Between 2014 and 2015, the Electrical and Electronic Goods Merchant Wholesalers industry saw employment growth of only 1.12%. There are an average of 11 workers at each of the 28,289 establishments in the United States. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Merchant Wholesalers Durable Goods Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.