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Industries / Clothing, Accessory & General Merchandise Stores

Table of Contents

1.	Significant Points

2.	Nature of the Industry

3.	Working Conditions

4.	Employment

5.	Occupations in the Industry

6.	Training & Advancement

7.	Earnings

8.	Outlook

9.	Additional Sources of Information

Significant Points


	Sales and administrative support jobs comprise 83 percent of industry employment.

	Most jobs do not require formal education; many people get their first jobs in this industry.

	Clothing, accessory, and general merchandise stores offer many part-time jobs with relatively low earnings.

	Despite relatively slow employment growth, turnover will produce numerous job openings in this large industry.

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