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

 

2008

2,613.4 2,616.0 2,607.7 2,612.4 2,610.8 2,601.2 2,602.0 2,600.0 2,591.7 2,587.8 2,572.6 2,568.4

2009

2,570.6 2,559.7 (P) 2,549.5                  

Mining, Logging, & Construction

 

2008

187.3 187.4 185.1 183.6 181.8 180.2 179.5 178.4 177.2 174.7 171.2 170.9

2009

168.8 164.1 (P) 160.1                  

Manufacturing

 

2008

130.9 130.9 130.0 129.4 129.1 128.7 128.2 128.1 127.6 126.9 125.7 125.6

2009

125.4 124.7 (P) 123.8                  

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 

2008

473.1 472.2 469.9 469.9 468.5 467.6 466.6 466.6 465.3 462.9 456.4 452.6

2009

452.7 451.9 (P) 449.5                  

Information

 

2008

50.7 50.8 50.6 50.8 50.7 49.8 49.6 49.1 49.5 49.2 48.9 48.9

2009

49.1 48.9 (P) 48.6                  

Financial Activities

 

2008

155.1 155.2 154.7 154.5 153.9 153.3 152.1 151.8 151.1 150.7 149.6 148.4

2009

147.2 146.5 (P) 146.0                  

Professional & Business Services

 

2008

400.7 399.9 398.1 400.1 399.9 398.4 399.5 399.3 398.2 400.1 398.2 400.1

2009

404.9 400.9 (P) 396.9                  

Educational & Health Services

 

2008

378.0 379.1 379.5 380.7 381.4 381.8 383.0 384.0 385.1 384.9 385.6 387.3

2009

387.8 388.1 (P) 389.1                  

Leisure & Hospitality

 

2008

235.6 236.4 236.4 238.7 241.0 237.2 236.3 234.9 232.6 231.2 230.2 229.0

2009

230.6 230.0 (P) 228.2                  

Other Services

 

2008

118.4 118.4 117.9 118.1 118.1 118.1 117.8 117.7 117.8 119.0 118.2 117.4

2009

119.2 116.4 (P) 116.0                  

Government

 

2008

483.6 485.7 485.5 486.6 486.4 486.1 489.4 490.1 487.3 488.2 488.6 488.2

2009

484.9 488.2 (P) 491.3                  

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

 

2008

(1) 2,988,164 (1) 2,990,060 (1) 2,989,419 (1) 2,993,399 (1) 2,995,817 (1) 2,996,130 (1) 2,998,410 (1) 3,000,814 (1) 2,998,282 (1) 3,002,801 (1) 3,006,457 (1) 3,012,756

2009

2,978,371 2,969,663 (P) 2,963,826                  

Employment

 

2008

(1) 2,880,610 (1) 2,880,408 (1) 2,875,921 (1) 2,874,969 (1) 2,872,981 (1) 2,868,523 (1) 2,867,122 (1) 2,864,989 (1) 2,859,176 (1) 2,857,290 (1) 2,852,955 (1) 2,851,189

2009

2,793,984 2,769,032 (P) 2,758,337                  

Unemployment

 

2008

(1) 107,554 (1) 109,652 (1) 113,498 (1) 118,430 (1) 122,836 (1) 127,607 (1) 131,288 (1) 135,825 (1) 139,106 (1) 145,511 (1) 153,502 (1) 161,567

2009

184,387 200,631 (P) 205,489                  

Unemployment Rate

 

2008

(1) 3.6 (1) 3.7 (1) 3.8 (1) 4.0 (1) 4.1 (1) 4.3 (1) 4.4 (1) 4.5 (1) 4.6 (1) 4.8 (1) 5.1 (1) 5.4

2009

6.2 6.8 (P) 6.9                  

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal factors.
(P) Preliminary