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Date: 16 April 2020 We take a look at an article published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) which covers the employment in the electronic shopping and mail-order industry. This is particularly relevant right now as consumer spending behaviour changes due to Covid-19, its social distancing implications and lockdowns in various states.
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Employment trends in electronic shopping in the USA
As Americans follow the recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to protect themselves and others from the spread of COVID-19, we have changed many of our daily activities. That includes shopping. Many people are shopping online instead of visiting their favorite retail establishments.
Employment in electronic shopping and mail-order houses was about 401,000 at the end of third quarter 2019. That was nearly double the employment level in 2001. The number of establishments in the industry has grown even more. There were 32,553 establishments in the industry in third quarter 2019, nearly 4 times as many as in 2001. Average wages in the industry were $1,538 per week in third quarter 2019. That compares with an average weekly wage of $1,093 for all workers in the United States.
Employment in electronic shopping and mail-order houses was about 401,000 at the end of third quarter 2019. That was nearly double the employment level in 2001. The number of establishments in the industry has grown even more. There were 32,553 establishments in the industry in third quarter 2019, nearly 4 times as many as in 2001. Average wages in the industry were $1,538 per week in third quarter 2019. That compares with an average weekly wage of $1,093 for all workers in the United States.
In the third quarter of 2019 there were 401 400 odd people employed in the electronic shopping and mail-order industry, with around 32 553 establishments active in that industry and the average weekly wage in the electronic shopping and mail-order industry amounting to $1538 a week.
Washington state had the highest concentration of employment in electronic shopping and mail-order houses. In September 2019, the industry’s employment share in Washington was more than 6 times higher than the national share of employment in the industry. Utah, New Hampshire, Arizona, and Wisconsin also were among the states with employment shares above the national average.
Washington state had the highest concentration of employment in electronic shopping and mail-order houses. In September 2019, the industry’s employment share in Washington was more than 6 times higher than the national share of employment in the industry. Utah, New Hampshire, Arizona, and Wisconsin also were among the states with employment shares above the national average.
Location quotients are the ratio of an industry’s employment share in an area to its national share. For example, an industry with 6 percent of state employment and 2 percent of national employment would have a location quotient in that state of 6/2 = 3. A location quotient greater than 1 means the industry has a higher share of area employment than the national average.
As the map of the various US states shows, states such as Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Wisconsin, Ohio, New Hampshire and Massachusetts all have employment quotients above the national average for private electronic shopping and mail order houses, basically the share of this this industry's employment in these states for electronic shopping and mail-order is higher than the national average.
On the other hand in states such as Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arkansas, Louisiana all have employment quotients well below the national average for the electronic shopping and mail-order industry. What this is saying is that a smaller percentage of people employed in say Oklahoma is employed in the electronic shopping and mail order industry than the percentage of total employment in electronic shopping and mail-order industry in Oregon for example.
Below the location employment quotients for the electronic shopping and mail-order industry for the various states in the US.
On the other hand in states such as Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arkansas, Louisiana all have employment quotients well below the national average for the electronic shopping and mail-order industry. What this is saying is that a smaller percentage of people employed in say Oklahoma is employed in the electronic shopping and mail order industry than the percentage of total employment in electronic shopping and mail-order industry in Oregon for example.
Below the location employment quotients for the electronic shopping and mail-order industry for the various states in the US.
- Washington: 6.35
- Utah: 2.84
- New Hampshire: 1.83
- Arizona: 1.73
- Wisconsin: 1.63
- Oregon: 1.39
- Massachusetts: 1.38
- Ohio: 1.27
- Nevada: 1.2
- Missouri: 1.18
- California: 1.1
- Pennsylvania: 1.06
- New Jersey: 1.05
- Indiana: 1.04
- Vermont: 1.04
- Minnesota: 1.01
- Maine: 1
- New York: 0.97
- Florida: 0.96
- Nebraska: 0.92
- Connecticut: 0.8
- Illinois: 0.78
- Virginia: 0.7
- Kentucky: 0.68
- Texas: 0.65
- Colorado: 0.65
- Idaho: 0.63
- Georgia: 0.62
- North Carolina: 0.62
- Tennessee: 0.57
- Kansas: 0.47
- North Dakota: 0.46
- Rhode Island: 0.42
- West Virginia: 0.41
- South Dakota: 0.41
- Delaware: 0.4
- Montana: 0.38
- Iowa: 0.36
- Michigan: 0.34
- District of Columbia: 0.33
- Wyoming: 0.33
- South Carolina: 0.32
- Alabama: 0.3
- Maryland: 0.28
- New Mexico: 0.28
- Arkansas: 0.22
- Hawaii: 0.19
- Louisiana: 0.18
- Oklahoma: 0.14
- Mississippi: 0.1
- Alaska: 0.08
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