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Maryland Portion of D.C. Metropolitan Area - Fourth Quarter 2017 - Industry Series - Maryland's Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) - OWIP

  Industry FOURTH QUARTER 2017
  Number
of
Reporting
Units 		Monthly Employment Quarterly
Average
Employment		 Total Wages Average
Weekly
Wage
Per
Worker


First		 Second Third
Washington Metro Area              
TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 60,520   960,704   966,995   965,525 964,408  $15,966,391,499 $1,274
               
GOVERNMENT SECTOR - TOTAL 1,116 214,113 216,214 215,252 215,193 4,283,014,462 1,531
Federal Government 335 81,781 81,778 81,902 81,820 2,273,948,763 2,138
State Government 57 23,943 25,815 25,004 24,920 354,698,455 1,095
Local Government 724 108,389 108,621 108,346 108,452 1,654,367,244 1,173
               
PRIVATE SECTOR TOTAL - ALL INDUSTRIES 59,404 746,591 750,781 750,273 749,215 11,683,377,037 1,200
               
GOODS-PRODUCING 7,046 96,874 96,891 96,141 96,635 1,891,334,417 1,506
  Natural Resources and Mining
135 979 859 812 883 8,875,870 773
  Crop production
39 322 215 181 239 2,292,274 738
  Animal production and aquaculture
37 376 377 369 374 3,314,218 682
  Forestry and logging
7 48 46 47 47 588,089 963
  Fishing, hunting and trapping
D D D D D D D
  Agriculture and forestry support activities
46 204 195 182 193 1,539,314 614
  Mining, except oil and gas
11 167 164 167 166 2,948,428 1,366
  Support activities for mining
D D D D D D D
  Construction
5,738 64,484 64,372 63,485 64,113 1,205,209,422 1,446
  Construction of buildings
2,161 16,479 16,516 16,487 16,494 365,416,446 1,704
  Heavy and civil engineering construction
211 7,367 6,827 6,283 6,825 136,557,930 1,539
  Specialty trade contractors
3,472 45,142 45,581 45,253 45,325 799,161,317 1,356
  Manufacturing
930 20,458 20,676 20,909 20,681 390,551,104 1,453
  Food manufacturing
132 2,134 2,107 2,104 2,115 21,623,812 786
  Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing
49 1,230 1,202 1,166 1,199 13,331,834 855
  Textile mills
5 17 17 17 17 250,244 1,132
  Textile product mills
29 296 311 311 306 3,603,353 906
  Apparel manufacturing
11 35 30 36 33 243,667 568
  Leather and allied product manufacturing
4 50 51 58 53 330,399 480
  Wood product manufacturing
24 603 593 600 598 10,042,344 1,292
  Paper manufacturing
6 184 180 182 182 2,273,604 961
  Printing and related support activities
151 3,504 3,717 3,936 3,719 50,545,456 1,045
  Petroleum and coal products manufacturing
28 434 431 420 428 8,716,361 1,567
  Chemical manufacturing
65 5,731 5,750 5,784 5,755 190,804,849 2,550
  Plastics and rubber products manufacturing
7 108 111 113 110 1,917,044 1,341
  Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing
63 1,304 1,322 1,308 1,311 24,437,930 1,434
  Primary metal manufacturing
4 13 14 15 14 213,803 1,175
  Fabricated metal product manufacturing
89 1,963 1,965 1,956 1,961 34,115,226 1,338
  Machinery manufacturing
46 938 921 916 925 14,068,578 1,170
  Computer and electronic product manufacturing
136 6,193 6,167 6,138 6,166 171,657,950 2,141
  Electrical equipment and appliance mfg.
16 173 174 175 174 3,312,697 1,464
  Transportation equipment manufacturing
18 223 227 228 226 4,849,741 1,651
  Furniture and related product manufacturing
55 712 728 738 726 10,016,936 1,061
  Miscellaneous manufacturing
118 887 915 934 912 12,733,699 1,074
SERVICE PROVIDING 52,354 649,717 653,890 654,132 652,579 9,792,042,620 1,154
  Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
6,705 60,379 60,462 60,366 60,402 820,050,257 1,044
  Utilities
54 3,030 3,047 3,014 3,030 95,855,832 2,434
  Merchant wholesalers, durable goods
1,084 12,366 12,400 12,310 12,358 267,641,897 1,666
  Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods
437 6,672 6,686 6,716 6,691 113,839,223 1,309
  Electronic markets and agents and brokers
500 2,566 2,584 2,588 2,579 62,820,267 1,874
  Motor vehicle and parts dealers
574 14,673 14,556 14,492 14,573 201,795,616 1,065
  Furniture and home furnishings stores
312 4,038 4,157 4,252 4,149 42,010,529 779
  Electronics and appliance stores
319 3,636 3,753 3,760 3,716 39,947,898 827
  Building material and garden supply stores
341 9,106 9,010 8,940 9,018 93,083,866 794
  Food and beverage stores
