Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD: Nonfarm employment and labor force data : Mid–Atlantic Information Office : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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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
2019	1,401.8	1,408.2	1,415.6	1,424.6	1,433.3	1,437.5	1,426.1	1,425.6	1,421.6	1,432.2	1,443.2	1,446.3	1,426.3
2020	1,417.4	1,420.1	1,412.3	1,229.5	1,264.3	(p)1,309.4
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2019	79.0	78.4	79.5	80.0	80.8	82.3	83.2	83.3	82.4	83.5	82.8	82.7	81.5
2020	82.3	81.9	82.4	78.9	83.4	(p)86.2
Manufacturing
2019	58.3	58.5	58.8	59.3	59.5	59.8	60.1	60.3	59.7	59.1	59.3	59.6	59.4
2020	60.0	60.2	59.6	53.3	55.3	(p)57.1
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2019	247.5	243.3	242.4	243.3	244.6	246.5	246.1	246.1	246.1	250.4	255.4	258.1	247.5
2020	244.8	243.6	245.4	216.0	220.4	(p)231.7
Information
2019	17.0	17.0	17.2	17.3	17.4	17.8	17.3	17.3	17.2	17.3	17.3	17.0	17.3
2020	16.8	16.8	16.8	14.7	14.6	(p)14.7
Financial Activities
2019	79.4	79.5	79.3	79.2	79.0	79.4	80.0	79.7	79.2	79.2	78.5	78.1	79.2
2020	76.8	77.3	77.1	72.3	73.6	(p)74.5
Professional & Business Services
2019	238.9	240.1	241.6	243.8	245.3	248.2	249.0	251.0	246.6	250.3	253.7	253.6	246.8
2020	251.9	248.8	247.2	224.2	230.9	(p)236.7
Educational & Health Services
2019	277.6	281.4	282.5	282.0	281.3	279.4	279.0	276.7	278.0	278.6	280.3	281.6	279.9
2020	280.7	281.7	282.6	246.1	250.7	(p)252.0
Leisure & Hospitality
2019	130.1	130.8	133.8	138.8	144.0	147.5	147.0	146.1	139.5	136.7	136.8	137.6	139.1
2020	135.2	135.9	128.0	70.3	81.6	(p)100.5
Other Services
2019	51.0	51.2	51.4	51.7	51.9	52.2	51.8	51.7	51.3	50.8	51.3	51.8	51.5
2020	52.0	52.2	49.8	37.0	38.4	(p)44.2
Government
2019	223.0	228.0	229.1	229.2	229.5	224.4	212.6	213.4	221.6	226.3	227.8	226.2	224.3
2020	216.9	221.7	223.4	216.7	215.4	(p)211.8
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
2019	(1)1,507,194	(1)1,506,458	(1)1,510,674	(1)1,506,352	(1)1,517,116	(1)1,536,254	(1)1,543,891	(1)1,534,162	(1)1,521,785	(1)1,528,235	(1)1,525,470	(1)1,524,495	(1)1,521,841
2020	1,529,939	1,527,006	1,526,488	1,423,797	1,441,783	(p)1,501,034
Employment
2019	(1)1,443,906	(1)1,446,400	(1)1,453,826	(1)1,457,217	(1)1,464,016	(1)1,475,921	(1)1,482,269	(1)1,474,437	(1)1,470,851	(1)1,476,595	(1)1,476,492	(1)1,479,040	(1)1,466,748
2020	1,475,984	1,473,214	1,473,191	1,279,916	1,302,439	(p)1,381,075
Unemployment
2019	(1)63,288	(1)60,058	(1)56,848	(1)49,135	(1)53,100	(1)60,333	(1)61,622	(1)59,725	(1)50,934	(1)51,640	(1)48,978	(1)45,455	(1)55,093
2020	53,955	53,792	53,297	143,881	139,344	(p)119,959
Unemployment Rate
2019	(1)4.2	(1)4.0	(1)3.8	(1)3.3	(1)3.5	(1)3.9	(1)4.0	(1)3.9	(1)3.3	(1)3.4	(1)3.2	(1)3.0	(1)3.6
