Baltimore-Towson, MD: Nonfarm employment and labor force data

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Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics program
(not seasonally adjusted data, all employees, in thousands)
Sector
 Baltimore-Towson, Md. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Total Nonfarm

  

2007

 1,292.7 1,293.0 1,309.0 1,315.4 1,325.6 1,330.5 1,321.0 1,321.4 1,322.0 1,328.4 1,334.9 1,338.1 1,319.3

2008

 1,299.9 1,305.7 1,318.2 1,325.4 1,333.9 1,337.5 1,329.7 (P) 1,326.1          

Natural Resources, Mining, & Construction

  

2007

 83.2 81.5 83.9 84.9 86.2 87.7 88.1 88.4 87.5 86.9 86.3 85.9 85.9

2008

 83.4 82.9 84.4 85.2 86.2 87.7 88.2 (P) 88.4          

Manufacturing

  

2007

 71.2 71.0 71.1 70.9 71.0 71.3 71.3 71.2 70.7 70.4 70.4 70.4 70.9

2008

 69.0 68.8 68.7 68.4 68.3 68.5 68.3 (P) 68.4          

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

  

2007

 246.3 242.3 244.4 243.5 246.5 247.9 246.5 245.6 245.4 246.4 251.3 255.0 246.8

2008

 244.3 241.6 243.1 243.4 245.6 247.7 246.4 (P) 246.8          

Information

  

2007

 22.4 22.6 23.1 23.3 23.5 24.1 23.7 24.2 24.1 24.0 24.3 24.6 23.7

2008

 24.4 24.4 24.5 24.5 24.6 24.9 24.7 (P) 24.2          

Financial Activities

  

2007

 81.6 81.6 81.7 81.5 81.6 81.8 81.6 80.9 80.4 80.0 80.3 80.3 81.1

2008

 78.9 79.2 79.0 79.4 79.3 79.7 79.8 (P) 79.6          

Professional & Business Services

  

2007

 185.5 185.5 188.1 190.6 190.9 192.5 192.1 193.8 193.2 194.8 195.4 194.9 191.4

2008

 189.7 191.0 193.6 195.7 196.8 198.3 199.0 (P) 199.5          

Educational & Health Services

  

2007

 218.6 220.6 222.1 222.7 223.1 222.3 221.7 221.2 223.6 225.6 227.2 228.0 223.1

2008

 225.3 227.0 228.1 227.9 228.5 227.4 226.6 (P) 225.5          

Leisure & Hospitality

  

2007

 108.7 108.0 111.5 115.4 119.2 123.1 122.9 123.6 120.1 118.5 116.7 116.3 117.0

2008

 110.6 110.8 114.0 117.7 121.1 125.2 124.6 (P) 123.7          

Other Services

  

2007

 56.1 56.0 56.7 56.4 56.8 57.5 57.5 57.0 56.7 56.6 56.7 56.8 56.7

2008

 55.6 56.0 56.7 56.9 57.5 58.2 58.0 (P) 57.6          

Government

  

2007

 219.1 223.9 226.4 226.2 226.8 222.3 215.6 215.5 220.3 225.2 226.3 225.9 222.8

2008

 218.7 224.0 226.1 226.3 226.0 219.9 214.1 (P) 212.4          

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

 

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)

Baltimore-Towson, Md. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Labor Force

  

2007

 (1) 1,395,161 (1) 1,385,510 (1) 1,391,454 (1) 1,383,548 (1) 1,391,288 (1) 1,404,423 (1) 1,421,475 (1) 1,399,635 (1) 1,396,594 (1) 1,402,143 (1) 1,403,938 (1) 1,396,157 (1) 1,397,610

2008

 1,394,202 1,392,334 1,400,438 1,398,857 1,413,614 1,423,734 (P) 1,438,608            

Employment

  

2007

 (1) 1,336,362 (1) 1,330,030 (1) 1,342,063 (1) 1,336,708 (1) 1,343,508 (1) 1,349,558 (1) 1,362,857 (1) 1,346,862 (1) 1,346,123 (1) 1,351,455 (1) 1,354,191 (1) 1,346,200 (1) 1,345,493

2008

 1,338,626 1,338,852 1,347,710 1,349,228 1,356,819 1,359,852 (P) 1,368,174            

Unemployment

  

2007

 (1) 58,799 (1) 55,480 (1) 49,391 (1) 46,840 (1) 47,780 (1) 54,865 (1) 58,618 (1) 52,773 (1) 50,471 (1) 50,688 (1) 49,747 (1) 49,957 (1) 52,117

2008

 55,576 53,482 52,728 49,629 56,795 63,882 (P) 70,434            

Unemployment Rate

  

2007

 (1) 4.2 (1) 4.0 (1) 3.5 (1) 3.4 (1) 3.4 (1) 3.9 (1) 4.1 (1) 3.8 (1) 3.6 (1) 3.6 (1) 3.5 (1) 3.6 (1) 3.7

2008

 4.0 3.8 3.8 3.5 4.0 4.5 (P) 4.9            

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls.
(P) Preliminary

The Baltimore-Towson, Md. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Harford, Howard, and Queen Anne's Counties and Baltimore City in Maryland.

