Including unrelated (but current) job on CV for PhD application? I finished my master's degree in September, and I have applied to PhD programs that begin in September 2017. Most of the schools asked for a CV with the application. I've had to take a part-time job in retail to make ends meet while looking for a better job, and I included the retail job on my CV under the employment section. My CV, of course, highlights my more relevant positions (teaching/research assistantships), along with my conferences, awards, etc. But I'm concerned that I may have made a mistake in including the retail job at all - I only felt compelled to do so because I wanted to be honest about my current employment. 

Will including the retail job on my CV possibly be seen negatively by PhD admissions committees? I am hoping that it is a non-issue, but I am not sure.

Edit: I realize similar questions have been asked but I don't think my question is a duplicate of the one that was suggested. I'm asking about whether it was a good idea to include current employment, not hobbies and interests.
You've included a piece of information on your CV that's essentially irrelevant for the position you're applying for, and that's how it will be viewed.  Most people on admissions committees won't care, assuming your application indicates a high level of motivation for a PhD.  So don't worry about it.

That said, some people will probably want to know why you'll have a 1-year gap between the end of your masters and the beginning of your PhD.  Presumably either you applied to some places last year and were unsuccessful or just didn't apply.  Neither of these things would be held against you much—but there are potential concerns here that I would want to see cleared away in other parts of your application.  For instance, not applying last year might lead one to wonder how serious you are about a PhD and/or how on top of things you are.  Hopefully your letter writers/personal statement would put any such concerns to rest.