1,290 28,164 28,461 28,447 28,357 208,658,327 566
  Health and personal care stores
807 6,762 6,924 6,943 6,876 69,176,526 774
  Gasoline stations
478 3,488 3,504 3,482 3,491 25,379,851 559
  Clothing and clothing accessories stores
860 9,793 10,774 10,637 10,401 48,980,126 362
  Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores
281 4,162 4,703 4,788 4,551 27,255,660 461
  General merchandise stores
311 18,391 20,013 20,223 19,542 123,210,782 485
  Miscellaneous store retailers
580 5,442 5,406 5,376 5,408 37,268,232 530
  Nonstore retailers
228 1,496 1,542 1,568 1,535 22,515,562 1,128
  Air transportation
4 18 19 20 19 179,536 727
  Water transportation
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  Truck transportation
455 3,128 3,154 3,164 3,148 41,123,472 1,005
  Transit and ground passenger transportation
201 4,209 4,188 4,154 4,183 38,555,069 709
  Pipeline transportation
D D D D D D D
  Scenic and sightseeing transportation
11 73 63 63 66 664,863 775
  Support activities for transportation
189 1,566 1,557 1,521 1,548 24,570,134 1,221
  Postal service
9 39 39 39 39 473,421 934
  Couriers and messengers
135 5,645 6,508 8,268 6,807 73,359,988 829
  Warehousing and storage
57 2,139 2,200 2,203 2,180 28,840,665 1,018
  Information
694 9,093 9,055 9,063 9,070 239,116,613 2,028
  Publishing industries, except internet
249 3,286 3,262 3,284 3,277 75,027,756 1,761
  Motion picture and sound recording industries
162 1,607 1,609 1,647 1,621 19,030,579 903
  Broadcasting, except internet
41 1,936 1,921 1,930 1,929 55,974,911 2,232
  Telecommunications
196 5,853 5,973 5,985 5,937 144,781,709 1,876
  Data processing, hosting and related services
87 1,830 1,842 1,852 1,841 56,408,603 2,357
  Other information services
98 1,037 1,057 1,055 1,049 23,257,560 1,705
  Financial Activities
3,428 26,200 26,077 26,177 26,151 649,030,284 1,909
  Credit intermediation and related activities
1,134 14,606 14,499 14,488 14,531 309,233,979 1,637
  Securities, commodity contracts, investments
674 3,513 3,495 3,492 3,500 169,725,646 3,730
  Insurance carriers and related activities
924 10,114 10,072 10,037 10,074 225,305,237 1,720
  Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles
40 193 192 191 192 7,313,338 2,930
  Real estate
2,255 14,880 14,885 15,022 14,929 315,584,514 1,626
  Rental and leasing services
315 4,251 4,121 4,045 4,139 54,389,370 1,011
  Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets
11 77 73 69 73 1,655,767 1,745
  Professional and Business Services
12,342 121,035 120,918 119,831 120,594 2,774,252,108 1,770
  Professional and technical services
9,972 98,306 98,953 99,151 98,803 2,642,038,397 2,057
  Management of companies and enterprises
202 9,787 9,795 9,838 9,806 333,749,187 2,618
  Administrative and support services
3,653 54,572 53,894 52,658 53,708 768,025,338 1,100
  Waste management and remediation services
169 3,183 3,323 3,309 3,271 44,587,500 1,049
  Education and Health Services
6,318 90,398 90,731 90,470 90,533 1,187,728,153 1,009
  Educational services
1,054 17,127 17,456 17,033 17,205 207,960,671 930
  Ambulatory health care services
5,213 51,141 51,085 51,236 51,154 910,691,439 1,369
  Hospitals
76 22,591 22,461 22,480 22,510 339,006,422 1,158
  Nursing and residential care facilities
548 24,106 24,242 24,326 24,224 215,233,422 683
  Social assistance
1,152 17,795 17,897 17,971 17,887 136,824,858 588
  Leisure and Hospitality
3,943 64,540 63,606 63,338 63,828 402,133,332 485
  Performing arts and spectator sports
254 2,731 3,270 3,119 3,040 28,912,262 732
  Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks
21 252 249 254 251 2,606,968 799
  Amusements, gambling, and recreation
481 10,846 9,881 10,072 10,266 62,944,746 472
  Accommodation
214 12,644 12,574 12,480 12,566 116,517,128 713
  Food services and drinking places
4,068 73,471 73,332 72,698 73,167 393,743,924 414
  Other Services
9,309 34,135 33,982 34,207 34,108 408,646,605 922
  Repair and maintenance
1,396 8,029 8,009 7,985 8,007 101,090,814 971
  Personal and laundry services
1,611 12,153 12,149 12,163 12,155 91,469,219 579
  Membership associations and organizations
1,091 11,606 11,563 11,580 11,583 213,860,320 1,420
  Private households
5,471 5,563 5,478 5,689 5,576 37,113,682 512

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