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Maryland Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment (in thousands) - Maryland Monthly Labor Review - April 2008
 
Industry Title April
2008		 March
2008**		 April
2007		 Percent Change
April 2007-
April 2008
    
Total Nonfarm 2,629.1        2,610.7        2,597.6        1.2
  Total Private 2,137.2        2,119.7        2,114.1        1.1
    Goods Producing 317.0        314.8        320.7        -1.2
      Natural Resources, Mining & Construction 187.7        184.9        188.9        -0.6
            Construction of Buildings 43.0        42.7        44.0        -2.3
            Specialty Trade Contractors 126.8        125.8        126.3        0.4
      Manufacturing  129.3        129.9        131.8        -1.9
          Durable Goods 69.9        70.1        70.8        -1.3
            Computer & Electronic Product Manufacturing 21.7        21.7        21.8        -0.5
            Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 7.6        7.7        8.5        -10.6
          Non-Durable Goods 59.4        59.8        61.0        -2.6
    Service-Providing 2,312.1        2,295.9        2,276.9        1.5
     Private Service Providing 1,820.2        1,804.9        1,793.4        1.5
      Trade, Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities 472.6        471.8        470.3        0.5
        Wholesale Trade 95.7        95.0        95.2        0.5
            Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods 50.6        50.3        50.8        -0.4
            Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods 30.7        30.3        30.9        -0.6
        Retail Trade 296.9        296.5        295.2        0.6
            Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers 38.6        38.3        38.6        0.0
            Food & Beverage Stores 64.0        64.2        63.0        1.6
              Grocery Stores 53.7        54.1        52.7        1.9
            Health & Personal Care Stores 17.4        17.7        17.9        -2.8
            Clothing & Clothing Accessories Stores 30.2        30.3        29.5        2.4
            General Merchandise Stores 50.0        50.3        48.5        3.1
              Department Stores 38.0        38.8        37.3        1.9
        Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities 80.0        80.3        79.9        0.1
          Utilities 9.9        10.2        9.7        2.1
          Transportation & Warehousing 70.1        70.1        70.2        -0.1
            Truck Transportation 16.4        16.3        17.0        -3.5
      Information 50.8        50.9        50.4        0.8
            Telecommunications 21.0        21.0        21.6        -2.8
      Financial Activities 155.9        155.2        157.7        -1.1
          Finance and Insurance 109.4        108.9        110.4        -0.9
            Credit Intermediation & Related Activities 53.8        53.8        56.8        -5.3
              Depository Credit Intermediation 29.0        29.0        29.4        -1.4
            Insurance Carriers & Related Activities 36.9        36.9        36.8        0.3
              Insurance Carriers 21.2        21.3        21.2        0.0
          Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 46.5        46.3        47.3        -1.7
      Professional and Business Services 402.7        398.7        395.7        1.8
          Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services 224.5        224.0        221.7        1.3
              Legal Services 20.2        20.1        20.9        -3.3
              Accounting & Bookkeeping Services 20.5        20.5        21.3        -3.8
              Architectural, Engineering, & Related Services 42.3        41.8        41.3        2.4
              Computer Systems Design & Related Services 58.6        58.7        56.8        3.2
              Management & Technical Consulting Services 29.9        29.6        29.1        2.7
              Scientific Research & Development 31.2        31.2        30.7        1.6
          Management of Companies & Enterprises 20.0        20.0        19.3        3.6
          Administrative & Support Services 158.2        154.7        154.7        2.3
              Employment Services 46.8        46.3        49.4        -5.3
              Services to Buildings & Dwellings 50.1        47.8        48.5        3.3
      Educational & Health Care & Social Assistance 383.6        382.2        372.6        3.0
          Educational Services 73.1        72.2        70.2        4.1
              Colleges, Universities, & Professional Schools 36.6        36.3        35.0        4.6
          Health Care & Social Assistance 310.5        310.0        302.4        2.7
            Ambulatory Health Care Services 99.9        99.6        97.5        2.5
              Offices of Physicians 44.7        44.6        43.1        3.7
            Hospitals 100.9        100.9        98.1        2.9
              General Medical & Surgical Hospitals 92.5        92.5        90.1        2.7
            Nursing & Resident Care Facilities 65.0        64.9        63.5        2.4
              Nursing Care Facilities 30.8        30.9        30.4        1.3
            Social Assistance 44.7        44.6        43.3        3.2
      Leisure & Hospitality 235.0        227.2        229.7        2.3
          Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 35.9        33.5        34.4        4.4
          Accommodation & Food Services 199.1        193.7        195.3        1.9
            Accommodation 23.1        22.0        22.6        2.2
            Food Services and Drinking Places 176.0        171.7        172.7        1.9
      Other Services 119.6        118.9        117.0        2.2
            Personal & Laundry Services 31.9        31.6        31.2        2.2
  Government 491.9        491.0        483.5        1.7
            Federal Government 125.0        124.6        124.0        0.8
            State Government 113.5        113.5        112.7        0.7
              State Government, Education 51.4        51.7        50.0        2.8
            Local Government 253.4        252.9        246.8        2.7
              Local Government, Education 162.3        162.3        160.1        1.4
 
*The count is of jobs, not workers. It includes full and part-time wage earners employed during pay period including the 12th of the month.

NOTE: Figures may not add to totals due to rounding and exclusion of some NAICS.

Data are not seasonally adjusted. **Estimates are revised. Prepared in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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