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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
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	(p)1,421.5
Mining, Logging, & Construction
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	(p)82.4
Manufacturing
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	(p)62.4
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
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	(p)258.7
Information
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	(p)16.5
Financial Activities
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	(p)77.2
Professional & Business Services
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	(p)252.4
Educational & Health Services
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	(p)262.3
Leisure & Hospitality
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	(p)138.7
Other Services
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	(p)50.2
Government
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	(p)220.7
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
2021	(1)1,461,154	(1)1,461,474	(1)1,469,368	(1)1,467,351	(1)1,471,114	(1)1,493,047	(1)1,501,547	(1)1,490,610	(1)1,481,402	(1)1,492,105	(1)1,499,667	(1)1,501,247	(1)1,482,507
2022	(2)1,485,116	(2)1,490,657	1,507,922	1,496,470	1,498,549	(p)1,530,483
Employment
2021	(1)1,373,349	(1)1,376,595	(1)1,385,750	(1)1,388,615	(1)1,387,629	(1)1,397,847	(1)1,416,867	(1)1,405,211	(1)1,403,786	(1)1,417,232	(1)1,428,918	(1)1,434,164	(1)1,401,330
2022	(2)1,422,800	(2)1,427,108	1,445,240	1,447,083	1,444,266	(p)1,460,051
Unemployment
2021	(1)87,805	(1)84,879	(1)83,618	(1)78,736	(1)83,485	(1)95,200	(1)84,680	(1)85,399	(1)77,616	(1)74,873	(1)70,749	(1)67,083	(1)81,177
2022	(2)62,316	(2)63,549	62,682	49,387	54,283	(p)70,432
Unemployment Rate
2021	(1)6.0	(1)5.8	(1)5.7	(1)5.4	(1)5.7	(1)6.4	(1)5.6	(1)5.7	(1)5.2	(1)5.0	(1)4.7	(1)4.5	(1)5.5
2022	(2)4.2	(2)4.3	4.2	3.3	3.6	(p)4.6
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on April 15, 2022. (2) Corrected. (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
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	(p)377.8
Mining, Logging, & Construction
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	(p)11.4
Manufacturing
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	(p)11.2
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
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	(p)47.9
Information
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	(p)4.9
Financial Activities
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	(p)17.1
Professional & Business Services
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	(p)60.8
Educational & Health Services
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	(p)111.9
Leisure & Hospitality
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	(p)28.1
Other Services
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	(p)11.6
Government
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	(p)72.9
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
2021	(1)274,930	(1)273,922	(1)275,230	(1)274,791	(1)274,895	(1)279,914	(1)280,848	(1)278,822	(1)277,072	(1)278,978	(1)280,448	(1)280,450	(1)277,525
2022	(2)278,340	(2)278,101	280,784	278,274	277,617	(p)284,348
Employment
2021	(1)251,250	(1)251,844	(1)253,183	(1)253,874	(1)253,155	(1)255,990	(1)259,065	(1)256,998	(1)256,794	(1)259,069	(1)261,724	(1)262,676	(1)256,302
2022	(2)260,702	(2)261,269	264,394	264,727	263,431	(p)267,107
Unemployment
2021	(1)23,680	(1)22,078	(1)22,047	(1)20,917	(1)21,740	(1)23,924	(1)21,783	(1)21,824	(1)20,278	(1)19,909	(1)18,724	(1)17,774	(1)21,223
2022	(2)17,638	(2)16,832	16,390	13,547	14,186	(p)17,241
Unemployment Rate
2021	(1)8.6	(1)8.1	(1)8.0	(1)7.6	(1)7.9	(1)8.5	(1)7.8	(1)7.8	(1)7.3	(1)7.1	(1)6.7	(1)6.3	(1)7.6
2022	(2)6.3	(2)6.1	5.8	4.9	5.1	(p)6.1
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on April 15, 2022. (2) Corrected. (p) Preliminary