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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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Total Nonfarm |
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2018 |
1,383.8 | 1,392.7 | 1,401.7 | 1,413.4 | 1,423.3 | 1,426.3 | 1,413.6 | 1,412.9 | 1,413.3 | 1,424.6 | 1,433.3 | 1,434.0 | 1,414.4 |
2019 |
1,402.1 | 1,409.5 | 1,417.6 | 1,430.6 | 1,437.6 | 1,439.5 | 1,429.6 | 1,431.6 | 1,435.8 | (p)1,447.8 | |||
Mining, Logging, & Construction |
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2018 |
76.8 | 77.5 | 78.8 | 80.1 | 80.9 | 82.0 | 82.6 | 82.5 | 81.6 | 81.5 | 81.6 | 81.8 | 80.6 |
2019 |
80.3 | 80.1 | 79.9 | 81.8 | 82.2 | 82.9 | 84.5 | 84.7 | 85.0 | (p)86.0 | |||
Manufacturing |
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2018 |
55.7 | 55.7 | 55.6 | 56.3 | 56.2 | 56.6 | 57.1 | 57.2 | 56.8 | 57.5 | 57.3 | 57.5 | 56.6 |
2019 |
56.8 | 56.5 | 57.4 | 58.1 | 57.9 | 59.3 | 58.1 | 57.6 | 57.1 | (p)56.4 | |||
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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2018 |
246.0 | 243.0 | 243.0 | 244.3 | 245.6 | 247.3 | 244.7 | 244.5 | 244.6 | 246.5 | 250.5 | 252.7 | 246.1 |
2019 |
245.7 | 243.6 | 243.4 | 244.8 | 244.1 | 244.4 | 243.7 | 244.4 | 243.4 | (p)248.5 | |||
Information |
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2018 |
17.0 | 17.2 | 17.1 | 17.4 | 17.4 | 17.6 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.0 | 17.2 | 17.4 | 17.4 | 17.3 |
2019 |
17.0 | 17.2 | 17.3 | 17.3 | 17.3 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.6 | 17.2 | (p)17.2 | |||
Financial Activities |
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2018 |
80.1 | 80.2 | 80.0 | 80.2 | 80.0 | 80.4 | 80.6 | 80.2 | 79.3 | 79.7 | 79.9 | 79.4 | 80.0 |
2019 |
79.6 | 79.6 | 80.8 | 80.2 | 80.4 | 81.0 | 81.4 | 82.1 | 80.4 | (p)80.4 | |||
Professional & Business Services |
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2018 |
230.1 | 230.6 | 232.5 | 235.3 | 237.3 | 238.3 | 240.2 | 241.5 | 239.3 | 237.6 | 241.1 | 239.9 | 237.0 |
2019 |
233.4 | 233.0 | 233.4 | 237.5 | 242.0 | 244.3 | 242.7 | 245.8 | 243.1 | (p)247.2 | |||
Educational & Health Services |
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2018 |
275.5 | 278.6 | 279.8 | 280.4 | 279.9 | 278.2 | 278.3 | 276.8 | 278.8 | 284.6 | 285.7 | 286.1 | 280.2 |
2019 |
284.0 | 286.4 | 288.3 | 288.2 | 288.2 | 282.5 | 285.0 | 284.1 | 289.0 | (p)287.6 | |||
Leisure & Hospitality |
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2018 |
128.9 | 130.1 | 133.3 | 137.2 | 143.1 | 146.8 | 146.8 | 146.5 | 141.1 | 137.5 | 135.5 | 135.7 | 138.5 |
2019 |
130.8 | 131.4 | 134.2 | 138.5 | 142.1 | 148.4 | 149.9 | 148.0 | 144.1 | (p)142.3 | |||
Other Services |
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2018 |
51.4 | 51.5 | 51.9 | 52.2 | 52.5 | 52.8 | 52.8 | 52.4 | 51.9 | 52.6 | 53.0 | 52.7 | 52.3 |
2019 |
52.3 | 53.2 | 52.5 | 53.1 | 52.3 | 51.9 | 51.5 | 51.4 | 51.4 | (p)50.9 | |||
Government |
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2018 |
222.3 | 228.3 | 229.7 | 230.0 | 230.4 | 226.3 | 213.0 | 213.8 | 222.9 | 229.9 | 231.3 | 230.8 | 225.7 |
2019 |
222.2 | 228.5 | 230.4 | 231.1 | 231.1 | 227.3 | 215.3 | 215.9 | 225.1 | (p)231.3 | |||
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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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2018 |
1,483,797 | 1,483,898 | 1,487,533 | 1,484,293 | 1,492,662 | 1,508,439 | 1,515,008 | 1,494,872 | 1,486,958 | 1,496,052 | 1,495,407 | 1,493,054 | 1,493,498 |
2019 |
1,493,357 | 1,496,602 | 1,501,570 | 1,499,335 | 1,513,121 | 1,535,396 | 1,547,434 | 1,542,256 | (p)1,533,637 | ||||
Employment |
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2018 |
1,415,463 | 1,417,159 | 1,425,362 | 1,428,635 | 1,435,615 | 1,442,957 | 1,450,214 | 1,432,700 | 1,432,992 | 1,441,324 | 1,443,856 | 1,441,543 | 1,433,985 |
2019 |
1,431,607 | 1,435,382 | 1,443,494 | 1,448,520 | 1,458,660 | 1,473,901 | 1,484,391 | 1,480,651 | (p)1,481,185 | ||||
Unemployment |
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2018 |
68,334 | 66,739 | 62,171 | 55,658 | 57,047 | 65,482 | 64,794 | 62,172 | 53,966 | 54,728 | 51,551 | 51,511 | 59,513 |
2019 |
61,750 | 61,220 | 58,076 | 50,815 | 54,461 | 61,495 | 63,043 | 61,605 | (p)52,452 | ||||
Unemployment Rate |
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2018 |
4.6 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.0 |
2019 |
4.1 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.0 | (p)3.4 | ||||
