Economy at a Glance

Maryland

Maryland
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Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force (1)

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 (5) 3,081.5 (5) 3,084.4 3,079.1 3,083.7 3,087.9 (P) 3,089.3

Employment (1)

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 (5) 2,873.9 (5) 2,881.1 2,879.2 2,881.9 2,883.9 (P) 2,882.7

Unemployment (1)

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 (5) 207.6 (5) 203.3 199.9 201.9 204.1 (P) 206.6

Unemployment Rate (2)

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 (5) 6.7 (5) 6.6 6.5 6.5 6.6 (P) 6.7

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm (3)

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 2,566.6 2,568.0 2,577.1 2,586.7 2,586.1 (P) 2,580.1

12-month % change
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 1.5 1.4 1.7 1.9 1.9 (P) 1.6

Mining, Logging, and Construction (3)

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 148.3 146.8 149.7 151.9 150.8 (P) 150.3

12-month % change
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 1.6 1.0 3.2 4.7 4.5 (P) 3.9

Manufacturing (3)

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 111.4 110.8 111.5 111.3 110.5 (P) 111.7

12-month % change
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 -0.8 -1.1 -2.0 -2.5 -2.9 (P) -1.8

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (3)

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 442.5 442.5 444.6 441.4 443.1 (P) 442.9

12-month % change
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 0.4 0.3 0.7 -0.1 0.1 (P) 0.0

Information (3)

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 43.3 42.9 42.7 43.2 42.3 (P) 42.5

12-month % change
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 1.4 -3.6 0.7 1.6 1.0 (P) -0.2

Financial Activities (3)

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 142.7 142.6 141.9 143.0 142.6 (P) 142.5

12-month % change
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 -1.0 -1.2 -1.3 -0.3 -0.4 (P) -0.3

Professional & Business Services (3)

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 399.2 398.9 401.2 407.1 410.7 (P) 408.5

12-month % change
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 2.1 1.5 2.0 3.3 4.2 (P) 3.5

Education & Health Services (3)

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 416.6 418.1 416.1 422.6 421.4 (P) 422.1

12-month % change
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 3.4 3.6 2.9 4.4 4.0 (P) 4.1

Leisure & Hospitality (3)

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 234.4 236.2 237.4 238.9 240.5 (P) 236.6

12-month % change
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 1.0 1.8 2.8 2.8 2.9 (P) 1.5

Other Services (3)

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 118.5 118.3 119.4 117.2 116.8 (P) 115.7

12-month % change
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 3.5 3.3 4.3 2.4 2.2 (P) 1.1

Government (3)

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 509.7 510.9 512.6 510.1 507.4 (P) 507.3

12-month % change
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 1.5 1.9 1.7 0.9 0.4 (P) 0.5

Mass layoffs

Layoff events, all industries (4)

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 7 18 10 10 3

Initial claimants, all industries (4)

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 643 1,959 624 825 182

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(4) See About the data.
(5) Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal adjustment.
(P) Preliminary

Data extracted on: May 18, 2012

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Maryland includes the following metropolitan areas for which an Economy At A Glance table is available:

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