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Employment and Payrolls - Industry Series - Maryland Portion of D.C. 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

Maryland Portion of D.C. Metropolitan Area

             
               

TOTAL EMPLOYMENT

59,377   917,360   915,466   929,706 920,844  $11,980,049,304 $1,001

 

             

GOVERNMENT SECTOR - TOTAL

1,040 173,978 175,202 196,222 181,801 3,075,952,062 1,301
Federal Government 356 73,980 73,766 73,196 73,647 1,640,326,786 1,713
State Government 38 16,505 18,286 18,635 17,809 206,394,023 891
Local Government 646 83,493 83,150 104,391 90,345 1,229,231,253 1,047
               

PRIVATE SECTOR TOTAL - ALL INDUSTRIES

58,337 743,382 740,264 733,484 739,043 8,904,097,242 927

 

             
GOODS-PRODUCING 7,740 111,571 111,287 110,308 111,055 1,602,961,126 1,110
 
Natural Resources and Mining
139 1,850 1,792 1,768 1,803 17,872,446 763
 
Crop production
34 599 541 534 558 3,851,606 531
 
Animal production
33 384 385 384 384 3,367,498 675
 
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
40 183 178 173 178 1,488,570 643
 
Mining, except oil and gas
13 550 549 537 545 7,661,324 1,081
 
Support activities for mining
8 69 73 76 73 976,199 1,029
 
Construction
6,454 78,005 77,806 77,209 77,673 1,037,961,025 1,028
 
Construction of buildings
2,253 19,011 18,883 18,810 18,901 275,067,352 1,119
 
Heavy and civil engineering construction
296 6,461 6,650 6,654 6,588 92,361,643 1,078
 
Specialty trade contractors
3,905 52,533 52,273 51,745 52,184 670,532,030 988
 
Manufacturing
1,147 31,716 31,689 31,331 31,579 547,127,655 1,333
 
Food manufacturing
89 2,074 2,080 2,132 2,095 19,266,454 707
 
Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing
22 1,180 1,192 1,169 1,180 12,962,805 845
 
Textile mills
11 207 210 211 209 2,297,784 846
 
Textile product mills
37 338 344 340 341 3,372,950 761
 
Apparel manufacturing
14 58 54 55 56 369,708 508
 
Leather and allied product manufacturing
D D D D D D D
 
Wood product manufacturing
24 638 655 634 642 7,320,185 877
 
Paper manufacturing
9 187 193 192 191 2,061,807 830
 
Printing and related support activities
222 5,344 5,310 5,265 5,306 72,028,786 1,044
 
Petroleum and coal products manufacturing
D D D D D D D
 
Chemical manufacturing
60 3,512 3,529 3,519 3,520 80,033,431 1,749
 
Plastics and rubber products manufacturing
8 221 221 218 220 2,242,402 784
 
Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing
59 1,135 1,127 1,110 1,124 13,599,730 931
 
Primary metal manufacturing
7 64 66 67 66 969,128 1,130
 
Fabricated metal product manufacturing
107 2,696 2,710 2,651 2,686 34,505,888 988
 
Machinery manufacturing
36 929 931 923 928 10,772,418 893
 
Computer and electronic product manufacturing
127 9,470 9,408 9,276 9,385 225,034,435 1,844
 
Electrical equipment and appliance mfg.
12 224 221 217 221 3,167,773 1,103
 
Transportation equipment manufacturing
29 1,101 1,090 1,064 1,085 23,014,321 1,632
 
Furniture and related product manufacturing
83 876 873 850 866 9,260,431 823
 
Miscellaneous manufacturing
181 1,229 1,241 1,207 1,226 20,935,714 1,314
SERVICE PROVIDING 50,137 631,215 628,377 622,553 627,382 7,295,182,824 894
 
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
9,805 153,830 153,410 152,373 153,204 1,421,219,235 714
 
Utilities
42 3,116 3,109 3,117 3,114 60,585,767 1,497
 
Merchant wholesalers, durable goods
1,189 15,330 15,363 15,208 15,300 266,196,803 1,338
 
Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods
479 7,191 7,212 7,249 7,217 100,422,666 1,070
 
Electronic markets and agents and brokers
404 2,449 2,432 2,409 2,430 44,812,422 1,419
 
Motor vehicle and parts dealers
530 14,524 14,457 14,266 14,416 158,918,776 848
 
Furniture and home furnishings stores
465 4,827 4,773 4,684 4,761 39,279,903 635
 
Electronics and appliance stores
416 4,591 4,611 4,600 4,601 41,935,166 701
 
Building material and garden supply stores
386 9,648 9,394 9,239 9,427 84,530,815 690
 
