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Civilian Labor Force, Employment & Unemployment by Place of Residence (LAUS) - Select Cities - 20071
 
Item Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Avg
   
Annapolis
  Labor Force 21,160 21,012 21,132 21,016 21,138 21,403 21,548 21,304 21,284 21,351 21,366 21,237 21,246
    Employment 20,444 20,332 20,554 20,472 20,567 20,701 20,861 20,648 20,639 20,729 20,803 20,710 20,622
    Unemployment 716 680 578 544 571 702 687 656 645 622 563 527 624
      Rate 3.4 3.2 2.7 2.6 2.7 3.3 3.2 3.1 3.0 2.9 2.6 2.5 2.9
Bowie
  Labor Force 30,659 30,669 30,808 30,601 30,752 30,966 31,333 30,897 30,891 31,120 31,137 31,019 30,905
    Employment 29,808 29,803 30,100 29,914 29,999 30,075 30,517 30,145 30,133 30,401 30,470 30,369 30,145
    Unemployment 851 866 708 687 753 891 816 752 758 719 667 650 760
      Rate 2.8 2.8 2.3 2.2 2.4 2.9 2.6 2.4 2.5 2.3 2.1 2.1 2.5
College Park
  Labor Force 13,876 13,767 13,822 13,718 13,701 13,993 14,113 13,798 13,855 13,936 13,966 13,882 13,869
    Employment 13,231 13,229 13,361 13,278 13,316 13,350 13,545 13,381 13,376 13,493 13,526 13,479 13,380
    Unemployment 645 538 461 440 385 643 568 417 479 443 440 403 489
      Rate 4.6 3.9 3.3 3.2 2.8 4.6 4.0 3.0 3.5 3.2 3.2 2.9 3.5
Frederick
  Labor Force 32,714 32,520 32,593 32,316 32,474 32,935 33,295 32,713 32,606 32,711 32,756 32,597 32,686
    Employment 31,547 31,364 31,609 31,424 31,507 31,835 32,210 31,738 31,646 31,806 31,900 31,740 31,694
    Unemployment 1,167 1,156 984 892 967 1,100 1,085 975 960 905 856 857 992
      Rate 3.6 3.6 3.0 2.8 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.6 2.6 3.0
Gaithersburg
  Labor Force 32,810 32,624 32,677 32,469 32,612 33,140 33,471 32,867 32,809 32,936 32,981 32,794 32,849
    Employment 31,857 31,672 31,919 31,733 31,818 32,149 32,527 32,051 31,958 32,119 32,214 32,054 32,006
    Unemployment 953 952 758 736 794 991 944 816 851 817 767 740 843
      Rate 2.9 2.9 2.3 2.3 2.4 3.0 2.8 2.5 2.6 2.5 2.3 2.3 2.6
Hagerstown
  Labor Force 19,020 18,876 18,985 18,792 18,914 19,100 19,146 18,969 18,998 18,932 19,057 19,127 18,993
    Employment 18,076 17,786 18,007 17,969 18,101 18,212 18,260 18,059 18,091 18,118 18,323 18,313 18,110
    Unemployment 944 1,090 978 823 813 888 886 910 907 814 734 814 883
      Rate 5.0 5.8 5.2 4.4 4.3 4.6 4.6 4.8 4.8 4.3 3.9 4.3 4.6
Rockville
  Labor Force 31,253 31,053 31,151 30,927 31,092 31,590 31,893 31,312 31,235 31,382 31,399 31,224 31,293
    Employment 30,375 30,199 30,435 30,257 30,336 30,653 31,014 30,560 30,471 30,625 30,715 30,562 30,517
    Unemployment 878 854 716 670 756 937 879 752 764 757 684 662 776
      Rate 2.8 2.8 2.3 2.2 2.4 3.0 2.8 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.2 2.1 2.5
Salisbury
  Labor Force 14,703 14,648 14,869 14,794 15,031 15,365 15,289 14,958 14,938 14,837 14,807 14,828 14,923
    Employment 13,944 13,946 14,289 14,265 14,486 14,726 14,697 14,450 14,421 14,306 14,269 14,266 14,339
    Unemployment 759 702 580 529 545 639 592 508 517 531 538 562 584
      Rate 5.2 4.8 3.9 3.6 3.6 4.2 3.9 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.8 3.9
 
NOTE: These data are not seasonally adjusted.  They are estimates relating to the week of the 12th of the month.  The count is of persons by place of residence.
1Estimates are revised to the 2011 benchmark from the Current Population Survey. Published April 2012

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