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Baltimore-Columbia-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-Columbia-Towson, Md. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Sector	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Total Nonfarm
2016	1,363.8	1,368.6	1,380.9	1,396.3	1,404.3	1,401.7	1,396.6	1,396.2	1,402.5	1,408.6	1,411.1	1,411.5	1,395.2
2017	1,379.9	1,385.7	1,398.5	1,406.0	1,412.6	(p)1,417.4
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2016	74.3	72.8	75.0	76.9	77.6	78.7	79.7	79.5	78.9	78.7	79.4	78.3	77.5
2017	76.4	75.6	76.1	76.2	76.5	(p)79.6
Manufacturing
2016	53.3	53.2	53.3	53.6	53.8	53.9	54.0	54.1	53.8	53.3	54.1	53.5	53.7
2017	52.6	53.3	52.8	53.1	52.6	(p)52.0
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2016	244.8	242.4	243.4	244.5	245.7	246.3	245.2	245.8	246.4	246.7	248.4	250.2	245.8
2017	242.4	237.2	238.9	238.5	241.2	(p)242.9
Information
2016	16.3	16.5	16.6	16.8	16.2	17.1	17.0	16.8	16.6	16.4	16.5	16.7	16.6
2017	16.2	16.3	16.4	16.3	16.4	(p)16.5
Financial Activities
2016	78.7	79.0	78.7	79.3	79.6	79.9	80.3	80.5	80.3	79.0	78.3	78.2	79.3
2017	78.3	77.9	77.3	77.3	77.0	(p)79.1
Professional & Business Services
2016	225.3	224.9	226.2	230.2	231.8	233.4	234.7	236.7	235.4	234.6	233.6	230.2	231.4
2017	227.8	229.9	233.5	237.4	237.9	(p)236.8
Educational & Health Services
2016	265.2	267.6	269.2	270.2	270.2	266.7	269.1	267.1	269.9	276.7	278.0	280.8	270.9
2017	274.9	279.2	280.6	279.9	278.8	(p)278.3
Leisure & Hospitality
2016	126.5	126.7	129.7	134.4	139.1	142.3	141.7	141.6	138.2	135.2	133.4	134.4	135.3
2017	131.7	129.0	132.9	136.1	140.5	(p)145.6
Other Services
2016	56.6	56.7	57.0	57.4	57.6	57.8	58.4	57.9	57.8	57.4	57.7	57.3	57.5
2017	56.4	56.6	56.9	57.0	58.1	(p)58.1
Government
2016	222.8	228.8	231.8	233.0	232.7	225.6	216.5	216.2	225.2	230.6	231.7	231.9	227.2
2017	223.2	230.7	233.1	234.2	233.6	(p)228.5
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, Md. Metropolitan Statistical Area
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Labor Force
2016	(r)1,469,637	(r)1,469,644	(r)1,476,031	(r)1,471,409	(r)1,478,162	(r)1,492,155	(r)1,504,034	(r)1,494,189	(r)1,486,479	(r)1,492,134	(r)1,490,402	(r)1,485,434	(r)1,484,143
2017	1,486,504	1,487,579	1,499,855	1,496,059	(p)1,495,380
Employment
2016	(r)1,398,218	(r)1,399,640	(r)1,409,131	(r)1,410,387	(r)1,417,556	(r)1,423,439	(r)1,434,591	(r)1,425,397	(r)1,422,378	(r)1,427,594	(r)1,429,493	(r)1,426,571	(r)1,418,700
2017	1,418,884	1,419,173	1,433,656	1,435,144	(p)1,434,231
Unemployment
2016	(r)71,419	(r)70,004	(r)66,900	(r)61,022	(r)60,606	(r)68,716	(r)69,443	(r)68,792	(r)64,101	(r)64,540	(r)60,909	(r)58,863	(r)65,443
2017	67,620	68,406	66,199	60,915	(p)61,149
