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

 

2011

1,257.4 1,264.3 1,278.6 1,293.6 1,298.8 1,302.5 1,299.4 1,289.7 1,295.9 1,312.2 1,315.1 1,314.4 1,293.5

2012

1,275.5 1,288.7 1,296.1 1,307.7 1,307.5 1,305.3 1,299.1 (P) 1,296.5          

Mining, Logging, & Construction

 

2011

64.8 64.2 65.4 67.3 68.1 69.3 69.9 70.4 68.9 69.9 69.5 68.2 68.0

2012

65.3 65.7 66.9 69.0 67.9 68.9 70.1 (P) 70.0          

Manufacturing

 

2011

62.0 62.0 62.1 62.5 62.4 62.7 62.9 62.4 62.2 62.5 62.0 62.0 62.3

2012

61.3 60.6 60.4 60.8 60.5 60.0 59.8 (P) 58.8          

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 

2011

226.1 224.2 225.7 227.5 228.9 229.9 226.8 225.5 224.7 227.5 230.1 232.5 227.5

2012

223.3 218.5 219.1 221.2 222.4 221.3 221.2 (P) 223.6          

Information

 

2011

17.7 18.1 18.2 17.8 17.9 17.6 17.4 16.1 17.4 17.4 17.4 17.4 17.5

2012

17.1 17.1 17.0 16.9 16.9 16.9 16.8 (P) 16.7          

Financial Activities

 

2011

73.7 73.6 73.9 73.8 74.0 74.3 74.8 74.1 73.7 73.8 73.9 73.9 74.0

2012

73.1 73.3 73.2 73.0 73.0 74.3 73.6 (P) 73.0          

Professional & Business Services

 

2011

184.2 184.2 186.7 191.0 191.5 193.8 196.0 197.8 196.0 197.4 197.6 195.7 192.7

2012

190.0 193.8 195.7 197.8 196.4 200.6 204.0 (P) 203.6          

Educational & Health Services

 

2011

240.3 243.2 243.4 244.3 243.9 242.5 242.2 239.7 245.5 253.3 253.7 253.5 245.5

2012

247.7 254.3 254.6 255.6 253.9 247.6 245.8 (P) 243.9          

Leisure & Hospitality

 

2011

104.5 105.0 108.8 113.4 118.0 121.0 121.1 120.1 114.8 109.6 108.9 108.9 112.8

2012

104.2 104.4 106.8 110.8 114.9 119.5 118.5 (P) 118.7          

Other Services

 

2011

54.6 54.7 55.2 55.4 55.7 56.3 58.4 58.7 56.9 57.1 58.2 58.3 56.6

2012

58.6 57.8 58.0 58.1 58.8 59.2 59.6 (P) 59.3          

Government

 

2011

229.5 235.1 239.2 240.6 238.4 235.1 229.9 224.9 235.8 243.7 243.8 244.0 236.7

2012

234.9 243.2 244.4 244.5 242.8 237.0 229.7 (P) 228.9          

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

 

2011

(1) 1,429,407 (1) 1,425,133 (1) 1,434,125 (1) 1,430,410 (1) 1,438,968 (1) 1,448,338 (1) 1,456,369 (1) 1,445,921 (1) 1,441,781 (1) 1,451,639 (1) 1,446,173 (1) 1,441,912 (1) 1,440,848

2012

(2) 1,431,563 (2) 1,441,294 (2) 1,445,540 (2) 1,436,960 1,439,584 1,453,112 1,463,484 (P) 1,445,842          

Employment

 

2011

(1) 1,313,083 (1) 1,311,719 (1) 1,326,157 (1) 1,328,622 (1) 1,332,932 (1) 1,333,286 (1) 1,341,091 (1) 1,333,351 (1) 1,334,857 (1) 1,348,721 (1) 1,349,427 (1) 1,346,279 (1) 1,333,294

2012

(2) 1,327,051 (2) 1,333,808 (2) 1,342,898 (2) 1,338,188 1,337,943 1,340,271 1,351,179 (P) 1,335,055          

Unemployment

 

2011

(1) 116,324 (1) 113,414 (1) 107,968 (1) 101,788 (1) 106,036 (1) 115,052 (1) 115,278 (1) 112,570 (1) 106,924 (1) 102,918 (1) 96,746 (1) 95,633 (1) 107,554

2012

(2) 104,512 (2) 107,486 (2) 102,642 (2) 98,772 101,641 112,841 112,305 (P) 110,787          

Unemployment Rate

 

2011

(1) 8.1 (1) 8.0 (1) 7.5 (1) 7.1 (1) 7.4 (1) 7.9 (1) 7.9 (1) 7.8 (1) 7.4 (1) 7.1 (1) 6.7 (1) 6.6 (1) 7.5

