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Maryland Portion of D.C. Metropolitan Area - Fourth Quarter 2015 - Industry Series - Maryland's Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) - Workforce Information & Performance

  Industry FOURTH QUARTER 2015
  Number
of
Reporting
Units 		Monthly Employment Quarterly
Average
Employment		 Total Wages Average
Weekly
Wage
Per
Worker


First		 Second Third
Maryland Portion of D.C. Metropolitan Area              
               
TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 59,637   918,338   913,299   934,607 922,081  $13,640,022,024 $1,138
               
GOVERNMENT SECTOR - TOTAL 1,106 186,800 183,408 212,692 194,300 3,789,369,604 1,500
Federal Government 329 79,868 79,692 79,678 79,746 2,205,756,276 2,128
State Government 58 20,299 21,641 24,246 22,062 332,239,417 1,158
Local Government 719 86,633 82,075 108,768 92,492 1,251,373,911 1,041
               
PRIVATE SECTOR TOTAL - ALL INDUSTRIES 58,531 731,538 729,891 721,915 727,781 9,850,652,420 1,041
               
GOODS-PRODUCING 6,787 91,833 92,106 91,998 91,979 1,551,705,496 1,298
  Natural Resources and Mining
143 1,174 1,198 1,184 1,185 10,285,611 668
  Crop production
39 256 276 295 276 1,857,774 518
  Animal production and aquaculture
31 421 411 408 413 3,243,985 604
  Forestry and logging
7 53 54 51 53 477,947 694
  Fishing, hunting and trapping
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  Agriculture and forestry support activities
47 265 272 241 259 1,822,093 541
  Mining, except oil and gas
10 129 137 139 135 2,291,417 1,306
  Support activities for mining
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  Construction
5,626 65,201 65,432 65,480 65,371 1,024,052,739 1,205
  Construction of buildings
2,039 15,741 15,776 15,682 15,733 260,602,954 1,274
  Heavy and civil engineering construction
221 6,664 6,708 6,871 6,748 116,796,708 1,331
  Specialty trade contractors
3,366 42,796 42,948 42,927 42,890 646,653,077 1,160
  Manufacturing
1,018 25,458 25,476 25,334 25,423 517,367,146 1,565
  Food manufacturing
116 2,013 2,046 2,058 2,039 19,912,092 751
  Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing
37 1,067 1,056 1,052 1,058 13,415,862 975
  Textile mills
6 19 19 20 19 151,939 615
  Textile product mills
27 306 306 312 308 3,125,372 781
  Apparel manufacturing
13 56 54 53 54 337,406 481
  Leather and allied product manufacturing
5 26 33 32 30 193,743 497
  Wood product manufacturing
20 441 436 425 434 4,552,762 807
  Paper manufacturing
8 177 178 181 179 1,983,635 852
  Printing and related support activities
156 3,077 3,077 3,048 3,067 40,369,729 1,013
  Petroleum and coal products manufacturing
26 363 361 361 362 7,223,086 1,535
  Chemical manufacturing
65 4,928 4,934 4,920 4,927 156,611,036 2,445
  Plastics and rubber products manufacturing
11 150 147 150 149 2,126,821 1,098
  Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing
58 1,278 1,309 1,303 1,297 17,357,711 1,029
  Primary metal manufacturing
4 86 88 93 89 1,372,276 1,186
  Fabricated metal product manufacturing
95 2,123 2,104 2,106 2,111 30,545,226 1,113
  Machinery manufacturing
46 921 920 923 921 11,386,255 951
  Computer and electronic product manufacturing
122 6,582 6,580 6,478 6,547 178,454,913 2,097
  Electrical equipment and appliance mfg.
15 194 192 187 191 3,292,037 1,326
  Transportation equipment manufacturing
18 167 168 171 169 3,562,832 1,622
  Furniture and related product manufacturing
51 634 632 635 634 8,225,480 998
  Miscellaneous manufacturing
119 850 836 826 837 13,166,933 1,210
SERVICE PROVIDING 51,741 639,705 637,785 629,917 635,802 8,298,946,924 1,004
  Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
9,334 149,672 149,583 148,639 149,298 1,523,837,017 785
  Utilities
45 2,989 2,974 2,947 2,970 73,822,193 1,912
  Merchant wholesalers, durable goods
1,061 11,940 11,974 11,903 11,939 252,379,620 1,626
  Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods
440 6,502 6,435 6,438 6,458 100,655,192 1,199
  Electronic markets and agents and brokers
450 2,583 2,587 2,574 2,581 56,552,063 1,685
  Motor vehicle and parts dealers
562 14,750 14,726 14,673 14,716 190,681,744 997
  Furniture and home furnishings stores
350 4,055 4,041 4,042 4,046 37,600,269 715
  Electronics and appliance stores
343 3,989 4,005 4,040 4,011 39,799,966 763
  Building material and garden supply stores
349 9,970 9,677 9,495 9,714 91,757,324 727
