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

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Civilian Labor Force, Employment, and Unemployment
By Place of Residence
January 2008
 
Area Civilian Labor Force Employment Unemployment Unemployment
Rate
Jan
2008		 Dec
2007		 Jan
2007		 Jan
2008		 Dec
2007		 Jan
2007		 Jan
2008		 Dec
2007		 Jan
2007		 Jan
2008		 Dec
2007		 Jan
2007
       
Seasonally Adjusted
Maryland 2,990,158 2,991,526 2,978,043 2,885,411 2,884,670 2,870,738 104,747 106,856 107,305 3.5  3.6  3.6 
United States* 153,824,000 153,866,000 152,958,000 146,248,000 146,211,000 145,915,000 7,576,000 7,655,000 7,043,000 4.9  5.0  4.6 
                          
Not Seasonally Adjusted                        
                           
Maryland 2,971,110  2,973,910  2,971,781 2,854,939  2,870,819  2,850,229  116,171  103,091  121,552  3.9  3.5  4.1 
                          
Baltimore-Towson MSA 1,394,840  1,396,200  1,395,197 1,338,856  1,346,244  1,336,389  55,984  49,956  58,808  4.0  3.6  4.2 
    Baltimore City 274,510  274,240  274,963 257,659  259,081  257,184  16,851  15,159  17,779  6.1  5.5  6.5 
    Anne Arundel 279,283  279,826  279,193 270,154  271,645  269,656  9,129  8,181  9,537  3.3  2.9  3.4 
    Baltimore 427,932  428,634  428,296 411,377  413,647  410,619  16,555  14,987  17,677  3.9  3.5  4.1 
    Carroll 95,055  95,085  95,003 91,863  92,370  91,693  3,192  2,715  3,310  3.4  2.9  3.5 
    Harford 133,185  133,180  132,914 128,136  128,843  127,899  5,049  4,337  5,015  3.8  3.3  3.8 
    Howard 158,786  159,242  158,825 154,601  155,455  154,317  4,185  3,787  4,508  2.6  2.4  2.8 
    Queen Anne's 26,090  25,995  26,003 25,067  25,205  25,021  1,023  790  982  3.9  3.0  3.8 
                                
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria,
DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Division, MD		 571,085  571,894  569,122 549,211  551,983  545,678  21,874  19,911  23,444  3.8  3.5  4.1 
    Calvert 47,480  47,503  47,206 45,990  46,222  45,694  1,490  1,281  1,512  3.1  2.7  3.2 
    Charles 75,143  75,274  74,748 72,769  73,136  72,301  2,374  2,138  2,447  3.2  2.8  3.3 
    Prince George's 448,462  449,117  447,168 430,452  432,625  427,683  18,010  16,492  19,485  4.0  3.7  4.4 
                           
Bethesda-Frederick-Gaithersburg
Metropolitan Division		 632,893  632,532  635,955 614,415  616,300  616,321  18,478  16,232  19,634  2.9  2.6  3.1 
    Frederick 122,926  122,620  123,449 118,834  119,198  119,202  4,092  3,422  4,247  3.3  2.8  3.4 
    Montgomery 509,967  509,912  512,506 495,581  497,102  497,119  14,386  12,810  15,387  2.8  2.5  3.0 
                          
Cumberland, MD-WV MSA 48,718  48,796  48,233 45,801  46,386  45,102  2,917  2,410  3,131  6.0  4.9  6.5 
    Allegany 35,277  35,257  35,025 33,183  33,476  32,693  2,094  1,781  2,332  5.9  5.1  6.7 
                           
Hagerstown-Martinsburg,
MD-WV MSA		 120,722  120,638  120,935 114,796  115,435  115,245  5,926  5,203  5,690  4.9  4.3  4.7 
    Washington 68,422  68,116  68,673 65,214  65,180  65,521  3,208  2,936  3,152  4.7  4.3  4.6 
                           
Salisbury, MD MSA 62,628  63,205  62,689 59,304  60,395  59,336  3,324  2,810  3,353  5.3  4.4  5.3 
    Somerset 11,108  11,175  11,142 10,401  10,593  10,407  707  582  735  6.4  5.2  6.6 
    Wicomico 51,520  52,030  51,547 48,903  49,802  48,929  2,617  2,228  2,618  5.1  4.3  5.1 
                            
Balance of State 205,966  206,707  205,120 194,758  197,242  194,290  11,208  9,465  10,830  5.4  4.6  5.3 
    Caroline 16,236  16,047  16,082 15,381  15,351  15,252  855  696  830  5.3  4.3  5.2 
    Cecil 51,382  51,392  50,837 48,744  49,231  48,571  2,638  2,161  2,266  5.1  4.2  4.5 
    Dorchester 16,627  16,765  16,636 15,445  15,699  15,550  1,182  1,066  1,086  7.1  6.4  6.5 
    Garrett 16,799  16,761  16,910 15,870  15,923  15,896  929  838  1,014  5.5  5.0  6.0 
    Kent 10,840  11,058  10,674 10,288  10,692  10,132  552  366  542  5.1  3.3  5.1 
    St. Mary's 50,709  50,210  50,405 49,091  48,814  48,662  1,618  1,396  1,743  3.2  2.8  3.5 
    Talbot 18,499  18,689  18,529 17,685  18,019  17,722  814  670  807  4.4  3.6  4.4 
    Worcester 24,874  25,785  25,047 22,254  23,513  22,505  2,620  2,272  2,542  10.5  8.8  10.1 
                           
United States 152,828,000 153,705,000 151,924,000 144,607,000 146,334,000 144,275,000 8,221,000 7,371,000 7,649,000 5.4  4.8  5.0 
 

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*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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