q183,027
2022-Q482,887
2022-Q382,542
2022-Q281,542
2022-Q181,118

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 $7.1 billion · 2026-Q1
2022-Q1: $5.9 billion2022-Q2: $6.3 billion2022-Q3: $6.6 billion2022-Q4: $6.9 billion2023-Q1: $6.6 billion2023-Q2: $6.5 billion2023-Q3: $6.4 billion2023-Q4: $7.0 billion2024-Q1: $6.6 billion2024-Q2: $6.7 billion2024-Q3: $6.6 billion2024-Q4: $7.2 billion2025-Q1: $7.0 billion2025-Q2: $6.8 billion2025-Q3: $6.8 billion2025-Q4: $7.5 billion2026-Q1: $7.1 billion
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2026-Q1$7.1 billion
2025-Q4$7.5 billion
2025-Q3$6.8 billion
2025-Q2$6.8 billion
2025-Q1$7.0 billion
2024-Q4$7.2 billion
2024-Q3$6.6 billion
2024-Q2$6.7 billion
2024-Q1$6.6 billion
2023-Q4$7.0 billion
2023-Q3$6.4 billion
2023-Q2$6.5 billion
2023-Q1$6.6 billion
2022-Q4$6.9 billion
2022-Q3$6.6 billion
2022-Q2$6.3 billion
2022-Q1$5.9 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 Wages813,7322026-Q12022-Q1–2026-Q1 · 17 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages80,7782026-Q12022-Q1–2026-Q1 · 17 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$7.1 billion2026-Q12022-Q1–2026-Q1 · 17 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$30.9 billion20222022–2022 · 1 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census1,226,80320222022–2022 · 1 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census90,23020222022–2022 · 1 published
FirmsEconomic Census41,96620222022–2022 · 1 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$285 billion20222022–2022 · 1 published

Breakdown

Industries within Clothing and Clothing Accessories Retailers

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
458110Clothing and Clothing Accessories Retailers$285 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census813,7322026-Q1 · QCEW

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.