North Birmingham Times

There were 138 general merchandise stores in Alabama that had between one and four employees in 2016, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.

CBP data indicates that there are more establishments categorized as retail trade businesses with between one and four employees in Alabama than in any other category.

The following table shows how many general merchandise stores with between one and four employees were in Alabama during the period from 2012 to 2016.