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Retail employment worldwide

Statistics report about retail employment worldwide

This report presents a range of selected facts and statistics about employment in the retail industry worldwide. The first two chapters have a regional focus, with data about retail employment in North America and Europe. After that, the report provides data on some of the leading retail chains worldwide and their employee numbers. The fourth chapter offers an overview on the salaries retail employees around the globe earn. Lastly, the last chapter analyzes the impact the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has had on the retail industry as a whole and, more specifically, when it came to employment in the industry.

Table of contents

North America

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  • Premium Statistic Number of employees in the U.S. retail industry 2024, by role
  • Premium Statistic United States: number of employees in the retail sector 2009-2026, by month
  • Premium Statistic Retail job loss in the United States in June 2022, by sector
  • Basic Statistic Average working week monthly average in the U.S. 2026, by industry
  • Basic Statistic Number of employees of the retail trade industry in Canada by age 2013-2025
  • Basic Statistic Number of employees of the wholesale trade industry in Canada by age 2008-2024
  • Basic Statistic Number of employees of the retail trade industry in Canada 2008-2024

Europe

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  • Basic Statistic Retail trade employment in the United Kingdom (UK) 2008-2019
  • Premium Statistic Number of employees in the retail sector in Germany 2004-2024, by type of employment
  • Premium Statistic United Kingdom: vacancies in the retail industry 2019-2026
  • Premium Statistic United Kingdom: vacancies in the retail industry 2019-2024
  • Basic Statistic Wholesale and retail trade industry employees number in France 2021-2023
  • Basic Statistic Personnel employed in the retail industry in Spain 2015-2023
  • Basic Statistic Wholesale and retail trade industry employees number in Italy 2021-2023

Salaries

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  • Basic Statistic Largest occupations: annual mean wages 2024 in the U.S.
  • Basic Statistic Average hourly earnings of nonfarm payroll employees in the U.S. 2026, by industry
  • Basic Statistic UK: annual gross earnings for full-time wholesale and retail employees 2015-2025
  • Premium Statistic Gross annual earnings in the service industry in Germany 2023, by segment
  • Basic Statistic Average monthly wage in the Netherlands 2022, by sector

Selected retailers

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  • Premium Statistic Costco employees worldwide 2019-2025
  • Premium Statistic Macy's employees 2010-2025
  • Premium Statistic Kroger employees 2014-2023
  • Premium Statistic Tesco group: number of employees worldwide 2025, by segment
  • Premium Statistic Ahold Delhaize Group employees 2010-2024
  • Basic Statistic Metro Group: number of employees globally 2025, by region
  • Premium Statistic IKEA: employee count worldwide 2013-2025
  • Basic Statistic Number of employees at H&M worldwide from 2005-2025
  • Premium Statistic Inditex Group employees 2010-2025
  • Premium Statistic The Gap, Inc. employees from 2008 to 2025

COVID-19 impact on retail

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  • Premium Statistic United States: retail shift and work hour reduction post-pandemic by age range
  • Premium Statistic Retail employment net change in the United States in May 2026, by industry
  • Premium Statistic Number of jobs impacted by store closures in selected retailers in the U.S. 2020
  • Basic Statistic Retail job losses and store closures in the UK December 2024
  • Premium Statistic Overall number of jobs furloughed in the UK 2021, by sector
  • Premium Statistic Work situation among employees during COVID-19 in Germany 2020, by industry
  • Premium Statistic Number of retail store closures announced by companies U.S. H2 2023
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