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Footnotes |
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| 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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2018 |
368.8 | 373.2 | 376.0 | 378.1 | 378.7 | 375.5 | 375.3 | 376.0 | 379.0 | 382.7 | 383.2 | 382.7 | 377.4 |
2019 |
373.4 | 377.5 | 379.9 | 384.5 | 385.7 | 383.0 | 380.8 | 379.5 | 384.0 | (p)385.3 | |||
Mining, Logging, & Construction |
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2018 |
11.1 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.2 | 11.3 | 11.5 | 11.8 | 11.7 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.4 | 11.4 |
2019 |
11.1 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.4 | 11.5 | 11.8 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.8 | (p)11.9 | |||
Manufacturing |
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2018 |
10.5 | 10.5 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 10.7 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 10.9 | 10.7 |
2019 |
10.8 | 10.8 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 11.0 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 10.8 | (p)10.6 | |||
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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2018 |
44.0 | 43.5 | 43.3 | 43.2 | 43.4 | 44.0 | 43.4 | 43.7 | 43.7 | 43.4 | 43.3 | 44.1 | 43.6 |
2019 |
43.4 | 43.4 | 43.3 | 43.8 | 43.7 | 44.1 | 43.9 | 43.7 | 44.0 | (p)44.1 | |||
Information |
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2018 |
4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 |
2019 |
4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.5 | (p)4.5 | |||
Financial Activities |
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2018 |
17.7 | 17.9 | 17.9 | 17.8 | 17.8 | 17.7 | 17.9 | 17.8 | 17.7 | 17.6 | 17.6 | 17.5 | 17.7 |
2019 |
17.4 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.6 | 17.7 | 17.8 | 17.9 | 17.7 | (p)17.6 | |||
Professional & Business Services |
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2018 |
49.9 | 50.3 | 50.6 | 51.2 | 51.9 | 51.4 | 51.9 | 53.0 | 53.2 | 53.4 | 52.9 | 51.9 | 51.8 |
2019 |
50.4 | 49.9 | 50.1 | 52.4 | 54.0 | 53.4 | 52.2 | 52.5 | 52.0 | (p)52.8 | |||
Educational & Health Services |
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2018 |
120.8 | 122.4 | 122.8 | 123.3 | 122.3 | 121.4 | 121.8 | 121.2 | 121.6 | 124.9 | 126.0 | 126.0 | 122.9 |
2019 |
125.2 | 126.1 | 126.2 | 126.2 | 125.0 | 123.2 | 123.6 | 122.2 | 124.7 | (p)125.6 | |||
Leisure & Hospitality |
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2018 |
27.5 | 28.0 | 29.3 | 30.2 | 31.0 | 31.3 | 31.0 | 30.9 | 30.8 | 30.0 | 29.6 | 30.0 | 30.0 |
2019 |
27.7 | 29.0 | 30.1 | 31.1 | 31.9 | 32.6 | 32.5 | 32.1 | 31.6 | (p)30.3 | |||
Other Services |
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2018 |
12.6 | 12.7 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 12.7 | 12.8 |
2019 |
12.5 | 12.5 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.6 | 12.6 | (p)12.6 | |||
Government |
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2018 |
70.3 | 72.4 | 73.1 | 73.3 | 73.0 | 70.0 | 69.2 | 69.5 | 72.4 | 73.7 | 74.0 | 73.6 | 72.0 |
2019 |
70.4 | 72.8 | 73.6 | 74.0 | 73.8 | 71.9 | 70.8 | 71.1 | 74.3 | (p)75.3 | |||
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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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2018 |
288,341 | 287,591 | 288,047 | 287,713 | 289,599 | 293,350 | 294,767 | 291,949 | 287,986 | 289,480 | 289,235 | 289,041 | 289,758 |
2019 |
288,845 | 288,878 | 290,033 | 290,034 | 292,940 | 298,077 | 300,365 | 300,347 | (p)297,225 | ||||
Employment |
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2018 |
269,524 | 269,501 | 271,006 | 271,881 | 273,911 | 275,506 | 276,861 | 273,606 | 273,318 | 274,686 | 275,284 | 274,566 | 273,304 |
2019 |
272,496 | 272,923 | 274,712 | 275,963 | 278,268 | 281,620 | 283,553 | 282,896 | (p)282,810 | ||||
Unemployment |
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2018 |
18,817 | 18,090 | 17,041 | 15,832 | 15,688 | 17,844 | 17,906 | 18,343 | 14,668 | 14,794 | 13,951 | 14,475 | 16,454 |
2019 |
16,349 | 15,955 | 15,321 | 14,071 | 14,672 | 16,457 | 16,812 | 17,451 | (p)14,415 | ||||
Unemployment Rate |
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2018 |
6.5 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.7 |
2019 |
5.7 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.8 | (p)4.8 | ||||
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Footnotes |
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