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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
Sector	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Total Nonfarm
2008	1,298.9	1,302.0	1,311.5	1,321.3	1,329.1	1,328.2	1,319.8	1,316.9	1,313.5	1,318.3	1,312.5	1,309.1	1,315.1
2009	1,271.3	1,270.6	(P) 1,279.1
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2008	82.1	81.1	81.9	82.4	82.5	83.6	84.4	84.2	83.0	81.7	80.5	78.5	82.2
2009	74.5	71.2	(P) 71.7
Manufacturing
2008	70.3	70.2	70.0	69.5	69.6	69.9	69.7	69.7	69.3	68.9	68.7	68.7	69.5
2009	67.5	67.3	(P) 67.2
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2008	244.1	240.4	241.4	240.8	241.9	243.0	241.1	240.7	239.5	239.8	241.2	241.3	241.3
2009	232.0	229.6	(P) 230.1
Information
2008	23.4	23.5	23.8	23.6	23.7	23.4	23.0	23.0	22.9	22.9	22.8	22.6	23.2
2009	22.6	22.1	(P) 21.6
Financial Activities
2008	79.2	79.5	79.7	79.4	79.5	79.7	79.1	78.9	78.1	77.8	76.0	76.2	78.6
2009	75.3	74.6	(P) 74.4
Professional & Business Services
2008	190.4	190.6	192.4	194.9	196.1	196.5	197.1	197.9	195.8	196.7	194.8	194.7	194.8
2009	188.5	185.9	(P) 187.3
Educational & Health Services
2008	224.4	226.2	227.4	228.3	228.3	227.3	226.9	226.2	229.1	230.3	230.8	231.0	228.0
2009	228.0	230.0	(P) 231.2
Leisure & Hospitality
2008	110.0	109.7	112.2	117.2	122.1	123.6	123.0	122.1	116.6	115.6	112.5	111.0	116.3
2009	106.7	107.2	(P) 108.5
Other Services
2008	55.8	56.1	56.5	56.8	56.9	57.5	57.0	56.8	56.5	56.3	56.4	56.5	56.6
2009	55.4	55.6	(P) 56.3
Government
2008	219.2	224.7	226.2	228.4	228.5	223.7	218.5	217.4	222.7	228.3	228.8	228.6	224.6
2009	220.8	227.1	(P) 230.8
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
2008	(1) 1,401,491	(1) 1,393,742	(1) 1,400,916	(1) 1,401,294	(1) 1,411,792	(1) 1,418,798	(1) 1,429,839	(1) 1,411,221	(1) 1,397,310	(1) 1,405,835	(1) 1,399,785	(1) 1,393,753	(1) 1,405,482
2009	1,386,628	1,377,519	(P) 1,380,060
Employment
2008	(1) 1,345,189	(1) 1,339,678	(1) 1,347,390	(1) 1,351,168	(1) 1,353,828	(1) 1,353,147	(1) 1,358,880	(1) 1,341,228	(1) 1,330,337	(1) 1,333,830	(1) 1,324,294	(1) 1,313,208	(1) 1,341,015
2009	1,289,596	1,273,314	(P) 1,277,989
Unemployment
2008	(1) 56,302	(1) 54,064	(1) 53,526	(1) 50,126	(1) 57,964	(1) 65,651	(1) 70,959	(1) 69,993	(1) 66,973	(1) 72,005	(1) 75,491	(1) 80,545	(1) 64,467
2009	97,032	104,205	(P) 102,071
Unemployment Rate
2008	(1) 4.0	(1) 3.9	(1) 3.8	(1) 3.6	(1) 4.1	(1) 4.6	(1) 5.0	(1) 5.0	(1) 4.8	(1) 5.1	(1) 5.4	(1) 5.8	(1) 4.6
2009	7.0	7.6	(P) 7.4
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.
Sector	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Total Nonfarm
2008	363.3	366.0	368.1	369.7	370.9	368.8	368.1	368.2	368.8	369.3	368.3	367.5	368.1
2009	356.2	359.4	(P) 361.6
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2008	11.2	11.0	11.3	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.0	10.9	10.7	10.6	11.0
2009	10.0	9.7	(P) 9.7
Manufacturing
2008	16.4	16.4	16.4	16.1	16.1	16.1	15.9	15.8	15.7	15.6	15.5	15.5	16.0
2009	15.2	15.2	(P) 15.2
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2008	41.4	41.2	40.8	41.0	40.8	41.2	41.4	41.6	41.4	41.4	41.4	41.7	41.3
2009	40.5	40.3	(P) 40.2
Information
2008	5.8	5.9	6.1	5.9	5.8	5.7	5.6	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.6
2009	5.2	5.2	(P) 5.1
Financial Activities
2008	21.5	21.5	21.4	21.4	21.5	21.5	21.8	21.8	21.5	21.3	21.4	21.3	21.5
2009	20.7	20.6	(P) 20.6
Professional & Business Services
2008	44.6	44.1	44.1	44.6	44.9	44.1	45.0	45.8	45.3	45.4	44.8	44.7	44.8
2009	42.5	42.8	(P) 42.6
Educational & Health Services
2008	101.6	102.5	103.3	103.0	102.9	102.4	102.3	102.5	103.5	104.8	105.1	104.7	103.2
2009	102.9	104.1	(P) 105.0
Leisure & Hospitality
2008	23.7	24.1	24.6	26.3	28.1	26.6	26.3	26.3	25.7	24.8	24.1	23.8	25.4
2009	22.9	22.7	(P) 23.0
Other Services
2008	16.4	16.6	16.6	16.7	16.7	16.8	16.8	16.6	16.7	16.7	16.9	16.8	16.7
2009	16.4	16.4	(P) 16.5
Government
2008	80.7	82.7	83.5	83.6	83.0	83.3	81.9	81.3	82.7	83.1	83.1	83.2	82.7
2009	79.9	82.4	(P) 83.7
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
2008	(1) 277,242	(1) 274,980	(1) 276,331	(1) 276,175	(1) 278,824	(1) 280,918	(1) 283,938	(1) 280,873	(1) 277,482	(1) 279,412	(1) 278,457	(1) 277,468	(1) 278,508
2009	277,053	274,822	(P) 275,375
Employment
2008	(1) 260,519	(1) 259,451	(1) 260,945	(1) 261,677	(1) 262,192	(1) 262,060	(1) 263,170	(1) 259,752	(1) 257,642	(1) 258,319	(1) 256,472	(1) 254,325	(1) 259,710
2009	249,752	246,599	(P) 247,504
Unemployment
2008	(1) 16,723	(1) 15,529	(1) 15,386	(1) 14,498	(1) 16,632	(1) 18,858	(1) 20,768	(1) 21,121	(1) 19,840	(1) 21,093	(1) 21,985	(1) 23,143	(1) 18,798
2009	27,301	28,223	(P) 27,871
Unemployment Rate
2008	(1) 6.0	(1) 5.6	(1) 5.6	(1) 5.2	(1) 6.0	(1) 6.7	(1) 7.3	(1) 7.5	(1) 7.2	(1) 7.5	(1) 7.9	(1) 8.3	(1) 6.7
2009	9.9	10.3	(P) 10.1
Footnotes (1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls. (P) Preliminary