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Howard County - County Industry Series - Maryland's Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) - OWIP

CALENDAR YEAR 2018
Industry Average
Number
of
Reporting
 Units
Annual
Average
Employment
Total Wages Average
Weekly
Wage
Per
Worker
         
Howard County        
         
TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 10,068 171,368  $11,718,717,811 $1,315
         
GOVERNMENT SECTOR -- TOTAL 137 16,958 1,047,440,273 1,188
Federal Government 25 672 57,299,782 1,639
State Government 14 1,725 102,402,701 1,141
Local Government 97 14,560 887,737,790 1,172
         
PRIVATE SECTOR TOTAL -- ALL INDUSTRIES 9,931 154,410 10,671,277,538 1,329
         
GOODS-PRODUCING 1,121 20,498 1,583,096,697 1,485
  Natural Resources and Mining
27 336 18,131,704 1,037
  Construction
868 11,947 892,200,862 1,436
  Manufacturing
225 8,215 672,764,131 1,575
SERVICE PROVIDING 8,808 133,912 9,088,178,275 1,305
  Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
1,740 33,929 1,971,964,150 1,118
  Information
157 3,717 388,222,833 2,009
  Financial Activities
950 10,167 932,695,800 1,764
  Professional and Business Services
3,013 46,086 4,308,470,425 1,798
  Education and Health Services
1,280 19,023 944,971,532 955
  Leisure and Hospitality
763 16,478 354,212,535 413
  Other Services
903 4,510 187,641,000 800