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Employment and Payrolls - Industry Series - Baltimore Metropolitan Area - Third Quarter 2008

 

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  Industry

THIRD QUARTER 2008

  Number
of
Reporting
Units
Monthly Employment Quarterly
Average
Employment
Total Wages Average
Weekly
Wage
Per
Worker


First
Second Third

Baltimore Metropolitan Area

             
               

TOTAL EMPLOYMENT

70,614   1,242,082   1,242,379   1,251,669 1,245,377  $14,515,561,463 $897

 

             

GOVERNMENT SECTOR - TOTAL

1,444 197,490 199,541 217,762 204,931 2,695,154,135 1,012
Federal Government 380 41,076 40,942 40,866 40,961 735,798,541 1,382
State Government 250 67,136 66,829 66,986 66,984 827,725,989 951
Local Government 814 89,278 91,770 109,910 96,986 1,131,629,605 898
               

PRIVATE SECTOR TOTAL - ALL INDUSTRIES

69,170 1,044,592 1,042,838 1,033,907 1,040,446 11,820,407,328 874

 

             
GOODS-PRODUCING 10,675 153,373 153,061 151,407 152,614 2,074,428,007 1,046
 Natural Resources and Mining
227 1,776 1,753 1,737 1,755 13,563,807 595
 Crop production
72 825 822 809 819 5,614,190 527
 Animal production
51 262 246 250 253 1,682,662 512
 Forestry and logging
D D D D D D D
 Fishing, hunting and trapping
D D D D D D D
 Agriculture and forestry support activities
70 356 352 349 352 2,412,778 527
 Oil and gas extraction
D D D D D D D
 Mining, except oil and gas
12 204 202 202 203 2,769,395 1,049
 Support activities for mining
11 59 59 57 58 698,391 926
 Construction
8,426 82,053 81,808 80,581 81,481 1,032,676,289 975
 Construction of buildings
2,885 16,917 16,718 16,282 16,639 226,949,756 1,049
 Heavy and civil engineering construction
471 9,248 9,002 9,038 9,096 120,128,314 1,016
 Specialty trade contractors
5,070 55,888 56,088 55,261 55,746 685,598,219 946
 Manufacturing
2,022 69,544 69,500 69,089 69,378 1,028,187,911 1,140
 Food manufacturing
182 9,123 9,094 9,054 9,090 106,594,852 902
 Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing
25 1,955 1,919 1,895 1,923 23,648,565 946
 Textile mills
18 466 464 440 457 3,881,572 653
 Textile product mills
72 478 480 484 481 4,150,005 664
 Apparel manufacturing
33 1,099 1,100 1,126 1,108 7,465,046 518
 Leather and allied product manufacturing
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 Wood product manufacturing
58 1,375 1,337 1,319 1,344 12,828,319 734
 Paper manufacturing
30 2,298 2,305 2,281 2,295 24,351,795 816
 Printing and related support activities
314 5,144 5,176 5,159 5,160 57,663,591 860
 Petroleum and coal products manufacturing
D D D D D D D
 Chemical manufacturing
126 7,667 7,623 7,590 7,627 138,440,416 1,396
 Plastics and rubber products manufacturing
64 2,773 2,750 2,739 2,754 27,336,259 764
 Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing
79 2,487 2,453 2,443 2,461 30,075,555 940
 Primary metal manufacturing
32 3,312 3,321 3,342 3,325 56,826,723 1,315
 Fabricated metal product manufacturing
271 5,363 5,366 5,337 5,355 68,301,999 981
 Machinery manufacturing
128 4,481 4,448 4,430 4,453 61,060,665 1,055
 Computer and electronic product manufacturing
129 11,210 11,199 11,138 11,182 260,467,258 1,792
 Electrical equipment and appliance mfg.
45 1,224 1,211 1,213 1,216 17,973,797 1,137
 Transportation equipment manufacturing
69 4,524 4,643 4,506 4,558 74,447,106 1,256
 Furniture and related product manufacturing
119 1,460 1,430 1,416 1,435 14,000,093 750
 Miscellaneous manufacturing
203 2,662 2,665 2,653 2,660 31,499,006 911
SERVICE PROVIDING 58,401 891,144 889,704 882,427 887,758 9,744,805,157 844
 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
14,785 231,294 230,712 229,560 230,522 2,174,454,523 726
 Utilities
40 6,158 6,144 6,066 6,123 119,806,242 1,505
 Merchant wholesalers, durable goods
2,047 27,018 26,972 26,825 26,938 443,277,022 1,266
 Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods
889 18,425 18,306 18,181 18,304 230,475,045 969
 Electronic markets and agents and brokers
694 3,858 3,806 3,765 3,810 65,453,264 1,321
 Motor vehicle and parts dealers
823 17,907 17,723 17,507 17,712 187,616,815 815
 Furniture and home furnishings stores
474 4,976 4,995 4,837 4,936 40,574,114 632
 Electronics and appliance stores
527 5,298 5,321 5,344 5,321 47,802,730 691
 Building material and garden supply stores
526 10,769 10,504 10,311 10,528 83,530,656 610
 Food and beverage stores
1,838 31,873 31,711 31,630 31,738 189,746,598 460
 Health and personal care stores
863 8,982 8,922 8,891 8,932 76,173,432 656
