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| Sector |
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, Md. Metropolitan Statistical Area | ||||||||||||
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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual Avg |
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Total Nonfarm |
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2021 |
1,318.3 | 1,323.0 | 1,337.1 | 1,352.2 | 1,363.0 | 1,365.9 | 1,376.0 | 1,377.3 | 1,367.9 | 1,386.9 | 1,398.4 | 1,403.3 | 1,364.1 |
2022 |
1,370.1 | 1,382.0 | 1,394.8 | 1,405.3 | 1,415.4 | 1,416.8 | 1,419.2 | 1,423.2 | 1,422.8 | 1,425.4 | 1,428.1 | (p)1,426.6 | |
Mining, Logging, & Construction |
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2021 |
78.5 | 77.9 | 78.7 | 79.7 | 80.2 | 80.3 | 81.0 | 80.7 | 79.5 | 80.5 | 81.3 | 79.6 | 79.8 |
2022 |
79.1 | 79.3 | 79.7 | 81.2 | 82.2 | 82.4 | 84.5 | 85.3 | 84.0 | 85.0 | 85.3 | (p)86.7 | |
Manufacturing |
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2021 |
58.4 | 58.3 | 58.5 | 57.9 | 58.1 | 58.5 | 59.5 | 59.9 | 59.1 | 59.3 | 59.4 | 59.8 | 58.9 |
2022 |
59.2 | 59.3 | 59.8 | 61.1 | 62.1 | 62.3 | 63.9 | 64.0 | 63.6 | 64.7 | 63.5 | (p)63.1 | |
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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2021 |
242.0 | 239.6 | 240.3 | 241.1 | 242.8 | 245.1 | 247.0 | 246.1 | 244.2 | 248.7 | 258.6 | 264.0 | 246.6 |
2022 |
254.8 | 254.5 | 256.2 | 255.3 | 257.6 | 257.1 | 255.7 | 256.2 | 258.4 | 257.1 | 262.4 | (p)262.5 | |
Information |
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2021 |
16.2 | 16.1 | 16.2 | 16.3 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 16.7 | 16.8 | 16.7 | 17.0 | 16.5 | 17.0 | 16.5 |
2022 |
17.0 | 17.2 | 17.2 | 16.8 | 16.9 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 17.2 | 17.3 | 16.5 | (p)16.1 | |
Financial Activities |
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2021 |
77.0 | 76.9 | 77.2 | 77.2 | 77.3 | 77.3 | 77.9 | 77.6 | 76.3 | 76.5 | 76.6 | 76.8 | 77.1 |
2022 |
75.9 | 75.6 | 75.8 | 75.8 | 76.7 | 77.4 | 76.4 | 77.6 | 77.0 | 78.5 | 78.8 | (p)77.6 | |
Professional & Business Services |
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2021 |
233.4 | 234.4 | 237.5 | 240.8 | 242.6 | 241.9 | 245.9 | 246.8 | 242.9 | 246.4 | 247.4 | 248.3 | 242.4 |
2022 |
243.8 | 245.1 | 247.6 | 253.3 | 250.9 | 252.2 | 253.6 | 256.4 | 252.7 | 252.2 | 249.9 | (p)248.3 | |
Educational & Health Services |
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2021 |
258.7 | 260.2 | 261.8 | 262.7 | 261.7 | 259.7 | 261.5 | 260.0 | 260.3 | 264.3 | 264.6 | 264.0 | 261.6 |
2022 |
257.0 | 261.6 | 262.7 | 262.2 | 261.9 | 259.5 | 260.1 | 260.0 | 263.2 | 266.5 | 266.6 | (p)266.4 | |
Leisure & Hospitality |
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2021 |
92.6 | 94.2 | 98.7 | 105.3 | 111.5 | 117.6 | 121.2 | 122.3 | 118.0 | 118.4 | 117.4 | 117.5 | 111.2 |
2022 |
114.7 | 116.8 | 122.1 | 123.3 | 130.9 | 138.2 | 138.9 | 135.5 | 129.3 | 128.5 | 128.5 | (p)126.8 | |
Other Services |
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2021 |
45.2 | 45.2 | 45.8 | 46.3 | 46.7 | 46.9 | 47.6 | 47.7 | 47.1 | 47.6 | 47.7 | 48.1 | 46.8 |
2022 |
46.8 | 47.1 | 47.2 | 48.8 | 48.5 | 50.0 | 49.8 | 51.1 | 49.9 | 48.9 | 48.9 | (p)50.3 | |
Government |
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2021 |
216.3 | 220.2 | 222.4 | 224.9 | 225.6 | 222.1 | 217.7 | 219.4 | 223.8 | 228.2 | 228.9 | 228.2 | 223.1 |
2022 |
