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Civilian Labor Force, Employment and Unemployment - Maryland Monthly Labor Review - February 2008
 

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Civilian Labor Force, Employment, and Unemployment
By Place of Residence
February 2008
 
Area Civilian Labor Force Employment Unemployment Unemployment
Rate
Feb
2008		 Jan
2008r		 Feb
2007		 Feb
2008		 Jan
2008r		 Feb
2007		 Feb
2008		 Jan
2008r		 Feb
2007		 Feb
2008		 Jan
2008r		 Feb
2007
       
Seasonally Adjusted
Maryland 2,993,349 2,989,488 2,973,697 2,891,336 2,885,387 2,866,451 102,013 104,101 107,246 3.4 3.5  3.6 
United States* 153,374,000 153,824,000 152,725,000 145,993,000 146,248,000 145,888,000 7,381,000 7,576,000 6,837,000 4.8 4.9  4.5 
                          
Not Seasonally Adjusted                        
                           
Maryland 2,970,307  2,970,411  2,954,528 2,858,666  2,854,917  2,838,417  111,641  115,494  116,111  3.8  3.9  3.9 
                          
Baltimore-Towson MSA 1,392,718  1,394,202  1,385,543 1,338,944  1,338,626  1,330,054  53,774  55,576  55,489  3.9  4.0  4.0 
    Baltimore City 273,441  274,297  272,335 257,676  257,614  255,965  15,765  16,683  16,370  5.8  6.1  6.0 
    Anne Arundel 279,055  279,177  277,416 270,172  270,107  268,378  8,883  9,070  9,038  3.2  3.2  3.3 
    Baltimore 427,498  427,762  425,279 411,404  411,306  408,672  16,094  16,456  16,607  3.8  3.8  3.9 
    Carroll 95,172  95,016  94,575 91,869  91,847  91,259  3,303  3,169  3,316  3.5  3.3  3.5 
    Harford 132,865  133,121  132,296 128,144  128,114  127,293  4,721  5,007  5,003  3.6  3.8  3.8 
    Howard 158,642  158,747  157,784 154,612  154,575  153,585  4,030  4,172  4,199  2.5  2.6  2.7 
    Queen Anne's 26,046  26,083  25,859 25,069  25,063  24,902  977  1,020  957  3.8  3.9  3.7 
                                
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria,
DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Division, MD		 571,636  571,118  568,024 550,870  549,355  545,949  20,766  21,763  22,075  3.6  3.8  3.9 
    Calvert 47,585  47,480  47,176 46,129  46,002  45,717  1,456  1,478  1,459  3.1  3.1  3.1 
    Charles 75,336  75,160  74,669 72,989  72,788  72,337  2,347  2,372  2,332  3.1  3.2  3.1 
    Prince George's 448,717  448,477  446,180 431,753  430,565  427,896  16,964  17,912  18,284  3.8  4.0  4.1 
                           
Bethesda-Frederick-Gaithersburg
Metropolitan Division		 631,601  633,134  631,796 613,912  614,698  613,176  17,689  18,436  18,620  2.8  2.9  2.9 
    Frederick 122,766  122,954  122,767 118,737  118,889  118,594  4,029  4,065  4,173  3.3  3.3  3.4 
    Montgomery 508,835  510,180  509,029 495,175  495,809  494,582  13,660  14,371  14,447  2.7  2.8  2.8 
                          
Cumberland, MD-WV MSA 48,954  48,826  48,241 46,034  45,910  44,951  2,920  2,916  3,290  6.0  6.0  6.8 
    Allegany 35,471  35,384  35,007 33,397  33,283  32,553  2,074  2,101  2,454  5.8  5.9  7.0 
                           
Hagerstown-Martinsburg,
MD-WV MSA		 120,735  120,589  119,837 114,327  114,693  113,646  6,408  5,896  6,191  5.3  4.9  5.2 
    Washington 68,642  68,401  68,105 65,086  65,222  64,519  3,556  3,179  3,586  5.2  4.6  5.3 
                           
Salisbury, MD MSA 63,314  62,563  62,595 60,089  59,271  59,377  3,225  3,292  3,218  5.1  5.3  5.1 
    Somerset 11,237  11,099  11,131 10,539  10,396  10,414  698  703  717  6.2  6.3  6.4 
    Wicomico 52,077  51,464  51,464 49,550  48,875  48,963  2,527  2,589  2,501  4.9  5.0  4.9 
                            
Balance of State 206,927  205,611  203,459 196,369  194,464  192,790  10,558  11,147  10,669  5.1  5.4  5.2 
    Caroline 16,459  16,229  15,877 15,603  15,377  15,086  856  852  791  5.2  5.2  5.0 
    Cecil 50,788  51,076  50,723 48,456  48,444  48,268  2,332  2,632  2,455  4.6  5.2  4.8 
    Dorchester 16,802  16,624  16,406 15,658  15,446  15,354  1,144  1,178  1,052  6.8  7.1  6.4 
    Garrett 16,981  16,806  16,593 16,094  15,880  15,527  887  926  1,066  5.2  5.5  6.4 
    Kent 11,154  10,822  10,550 10,656  10,279  10,053  498  543  497  4.5  5.0  4.7 
    St. Mary's 50,860  50,702  50,001 49,298  49,098  48,380  1,562  1,604  1,621  3.1  3.2  3.2 
    Talbot 18,702  18,491  18,456 17,897  17,687  17,651  805  804  805  4.3  4.3  4.4 
    Worcester 25,181  24,861  24,853 22,707  22,253  22,471  2,474  2,608  2,382  9.8  10.5  9.6 
                           
United States 152,503,000 152,828,000 151,879,000 144,550,000 144,607,000 144,479,000 7,953,000 8,221,000 7,400,000 5.2 5.4 4.9
 

r - revised

*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.

Data are not seasonally adjusted.

 
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