Furniture And Homefurnishings Stores


This major group includes retail stores selling goods used for furnishing the home, such as furniture, floor coverings, draperies, glass and chinaware, domestic stoves, refrigerators and other household electrical and gas appliances. Establishments selling electrical and gas appliances are included in this group only if the major part of their sales consists of articles for home use. These stores may also repair household appliances, radios, televisions, and stereo equipment, but establishments primarily engaged in repair of these products are classified in Division I, Services. Dealers primarily engaged in selling antique and secondhand furniture are classified in Industry Group 593. Stores furnishing interior decorator service are classified according to the merchandise handles.


Region 2000
Estimated
2010
Projected
Numeric
Change
Percent
Change
Missouri20,39023,0102,62012.8%
Kansas City MSA8,3409,1207809.4%
St Louis MSA10,68011,8601,18011.0%
Central Region2,1002,52042020.0%
Northeast Region600640406.7%
Northwest Region480490102.1%
Ozark Region1,8302,16033018.0%
South Central Region4605206013.0%
Southeast Region1,0101,050404.0%
Southwest Region660670101.5%
West Central Region640670304.7%

Top 25 SOC occupations by order of employment

Retail Salespersons
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Retail Sales Workers
Cashiers
Carpet Installers
General and Operations Managers
Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services
Stock Clerks and Order Fillers
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
Customer Service Representatives
Office Clerks, General
Electronic Home Entertainment Equipment Installers and Repairers
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Home Appliance Repairers
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
Interior Designers
Carpenters
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners
Counter and Rental Clerks
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers



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