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

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  Industry

FOURTH 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

 70,724   1,254,417   1,249,663   1,248,060 1,250,713  $16,170,067,939 $995

 

              

GOVERNMENT SECTOR - TOTAL

 1,457 223,195 223,420 223,574 223,396 3,155,862,793 1,087
Federal Government 381 41,332 41,360 41,399 41,364 800,375,557 1,488
State Government 257 67,672 67,239 67,249 67,387 931,552,153 1,063
Local Government 819 114,191 114,821 114,926 114,646 1,423,935,083 955
               

PRIVATE SECTOR TOTAL - ALL INDUSTRIES

 69,267 1,031,222 1,026,243 1,024,486 1,027,317 13,014,205,146 974

 

              
GOODS-PRODUCING 10,631 149,479 147,594 145,374 147,482 2,259,183,876 1,178
 
Natural Resources and Mining
 227 1,676 1,556 1,559 1,597 14,566,642 702
 Crop production
 75 773 659 647 693 6,533,943 725
 Animal production
 51 244 246 253 248 1,894,387 588
 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
 67 341 345 358 348 2,538,191 561
 Mining, except oil and gas
 12 187 179 174 180 2,331,610 996
 Support activities for mining
 12 63 62 62 62 919,444 1,141
 
Construction
 8,396 79,541 78,196 76,113 77,950 1,160,579,565 1,145
 Construction of buildings
 2,883 16,167 15,736 15,386 15,763 263,629,624 1,287
 Heavy and civil engineering construction
 466 9,096 9,071 8,782 8,983 149,578,273 1,281
 Specialty trade contractors
 5,047 54,278 53,389 51,945 53,204 747,371,668 1,081
 
Manufacturing
 2,008 68,262 67,842 67,702 67,935 1,084,037,669 1,227
 Food manufacturing
 180 8,815 8,906 8,917 8,879 114,881,120 995
 Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing
 25 1,843 1,811 1,813 1,822 22,798,286 963
 Textile mills
 19 443 433 436 437 3,932,756 692
 Textile product mills
 74 503 489 471 488 4,876,549 769
 Apparel manufacturing
 34 1,149 1,135 1,137 1,140 8,975,408 606
 Leather and allied product manufacturing
 D D D D D D D
 Wood product manufacturing
 57 1,278 1,249 1,218 1,248 13,049,184 804
 Paper manufacturing
 28 2,235 2,189 2,147 2,190 22,838,019 802
 Printing and related support activities
 314 5,141 5,012 4,962 5,038 58,605,525 895
 Petroleum and coal products manufacturing
 D D D D D D D
 Chemical manufacturing
 127 7,289 7,292 7,338 7,306 128,895,423 1,357
 Plastics and rubber products manufacturing
 67 2,664 2,606 2,586 2,619 28,603,014 840
 Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing
 75 2,378 2,320 2,290 2,329 30,268,802 1,000
 Primary metal manufacturing
 33 3,323 3,303 3,305 3,310 67,226,750 1,562
 Fabricated metal product manufacturing
 270 5,346 5,332 5,304 5,327 75,175,237 1,086
 Machinery manufacturing
 135 4,422 4,401 4,405 4,409 67,718,602 1,181
 Computer and electronic product manufacturing
 127 11,158 11,161 11,183 11,167 275,618,838 1,899
 Electrical equipment and appliance mfg.
 46 1,217 1,229 1,223 1,223 20,075,298 1,263
 Transportation equipment manufacturing
 66 4,524 4,499 4,514 4,512 82,626,801 1,409
 Furniture and related product manufacturing
 116 1,369 1,340 1,332 1,347 14,872,973 849
 Miscellaneous manufacturing
 197 2,640 2,613 2,607 2,620 34,413,927 1,010
SERVICE PROVIDING 58,630 881,740 878,642 879,106 879,829 10,754,960,825 940
 
