Maryland: Nonfarm employment and labor force data

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Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics program
(seasonally adjusted data, all employees, in thousands)
Sector
Maryland
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Total Nonfarm

 

2007

2,604.8 2,599.6 2,605.1 2,602.1 2,606.8 2,607.4 2,611.8 2,613.9 2,611.0 2,613.2 2,617.3 2,625.4

2008

2,626.0 2,630.9 2,634.0 2,631.4 2,633.4 2,636.5 2,639.5 (P) 2,641.3        

Natural Resources, Mining, & Construction

 

2007

191.0 188.8 190.5 190.3 190.7 190.9 190.8 191.0 190.5 189.7 189.0 190.4

2008

189.9 190.9 190.8 189.4 189.1 189.3 189.2 (P) 188.5        

Manufacturing

 

2007

133.3 132.9 132.6 132.2 132.1 131.9 131.8 131.4 131.0 131.2 131.4 131.2

2008

131.0 131.1 130.4 129.4 128.6 128.2 127.4 (P) 128.1        

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 

2007

479.7 477.2 478.0 476.4 477.6 477.3 477.8 477.1 476.9 475.5 475.0 476.6

2008

478.7 478.3 478.8 477.6 477.7 477.7 477.3 (P) 478.6        

Information

 

2007

50.0 50.2 50.6 50.7 50.8 51.1 51.0 51.2 51.0 51.2 51.2 51.4

2008

51.0 51.0 51.0 51.0 50.8 51.1 50.9 (P) 50.8        

Financial Activities

 

2007

159.3 159.2 158.9 158.3 158.1 157.6 157.1 156.5 156.4 156.2 156.7 157.1

2008

156.3 156.2 156.1 156.1 156.0 156.0 155.3 (P) 155.5        

Professional & Business Services

 

2007

395.2 394.9 395.0 395.2 395.1 395.6 395.8 396.8 397.0 399.3 400.3 401.9

2008

401.6 402.5 403.6 402.5 404.1 403.6 404.9 (P) 405.6        

Educational & Health Services

 

2007

369.7 370.4 371.4 371.6 372.3 373.5 373.6 374.8 376.1 377.0 377.8 379.0

2008

379.3 380.1 381.3 382.9 383.8 383.6 384.2 (P) 384.9        

Leisure & Hospitality

 

2007

233.8 232.8 233.3 233.3 234.1 233.7 234.2 235.2 234.9 235.9 237.0 237.4

2008

238.2 238.7 239.3 238.8 239.1 238.8 239.8 (P) 239.7        

Other Services

 

2007

117.9 117.4 117.6 117.0 117.4 117.5 117.8 117.8 118.0 119.0 119.1 119.1

2008

119.1 119.4 119.4 119.6 119.7 119.5 119.5 (P) 119.7        

Government

 

2007

474.9 475.8 477.2 477.1 478.6 478.3 481.9 482.1 479.2 478.2 479.8 481.3

2008

480.9 482.7 483.3 484.1 484.5 488.7 491.0 (P) 489.9        

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

 

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(seasonally adjusted data)

Maryland
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Labor Force

 

2007

(1) 2,978,043 (1) 2,973,697 (1) 2,974,235 (1) 2,972,633 (1) 2,973,842 (1) 2,975,302 (1) 2,981,131 (1) 2,981,375 (1) 2,983,997 (1) 2,987,408 (1) 2,991,048 (1) 2,991,526

2008

2,989,488 2,993,920 2,998,684 3,003,939 3,017,148 3,012,875 3,020,045 (P) 3,016,912        

Employment

 

2007

(1) 2,870,738 (1) 2,866,451 (1) 2,869,788 (1) 2,867,781 (1) 2,868,314 (1) 2,868,298 (1) 2,873,456 (1) 2,873,923 (1) 2,875,650 (1) 2,879,405 (1) 2,883,674 (1) 2,884,670

2008

2,885,387 2,891,381 2,890,651 2,895,565 2,897,297 2,892,339 2,889,702 (P) 2,880,490        

Unemployment

 

2007

(1) 107,305 (1) 107,246 (1) 104,447 (1) 104,852 (1) 105,528 (1) 107,004 (1) 107,675 (1) 107,452 (1) 108,347 (1) 108,003 (1) 107,374 (1) 106,856

2008

104,101 102,539 108,033 108,374 119,851 120,536 130,343 (P) 136,422        

Unemployment Rate

 

2007

(1) 3.6 (1) 3.6 (1) 3.5 (1) 3.5 (1) 3.5 (1) 3.6 (1) 3.6 (1) 3.6 (1) 3.6 (1) 3.6 (1) 3.6 (1) 3.6

2008

3.5 3.4 3.6 3.6 4.0 4.0 4.3 (P) 4.5        

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised population controls, seasonal factors, and model reestimation for 2003-07.
(P) Preliminary