Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV: 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
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, Md.-W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Total Nonfarm

 

2008

101.0 101.3 101.6 101.8 102.5 102.0 101.2 101.2 101.0 101.5 100.7 101.1 101.4

2009

98.5 98.5 (P) 99.2                    

Mining, Logging, & Construction

 

2008

5.7 5.6 5.7 5.9 6.0 6.1 5.9 5.9 5.8 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.8

2009

5.2 5.0 (P) 5.0                    

Manufacturing

 

2008

9.9 9.8 9.8 9.6 9.5 9.4 9.3 9.3 9.5 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.5

2009

9.3 9.2 (P) 9.2                    

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 

2008

22.9 22.6 22.7 22.2 22.5 22.6 22.5 22.4 22.2 22.5 22.2 22.6 22.5

2009

21.6 21.8 (P) 22.2                    

Information

 

2008

3.2 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1

2009

3.1 3.0 (P) 3.0                    

Financial Activities

 

2008

7.9 8.0 7.9 8.0 8.0 7.9 7.7 7.7 7.6 7.6 7.5 7.5 7.8

2009

7.4 7.4 (P) 7.4                    

Professional & Business Services

 

2008

7.5 7.5 7.5 7.7 7.6 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.7 7.8 7.7 7.8 7.6

2009

7.7 7.7 (P) 7.7                    

Educational & Health Services

 

2008

13.5 13.7 13.7 13.7 13.8 13.7 13.7 13.8 13.8 13.9 13.9 13.9 13.8

2009

13.6 13.7 (P) 13.8                    

Leisure & Hospitality

 

2008

8.8 8.9 9.0 9.2 9.5 9.7 9.6 9.6 9.2 8.9 8.7 8.6 9.1

2009

8.4 8.3 (P) 8.4                    

Other Services

 

2008

4.0 4.1 4.1 4.0 4.0 4.1 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.9

2009

3.8 3.8 (P) 3.8                    

Government

 

2008

17.6 17.9 18.1 18.3 18.4 17.9 17.9 17.8 18.3 18.8 18.9 18.9 18.2

2009

18.4 18.6 (P) 18.7                    

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

 

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

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, Md.-W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Labor Force

 

2008

(1) 120,846 (1) 120,809 (1) 120,750 (1) 120,689 (1) 121,650 (1) 122,514 (1) 122,534 (1) 120,937 (1) 119,354 (1) 119,656 (1) 119,325 (1) 119,322 (1) 120,699

2009

119,167 119,232 (P) 119,536                    

Employment

 

2008

(1) 115,181 (1) 114,780 (1) 114,774 (1) 115,144 (1) 115,611 (1) 116,049 (1) 116,245 (1) 114,481 (1) 113,266 (1) 112,908 (1) 112,010 (1) 111,327 (1) 114,315

2009

109,013 107,758 (P) 107,733                    

Unemployment

 

2008

(1) 5,665 (1) 6,029 (1) 5,976 (1) 5,545 (1) 6,039 (1) 6,465 (1) 6,289 (1) 6,456 (1) 6,088 (1) 6,748 (1) 7,315 (1) 7,995 (1) 6,384

2009

10,154 11,474 (P) 11,803                    

Unemployment Rate

 

2008

(1) 4.7 (1) 5.0 (1) 4.9 (1) 4.6 (1) 5.0 (1) 5.3 (1) 5.1 (1) 5.3 (1) 5.1 (1) 5.6 (1) 6.1 (1) 6.7 (1) 5.3

2009

8.5 9.6 (P) 9.9                    

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

The Hagerstown-Martinsburg, Md.-W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Washington County in Maryland and Berkeley and Morgan Counties in West Virginia.