2020	3.5	3.5	3.5	10.1	9.7	(p)8.0
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on April 17, 2020. (p) Preliminary

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
2019	366.4	371.4	373.7	375.3	378.1	373.4	371.7	371.7	374.4	375.1	375.5	374.6	373.4
2020	369.0	371.2	372.5	329.3	331.0	(p)327.4
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2019	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.1	11.3	11.4	11.5	11.6	11.4	11.4	11.3	11.2	11.3
2020	11.0	11.0	10.9	10.3	10.5	(p)10.6
Manufacturing
2019	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.2	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.2
2020	11.0	11.0	11.0	8.8	9.4	(p)9.6
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2019	40.7	40.3	39.8	39.5	40.7	40.6	40.1	40.6	41.2	41.0	41.5	41.6	40.6
2020	40.3	39.9	39.9	35.1	35.0	(p)35.9
Information
2019	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9
2020	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.4	4.4	(p)4.4
Financial Activities
2019	17.0	17.2	17.1	17.5	17.4	17.4	17.7	17.7	17.5	17.5	17.4	17.1	17.4
2020	16.7	17.2	17.1	15.5	15.7	(p)16.3
Professional & Business Services
2019	53.1	53.6	54.1	54.3	55.4	55.7	55.1	56.7	56.2	57.3	57.1	56.8	55.5
2020	56.5	55.9	56.3	48.6	50.6	(p)49.1
Educational & Health Services
2019	119.7	121.7	122.4	121.6	120.6	119.6	120.2	118.5	119.6	120.0	120.2	121.3	120.5
2020	122.2	122.6	123.8	114.0	114.6	(p)110.1
Leisure & Hospitality
2019	26.9	27.7	28.8	30.1	31.2	30.8	30.8	30.3	30.2	28.8	28.4	27.8	29.3
2020	27.7	28.1	27.7	16.4	15.7	(p)16.3
Other Services
2019	12.4	12.4	12.5	12.6	12.7	12.7	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.4	12.4	12.5
2020	12.1	12.1	11.8	9.4	9.4	(p)9.6
Government
2019	69.8	71.6	72.0	72.6	72.7	69.0	67.5	67.6	69.8	70.8	71.1	70.4	70.4
2020	66.6	68.5	69.1	66.8	65.7	(p)65.5
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
2019	(1)287,780	(1)286,855	(1)287,840	(1)287,396	(1)289,733	(1)294,244	(1)295,652	(1)294,759	(1)290,883	(1)291,957	(1)291,299	(1)290,523	(1)290,743
2020	291,738	290,560	291,181	271,941	276,230	(p)288,949
Employment
2019	(1)271,110	(1)271,286	(1)272,923	(1)273,845	(1)275,498	(1)278,182	(1)279,307	(1)277,884	(1)277,012	(1)277,812	(1)277,897	(1)278,177	(1)275,911
2020	277,376	276,865	276,898	240,526	244,541	(p)260,176
Unemployment
2019	(1)16,670	(1)15,569	(1)14,917	(1)13,551	(1)14,235	(1)16,062	(1)16,345	(1)16,875	(1)13,871	(1)14,145	(1)13,402	(1)12,346	(1)14,832
2020	14,362	13,695	14,283	31,415	31,689	(p)28,773
Unemployment Rate
2019	(1)5.8	(1)5.4	(1)5.2	(1)4.7	(1)4.9	(1)5.5	(1)5.5	(1)5.7	(1)4.8	(1)4.8	(1)4.6	(1)4.2	(1)5.1
2020	4.9	4.7	4.9	11.6	11.5	(p)10.0
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on April 17, 2020. (p) Preliminary