Total employment in the retail electronics industry has declined slightly since 2000: Employment in electronics stores, 1990–2018

Date Employment in electronics stores
Jan-1990 286,600
Feb-1990 284,000
Mar-1990 285,500
Apr-1990 286,500
May-1990 287,500
Jun-1990 289,500
Jul-1990 290,400
Aug-1990 290,000
Sep-1990 289,900
Oct-1990 290,000
Nov-1990 290,300
Dec-1990 288,700
Jan-1991 288,900
Feb-1991 289,800
Mar-1991 290,200
Apr-1991 289,700
May-1991 289,800
Jun-1991 288,800
Jul-1991 289,200
Aug-1991 291,400
Sep-1991 291,500
Oct-1991 289,800
Nov-1991 290,200
Dec-1991 290,000
Jan-1992 288,500
Feb-1992 289,200
Mar-1992 289,800
Apr-1992 287,700
May-1992 289,900
Jun-1992 289,700
Jul-1992 288,400
Aug-1992 287,500
Sep-1992 287,500
Oct-1992 288,600
Nov-1992 288,700
Dec-1992 290,800
Jan-1993 292,100
Feb-1993 291,600
Mar-1993 292,300
Apr-1993 294,500
May-1993 296,000
Jun-1993 298,000
Jul-1993 299,400
Aug-1993 301,800
Sep-1993 303,500
Oct-1993 305,500
Nov-1993 307,600
Dec-1993 310,000
Jan-1994 312,700
Feb-1994 315,800
Mar-1994 317,100
Apr-1994 319,800
May-1994 322,500
Jun-1994 325,200
Jul-1994 329,600
Aug-1994 331,400
Sep-1994 333,200
Oct-1994 337,400
Nov-1994 342,700
Dec-1994 343,000
Jan-1995 347,100
Feb-1995 349,600
Mar-1995 351,800
Apr-1995 355,600
May-1995 357,000
Jun-1995 359,400
Jul-1995 358,700
Aug-1995 364,300
Sep-1995 369,900
Oct-1995 369,100
Nov-1995 369,400
Dec-1995 367,200
Jan-1996 371,300
Feb-1996 373,300
Mar-1996 376,900
Apr-1996 376,400
May-1996 377,800
Jun-1996 380,200
Jul-1996 381,000
Aug-1996 383,200
Sep-1996 384,600
Oct-1996 386,900
Nov-1996 389,900
Dec-1996 393,400
Jan-1997 393,000
Feb-1997 394,600
Mar-1997 395,600
Apr-1997 396,900
May-1997 397,300
Jun-1997 399,300
Jul-1997 402,100
Aug-1997 403,900
Sep-1997 405,700
Oct-1997 406,500
Nov-1997 408,500
Dec-1997 404,800
Jan-1998 409,200
Feb-1998 409,700
Mar-1998 410,600
Apr-1998 408,800
May-1998 412,800
Jun-1998 414,400
Jul-1998 416,800
Aug-1998 418,000
Sep-1998 417,300
Oct-1998 418,600
Nov-1998 417,300
Dec-1998 417,300
Jan-1999 424,600
Feb-1999 427,400
Mar-1999 431,600
Apr-1999 437,200
May-1999 441,700
Jun-1999 445,500
Jul-1999 443,900
Aug-1999 444,700
Sep-1999 448,000
Oct-1999 447,100
Nov-1999 442,600
Dec-1999 443,000
Jan-2000 449,300
Feb-2000 451,600
Mar-2000 454,500
Apr-2000 459,000
May-2000 458,900
Jun-2000 460,300
Jul-2000 460,300
Aug-2000 460,200
Sep-2000 457,300
Oct-2000 457,700
Nov-2000 453,000
Dec-2000 452,300
Jan-2001 455,400
Feb-2001 453,300
Mar-2001 453,400
Apr-2001 444,500
May-2001 441,300
Jun-2001 437,600
Jul-2001 435,000
Aug-2001 436,300
Sep-2001 436,800
Oct-2001 431,400
Nov-2001 429,100
Dec-2001 422,600
Jan-2002 417,900
Feb-2002 414,500
Mar-2002 409,500
Apr-2002 405,800
May-2002 403,200
Jun-2002 401,600
Jul-2002 400,200
Aug-2002 395,200
Sep-2002 393,100
Oct-2002 391,600
Nov-2002 389,900
Dec-2002 392,100
Jan-2003 392,900
Feb-2003 387,700
Mar-2003 384,000
Apr-2003 382,600
May-2003 382,300
Jun-2003 380,700
Jul-2003 380,200
Aug-2003 378,700
Sep-2003 377,000
Oct-2003 378,400
Nov-2003 381,200
Dec-2003 384,700
Jan-2004 385,400
Feb-2004 386,800
Mar-2004 388,700
Apr-2004 392,400
