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News Releases:

Feb
19

Unemployment on the Delmarva Peninsula by County – December 2019

In December, Worcester County, MD, had the highest unemployment rate on the Delmarva Peninsula at 9.4 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Feb
19

Unemployment in the Washington Area by County – December 2019

In December, Arlington County, VA, had the lowest unemployment rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area at 1.6 percent.

Feb
14

Average Energy Prices, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington – January 2020

Gasoline prices averaged $2.660 a gallon in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington area in January 2020, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Maryland Economy at a Glance:

Maryland
Data Series Back
Data		 July
2019		 Aug
2019		 Sept
2019		 Oct
2019		 Nov
2019		 Dec
2019

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 3,233.0 3,245.2 3,255.2 3,267.7 3,278.6 (p)3,288.3

Employment(1)

 3,111.0 3,123.3 3,134.3 3,149.1 3,162.1 (p)3,174.5

Unemployment(1)

 122.0 121.9 120.8 118.6 116.6 (p)113.8

Unemployment Rate(2)

 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.6 (p)3.5

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 2,748.8 2,757.8 2,765.5 2,771.9 2,784.2 (p)2,790.7

12-month % change

 0.1 0.4 0.9 0.9 1.1 (p)1.1

Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)

 162.6 164.0 165.6 166.9 167.7 (p)168.1

12-month % change

 -1.2 -0.4 0.7 1.1 1.6 (p)1.6

Manufacturing(3)

 108.1 107.7 108.3 108.7 108.5 (p)108.3

12-month % change

 -0.6 -1.0 -0.4 -0.1 0.2 (p)-0.6

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 462.9 461.8 462.8 467.9 469.5 (p)469.3

12-month % change

 -1.2 -1.2 -0.9 0.4 0.3 (p)0.3

Information(3)

 36.7 36.8 36.1 35.9 35.6 (p)34.9

12-month % change

 1.4 1.4 0.8 -0.6 -2.7 (p)-4.1

Financial Activities(3)

 143.1 143.6 142.9 143.4 143.2 (p)143.7

12-month % change

 -0.8 -0.2 -0.6 0.2 0.4 (p)1.1

Professional & Business Services(3)

 453.5 454.1 455.9 457.3 461.7 (p)462.8

12-month % change

 0.4 0.6 1.0 1.6 1.9 (p)1.6

Education & Health Services(3)

 479.7 482.5 484.9 479.9 480.9 (p)483.4

12-month % change

 1.8 2.4 2.9 1.6 1.4 (p)1.4

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 280.6 282.2 284.1 285.4 290.1 (p)292.1

12-month % change

 -0.8 -0.3 0.8 1.1 1.9 (p)2.6

Other Services(3)

 115.4 116.0 116.2 115.9 115.7 (p)116.8

12-month % change

 1.1 1.5 2.0 -0.5 0.3 (p)1.4

Government(3)

 506.2 509.1 508.7 510.6 511.3 (p)511.3

12-month % change

 0.5 0.9 1.0 0.9 1.0 (p)0.9

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary
Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV, Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Feb 2020
Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV, Division Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Feb 2020
Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ, Division Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Feb 2020
Baltimore Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Feb 2020
Silver Spring, MD, Division Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Feb 2020
Hagerstown Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Feb 2020
Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD, Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Feb 2020
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Feb 2020
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Feb 2020
Maryland: Nonfarm employment and labor force data, seasonally adjusted Employment, Unemployment Table Feb 2020
Maryland: Nonfarm employment and labor force data, not seasonally adjusted Employment, Unemployment Table Feb 2020
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Feb 2020
Calvert-Charles-Prince George’s, MD: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Feb 2020
Silver Spring-Frederick-Rockville, MD: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Feb 2020
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Feb 2020
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Feb 2020
Mid-Atlantic - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Feb 2020
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Mid-Atlantic Consumer price indexes Table Feb 2020
Mid-Atlantic - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Feb 2020
Mid-Atlantic Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Feb 2020
Baltimore Area Employment – March 2018 Employment News Release May 2018
Philadelphia Area Employment – November 2019 Employment News Release Jan 2020
Washington Area Employment – October 2019 Employment News Release Nov 2019
Average Energy Prices, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria – December 2019 Average energy prices News Release Jan 2020
Consumer Expenditures for the Baltimore Metropolitan Area: 2017-18 Consumer spending News Release Oct 2019
Consumer Expenditures for the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area: 2017-18 Consumer spending News Release Oct 2019
County Employment and Wages in the Delmarva Peninsula – Fourth Quarter 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2019
Consumer Expenditures for the Washington Metropolitan Area: 2017-18 Consumer spending News Release Oct 2019
County Employment and Wages in the District of Columbia – Second Quarter 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Dec 2018
County Employment and Wages in Maryland – Second Quarter 2019 Employment, Pay News Release Dec 2019
Average Energy Prices - Philadelphia Average energy prices Table Feb 2020
Average Energy Prices - Washington DC Average energy prices Table Feb 2020
Consumer Price Index, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria – January 2020 Consumer price indexes News Release Feb 2020
Consumer Price Index, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington – December 2019 Consumer price indexes News Release Jan 2020
Changing Compensation Costs in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area – December 2019 Benefits, Pay News Release Feb 2020
Changing Compensation Costs in the Washington-Baltimore Metropolitan Area – December 2019 Benefits, Pay News Release Feb 2020
Average Energy Prices, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington – January 2020 Average energy prices News Release Feb 2020
Women’s Earnings in Maryland — 2018 Pay News Release Dec 2019
Fatal Work Injuries in Maryland — 2014 Workplace fatalities News Release Jan 2016
Workplace Fatalities in Maryland - Full Tables Workplace fatalities Table Nov 2014
Fatal Work Injuries in the Baltimore Area — 2017 Workplace fatalities News Release Jul 2019
Fatal Work Injuries in the Philadelphia Area — 2017 Workplace fatalities News Release Jul 2019
Fatal Work Injuries in the Washington, DC Area — 2017 Workplace fatalities News Release Jul 2019
Workplace Fatalities in Baltimore-Towson, MD – Full Tables Workplace fatalities Table Jan 2015
Workplace Fatalities in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD – Full Tables Workplace fatalities Table Feb 2014
Consumer Price Index Historical Tables for Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-MD-VA-WV Consumer price indexes Table Feb 2020
Summary of annual and semi-annual indexes Consumer price indexes Table Jan 2020
Workplace Fatalities in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV – Full Tables Workplace fatalities Table Feb 2014
Consumer Price Index, South Region – January 2020 Consumer price indexes News Release Feb 2020
Occupational Employment and Wages in Baltimore-Towson – May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2019
Unemployment in the Washington Area by County – December 2019 Unemployment News Release Feb 2020
Unemployment on the Delmarva Peninsula by County – December 2019 Unemployment News Release Feb 2020
Occupational Employment and Wages in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria – May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages for Teachers in Maryland’s Metropolitan Areas – May 2015 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2016
Consumer Price Index Historical Tables for Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Consumer price indexes Table Jan 2020
Average Energy Prices - Baltimore Average energy prices Table Feb 2020
Average Energy Prices, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson – January 2020 Average energy prices News Release Feb 2020
Consumer Price Index, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson – December 2019 Consumer price indexes News Release Jan 2020