Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers: NAICS 441

About the Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers subsector

The motor vehicle and parts dealers subsector is part of the retail trade sector.

The motor vehicle and parts dealers subsector consists of these industry groups:

• Automobile Dealers: NAICS 4411
• Other Motor Vehicle Dealers: NAICS 4412
• Automotive Parts, Accessories, and Tire Stores: NAICS 4413

Workforce Statistics

This section provides information relating to employment in motor vehicle and parts dealers. These data are obtained from employer or establishment surveys. The following tables present an overview of the industry including the number of jobs, mass layoffs, data for occupations common to the industry, and projections of occupational employment change.

Employment and Layoffs

Data series	Back data	Oct. 2011	Nov. 2011	Dec. 2011	Jan. 2012
Employment (in thousands)
Employment, all employees (seasonally adjusted)		1,701.4	1,705.6	(P) 1,708.7	(P) 1,713.4
Employment, production and nonsupervisory employees		1,406.0	1,403.3	(P) 1,395.9
Layoffs
Mass layoff events		3	3	8
Initial claimants for unemployment benefits		148	166	828
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics, Mass Layoff Statistics)

Extended Mass Layoffs

Data series	Back data	1st quarter 2011	2nd quarter 2011	3rd quarter 2011	4th quarter 2011
Extended mass layoff events		(1) -	(1) -	(1) (P) -	(P) 5
Separations		(1) -	(1) -	(1) (P) -	(P) 742
Initial claimants		(1) -	(1) -	(1) (P) -	(P) 637
Footnotes (1) Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards. (P) Preliminary

(Source: Mass Layoff Statistics)

Employment by Occupation

Data series	Employment, 2010
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	244,670
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	68,330
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	76,870
Parts salespersons	129,690
Retail salespersons	338,300

(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)

Projections

For projected (future) employment estimates, see the National Employment Matrix, which includes employment estimates by industry and occupation for motor vehicle and parts dealers.

(Source: Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections)

Earnings and Hours

This section presents data on employee earnings and weekly hours. The latest industry averages of hourly earnings and weekly hours are shown. In addition, recent hourly and annual earnings are shown for occupations commonly found in motor vehicle and parts dealers.

Earnings and Hours of All Employees

Data series	Back data	Sep. 2011	Oct. 2011	Nov. 2011	Dec. 2011
Average hourly earnings		$20.54	$20.37	$20.24	(P) $20.41
Average weekly hours		37.2	38.0	37.6	(P) 37.7
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings and Hours of Production and Nonsupervisory Employees

Data series	Back data	Sep. 2011	Oct. 2011	Nov. 2011	Dec. 2011
Average hourly earnings		$17.60	$17.56	$17.47	(P) $17.47
Average weekly hours		37.0	37.8	37.5	(P) 37.5
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings by Occupation

Data series	Wages, 2010
	Hourly		Annual
	Median	Mean	Median	Mean
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	$18.25	$19.51	$37,970	$40,580
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	$9.83	$10.67	$20,450	$22,180
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	$23.82	$28.32	$49,540	$58,900
Parts salespersons	$13.17	$14.60	$27,390	$30,370
Retail salespersons	$15.42	$18.50	$32,060	$38,470

(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)

Work-related Fatalities, Injuries, and Illnesses

This section presents data for the industry on the number of workplace fatalities and the rates of workplace injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers in motor vehicle and parts dealers. An injury or illness is considered to be work-related if an event or exposure in the work environment either caused or contributed to the resulting condition or significantly aggravated a pre-existing condition.

Data series	2007	2008	2009	2010
Fatalities
Number of fatalities	62	59	55	(P) 45
Rate of injury and illness cases per 100 full-time workers
Total recordable cases	4.5	4.2	3.8	3.8
Cases involving days away from work, job restriction, or transfer	1.8	1.7	1.7	1.8
Cases involving days away from work	1.3	1.1	1.2	1.2
Cases involving days of job transfer or restriction	0.5	0.6	0.5	0.5
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities)

Prices

This section provides industry-specific pricing information. The producer price index measures the percentage change in prices that domestic producers receive for goods and services. The prices included in the producer price index are from the first commercial transaction.

Data series	Back data	Sep. 2011	Oct. 2011	Nov. 2011	Dec. 2011
Producer price index		(P) 129.0	(P) 127.4	(P) 128.4	(P) 129.1
Percent change from previous month		(P) 0.9%	(P) -1.2%	(P) 0.8%	(P) 0.5%
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Producer Price Indexes)

Workplace Trends

This section presents data on the number of establishments in motor vehicle and parts dealers. Also included in this section is information on productivity, presented as the rate of change in output per hour of workers in the industry.

Establishments

Data series	Back data	3rd quarter 2010	4th quarter 2010	1st quarter 2011	2nd quarter 2011
Number of establishments
Private industry		114,389	114,358	(P) 113,766	(P) 114,072
Local government
State government					(P) 1
Federal government		52	56	(P) 54	(P) 54
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages)

Productivity

Data series	Back data	2007	2008	2009	2010
Labor productivity index, output per hour		109.535	99.356	95.797	100.041
Percent change from previous year		1.3	-9.3	-3.6	4.4
Labor index, total labor hours		103.578	98.831	88.300	88.452
Percent change from previous year		0.6	-4.6	-10.7	0.2
Output index		113.454	98.195	84.589	88.488
Percent change from previous year		1.9	-13.4	-13.9	4.6
Unit labor costs index		101.338	109.825	111.920	110.847
Percent change from previous year		-0.2	8.4	1.9	-1.0

(Source: Productivity and Costs)

Other BLS Resources

Career Guide to Industries

See automobile dealers in the Career Guide to Industries.

 

Data extracted on: February 10, 2012