221.8 | 225.5 | 226.5 | 227.5 | 227.7 | 220.7 | 219.3 | 220.1 | 227.5 | 226.7 | 227.7 | (p)228.8 | |
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Footnotes |
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| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, Md. Metropolitan Statistical Area | |||||||||||||
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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual Avg |
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Labor Force |
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2021 |
1,461,154 | 1,461,474 | 1,469,368 | 1,467,351 | 1,471,114 | 1,493,047 | 1,501,547 | 1,490,610 | 1,481,402 | 1,492,105 | 1,499,667 | 1,501,247 | 1,482,507 |
2022 |
(1)1,485,116 | (1)1,490,657 | 1,507,922 | 1,496,470 | 1,498,549 | 1,528,170 | 1,525,363 | 1,528,669 | 1,503,314 | 1,505,542 | 1,492,656 | (p)1,502,740 | |
Employment |
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2021 |
1,373,349 | 1,376,595 | 1,385,750 | 1,388,615 | 1,387,629 | 1,397,847 | 1,416,867 | 1,405,211 | 1,403,786 | 1,417,232 | 1,428,918 | 1,434,164 | 1,401,330 |
2022 |
(1)1,422,800 | (1)1,427,108 | 1,445,240 | 1,447,083 | 1,444,266 | 1,457,734 | 1,462,478 | 1,462,767 | 1,448,072 | 1,445,422 | 1,440,906 | (p)1,455,751 | |
Unemployment |
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2021 |
87,805 | 84,879 | 83,618 | 78,736 | 83,485 | 95,200 | 84,680 | 85,399 | 77,616 | 74,873 | 70,749 | 67,083 | 81,177 |
2022 |
(1)62,316 | (1)63,549 | 62,682 | 49,387 | 54,283 | 70,436 | 62,885 | 65,902 | 55,242 | 60,120 | 51,750 | (p)46,989 | |
Unemployment Rate |
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2021 |
6.0 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 6.4 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 5.5 |
2022 |
(1)4.2 | (1)4.3 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.5 | (p)3.1 | |
| Sector |
Baltimore City, Md. | ||||||||||||
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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual Avg |
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Total Nonfarm |
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2021 |
348.1 | 352.9 | 356.4 | 361.6 | 364.4 | 362.9 | 364.6 | 366.9 | 368.1 | 373.5 | 374.0 | 374.4 | 364.0 |
2022 |
362.7 | 367.8 | 370.0 | 373.3 | 375.6 | 374.5 | 373.6 | 374.4 | 378.3 | 383.1 | 384.8 | (p)384.9 | |
Mining, Logging, & Construction |
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2021 |
10.4 | 10.3 | 10.4 | 10.5 | 10.6 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.8 | 10.6 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 |
2022 |
10.5 | 10.6 | 10.8 | 11.0 | 11.1 | 11.4 | 11.6 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.6 | (p)11.7 | |
Manufacturing |
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2021 |
10.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.6 | 10.7 | 10.8 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.0 | 11.2 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 10.9 |
2022 |
11.0 | 11.1 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.4 | 11.5 | 11.4 | (p)11.4 | |
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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2021 |
45.2 | 45.5 | 45.6 | 46.2 | 46.8 | 48.1 | 48.6 | 48.7 | 48.4 | 48.8 | 50.2 | 50.8 | 47.7 |
2022 |
48.6 | 48.4 | 48.0 | 47.7 | 48.0 | 47.8 | 47.8 | 48.0 | 48.4 | 48.6 | 49.7 | (p)49.6 | |
Information |
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2021 |
4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.9 |
