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Civilian Labor Force, Employment and Unemployment - Monthly Labor Review - August 2012
 

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Civilian Labor Force, Employment, and Unemployment By Place of Residence
August 2012
 
Area Civilian
Labor Force		 Employment Unemployment Unemployment
Rate
Aug
2012		 July
2012r		 Aug
2012		 July
2012r		 Aug
2012		 July
2012r		 Aug
2012		 July
2012r
   
      Seasonally Adjusted
Maryland 3,071,545 3,078,126 2,854,151 2,863,278 217,394 214,848 7.1   7.0  
United States* 154,645,000 155,013,000 142,101,000 142,220,000 12,544,000 12,794,000 8.1   8.3  
 
    Not Seasonally Adjusted
Maryland 3,089,387 3,135,390 2,871,793 2,913,651 217,594 221,739 7.0   7.1  
 
Baltimore-Towson MSA 1,445,842 1,463,484 1,335,055 1,351,179 110,787 112,305 7.7   7.7  
    Baltimore City 277,969 281,207 247,283 250,270 30,686 30,937 11.0   11.0  
    Anne Arundel 297,756 301,415 278,296 281,657 19,460 19,758 6.5   6.6  
    Baltimore 444,324 449,797 410,423 415,379 33,901 34,418 7.6   7.7  
    Carroll 94,161 95,299 87,995 89,058 6,166 6,241 6.5   6.5  
    Harford 136,724 138,585 126,809 128,341 9,915 10,244 7.3   7.4  
    Howard 167,930 169,883 158,965 160,885 8,965 8,998 5.3   5.3  
    Queen Anne's 26,978 27,300 25,284 25,589 1,694 1,711 6.3   6.3  
 
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Division, MD 592,389 601,706 551,960 560,219 40,429 41,487 6.8   6.9  
    Calvert 47,832 48,741 45,001 45,674 2,831 3,067 5.9   6.3  
    Charles 79,373 80,604 74,371 75,484 5,002 5,120 6.3   6.4  
    Prince George's 465,186 472,361 432,589 439,061 32,597 33,300 7.0   7.0  
 
Bethesda-Frederick-Rockville Metro Div 658,794 670,575 623,542 634,759 35,252 35,816 5.4   5.3  
    Frederick 128,456 130,786 121,002 123,179 7,454 7,607 5.8   5.8  
    Montgomery 530,338 539,789 502,540 511,580 27,798 28,209 5.2   5.2  
 
Cumberland, MD-WV MSA 51,431 51,751 47,375 47,640 4,056 4,111 7.9   7.9  
    Allegany 37,401 37,516 34,360 34,497 3,041 3,019 8.1   8.0  
 
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV MSA 122,747 122,861 113,035 113,111 9,712 9,750 7.9   7.9  
    Washington 69,651 69,411 63,623 63,506 6,028 5,905 8.7   8.5  
 
Salisbury, MD MSA 64,323 66,267 58,872 60,595 5,451 5,672 8.5   8.6  
    Somerset 11,032 11,390 9,955 10,246 1,077 1,144 9.8   10.0  
    Wicomico 53,291 54,877 48,917 50,349 4,374 4,528 8.2   8.3  
 
Balance of State 220,988 226,429 204,382 208,895 16,606 17,534 7.5   7.7  
    Caroline 16,509 17,117 15,162 15,726 1,347 1,391 8.2   8.1  
    Cecil 50,427 51,605 46,262 46,970 4,165 4,635 8.3   9.0  
    Dorchester 17,025 17,542 15,301 15,760 1,724 1,782 10.1   10.2  
    Garrett 17,461 18,004 16,271 16,726 1,190 1,278 6.8   7.1  
    Kent 11,404 11,827 10,620 11,001 784 826 6.9   7.0  
    St. Mary's 56,344 57,245 52,843 53,628 3,501 3,617 6.2   6.3  
    Talbot 19,240 19,827 17,851 18,408 1,389 1,419 7.2   7.2  
    Worcester 32,578 33,262 30,072 30,676 2,506 2,586 7.7   7.8  
 
United States* 155,255,000 156,526,000 142,558,000 143,126,000 12,696,000 13,400,000 8.2   8.6  
 

*Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

NOTE: Figures may not add due to rounding. These are estimates relating to the week of the 12th of each month. The count is of persons not jobs.

 
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