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

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Civilian Labor Force, Employment, and Unemployment
By Place of Residence
March 2008
 
Area Civilian Labor Force Employment Unemployment Unemployment
Rate
March
2008		 Feb
2008r		 March
2007		 March
2008		 Feb
2008r		 March
2007		 March
2008		 Feb
2008r		 March
2007		 March
2008		 Feb
2008r		 March
2007
       
Seasonally Adjusted
Maryland 2,999,185 2,993,920 2,974,235 2,890,788 2,891,381 2,869,788 108,397 102,539 104,447 3.6  3.4 3.5 
United States* 153,784,000 153,374,000 152,884,000 145,969,000 145,993,000 146,145,000 7,815,000 7,381,000 6,738,000 5.1  4.8 4.4 
                           
Not Seasonally Adjusted

                        
                          
Maryland 2,983,249  2,970,694  2,967,255 2,873,454  2,858,706  2,864,265  109,795  111,988  102,990  3.7  3.8 3.5 
                          
Baltimore-Towson MSA 1,401,125  1,392,334  1,391,454 1,347,789  1,338,852  1,342,063  53,336  53,482  49,391  3.8  3.8 3.5 
    Baltimore City 275,013  273,237  273,145 259,378  257,658  258,276  15,635  15,579  14,869  5.7  5.7 5.4 
    Anne Arundel 280,720  278,994  278,786 271,956  270,153  270,801  8,764  8,841  7,985  3.1  3.2 2.9 
    Baltimore 430,279  427,389  427,027 414,122  411,376  412,362  16,157  16,013  14,665  3.8  3.7 3.4 
    Carroll 95,572  95,172  94,928 92,476  91,862  92,083  3,096  3,310  2,845  3.2  3.5 3.0 
    Harford 133,735  132,855  132,864 128,990  128,135  128,442  4,745  4,720  4,422  3.5  3.6 3.3 
    Howard 159,604  158,640  158,726 155,633  154,601  154,972  3,971  4,039  3,754  2.5  2.5 2.4 
    Queen Anne's 26,203  26,048  25,979 25,234  25,067  25,127  969  981  852  3.7  3.8 3.3 
                          
Washington-Arlington-
Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Metro Division, MD		 573,797  572,220  570,268 553,238  551,016  550,342  20,559  21,204  19,926  3.6  3.7 3.5 
    Calvert 47,703  47,592  47,396 46,327  46,141  46,085  1,376  1,451  1,311  2.9  3.0 2.8 
    Charles 75,629  75,359  75,064 73,302  73,008  72,919  2,327  2,351  2,145  3.1  3.1 2.9 
    Prince George's 450,465  449,269  447,810 433,609  431,867  431,339  16,856  17,402  16,471  3.7  3.9 3.7 
                           
Bethesda-Frederick-Gaithersburg
Metropolitan Division		 632,449  631,404  633,321 615,306  613,571  616,791  17,143  17,833  16,530  2.7  2.8 2.6 
    Frederick 122,910  122,689  122,914 119,006  118,671  119,293  3,904  4,018  3,621  3.2  3.3 2.9 
    Montgomery 509,539  508,715  510,407 496,300  494,900  497,498  13,239  13,815  12,909  2.6  2.7 2.5 
                          
Cumberland, MD-WV MSA 49,008  49,002  48,218 46,166  46,053  45,598  2,842  2,949  2,620  5.8  6.0 5.4 
    Allegany 35,563  35,523  35,067 33,465  33,410  33,078  2,098  2,113  1,989  5.9  5.9 5.7 
                            
Hagertsown-Martinsburg,
MD-WV MSA		 120,910  120,654  120,181 114,584  114,283  114,543  6,326  6,371  5,638  5.2  5.3 4.7 
    Washington 68,727  68,621  68,546 65,149  65,059  65,202  3,578  3,562  3,344  5.2  5.2 4.9 
                          
Salisbury, MD MSA 63,973  63,615  63,361 60,872  60,408  60,671  3,101  3,207  2,690  4.8  5.0 4.2 
    Somerset 11,323  11,288  11,278 10,676  10,595  10,641  647  693  637  5.7  6.1 5.6 
    Wicomico 52,650  52,327  52,083 50,196  49,813  50,030  2,454  2,514  2,053  4.7  4.8 3.9 
                           
Balance of State 207,614  206,977  205,239 197,634  196,392  196,118  9,980  10,585  9,121  4.8  5.1 4.4 
    Caroline 16,487  16,457  16,035 15,674  15,606  15,350  813  851  685  4.9  5.2 4.3 
    Cecil 50,711  50,800  50,808 48,618  48,439  48,709  2,093  2,361  2,099  4.1  4.6 4.1 
    Dorchester 16,765  16,797  16,542 15,683  15,664  15,645  1,082  1,133  897  6.5  6.7 5.4 
    Garrett 16,845  17,002  16,713 16,005  16,086  15,844  840  916  869  5.0  5.4 5.2 
    Kent 11,266  11,147  10,793 10,765  10,658  10,376  501  489  417  4.4  4.4 3.9 
    St. Mary's 51,047  50,868  50,259 49,469  49,309  48,772  1,578  1,559  1,487  3.1  3.1 3.0 
    Talbot 18,748  18,698  18,758 18,002  17,899  18,093  746  799  665  4.0  4.3 3.5 
    Worcester 25,745  25,208  25,331 23,418  22,731  23,329  2,327  2,477  2,002  9.0  9.8 7.9 
                             
United States* 153,135,000 152,503,000 152,236,000 145,108,000 144,550,000 145,323,000 8,027,000 7,953,000 6,913,000 5.2  5.2 4.5 
 

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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