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
 14,806 229,440 230,999 233,379 231,273 2,326,155,339 774
 Utilities
 44 6,080 6,049 6,065 6,065 140,510,482 1,782
 Merchant wholesalers, durable goods
 2,045 26,617 26,343 26,292 26,417 474,563,192 1,382
 Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods
 894 18,288 18,202 18,119 18,203 248,339,961 1,049
 Electronic markets and agents and brokers
 700 3,822 3,790 3,777 3,796 89,186,286 1,807
 Motor vehicle and parts dealers
 820 17,104 16,724 16,337 16,722 179,674,108 827
 Furniture and home furnishings stores
 466 4,969 5,066 5,076 5,037 41,562,825 635
 Electronics and appliance stores
 551 5,616 5,803 5,783 5,734 53,376,127 716
 Building material and garden supply stores
 525 10,197 10,036 9,797 10,010 86,944,476 668
 Food and beverage stores
 1,844 31,046 30,929 31,053 31,009 204,084,214 506
 Health and personal care stores
 870 8,966 9,075 9,243 9,095 77,456,211 655
 Gasoline stations
 611 3,300 3,306 3,297 3,301 17,283,078 403
 Clothing and clothing accessories stores
 1,269 15,456 16,088 16,888 16,144 72,597,976 346
 Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores
 459 5,841 6,209 6,450 6,167 33,161,856 414
 General merchandise stores
 394 24,640 26,092 26,919 25,884 128,004,659 380
 Miscellaneous store retailers
 1,065 9,062 8,947 9,072 9,027 54,954,928 468
 Nonstore retailers
 311 2,609 2,646 2,679 2,645 28,117,944 818
 Air transportation
 33 3,613 3,762 3,672 3,682 61,509,235 1,285
 Rail transportation
 D D D D D D D
 Water transportation
 D D D D D D D
 Truck transportation
 816 8,185 8,062 8,004 8,084 93,748,132 892
 Transit and ground passenger transportation
 338 6,655 6,726 6,669 6,683 41,960,444 483
 Pipeline transportation
 D D D D D D D
 Scenic and sightseeing transportation
 19 311 283 218 271 1,220,136 346
 Support activities for transportation
 401 6,580 6,165 6,831 6,525 78,816,554 929
 Postal service
 D D D D D D D
 Couriers and messengers
 158 4,245 4,483 4,953 4,560 50,024,490 844
 Warehousing and storage
 141 5,627 5,604 5,582 5,604 58,662,774 805
 
Information
 944 21,463 21,395 21,598 21,485 336,912,474 1,206
 Publishing industries, except Internet
 249 5,262 5,199 5,150 5,204 77,154,634 1,140
 Motion picture and sound recording industries
 159 1,620 1,657 1,989 1,755 12,660,742 555
 Broadcasting, except Internet
 42 1,858 1,828 1,809 1,832 34,682,094 1,456
 Telecommunications
 315 9,920 9,834 9,730 9,828 169,424,629 1,326
 ISPs, search portals, and data processing
 109 2,126 2,201 2,230 2,186 33,047,181 1,163
 Other information services
 70 677 676 690 681 9,943,194 1,123
 
Financial Activities
 7,048 74,073 73,397 73,517 73,662 1,428,320,055 1,492
 Monetary authorities - central bank
 D D D D D D D
 Credit intermediation and related activities
 1,861 22,401 22,113 22,053 22,189 302,601,927 1,049
 Securities, commodity contracts, investments
 697 10,590 10,564 10,537 10,564 515,909,875 3,757
 Insurance carriers and related activities
 1,513 19,034 18,957 18,993 18,995 326,205,078 1,321
 Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles
 70 818 809 815 814 13,585,256 1,284
 Real estate
 2,389 14,026 13,952 14,134 14,037 186,116,947 1,020
 Rental and leasing services
 493 6,745 6,552 6,537 6,611 76,266,137 887
 Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets
 D D D D D D D
 
Professional and Business Services
 14,596 183,819 181,437 179,544 181,600 3,000,568,776 1,271
 Professional and technical services
 9,958 100,999 101,333 101,800 101,377 2,148,392,397 1,630
 Management of companies and enterprises
 213 7,852 7,787 8,052 7,897 183,207,416 1,785
 Administrative and support services
 4,188 70,995 68,428 65,877 68,433 621,457,517 699
 Waste management and remediation services
 237 3,973 3,889 3,815 3,892 47,511,446 939
 
Education and Health Services
 7,964 217,097 217,911 218,394 217,801 2,720,564,207 961
 Educational services
 1,016 41,548 41,619 41,665 41,611 515,490,049 953
 Ambulatory health care services
 4,777 50,737 50,930 51,384 51,017 794,227,725 1,198
 Hospitals
 98 66,250 66,462 66,645 66,452 955,132,084 1,106
 Nursing and residential care facilities
 685 33,224 33,381 33,287 33,297 279,705,811 646
 Social assistance
 1,388 25,338 25,519 25,413 25,423 176,008,538 533
 
Leisure and Hospitality
 6,468 114,423 112,244 111,583 112,750 600,972,995 410
 Performing arts and spectator sports
 318 3,487 3,290 3,468 3,415 106,255,297 2,393
 Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks
 50 1,386 1,371 1,360 1,372 9,058,176 508
 Amusements, gambling, and recreation
 718 12,903 11,803 11,324 12,010 53,791,098 345
 Accommodation
 273 9,460 9,340 9,050 9,283 58,784,351 487
 Food services and drinking places
 5,109 87,187 86,440 86,381 86,669 373,084,073 331
 
Other Services
 6,804 41,425 41,259 41,091 41,258 341,466,979 637
 Repair and maintenance
 2,117 12,563 12,386 12,198 12,382 129,036,695 802
 Personal and laundry services
 1,928 15,683 15,576 15,630 15,630 93,194,622 459
 Membership associations and organizations
 1,177 11,346 11,465 11,427 11,413 108,865,188 734
 Private households
 1,582 1,833 1,832 1,836 1,834 10,370,474 435
UNCLASSIFIED 6 3 7 6 5 60,445 930
 
D - indicates data do not meet agency disclosure standards.
 
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