 Gasoline stations
605 3,559 3,528 3,443 3,510 17,410,548 382
 Clothing and clothing accessories stores
1,282 15,233 15,396 14,986 15,205 67,461,998 341
 Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores
466 5,650 5,702 5,676 5,676 30,300,799 411
 General merchandise stores
389 24,307 24,386 24,209 24,301 114,975,380 364
 Miscellaneous store retailers
1,063 9,193 9,123 8,916 9,077 51,981,633 441
 Nonstore retailers
308 2,545 2,668 2,509 2,574 22,852,980 683
 Air transportation
34 3,846 3,780 3,800 3,809 66,306,469 1,339
 Rail transportation
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 Water transportation
16 428 422 421 424 7,699,319 1,397
 Truck transportation
822 8,304 8,348 8,280 8,311 92,154,811 853
 Transit and ground passenger transportation
338 5,609 5,493 6,521 5,874 37,612,323 493
 Pipeline transportation
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 Scenic and sightseeing transportation
19 423 385 337 382 1,996,214 402
 Support activities for transportation
400 6,535 6,721 6,728 6,661 74,777,180 864
 Postal service
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 Couriers and messengers
160 4,139 4,118 4,119 4,125 45,259,064 844
 Warehousing and storage
146 6,061 6,034 6,058 6,051 57,179,518 727
 Information
929 22,011 21,950 21,540 21,834 339,953,157 1,198
 Publishing industries, except Internet
247 5,528 5,402 5,231 5,387 76,872,059 1,098
 Motion picture and sound recording industries
158 1,784 1,763 1,641 1,729 12,520,870 557
 Broadcasting, except Internet
47 1,903 1,905 1,875 1,894 37,707,202 1,531
 Telecommunications
301 9,975 10,061 10,003 10,013 172,440,531 1,325
 ISPs, search portals, and data processing
106 2,117 2,113 2,102 2,111 30,591,094 1,115
 Other information services
70 704 706 688 699 9,821,401 1,081
 Financial Activities
7,049 75,223 75,028 74,206 74,819 1,203,632,208 1,237
 Monetary authorities - central bank
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 Credit intermediation and related activities
1,878 22,918 22,964 22,439 22,774 305,405,848 1,032
 Securities, commodity contracts, investments
682 10,622 10,696 10,568 10,629 346,719,721 2,509
 Insurance carriers and related activities
1,529 19,196 19,045 18,972 19,071 301,382,636 1,216
 Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles
68 812 803 849 821 11,579,111 1,085
 Real estate
2,390 14,185 14,106 13,990 14,094 159,785,406 872
 Rental and leasing services
477 7,021 6,950 6,926 6,966 71,068,294 785
 Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets
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 Professional and Business Services
14,513 185,463 186,316 184,318 185,366 2,644,406,891 1,097
 Professional and technical services
9,860 101,823 101,513 100,373 101,236 1,859,720,980 1,413
 Management of companies and enterprises
218 7,961 7,998 7,901 7,953 160,825,021 1,556
 Administrative and support services
4,195 71,614 72,790 72,071 72,158 573,679,856 612
 Waste management and remediation services
240 4,065 4,015 3,973 4,018 50,181,034 961
 Education and Health Services
7,909 212,749 212,435 215,241 213,475 2,468,961,830 890
 Educational services
1,006 38,976 38,156 40,465 39,199 511,580,219 1,004
 Ambulatory health care services
4,737 50,310 50,309 50,283 50,301 668,310,848 1,022
 Hospitals
95 65,735 65,993 66,061 65,930 856,200,969 999
 Nursing and residential care facilities
697 33,157 33,232 33,094 33,161 263,444,406 611
 Social assistance
1,374 24,571 24,745 25,338 24,885 169,425,388 524
 Leisure and Hospitality
6,440 122,425 121,540 116,116 120,027 593,370,643 380
 Performing arts and spectator sports
320 3,924 4,320 3,539 3,928 90,221,982 1,767
 Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks
49 1,470 1,424 1,365 1,420 9,455,746 512
 Amusements, gambling, and recreation
713 17,085 16,415 14,148 15,883 63,936,919 310
 Accommodation
271 10,142 10,063 9,624 9,943 60,885,831 471
 Food services and drinking places
5,087 89,804 89,318 87,440 88,854 368,870,165 319
 Other Services
6,776 41,979 41,723 41,446 41,716 320,025,905 590
 Repair and maintenance
2,122 12,816 12,701 12,689 12,735 123,953,395 749
 Personal and laundry services
1,907 15,874 15,907 15,724 15,835 85,644,518 416
 Membership associations and organizations
1,173 11,453 11,289 11,225 11,322 100,635,491 684
 Private households
1,574 1,836 1,826 1,808 1,823 9,792,501 413
UNCLASSIFIED 94 75 73 73 74 1,174,164 1,221
 
D - indicates data do not meet agency disclosure standards.
 
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