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There are xx employees in the Discount Department Stores industry in the US, which is expected to decline at xx% over the next five years. This industry is made up of retailers that sell a broad range of consumer goods at discounted prices. Unlike department stores that have separate cash registers in each department, discount department stores generally have central customer checkout locations.
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There is 486,846 people employed in the Discount Department Stores in the US as of 2025.
The number of people employed in the Discount Department Stores in the US grew 0.5% on average over the five years between 2020 and 2025.
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The average Discount Department Stores in the US business is 20,285.2 employees.
The average business in the Discount Department Stores in the US now employs more workers than it did five years ago.
The revenue per employee for the average business in the Discount Department Stores in the US has decreased in the last five years.