2012

(2) 7.3 (2) 7.5 (2) 7.1 (2) 6.9 7.1 7.8 7.7 (P) 7.7          

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and controlling to new statewide totals.
(2) Corrected.
(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

 

2011

350.5 354.3 358.3 359.4 358.6 356.6 359.9 358.9 363.2 369.6 369.6 368.0 360.6

2012

357.2 363.7 367.3 366.9 365.7 363.0 363.4 (P) 361.9          

Mining, Logging, & Construction

 

2011

9.1 9.0 9.2 9.3 9.3 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.3 9.4

2012

8.9 8.9 9.1 9.3 9.3 9.4 9.5 (P) 9.5          

Manufacturing

 

2011

13.0 13.1 13.1 13.1 13.1 13.1 12.9 12.9 12.8 12.7 12.6 12.7 12.9

2012

12.4 12.3 12.4 12.3 12.4 12.4 12.2 (P) 12.1          

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 

2011

39.0 39.1 39.4 39.2 39.5 39.2 39.3 39.4 39.7 39.6 39.5 39.8 39.4

2012

39.1 38.4 38.5 38.7 38.5 38.3 38.3 (P) 38.7          

Information

 

2011

3.9 3.9 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.9 4.0 3.7 3.9 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.9

2012

4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 (P) 4.0          

Financial Activities

 

2011

18.2 18.2 18.2 18.1 18.2 18.2 18.2 18.1 17.9 17.8 17.8 17.7 18.1

2012

17.7 17.7 17.8 17.7 17.7 17.9 17.8 (P) 17.6          

Professional & Business Services

 

2011

38.3 37.8 38.4 39.1 39.2 39.5 39.5 39.9 40.4 39.8 40.2 39.2 39.3

2012

39.0 40.2 40.1 39.9 38.5 39.4 40.8 (P) 40.9          

Educational & Health Services

 

2011

108.9 110.6 110.8 111.0 110.3 109.6 112.2 111.3 113.3 119.7 120.2 119.2 113.1

2012

115.4 118.4 119.8 119.2 119.3 116.8 117.0 (P) 116.4          

Leisure & Hospitality

 

2011

22.2 22.6 24.3 25.0 25.8 26.1 26.2 26.1 25.0 23.9 23.5 23.4 24.5

2012

22.3 22.5 23.3 24.1 25.0 26.0 26.2 (P) 26.1          

Other Services

 

2011

16.6 16.7 16.7 16.8 16.8 16.9 17.0 16.9 16.8 16.8 16.9 16.9 16.8

2012

16.5 16.5 16.7 16.6 16.7 16.8 17.0 (P) 16.8          

Government

 

2011

81.3 83.3 84.2 83.8 82.4 80.6 81.1 81.1 83.9 85.8 85.4 85.8 83.2

2012

81.9 84.8 85.6 85.1 84.3 82.0 80.6 (P) 79.8          

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

 

2011

(1) 274,739 (1) 272,702 (1) 274,097 (1) 273,347 (1) 275,343 (1) 278,530 (1) 280,159 (1) 278,149 (1) 276,135 (1) 277,939 (1) 276,465 (1) 275,260 (1) 276,072

2012

(2) 274,022 (2) 275,270 (2) 276,088 (2) 274,703 275,301 279,017 281,207 (P) 277,969          

Employment

 

2011

(1) 243,213 (1) 242,961 (1) 245,635 (1) 246,091 (1) 246,890 (1) 246,955 (1) 248,401 (1) 246,967 (1) 247,246 (1) 249,814 (1) 249,945 (1) 249,362 (1) 246,957

2012

(2) 245,800 (2) 247,052 (2) 248,736 (2) 247,863 247,818 248,249 250,270 (P) 247,283          

Unemployment

 

2011

(1) 31,526 (1) 29,741 (1) 28,462 (1) 27,256 (1) 28,453 (1) 31,575 (1) 31,758 (1) 31,182 (1) 28,889 (1) 28,125 (1) 26,520 (1) 25,898 (1) 29,115

2012

(2) 28,222 (2) 28,218 (2) 27,352 (2) 26,840 27,483 30,768 30,937 (P) 30,686          

Unemployment Rate

 

2011

(1) 11.5 (1) 10.9 (1) 10.4 (1) 10.0 (1) 10.3 (1) 11.3 (1) 11.3 (1) 11.2 (1) 10.5 (1) 10.1 (1) 9.6 (1) 9.4 (1) 10.5

2012

(2) 10.3 (2) 10.3 (2) 9.9 (2) 9.8 10.0 11.0 11.0 (P) 11.0          

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and controlling to new statewide totals.
(2) Corrected.
(P) Preliminary