Census of Retail Trade, 1982: Geographic Area Series

<p>This data collection contains summary statistics for all retail establishments in the U.S., States, standard consolidated statistical areas (SCSAs), standard metropolitan statistical areas (SMSAs), area outside SMSAs, counties (or county equivalents), places (or place parts within a county), and balance of counties. The data are cross-tabulated by kind-of-business categories (based on the Standard Industrial Classification, or SIC, system) and include for establishments with payroll: the number, sales, percent change in sales 1977-1982, payroll for the year for 1977 and 1982, the percent change in payroll 1977-1982, the payroll for the first quarter 1982, the number of paid employees for the week of March 12, 1982, sales per establishment, sales per employee, annual payroll per employee, and the number of employees per establishment.</p>