DLLR's Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning
 

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

Download this table
(Excel document, 29KB, download Excel viewer for free)
(PDF document, 36KB, download Adobe Acrobat for free)

 
Civilian Labor Force, Employment, and Unemployment By Place of Residence
May 2012
 
Area Civilian
Labor Force		 Employment Unemployment Unemployment
Rate
May
2012		 Apr
2012r		 May
2012		 Apr
2012r		 May
2012		 Apr
2012r		 May
2012		 Apr
2012r
   
      Seasonally Adjusted
Maryland 3,087,320 3,089,181 2,878,767 2,882,882 208,553 206,299 6.8   6.7  
United States* 155,007,000 154,365,000 142,287,000 141,865,000 12,720,000 12,500,000 8.2   8.1  
 
    Not Seasonally Adjusted
Maryland 3,074,337 3,060,875 2,869,608 2,861,817 204,729 199,058 6.7   6.5  
 
Baltimore-Towson MSA 1,437,093 1,437,033 1,334,895 1,338,188 102,198 98,845 7.1   6.9  
    Baltimore City 274,961 274,723 247,253 247,863 27,708 26,860 10.1   9.8  
    Anne Arundel 296,479 296,291 278,263 278,949 18,216 17,342 6.1   5.9  
    Baltimore 441,663 441,721 410,373 411,386 31,290 30,335 7.1   6.9  
    Carroll 93,534 93,611 87,984 88,201 5,550 5,410 5.9   5.8  
    Harford 136,231 136,252 126,794 127,107 9,437 9,145 6.9   6.7  
    Howard 167,371 167,400 158,946 159,338 8,425 8,062 5.0   4.8  
    Queen Anne's 26,854 27,035 25,281 25,343 1,573 1,692 5.9   6.3  
 
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Division, MD 592,073 589,397 553,841 552,366 38,232 37,031 6.5   6.3  
    Calvert 47,816 47,588 45,154 45,034 2,662 2,554 5.6   5.4  
    Charles 79,258 78,941 74,624 74,426 4,634 4,515 5.8   5.7  
    Prince George's 464,999 462,869 434,063 432,907 30,936 29,962 6.7   6.5  
 
Bethesda-Frederick-Rockville Metro Div 658,207 652,601 624,299 620,084 33,908 32,517 5.2   5.0  
    Frederick 128,466 127,403 121,149 120,331 7,317 7,072 5.7   5.6  
    Montgomery 529,741 525,198 503,150 499,753 26,591 25,445 5.0   4.8  
 
Cumberland, MD-WV MSA 51,849 51,700 47,900 47,857 3,949 3,843 7.6   7.4  
    Allegany 37,623 37,509 34,682 34,694 2,941 2,815 7.8   7.5  
 
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV MSA 122,010 121,193 112,206 111,757 9,804 9,436 8.0   7.8  
    Washington 68,931 68,451 62,988 62,861 5,943 5,590 8.6   8.2  
 
Salisbury, MD MSA 64,536 63,792 59,059 58,236 5,477 5,556 8.5   8.7  
    Somerset 11,101 11,002 9,987 9,847 1,114 1,155 10.0   10.5  
    Wicomico 53,435 52,790 49,072 48,389 4,363 4,401 8.2   8.3  
 
Balance of State 215,872 212,092 199,842 195,389 16,030 16,703 7.4   7.9  
    Caroline 16,602 16,457 15,265 15,121 1,337 1,336 8.1   8.1  
    Cecil 50,007 50,434 46,414 46,350 3,593 4,084 7.2   8.1  
    Dorchester 16,988 16,763 15,290 15,028 1,698 1,735 10.0   10.4  
    Garrett 17,373 16,782 16,118 15,593 1,255 1,189 7.2   7.1  
    Kent 11,202 10,962 10,425 10,186 777 776 6.9   7.1  
    St. Mary's 55,898 55,416 52,669 52,350 3,229 3,066 5.8   5.5  
    Talbot 19,078 18,718 17,732 17,374 1,346 1,344 7.1   7.2  
    Worcester 28,724 26,560 25,929 23,387 2,795 3,173 9.7   11.9  
 
United States* 154,998,000 153,905,000 142,727,000 141,995,000 12,271,000 11,910,000 7.9   7.7  
 

*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.

 
Return to the top of the page
 

 

Return to the Career and Workforce Information home page

Questions or comments regarding the Career and Workforce Information may be directed to lmai@dllr.state.md.us.
Questions or comments regarding the DLLR website may be directed to webmaster@dllr.state.md.us.

Updated June 22, 2012