Bethesda-Frederick-Rockville, 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
Bethesda-Frederick-Rockville, Md. Metropolitan Division
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Total Nonfarm

 

2008

568.8 568.3 570.7 575.7 578.2 579.7 579.3 576.7 575.0 576.5 576.9 576.8 575.2

2009

565.2 569.1 (P) 571.9                    

Mining, Logging, & Construction

 

2008

39.6 39.3 39.7 40.2 40.3 40.7 40.4 40.2 39.9 39.5 39.1 38.7 39.8

2009

37.0 36.4 (P) 36.8                    

Manufacturing

 

2008

20.1 20.1 20.2 20.2 20.2 20.3 20.3 20.2 20.0 20.0 20.0 20.1 20.1

2009

19.9 19.9 (P) 19.8                    

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 

2008

82.6 81.0 81.0 80.8 80.9 81.5 81.4 81.1 80.3 80.7 80.8 80.8 81.1

2009

76.9 75.8 (P) 75.1                    

Information

 

2008

16.4 16.4 16.4 16.7 16.6 16.5 16.5 16.4 16.6 16.5 16.5 16.5 16.5

2009

16.6 16.5 (P) 16.4                    

Financial Activities

 

2008

43.8 43.9 43.8 43.9 43.7 44.0 43.8 43.7 43.1 42.9 42.6 42.3 43.5

2009

41.7 41.8 (P) 42.0                    

Professional & Business Services

 

2008

121.2 121.2 121.9 124.3 124.3 124.8 124.9 125.3 124.2 125.4 126.1 126.4 124.2

2009

124.7 128.3 (P) 129.6                    

Educational & Health Services

 

2008

72.2 72.7 73.1 73.5 73.7 73.5 73.3 72.7 73.5 74.1 74.2 73.6 73.3

2009

73.0 74.6 (P) 75.2                    

Leisure & Hospitality

 

2008

44.7 44.7 45.3 47.2 48.8 50.2 50.6 49.7 47.4 45.8 45.2 46.7 47.2

2009

45.4 44.5 (P) 45.0                    

Other Services

 

2008

30.5 30.6 30.7 30.9 31.1 31.5 31.6 31.1 31.1 31.1 31.2 31.3 31.1

2009

30.9 30.8 (P) 31.0                    

Government

 

2008

97.7 98.4 98.6 98.0 98.6 96.7 96.5 96.3 98.9 100.5 101.2 100.4 98.5

2009

99.1 100.5 (P) 101.0                    

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

 

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

Bethesda-Frederick-Rockville, Md. Metropolitan Division
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Labor Force

 

2008

(1) 636,839 (1) 633,105 (1) 634,829 (1) 636,259 (1) 639,901 (1) 644,124 (1) 653,058 (1) 641,517 (1) 635,363 (1) 638,641 (1) 635,960 (1) 633,052 (1) 638,555

2009

633,244 632,761 (P) 632,632                    

Employment

 

2008

(1) 618,256 (1) 615,156 (1) 617,476 (1) 619,911 (1) 620,517 (1) 622,163 (1) 629,896 (1) 619,652 (1) 613,638 (1) 614,942 (1) 611,814 (1) 607,749 (1) 617,598

2009

602,698 598,545 (P) 599,703                    

Unemployment

 

2008

(1) 18,583 (1) 17,949 (1) 17,353 (1) 16,348 (1) 19,384 (1) 21,961 (1) 23,162 (1) 21,865 (1) 21,725 (1) 23,699 (1) 24,146 (1) 25,303 (1) 20,957

2009

30,546 34,216 (P) 32,929                    

Unemployment Rate

 

2008

(1) 2.9 (1) 2.8 (1) 2.7 (1) 2.6 (1) 3.0 (1) 3.4 (1) 3.5 (1) 3.4 (1) 3.4 (1) 3.7 (1) 3.8 (1) 4.0 (1) 3.3

2009

4.8 5.4 (P) 5.2                    

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

The Bethesda-Frederick-Rockville, Md. Metropolitan Division (MD) includes Frederick and Montgomery Counties in Maryland.