2022 |
4.9 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | (p)4.7 | |
Financial Activities |
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2021 |
17.1 | 17.1 | 17.2 | 17.1 | 17.1 | 17.2 | 17.4 | 17.3 | 17.1 | 17.0 | 17.2 | 17.2 | 17.2 |
2022 |
17.0 | 17.1 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 17.3 | 17.4 | 17.3 | 17.1 | 17.2 | 17.3 | (p)17.2 | |
Professional & Business Services |
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2021 |
50.9 | 51.5 | 52.1 | 53.4 | 54.7 | 54.1 | 54.9 | 55.8 | 55.0 | 55.5 | 55.7 | 56.4 | 54.2 |
2022 |
56.1 | 55.8 | 56.4 | 59.3 | 59.6 | 59.7 | 59.9 | 61.9 | 60.8 | 61.4 | 62.0 | (p)62.4 | |
Educational & Health Services |
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2021 |
111.8 | 112.6 | 113.3 | 114.0 | 113.0 | 112.0 | 112.4 | 111.3 | 111.9 | 113.2 | 112.6 | 112.3 | 112.5 |
2022 |
107.8 | 110.9 | 111.5 | 110.6 | 110.2 | 109.7 | 109.0 | 108.4 | 112.1 | 113.9 | 113.7 | (p)114.4 | |
Leisure & Hospitality |
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2021 |
15.4 | 16.9 | 18.1 | 20.2 | 21.6 | 22.2 | 23.7 | 24.9 | 24.6 | 25.3 | 24.1 | 23.7 | 21.7 |
2022 |
22.4 | 23.0 | 23.8 | 24.6 | 26.7 | 27.9 | 28.5 | 27.0 | 25.8 | 25.5 | 25.8 | (p)25.0 | |
Other Services |
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2021 |
10.8 | 10.8 | 10.9 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.4 | 11.3 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.1 |
2022 |
11.1 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.4 | 11.3 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.7 | 11.6 | 11.5 | (p)11.6 | |
Government |
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2021 |
71.1 | 72.8 | 73.4 | 73.6 | 73.8 | 71.7 | 69.3 | 70.7 | 73.5 | 75.9 | 76.3 | 76.0 | 73.2 |
2022 |
73.3 | 74.8 | 75.3 | 75.6 | 75.5 | 72.9 | 71.4 | 72.1 | 74.5 | 76.9 | 77.0 | (p)76.9 | |
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Footnotes |
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| Baltimore City, Md. | |||||||||||||
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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual Avg |
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Labor Force |
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2021 |
274,930 | 273,922 | 275,230 | 274,791 | 274,895 | 279,914 | 280,848 | 278,822 | 277,072 | 278,978 | 280,448 | 280,450 | 277,525 |
2022 |
(1)278,340 | (1)278,101 | 280,784 | 278,274 | 277,617 | 283,956 | 283,251 | 284,411 | 278,615 | 279,702 | 277,767 | (p)278,592 | |
Employment |
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2021 |
251,250 | 251,844 | 253,183 | 253,874 | 253,155 | 255,990 | 259,065 | 256,998 | 256,794 | 259,069 | 261,724 | 262,676 | 256,302 |
2022 |
(1)260,702 | (1)261,269 | 264,394 | 264,727 | 263,431 | 266,675 | 267,318 | 267,529 | 264,541 | 264,098 | 264,008 | (p)266,256 | |
Unemployment |
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2021 |
23,680 | 22,078 | 22,047 | 20,917 | 21,740 | 23,924 | 21,783 | 21,824 | 20,278 | 19,909 | 18,724 | 17,774 | 21,223 |
2022 |
(1)17,638 | (1)16,832 | 16,390 | 13,547 | 14,186 | 17,281 | 15,933 | 16,882 | 14,074 | 15,604 | 13,759 | (p)12,336 | |
Unemployment Rate |
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2021 |
8.6 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 8.5 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 7.6 |
2022 |
(1)6.3 | (1)6.1 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 5.0 | (p)4.4 | |