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

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Civilian Labor Force, Employment, and Unemployment
By Place of Residence
May 2008
 
Area Civilian Labor Force Employment Unemployment Unemployment
Rate
May
2008		 April
2008r		 May
2007		 May
2008		 April
2008r		 May
2007		 May
2008		 April
2008r		 May
2007		 May
2008		 April
2008r		 May
2007
       
Seasonally Adjusted
Maryland 3,017,274  3,003,939  2,973,842 2,897,210  2,895,565 2,868,314 120,064 108,374 105,528 4.0  3.6 3.5 
United States* 154,534,000  153,957,000  152,776,000 146,046,000  146,331,000 145,913,000 8,487,000 7,626,000 6,863,000 5.5  5.0 4.5 
       
            Not Seasonally Adjusted
 
Maryland 3,014,450  2,980,021  2,968,758 2,898,438  2,878,012  2,870,373  116,012  102,009  98,385  3.8  3.4 3.3 
       
Baltimore-
Towson MSA		 1,414,598  1,398,857  1,391,288 1,357,247  1,349,228  1,343,508  57,351  49,629  47,780  4.1  3.5 3.4 
 Baltimore City 277,758  274,028  272,940 261,198  259,655  258,554  16,560  14,373  14,386  6.0  5.2 5.3 
 Anne Arundel 283,565  280,499  278,995 273,865  272,247  271,092  9,700  8,252  7,903  3.4  2.9 2.8 
 Baltimore 434,543  429,754  427,113 417,028  414,564  412,806  17,515  15,190  14,307  4.0  3.5 3.3 
 Carroll 96,208  95,305  94,687 93,125  92,574  92,182  3,083  2,731  2,505  3.2  2.9 2.6 
  Harford 134,875  133,549  132,651 129,896  129,128  128,581  4,979  4,421  4,070  3.7  3.3 3.1 
  Howard 161,291  159,601  159,014 156,725  155,799  155,139  4,566  3,802  3,875  2.8  2.4 2.4 
  Queen
    Anne's		 26,360  26,122  25,889 25,411  25,261  25,154  949  861  735  3.6  3.3 2.8 
 
Washington-Arlington-
Alexandria, DC-VA-
MD-WV Metro Division, MD		 576,623  572,123  568,273 554,399  552,561  548,641  22,224  19,562  19,632  3.9  3.4 3.5 
  Calvert 47,987  47,616  47,238 46,424  46,270  45,942  1,563  1,346  1,296  3.3  2.8 2.7 
  Charles 75,972  75,422  74,815 73,456  73,213  72,693  2,516  2,209  2,122  3.3  2.9 2.8 
  Prince
   George's		 452,664  449,085  446,220 434,519  433,078  430,006  18,145  16,007  16,214  4.0  3.6 3.6 
 
Bethesda-Frederick-
Gaithersburg Metropolitan Division		 639,849  633,349  632,067 620,901  617,132  615,484  18,948  16,217  16,583  3.0  2.6 2.6 
  Frederick 124,171  122,899  122,407 120,088  119,359  119,041  4,083  3,540  3,366  3.3  2.9 2.7 
  Montgomery 515,678  510,450  509,660 500,813  497,773  496,443  14,865  12,677  13,217  2.9  2.5 2.6 
      
Cumberland, 
MD-WV MSA		 49,126  48,521  48,298 46,706  46,100  46,101  2,420  2,421  2,197  4.9  5.0 4.5 
  Allegany 35,421  34,969  34,800 33,699  33,249  33,202  1,722  1,720  1,598  4.9  4.9 4.6 
   
Hagerstown-
Martinsburg, 
MD-WV MSA		 122,762  121,454  121,293 116,161  115,324  116,304  6,601  6,130  4,989  5.4  5.0 4.1 
  Washington 68,992  68,172  68,262 65,565  65,053  65,460  3,427  3,119  2,802  5.0  4.6 4.1 
    
Salisbury, MD
 MSA		 65,106  63,869  64,248 62,117  61,061  61,838  2,989  2,808  2,410  4.6  4.4 3.8 
  Somerset 11,539  11,313  11,405 10,895  10,710  10,846  644  603  559  5.6  5.3 4.9 
  Wicomico 53,567  52,556  52,843 51,222  50,351  50,992  2,345  2,205  1,851  4.4  4.2 3.5 
   
Balance of State 213,863  208,681  209,821 204,511  199,728  202,240  9,352  8,953  7,581  4.4  4.3 3.6 
  Caroline 16,845  16,463  16,331 16,061  15,731  15,706  784  732  625  4.7  4.4 3.8 
  Cecil 51,399  50,765  50,722 48,938  48,638  48,982  2,461  2,127  1,740  4.8  4.2 3.4 
  Dorchester 17,266  16,932  17,022 16,258  15,909  16,072  1,008  1,023  950  5.8  6.0 5.6 
  Garrett 16,994  16,533  16,813 16,315  15,864  16,179  679  669  634  4.0  4.0 3.8 
  Kent 11,868  11,431  11,340 11,392  10,996  10,984  476  435  356  4.0  3.8 3.1 
  St. Mary's 51,425  50,763  50,014 49,706  49,303  48,601  1,719  1,460  1,413  3.3  2.9 2.8 
  Talbot 19,625  19,132  19,164 18,899  18,490  18,580  726  642  584  3.7  3.4 3.0 
  Worcester 28,441  26,662  28,415 26,942  24,797  27,136  1,499  1,865  1,279  5.3  7.0 4.5 
   
United States 154,003,000 153,208,000 152,350,000 145,926,000 145,921,000 145,864,000 8,076,000 7,287,000 6,486,000 5.2  4.8 4.3 
 

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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