Wholesale and Retail Buyers

Total Employed

% of Total U.S.


United States

116,460

100.0%

Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA PMSA

6,180

5.3%

Chicago, IL PMSA

5,380

4.6%

New York, NY PMSA

5,280

4.5%

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA PMSA

3,270

2.8%

Dallas, TX PMSA

2,930

2.5%

Atlanta, GA MSA

2,630

2.3%

Philadelphia, PA-NJ PMSA

2,510

2.2%

Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA

2,240

1.9%

Orange County, CA PMSA

2,210

1.9%

Boston, MA-NH PMSA

2,170

1.9%

Detroit, MI PMSA

2,060

1.8%

Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV PMSA

2,060

1.8%

Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA PMSA

1,880

1.6%

Houston, TX PMSA

1,850

1.6%

Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA

1,810

1.6%

San Francisco, CA PMSA

1,780

1.5%

Nassau-Suffolk, NY PMSA

1,760

1.5%

Bergen-Passaic, NJ PMSA

1,730

1.5%

Denver, CO PMSA

1,650

1.4%

Miami, FL PMSA

1,560

1.3%

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA

1,470

1.3%

San Diego, CA MSA

1,460

1.3%

Columbus, OH MSA

1,360

1.2%

Oakland, CA PMSA

1,320

1.1%

St. Louis, MO-IL MSA

1,250

1.1%


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment Survey, 2002