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

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Civilian Labor Force, Employment, and Unemployment By Place of Residence
October 2012
 
Area Civilian
Labor Force		 Employment Unemployment Unemployment
Rate
Oct
2012		 Sept
2012r		 Oct
2012		 Sept
2012r		 Oct
2012		 Sept
2012r		 Oct
2012		 Sept
2012r
   
      Seasonally Adjusted
Maryland 3,094,639 3,078,766 2,886,061 2,865,084 208,578 213,682 6.7   6.9  
United States* 155,641,000 155,063,000 143,384,000 142,974,000 12,258,000 12,088,000 7.9   7.8  
 
    Not Seasonally Adjusted
Maryland 3,118,386 3,085,730 2,920,571 2,884,536 197,815 201,194 6.3   6.5  
 
Baltimore-Towson MSA 1,466,999 1,442,974 1,367,598 1,341,458 99,401 101,516 6.8   7.0  
    Baltimore City 280,572 276,319 253,311 248,469 27,261 27,850 9.7   10.1  
    Anne Arundel 302,130 297,095 285,080 279,631 17,050 17,464 5.6   5.9  
    Baltimore 451,811 444,373 420,427 412,391 31,384 31,982 6.9   7.2  
    Carroll 95,544 93,926 90,140 88,417 5,404 5,509 5.7   5.9  
    Harford 138,738 136,403 129,901 127,418 8,837 8,985 6.4   6.6  
    Howard 170,894 167,937 162,840 159,727 8,054 8,210 4.7   4.9  
    Queen Anne's 27,312 26,920 25,900 25,405 1,412 1,515 5.2   5.6  
 
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Division, MD 598,825 592,474 561,608 554,801 37,217 37,673 6.2   6.4  
    Calvert 48,264 47,742 45,787 45,232 2,477 2,510 5.1   5.3  
    Charles 80,018 79,172 75,671 74,754 4,347 4,418 5.4   5.6  
    Prince George's 470,543 465,560 440,150 434,815 30,393 30,745 6.5   6.6  
 
Bethesda-Frederick-Rockville Metro Div 667,635 662,671 635,409 629,829 32,226 32,842 4.8   5.0  
    Frederick 130,153 129,153 123,305 122,222 6,848 6,931 5.3   5.4  
    Montgomery 537,482 533,518 512,104 507,607 25,378 25,911 4.7   4.9  
 
Cumberland, MD-WV MSA 51,662 51,202 48,029 47,504 3,633 3,698 7.0   7.2  
    Allegany 37,599 37,255 34,839 34,422 2,760 2,833 7.3   7.6  
 
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV MSA 122,134 121,928 113,239 112,691 8,895 9,237 7.3   7.6  
    Washington 69,313 69,309 63,751 63,336 5,562 5,973 8.0   8.6  
 
Salisbury, MD MSA 63,085 63,841 57,945 58,698 5,140 5,143 8.1   8.1  
    Somerset 10,792 10,948 9,798 9,925 994 1,023 9.2   9.3  
    Wicomico 52,293 52,893 48,147 48,773 4,146 4,120 7.9   7.8  
 
Balance of State 214,930 217,206 199,421 201,993 15,509 15,213 7.2   7.0  
    Caroline 16,566 16,492 15,352 15,248 1,214 1,244 7.3   7.5  
    Cecil 51,044 50,573 47,073 46,727 3,971 3,846 7.8   7.6  
    Dorchester 17,207 17,212 15,592 15,583 1,615 1,629 9.4   9.5  
    Garrett 17,101 17,238 16,016 16,185 1,085 1,053 6.3   6.1  
    Kent 10,786 11,144 10,100 10,449 686 695 6.4   6.2  
    St. Mary's 56,323 55,622 53,292 52,532 3,031 3,090 5.4   5.6  
    Talbot 18,822 18,933 17,566 17,660 1,256 1,273 6.7   6.7  
    Worcester 27,081 29,992 24,430 27,609 2,651 2,383 9.8   7.9  
 
United States* 155,779,000 155,075,000 144,039,000 143,333,000 11,741,000 11,742,000 7.5   7.6  
 

*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.

 
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