297 retail trade businesses in the U.S. have 500 or more employees in 2016

By LocalLabs News Service

Feb 6, 2020

There were 297 retail trade businesses in the U.S. that had 500 or more employees in 2016, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.

CBP data indicates that there are more establishments categorized as health care and social assistance businesses with 500 or more employees in the U.S. than in any other category.

The following table shows how many retail trade businesses with 500 or more employees were in the U.S. during the period from 2012 to 2016.

Retail trade businesses with 500 or more employees in the U.S. (2012-2016)

Year

Total businesses

2012

1,063,842

2013

1,063,616

2014

1,065,368

2015

1,070,209