Unemployment Rate
2016	(r)4.9	(r)4.8	(r)4.5	(r)4.1	(r)4.1	(r)4.6	(r)4.6	(r)4.6	(r)4.3	(r)4.3	(r)4.1	(r)4.0	(r)4.4
2017	4.5	4.6	4.4	4.1	(p)4.1
Footnotes (p) Preliminary (r) Revised

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
2016	362.0	363.4	363.5	367.8	368.3	365.6	364.7	364.2	368.1	370.0	371.2	370.1	366.6
2017	361.1	366.6	371.1	372.1	371.8	(p)366.1
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2016	10.8	10.6	11.0	11.2	11.3	11.6	11.7	11.6	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.4	11.3
2017	11.2	11.2	11.4	11.7	11.8	(p)12.2
Manufacturing
2016	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.4	10.5	10.4	10.5
2017	10.4	10.6	10.5	10.8	10.6	(p)10.7
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2016	43.4	42.8	42.7	43.0	43.1	43.2	42.4	42.5	42.9	42.5	42.7	43.3	42.9
2017	42.6	42.2	42.2	42.2	42.5	(p)42.5
Information
2016	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.3	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5
2017	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	(p)4.5
Financial Activities
2016	17.8	17.9	17.8	17.9	18.0	18.0	18.1	18.2	18.0	18.0	18.1	18.0	18.0
2017	17.9	18.0	17.9	17.9	18.0	(p)18.1
Professional & Business Services
2016	48.2	46.7	45.9	47.3	47.7	48.1	47.8	48.8	49.0	48.5	48.9	47.6	47.9
2017	46.7	46.6	48.0	47.8	48.3	(p)48.1
Educational & Health Services
2016	114.0	115.5	116.2	116.6	115.7	114.1	115.7	114.2	115.5	118.3	119.3	120.1	116.3
2017	116.3	119.4	121.3	120.4	118.9	(p)115.7
Leisure & Hospitality
2016	27.4	27.8	28.1	29.3	30.4	30.5	29.9	30.1	30.5	30.1	30.0	29.7	29.5
2017	29.0	28.7	29.6	30.5	31.2	(p)30.2
Other Services
2016	14.4	14.5	14.5	14.7	14.6	14.7	14.8	14.7	14.7	14.7	14.8	14.8	14.7
2017	14.5	14.5	14.6	14.7	14.8	(p)14.9
Government
2016	71.0	72.6	72.2	72.7	72.6	70.3	69.3	69.1	71.0	71.4	70.8	70.3	71.1
2017	68.1	70.9	71.1	71.6	71.2	(p)69.2
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
2016	(r)293,274	(r)292,634	(r)293,758	(r)292,086	(r)293,400	(r)296,152	(r)298,655	(r)297,944	(r)294,837	(r)296,020	(r)296,076	(r)294,982	(r)294,985
2017	295,561	295,112	297,650	297,053	(p)296,827
Employment
2016	(r)272,683	(r)272,792	(r)274,524	(r)274,362	(r)276,347	(r)277,148	(r)279,307	(r)277,926	(r)277,115	(r)278,083	(r)278,890	(r)277,981	(r)276,430
2017	276,468	276,099	278,848	279,294	(p)279,754
Unemployment
2016	(r)20,591	(r)19,842	(r)19,234	(r)17,724	(r)17,053	(r)19,004	(r)19,348	(r)20,018	(r)17,722	(r)17,937	(r)17,186	(r)17,001	(r)18,555
2017	19,093	19,013	18,802	17,759	(p)17,073
Unemployment Rate
2016	(r)7.0	(r)6.8	(r)6.5	(r)6.1	(r)5.8	(r)6.4	(r)6.5	(r)6.7	(r)6.0	(r)6.1	(r)5.8	(r)5.8	(r)6.3
2017	6.5	6.4	6.3	6.0	(p)5.8
Footnotes (p) Preliminary (r) Revised