Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, 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	Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Md. Metropolitan Division
Sector	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Total Nonfarm
2012	556.5	557.5	563.0	564.9	568.5	573.2	570.7	569.6	570.3	573.7	574.1	575.2	568.1
2013	567.0	569.8	577.5	(P) 581.2
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2012	30.7	30.6	31.1	31.5	31.6	32.6	32.5	32.8	32.7	33.7	32.5	32.7	32.1
2013	32.3	32.8	34.4	(P) 34.4
Manufacturing
2012	16.1	16.0	16.0	16.1	16.1	16.2	16.2	16.3	16.1	15.9	15.9	15.9	16.1
2013	15.7	15.6	15.7	(P) 15.8
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2012	76.3	75.3	75.8	76.0	76.6	77.2	76.6	76.2	76.1	77.6	78.4	79.2	76.8
2013	75.9	75.0	75.8	(P) 76.3
Information
2012	14.4	14.3	14.3	13.9	14.0	14.5	14.6	14.5	14.4	14.5	14.5	14.3	14.4
2013	14.3	14.3	14.3	(P) 14.1
Financial Activities
2012	39.1	39.1	39.1	39.0	39.1	39.4	39.4	39.3	39.2	39.3	39.3	39.6	39.2
2013	39.2	39.1	39.3	(P) 39.3
Professional & Business Services
2012	121.2	121.0	123.1	123.7	124.0	125.3	125.5	125.4	124.5	125.1	125.7	124.9	124.1
2013	123.4	125.6	127.6	(P) 130.1
Educational & Health Services
2012	78.7	79.6	80.0	80.0	80.4	80.1	80.1	79.3	80.2	80.7	81.3	81.5	80.2
2013	81.1	80.9	81.9	(P) 81.6
Leisure & Hospitality
2012	45.6	45.5	46.8	48.3	49.7	52.1	52.8	52.3	50.3	49.5	49.0	49.0	49.2
2013	47.9	48.2	49.4	(P) 50.5
Other Services
2012	29.8	29.9	30.0	30.1	30.2	30.2	30.2	30.2	30.0	29.9	29.9	30.0	30.0
2013	29.7	29.7	29.9	(P) 30.1
Government
2012	104.6	106.2	106.8	106.3	106.8	105.6	102.8	103.3	106.8	107.5	107.6	108.1	106.0
2013	107.5	108.6	109.2	(P) 109.0
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
	Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Md. Metropolitan Division
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Labor Force
2012	(1) 656,579	(1) 656,127	(1) 660,052	(1) 655,907	(1) 660,868	(1) 669,176	(1) 674,976	(1) 664,798	(1) 664,750	(1) 668,189	(1) 664,571	(1) 662,771	(1) 663,230
2013	663,496	662,562	(P) 666,153
Employment
2012	(1) 620,617	(1) 619,837	(1) 625,447	(1) 623,528	(1) 626,162	(1) 631,297	(1) 637,526	(1) 628,692	(1) 630,861	(1) 634,087	(1) 631,526	(1) 629,365	(1) 628,245
2013	627,736	628,205	(P) 632,291
Unemployment
2012	(1) 35,962	(1) 36,290	(1) 34,605	(1) 32,379	(1) 34,706	(1) 37,879	(1) 37,450	(1) 36,106	(1) 33,889	(1) 34,102	(1) 33,045	(1) 33,406	(1) 34,985
2013	35,760	34,357	(P) 33,862
Unemployment Rate
2012	(1) 5.5	(1) 5.5	(1) 5.2	(1) 4.9	(1) 5.3	(1) 5.7	(1) 5.5	(1) 5.4	(1) 5.1	(1) 5.1	(1) 5.0	(1) 5.0	(1) 5.3
2013	5.4	5.2	(P) 5.1
Footnotes (1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and adjustment to new state control totals. (P) Preliminary
The Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Md. Metropolitan Division (MD) includes Frederick and Montgomery Counties in Maryland.

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