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Employment and Payrolls - Industry Series - Maryland - Third Quarter 2008
 

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  Industry

THIRD QUARTER 2008
  Number
of
Reporting
Units 		Monthly Employment Quarterly
Average
Employment		 Total Wages Average
Weekly
Wage
Per
Worker


First		 Second Third

Maryland

              
               

TOTAL EMPLOYMENT

 163,946   2,519,996   2,517,897   2,543,617 2,527,170  $30,236,846,208 $920

 

              

GOVERNMENT SECTOR - TOTAL

 3,294 423,924 427,298 473,468 441,563 6,448,102,871 1,123
Federal Government 1,015 128,778 128,445 127,643 128,289 2,630,447,549 1,577
State Government 389 97,093 98,334 99,392 98,273 1,167,753,954 914
Local Government 1,890 198,053 200,519 246,433 215,002 2,649,901,368 948
               

PRIVATE SECTOR TOTAL - ALL INDUSTRIES

 160,652 2,096,072 2,090,599 2,070,149 2,085,607 23,788,743,337 877

 

              
GOODS-PRODUCING 23,351 318,568 318,101 314,625 317,098 4,262,461,480 1,034
 
Natural Resources and Mining
 677 7,191 7,146 6,950 7,096 60,536,437 656
 
Crop production
 205 2,621 2,580 2,432 2,544 16,973,075 513
 
Animal production
 137 1,316 1,308 1,307 1,310 10,842,116 637
 
Forestry and logging
 59 219 220 217 219 1,541,726 542
 
Fishing, hunting and trapping
 30 148 158 157 154 987,849 493
 
Agriculture and forestry support activities
 154 1,248 1,226 1,197 1,224 8,365,513 526
 
Oil and gas extraction
 3 3 3 3 3 29,548 758
 
Mining, except oil and gas
 54 1,194 1,207 1,195 1,199 15,792,091 1,013
 
Support activities for mining
 35 442 444 442 443 6,004,519 1,043
 
Construction
 18,663 182,283 181,664 179,345 181,097 2,295,614,613 975
 
Construction of buildings
 6,381 41,670 41,275 40,727 41,224 559,628,849 1,044
 
Heavy and civil engineering construction
 1,036 17,893 17,813 17,683 17,796 235,871,392 1,020
 
Specialty trade contractors
 11,246 122,720 122,576 120,935 122,077 1,500,114,372 945
 
Manufacturing
 4,011 129,094 129,291 128,330 128,905 1,906,310,430 1,138
 
Food manufacturing
 353 15,428 15,418 15,459 15,435 159,406,469 794
 
Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing
 60 3,833 3,803 3,740 3,792 42,818,638 869
 
Textile mills
 39 1,100 1,099 1,073 1,091 10,064,057 710
 
Textile product mills
 124 946 952 953 950 8,514,917 689
 
Apparel manufacturing
 55 1,362 1,380 1,403 1,382 9,145,635 509
 
Leather and allied product manufacturing
 14 94 168 171 144 1,550,960 829
 
Wood product manufacturing
 131 2,827 2,816 2,766 2,803 27,228,354 747
 
Paper manufacturing
 50 4,141 4,173 4,140 4,151 46,877,122 869
 
Printing and related support activities
 626 12,210 12,213 12,108 12,177 148,929,724 941
 
Petroleum and coal products manufacturing
 37 782 784 785 784 11,896,060 1,167
 
Chemical manufacturing
 241 12,524 12,495 12,443 12,487 233,550,807 1,439
 
Plastics and rubber products manufacturing
 100 7,078 7,016 6,652 6,915 98,423,187 1,095
 
Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing
 187 4,656 4,605 4,572 4,611 54,025,047 901
 
Primary metal manufacturing
 52 3,587 3,588 3,599 3,591 59,595,288 1,277
 
Fabricated metal product manufacturing
 471 10,414 10,454 10,332 10,400 126,025,345 932
 
Machinery manufacturing
 221 7,429 7,427 7,577 7,478 107,024,720 1,101
 
Computer and electronic product manufacturing
 319 21,794 21,724 21,530 21,683 499,556,865 1,772
 
Electrical equipment and appliance mfg.
 77 2,241 2,193 2,172 2,202 31,467,607 1,099
 
Transportation equipment manufacturing
 138 7,689 8,071 8,053 7,938 130,244,388 1,262
 
Furniture and related product manufacturing
 254 3,711 3,660 3,614 3,662 33,646,598 707
 
Miscellaneous manufacturing
 462 5,248 5,252 5,188 5,229 66,318,642 976
SERVICE PROVIDING 136,474 1,776,584 1,771,586 1,754,566 1,767,579 19,512,267,985 849
 
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
 33,574 461,059 460,286 457,647 459,664 4,358,025,787 729
 
Utilities
 131 10,425 10,396 10,325 10,382 199,970,439 1,482
 
Merchant wholesalers, durable goods
 4,275 48,614 48,621 48,264 48,500 819,151,383 1,299
 
Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods
 1,905 30,558 30,356 30,257 30,390 395,511,042 1,001
 
Electronic markets and agents and brokers
 3,969 14,759 14,723 14,631 14,704 289,510,736 1,515
 
Motor vehicle and parts dealers
 1,724 37,334 37,072 36,620 37,009 390,498,506 812
 
Furniture and home furnishings stores
 1,126 11,292 11,246 10,992 11,177 92,527,778 637
 
Electronics and appliance stores
 1,113 10,916 10,956 10,973 10,948 97,424,539 685
 
Building material and garden supply stores
 1,188 24,688 24,093 23,694 24,158 200,234,875 638
 