May-2004 391,500
Jun-2004 394,200
Jul-2004 394,200
Aug-2004 394,000
Sep-2004 396,000
Oct-2004 403,400
Nov-2004 402,800
Dec-2004 399,400
Jan-2005 400,500
Feb-2005 398,600
Mar-2005 404,800
Apr-2005 408,000
May-2005 412,200
Jun-2005 412,300
Jul-2005 413,000
Aug-2005 417,300
Sep-2005 420,300
Oct-2005 418,600
Nov-2005 420,700
Dec-2005 424,700
Jan-2006 420,100
Feb-2006 418,600
Mar-2006 418,500
Apr-2006 411,700
May-2006 410,800
Jun-2006 412,300
Jul-2006 411,300
Aug-2006 409,300
Sep-2006 405,900
Oct-2006 404,400
Nov-2006 400,800
Dec-2006 395,100
Jan-2007 408,200
Feb-2007 413,000
Mar-2007 413,800
Apr-2007 415,300
May-2007 416,000
Jun-2007 411,800
Jul-2007 412,800
Aug-2007 408,400
Sep-2007 408,700
Oct-2007 410,200
Nov-2007 416,900
Dec-2007 417,000
Jan-2008 413,500
Feb-2008 414,600
Mar-2008 415,000
Apr-2008 415,900
May-2008 414,100
Jun-2008 412,500
Jul-2008 409,000
Aug-2008 406,900
Sep-2008 402,800
Oct-2008 400,200
Nov-2008 391,400
Dec-2008 387,900
Jan-2009 382,600
Feb-2009 381,100
Mar-2009 364,400
Apr-2009 364,600
May-2009 367,900
Jun-2009 366,400
Jul-2009 365,300
Aug-2009 366,500
Sep-2009 369,300
Oct-2009 361,700
Nov-2009 361,400
Dec-2009 364,000
Jan-2010 364,800
Feb-2010 370,700
Mar-2010 372,300
Apr-2010 369,300
May-2010 368,400
Jun-2010 367,700
Jul-2010 368,500
Aug-2010 370,100
Sep-2010 372,700
Oct-2010 374,000
Nov-2010 374,100
Dec-2010 367,400
Jan-2011 375,500
Feb-2011 375,300
Mar-2011 375,500
Apr-2011 380,200
May-2011 379,300
Jun-2011 381,800
Jul-2011 381,800
Aug-2011 378,200
Sep-2011 374,900
Oct-2011 372,400
Nov-2011 369,200
Dec-2011 368,600
Jan-2012 365,900
Feb-2012 366,700
Mar-2012 368,900
Apr-2012 371,600
May-2012 366,000
Jun-2012 365,200
Jul-2012 362,400
Aug-2012 357,600
Sep-2012 355,900
Oct-2012 353,000
Nov-2012 355,900
Dec-2012 354,200
Jan-2013 359,300
Feb-2013 356,200
Mar-2013 349,700
Apr-2013 348,100
May-2013 349,100
Jun-2013 346,500
Jul-2013 347,500
Aug-2013 349,600
Sep-2013 354,600
Oct-2013 359,500
Nov-2013 356,500
Dec-2013 358,500
Jan-2014 361,000
Feb-2014 350,500
Mar-2014 350,500
Apr-2014 344,600
May-2014 346,000
Jun-2014 351,500
Jul-2014 352,700
Aug-2014 357,900
Sep-2014 359,200
Oct-2014 361,100
Nov-2014 363,800
Dec-2014 364,500
Jan-2015 367,100
Feb-2015 366,300
Mar-2015 369,400
Apr-2015 369,300
May-2015 372,100
Jun-2015 375,600
Jul-2015 376,100
Aug-2015 375,800
Sep-2015 376,600
Oct-2015 380,000
Nov-2015 379,100
Dec-2015 377,500
Jan-2016 379,600
Feb-2016 381,800
Mar-2016 380,500
Apr-2016 382,400
May-2016 381,300
Jun-2016 379,700
Jul-2016 380,800
Aug-2016 377,900
Sep-2016 380,700
Oct-2016 371,600
Nov-2016 368,000
Dec-2016 370,500
Jan-2017 375,500
Feb-2017 371,000
Mar-2017 371,500
Apr-2017 369,600
May-2017 368,500
Jun-2017 365,600
Jul-2017 363,000
Aug-2017 364,500
Sep-2017 363,300
Oct-2017 361,300
Nov-2017 352,400
Dec-2017 356,500
Jan-2018 359,100
Feb-2018 360,400
Mar-2018 363,400
Apr-2018 363,800
May-2018 364,200
Jun-2018 362,100
Jul-2018 360,800
Aug-2018 358,900

Source: Authors’ analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Employment Statistics data

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