  Food and beverage stores
1,250 27,800 27,483 27,223 27,502 190,950,510 534
  Health and personal care stores
752 6,421 6,431 6,460 6,437 57,240,809 684
  Gasoline stations
463 3,451 3,466 3,453 3,457 21,370,514 476
  Clothing and clothing accessories stores
869 8,934 9,117 8,785 8,945 41,130,693 354
  Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores
310 4,256 4,340 4,270 4,289 24,772,702 444
  General merchandise stores
310 18,642 18,877 18,642 18,720 104,620,560 430
  Miscellaneous store retailers
561 5,184 5,176 5,265 5,208 31,271,909 462
  Nonstore retailers
212 1,911 1,909 1,903 1,908 27,349,483 1,103
  Air transportation
5 31 31 28 30 314,971 808
  Water transportation
6 37 43 47 42 1,007,256 1,845
  Truck transportation
400 3,226 3,237 3,097 3,187 36,221,137 874
  Transit and ground passenger transportation
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  Pipeline transportation
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  Scenic and sightseeing transportation
15 218 211 190 206 1,828,210 683
  Support activities for transportation
183 1,557 1,545 1,562 1,555 24,339,363 1,204
  Postal service
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  Couriers and messengers
134 4,979 5,043 5,091 5,038 54,093,028 826
  Warehousing and storage
61 2,382 2,381 2,389 2,384 31,751,786 1,025
  Information
852 17,764 17,402 17,155 17,440 380,199,616 1,677
  Publishing industries, except Internet
260 4,541 4,552 4,338 4,477 91,266,591 1,568
  Motion picture and sound recording industries
154 1,763 1,690 1,540 1,664 16,886,135 781
  Broadcasting, except Internet
45 2,269 2,318 2,322 2,303 62,100,971 2,074
  Telecommunications
210 6,562 6,204 6,174 6,313 131,319,239 1,600
  ISPs, search portals, and data processing
91 1,995 2,008 2,153 2,052 67,026,434 2,513
  Other information services
92 634 630 628 631 11,600,246 1,414
  Financial Activities
5,290 49,933 49,793 49,288 49,671 968,492,254 1,500
  Credit intermediation and related activities
1,196 14,580 14,582 14,419 14,527 278,645,131 1,475
  Securities, commodity contracts, investments
585 5,372 5,364 5,252 5,329 186,028,375 2,685
  Insurance carriers and related activities
971 10,844 10,809 10,710 10,788 212,520,075 1,515
  Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles
51 160 160 169 163 3,749,372 1,769
  Real estate
2,147 14,717 14,665 14,521 14,634 233,227,102 1,226
  Rental and leasing services
326 4,188 4,139 4,143 4,157 52,854,825 978
  Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets
14 72 74 74 73 1,467,374 1,546
  Professional and Business Services
13,741 160,533 160,317 158,327 159,726 2,943,054,162 1,417
  Professional and technical services
9,788 96,066 96,295 94,605 95,655 2,129,767,964 1,713
  Management of companies and enterprises
205 9,197 9,175 9,100 9,157 256,026,930 2,151
  Administrative and support services
3,586 52,067 51,625 51,409 51,700 516,841,302 769
  Waste management and remediation services
162 3,203 3,222 3,213 3,213 40,417,966 968
  Education and Health Services
7,826 124,780 124,401 124,639 124,607 1,562,840,311 965
  Educational services
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  Ambulatory health care services
5,106 47,590 47,810 47,552 47,651 763,355,290 1,232
  Hospitals
71 21,279 21,381 21,377 21,346 306,945,438 1,106
  Nursing and residential care facilities
525 24,341 24,393 24,244 24,326 202,161,107 639
  Social assistance
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  Leisure and Hospitality
4,866 98,730 98,281 94,177 97,063 510,995,977 405
  Performing arts and spectator sports
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  Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks
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  Amusements, gambling, and recreation
470 14,798 14,017 11,723 13,513 65,894,108 375
  Accommodation
220 9,234 9,306 8,795 9,112 91,178,018 770
  Food services and drinking places
3,888 71,984 71,489 70,356 71,276 333,127,102 360
  Other Services
9,832 38,293 38,008 37,692 37,998 409,527,587 829
  Repair and maintenance
1,410 8,099 8,125 8,122 8,115 89,389,626 847
  Personal and laundry services
1,560 12,555 12,546 12,428 12,510 87,201,646 536
  Membership associations and organizations
1,044 11,649 11,409 11,244 11,434 198,371,634 1,335
  Private households
5,818 5,990 5,928 5,898 5,939 34,564,681 448

D - indicates data do not meet agency disclosure standards.