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

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Civilian Labor Force, Employment, and Unemployment
By Place of Residence
September 2008
 
Area Civilian Labor Force Employment Unemployment Unemployment
Rate
Sept
2008		 Aug
2008r		 Sept
2007		 Oct
2008		 Aug
2008r		 Sept
2007		 Sept
2008		 Aug
2008r		 Sept
2007		 Sept
2008		 Aug
2008r		 Sept
2007
       
Seasonally Adjusted
Maryland 3,004,404 3,016,800 2,983,997 2,865,575 2,880,544 2,875,650 138,829 136,256 108,347 4.6 4.5 3.6
United States* 154,732,000 154,853,000 153,506,000 145,255,000 145,477,000 146,260,000 9,477,000 9,376,000 7,246,000 6.1 6.1 4.7
    
Not Seasonally Adjusted
     
Maryland 2,992,515 3,038,899 2,979,040 2,858,926 2,903,190 2,876,377 133,589 135,709 102,663 4.5  4.5 3.4 
     
Baltimore-
Towson MSA		 1,400,156 1,418,083 1,396,594 1,333,963 1,350,222 1,346,123 66,193 67,861 50,471 4.7  4.8 3.6 
    Baltimore
     City		 276,337 280,367 274,453 256,717 259,846 259,057 19,620 20,521 15,396 7.1  7.3 5.6 
    Anne
     Arundel		 280,298 283,988 279,906 269,166 272,447 271,620 11,132 11,541 8,286 4.0  4.1 3.0 
    Baltimore 430,158 434,996 428,658 409,874 414,869 413,610 20,284 20,127 15,048 4.7  4.6 3.5 
    Carroll 94,889 96,224 94,919 91,527 92,643 92,361 3,362 3,581 2,558 3.5  3.7 2.7 
    Harford 133,123 134,965 133,204 127,667 129,223 128,831 5,456 5,742 4,373 4.1  4.3 3.3 
    Howard 159,336 161,195 159,528 154,036 155,914 155,441 5,300 5,281 4,087 3.3  3.3 2.6 
    Queen
     Anne's		 26,013 26,349 25,925 24,975 25,280 25,203 1,038 1,069 722 4.0  4.1 2.8 
     
Washington-Arlington-
Alexandria, DC-VA-
MD-WV Metro
Division, MD		 572,879 583,183 571,183 546,411 556,567 550,587 26,468 26,616 20,596 4.6  4.6 3.6 
    Calvert 47,470 48,480 47,371 45,755 46,606 46,105 1,715 1,874 1,266 3.6  3.9 2.7 
    Charles 75,322 76,812 75,096 72,398 73,743 72,951 2,924 3,069 2,145 3.9  4.0 2.9 
    Prince
    George's		 450,087 457,892 448,716 428,258 436,218 431,531 21,829 21,674 17,185 4.8  4.7 3.8 
     
       
Bethesda-Frederick-
Gaithersburg
Metropolitan Division		 635,888 645,415 634,182 614,310 624,138 617,166 21,578 21,277 17,016 3.4  3.3 2.7 
    Frederick 123,398 125,249 122,778 118,814 120,714 119,366 4,584 4,535 3,412 3.7  3.6 2.8 
    Montgomery 512,490 520,166 511,404 495,496 503,424 497,800 16,994 16,742 13,604 3.3  3.2 2.7 
    
Cumberland,
 MD-WV MSA		 48,800 48,926 48,424 46,357 46,380 46,281 2,443 2,546 2,143 5.0  5.2 4.4 
    Allegany 35,295 35,486 35,030 33,329 33,425 33,381 1,966 2,061 1,649 5.6  5.8 4.7 
       
Hagerstown-
Martinsburg,
MD-WV MSA		 121,800 122,709 120,567 115,669 116,496 115,665 6,131 6,213 4,902 5.0  5.1 4.1 
    Washington 68,840 69,651 68,193 64,925 65,635 65,251 3,915 4,016 2,942 5.7  5.8 4.3 
     
Salisbury,
 MD MSA		 65,040 65,774 63,804 61,554 62,431 61,410 3,486 3,343 2,394 5.4  5.1 3.8 
    Somerset 11,560 11,693 11,352 10,796 10,950 10,771 764 743 581 6.6  6.4 5.1 
    Wicomico 53,480 54,081 52,452 50,758 51,481 50,639 2,722 2,600 1,813 5.1  4.8 3.5 
     
Balance
 of State		 214,418 221,308 210,054 204,435 210,773 202,458 9,983 10,535 7,596 4.7  4.8 3.6 
    Caroline 16,842 17,170 16,040 15,960 16,303 15,427 882 867 613 5.2  5.0 3.8 
    Cecil 50,832 51,600 50,740 48,152 48,545 48,711 2,680 3,055 2,029 5.3  5.9 4.0 
    Dorchester 17,277 17,460 16,900 16,214 16,394 15,977 1,063 1,066 923 6.2  6.1 5.5 
    Garrett 16,964 17,717 16,565 16,275 16,956 15,960 689 761 605 4.1  4.3 3.7 
    Kent 11,729 11,982 11,059 11,188 11,433 10,694 541 549 365 4.6  4.6 3.3 
    St. Mary's 51,545 52,559 50,051 49,618 50,480 48,610 1,927 2,079 1,441 3.7  4.0 2.9 
    Talbot 19,479 20,141 18,902 18,697 19,364 18,326 782 777 576 4.0  3.9 3.0 
    Worcester 29,750 32,679 29,797 28,331 31,298 28,753 1,419 1,381 1,044 4.8  4.2 3.5 
     
United States 154,509,000 155,387,000 153,400,000 145,310,000 145,909,000 146,448,000 9,199,000 9,479,000 6,952,000 6.0 6.1 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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