Food and beverage stores
 3,627 65,815 65,651 65,638 65,701 401,432,400 470
 
Health and personal care stores
 1,769 17,956 17,810 17,709 17,825 146,955,080 634
 
Gasoline stations
 1,375 9,927 9,815 9,624 9,789 49,432,197 388
 
Clothing and clothing accessories stores
 2,627 30,058 30,268 29,279 29,868 131,245,897 338
 
Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores
 1,032 11,991 12,159 12,055 12,068 64,502,203 411
 
General merchandise stores
 829 50,191 50,367 50,017 50,192 238,389,686 365
 
Miscellaneous store retailers
 2,184 17,738 17,701 17,396 17,612 101,313,749 443
 
Nonstore retailers
 691 5,327 5,420 5,246 5,331 49,156,276 709
 
Air transportation
 67 4,369 4,294 4,321 4,328 71,067,025 1,263
 
Rail transportation
 D D D D D D D
 
Water transportation
 38 624 606 604 611 12,824,830 1,615
 
Truck transportation
 1,753 16,128 16,212 15,963 16,101 176,615,063 844
 
Transit and ground passenger transportation
 742 8,735 8,679 10,182 9,199 59,555,783 498
 
Pipeline transportation
 3 55 54 54 54 988,882 1,409
 
Scenic and sightseeing transportation
 54 648 620 552 607 3,420,091 433
 
Support activities for transportation
 691 10,657 10,860 10,867 10,795 142,934,601 1,019
 
Postal service
 D D D D D D D
 
Couriers and messengers
 347 10,995 11,025 11,099 11,040 108,660,672 757
 
Warehousing and storage
 284 11,047 11,056 11,064 11,056 112,851,498 785
 
Information
 2,629 49,721 49,483 49,466 49,557 786,128,847 1,220
 
Publishing industries, except Internet
 732 12,111 11,972 11,796 11,960 178,771,174 1,150
 
Motion picture and sound recording industries
 386 4,705 4,613 5,107 4,808 30,414,737 487
 
Broadcasting, except Internet
 144 4,979 4,980 4,867 4,942 103,747,609 1,615
 
Telecommunications
 842 20,802 20,696 20,584 20,694 360,932,369 1,342
 
ISPs, search portals, and data processing
 341 5,620 5,709 5,619 5,649 86,081,225 1,172
 
Other information services
 184 1,504 1,513 1,493 1,503 26,181,733 1,340
 
Financial Activities
 15,254 150,072 149,591 147,634 149,099 2,313,532,291 1,194
 
Monetary authorities - central bank
 7 299 295 291 295 4,662,308 1,216
 
Credit intermediation and related activities
 4,135 50,880 50,833 49,931 50,548 673,770,849 1,025
 
Securities, commodity contracts, investments
 1,368 16,192 16,239 15,983 16,138 513,548,815 2,448
 
Insurance carriers and related activities
 3,011 34,176 33,944 33,711 33,944 554,917,576 1,258
 
Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles
 162 1,535 1,527 1,550 1,537 22,755,436 1,139
 
Real estate
 5,434 33,572 33,458 33,031 33,354 408,819,097 943
 
Rental and leasing services
 1,087 13,087 12,967 12,811 12,955 129,056,039 766
 
Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets
 50 331 328 326 328 6,002,171 1,408
 
Professional and Business Services
 35,813 403,809 404,433 401,117 403,120 6,048,087,113 1,154
 
Professional and technical services
 24,707 226,769 226,638 224,458 225,955 4,306,127,536 1,466
 
Management of companies and enterprises
 470 21,417 21,429 21,291 21,379 418,222,433 1,505
 
Administrative and support services
 10,115 147,606 148,455 147,544 147,868 1,230,313,463 640
 
Waste management and remediation services
 521 8,017 7,911 7,824 7,917 93,423,681 908
 
Education and Health Services
 17,147 365,820 364,919 368,830 366,523 4,124,140,695 866
 
Educational services
 2,287 57,239 55,422 58,680 57,114 672,402,239 906
 
Ambulatory health care services
 10,498 101,048 101,373 100,977 101,133 1,403,265,444 1,067
 
Hospitals
 157 98,558 99,038 99,040 98,879 1,261,355,830 981
 
Nursing and residential care facilities
 1,466 65,335 65,461 65,437 65,411 500,243,554 588
 
Social assistance
 2,739 43,640 43,625 44,696 43,987 286,873,628 502
 
Leisure and Hospitality
 13,286 254,623 252,559 240,198 249,127 1,161,609,943 359
 
Performing arts and spectator sports
 766 7,895 8,888 7,655 8,146 114,083,347 1,077
 
Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks
 98 1,875 1,825 1,735 1,812 12,063,806 512
 
Amusements, gambling, and recreation
 1,466 34,928 33,175 28,423 32,175 139,135,371 333
 
Accommodation
 787 27,390 27,177 25,530 26,699 169,360,199 488
 
Food services and drinking places
 10,169 182,535 181,494 176,855 180,295 726,967,220 310
 
Other Services
 18,771 91,480 90,315 89,674 90,490 720,743,309 613
 
Repair and maintenance
 4,316 24,289 24,129 24,053 24,157 235,808,867 751
 
Personal and laundry services
 3,940 32,142 31,971 31,645 31,919 177,506,359 428
 
Membership associations and organizations
 2,716 26,326 25,601 25,362 25,763 262,744,751 785
 
Private households
 7,799 8,723 8,614 8,614 8,650 44,683,332 397
UNCLASSIFIED 827 920 912 958 930 14,013,872 1,159
 
D - indicates data do not meet agency disclosure standards.
 
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