Table Data - Labor Compensation for Retail Trade: General Merchandise Stores (NAICS 452) in the United States

Title Labor Compensation for Retail Trade: General Merchandise Stores (NAICS 452) in the United States
Series ID IPUHN452L020000000
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Release Industry Productivity
Seasonal Adjustment Not Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency Annual
Units Millions of Dollars
Date Range 1987-01-01 to 2025-01-01
Last Updated 2026-06-03 4:15 PM CDT
Notes Labor compensation, defined as payroll plus supplemental payments, is a measure of the cost to the employer of securing the services of labor. Payroll includes salaries, wages, commissions, dismissal pay, bonuses, vacation and sick leave pay, and compensation in kind. Supplemental payments include both legally required expenditures and payments for voluntary programs. The legally required portion consists primarily of federal old age and survivors’ insurance, unemployment compensation, and workers’ compensation. Payments for voluntary programs include all programs not specifically required by legislation, such as the employer portion of private health insurance and pension plans.
DATE VALUE
1987-01-01 32898.420
1988-01-01 34445.490
1989-01-01 36474.991
1990-01-01 38155.885
1991-01-01 38326.646
1992-01-01 39250.479
1993-01-01 39240.205
1994-01-01 40262.350
1995-01-01 42046.555
1996-01-01 43149.303
1997-01-01 45340.368
1998-01-01 47603.223
1999-01-01 49958.259
2000-01-01 54087.678
2001-01-01 56834.262
2002-01-01 59202.685
2003-01-01 61660.029
2004-01-01 64209.221
2005-01-01 67778.024
2006-01-01 70577.696
2007-01-01 74332.320
2008-01-01 75625.060
2009-01-01 76612.792
2010-01-01 77571.765
2011-01-01 80527.260
2012-01-01 82664.075
2013-01-01 82656.133
2014-01-01 84970.495
2015-01-01 87361.815
2016-01-01 90285.622
2017-01-01 91455.587
2018-01-01 93756.244
2019-01-01 93847.950
2020-01-01 97440.175
2021-01-01 106836.524
2022-01-01 108081.457
2023-01-01 111713.815
2024-01-01 116969.182
2025-01-01 119771.429

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