 

Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics program
(not seasonally adjusted data, all employees, in thousands)
Sector
 Baltimore City, Md.
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Total Nonfarm

  

2007

 363.9 365.9 370.9 372.5 373.3 372.2 370.1 370.4 373.0 372.8 373.6 374.9 371.1

2008

 363.4 369.2 372.2 373.5 374.9 372.8 373.5 (P) 372.0          

Natural Resources, Mining, & Construction

  

2007

 10.8 10.6 11.0 11.2 11.4 11.7 11.8 11.7 11.8 11.7 11.6 11.5 11.4

2008

 11.0 10.9 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.5 11.5 (P) 11.5          

Manufacturing

  

2007

 16.4 16.4 16.5 16.6 16.5 16.6 16.4 16.3 16.3 16.2 16.2 16.2 16.4

2008

 15.9 15.9 16.0 15.9 15.8 15.9 15.7 (P) 15.8          

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

  

2007

 41.5 41.0 41.7 41.6 42.0 42.2 42.2 42.2 41.8 41.8 42.0 42.3 41.9

2008

 41.0 40.9 41.0 41.2 41.5 41.4 41.2 (P) 41.0          

Information

  

2007

 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.5 6.2 6.2 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.6 6.3

2008

 6.8 6.8 6.7 6.7 6.8 6.8 6.7 (P) 6.6          

Financial Activities

  

2007

 22.4 22.4 22.5 22.3 22.4 22.5 22.7 22.5 22.8 22.6 22.7 22.8 22.6

2008

 22.2 22.2 22.2 22.2 22.2 22.3 22.3 (P) 22.3          

Professional & Business Services

  

2007

 43.6 43.6 44.1 44.8 45.0 44.7 44.1 45.0 45.1 45.2 45.0 45.3 44.6

2008

 43.0 43.3 43.6 43.9 44.6 44.6 44.3 (P) 44.4          

Educational & Health Services

  

2007

 100.9 102.3 103.1 102.7 102.4 101.9 102.1 101.9 102.6 103.2 103.8 104.6 102.6

2008

 102.9 104.8 105.3 105.3 105.2 104.4 104.4 (P) 104.3          

Leisure & Hospitality

  

2007

 24.4 23.9 25.1 26.8 27.2 27.8 27.4 28.2 27.5 26.7 26.5 26.2 26.5

2008

 25.0 24.8 25.5 26.4 27.2 28.2 28.1 (P) 28.0          

Other Services

  

2007

 16.8 16.7 17.0 16.9 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.0 17.0 17.2 17.3 17.3 17.0

2008

 17.0 17.1 17.3 17.3 17.4 17.4 17.4 (P) 17.4          

Government

  

2007

 81.0 82.9 83.8 83.5 83.3 81.2 80.0 79.4 81.7 81.8 82.1 82.1 81.9

2008

 78.6 82.5 83.5 83.4 82.9 80.3 81.9 (P) 80.7          

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

 

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)

Baltimore City, Md.
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Labor Force

  

2007

 (1) 274,955 (1) 272,328 (1) 273,145 (1) 271,920 (1) 272,940 (1) 276,076 (1) 279,913 (1) 275,635 (1) 274,453 (1) 275,448 (1) 275,875 (1) 274,231 (1) 274,743

2008

 274,297 273,237 274,731 274,028 277,425 280,058 (P) 283,984            

Employment

  

2007

 (1) 257,179 (1) 255,960 (1) 258,276 (1) 257,245 (1) 258,554 (1) 259,718 (1) 262,278 (1) 259,199 (1) 259,057 (1) 260,083 (1) 260,610 (1) 259,072 (1) 258,936

2008

 257,614 257,658 259,363 259,655 261,116 261,699 (P) 263,301            

Unemployment

  

2007

 (1) 17,776 (1) 16,368 (1) 14,869 (1) 14,675 (1) 14,386 (1) 16,358 (1) 17,635 (1) 16,436 (1) 15,396 (1) 15,365 (1) 15,265 (1) 15,159 (1) 15,807

2008

 16,683 15,579 15,368 14,373 16,309 18,359 (P) 20,683            

Unemployment Rate

  

2007

 (1) 6.5 (1) 6.0 (1) 5.4 (1) 5.4 (1) 5.3 (1) 5.9 (1) 6.3 (1) 6.0 (1) 5.6 (1) 5.6 (1) 5.5 (1) 5.5 (1) 5.8

2008

 6.1 5.7 5.6 5.2 5.9 6.6 (P) 7.3            

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls.
(P) Preliminary