Food and beverage stores
1,233 25,436 25,312 25,489 25,412 169,133,860 512
 
Health and personal care stores
639 6,437 6,316 6,287 6,347 50,372,753 610
 
Gasoline stations
493 3,417 3,353 3,324 3,365 18,941,257 433
 
Clothing and clothing accessories stores
921 10,807 10,784 10,467 10,686 45,194,323 325
 
Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores
375 4,856 4,932 4,905 4,898 26,722,617 420
 
General merchandise stores
268 17,460 17,477 17,300 17,412 85,335,811 377
 
Miscellaneous store retailers
718 6,097 6,174 6,057 6,109 35,552,474 448
 
Nonstore retailers
211 1,440 1,406 1,412 1,419 15,053,412 816
 
Air transportation
6 47 45 45 46 450,813 754
 
Water transportation
13 170 158 160 163 4,911,256 2,318
 
Truck transportation
433 3,572 3,607 3,417 3,532 34,321,030 747
 
Transit and ground passenger transportation
D D D D D D D
 
Pipeline transportation
D D D D D D D
 
Scenic and sightseeing transportation
15 137 145 130 137 1,013,792 569
 
Support activities for transportation
162 1,758 1,749 1,762 1,756 32,044,735 1,404
 
Postal service
D D D D D D D
 
Couriers and messengers
127 5,313 5,361 5,411 5,362 50,704,199 727
 
Warehousing and storage
84 2,842 2,880 2,892 2,871 37,252,078 998
 
Information
961 21,294 21,131 20,983 21,136 377,215,518 1,373
 
Publishing industries, except Internet
269 4,919 4,928 4,907 4,918 84,192,680 1,317
 
Motion picture and sound recording industries
163 1,448 1,399 1,424 1,424 10,386,936 561
 
Broadcasting, except Internet
41 2,548 2,548 2,475 2,524 61,158,673 1,864
 
Telecommunications
310 9,126 8,919 8,871 8,972 160,739,626 1,378
 
ISPs, search portals, and data processing
133 2,605 2,681 2,655 2,647 47,559,475 1,382
 
Other information services
45 648 656 651 652 13,178,128 1,555
 
Financial Activities
5,478 57,087 56,758 55,931 56,592 907,288,950 1,233
 
Monetary authorities - central bank
D D D D D D D
 
Credit intermediation and related activities
1,460 18,756 18,703 18,370 18,610 271,215,404 1,121
 
Securities, commodity contracts, investments
449 4,980 4,943 4,818 4,914 146,539,379 2,294
 
Insurance carriers and related activities
943 12,229 12,168 11,995 12,131 214,339,896 1,359
 
Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles
58 628 619 603 617 9,435,763 1,176
 
Real estate
2,154 15,618 15,582 15,377 15,526 216,789,256 1,074
 
Rental and leasing services
396 4,756 4,626 4,652 4,678 46,881,809 771
 
Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets
D D D D D D D
 
Professional and Business Services
12,996 165,680 165,685 164,569 165,311 2,677,459,571 1,246
 
Professional and technical services
9,266 97,176 97,422 96,485 97,028 1,951,678,373 1,547
 
Management of companies and enterprises
130 10,809 10,783 10,742 10,778 214,856,413 1,533
 
Administrative and support services
3,441 54,598 54,432 54,328 54,453 476,252,113 673
 
Waste management and remediation services
159 3,097 3,048 3,014 3,053 34,672,672 874
 
Education and Health Services
6,759 107,234 106,627 107,444 107,102 1,193,687,386 857
 
Educational services
D D D D D D D
 
Ambulatory health care services
4,393 37,521 37,798 37,449 37,589 560,864,549 1,148
 
Hospitals
40 19,745 19,900 19,851 19,832 257,024,485 997
 
Nursing and residential care facilities
512 21,830 21,804 21,909 21,848 162,731,116 573
 
Social assistance
D D D D D D D
 
Leisure and Hospitality
4,414 88,181 87,537 84,190 86,636 395,615,909 351
 
Performing arts and spectator sports
D D D D D D D
 
Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks
D D D D D D D
 
Amusements, gambling, and recreation
431 12,695 11,741 9,849 11,428 53,676,508 361
 
Accommodation
210 9,435 9,358 9,002 9,265 72,561,429 602
 
Food services and drinking places
3,500 62,832 62,641 61,855 62,443 250,405,287 308
 
Other Services
9,724 37,909 37,229 37,063 37,400 322,696,255 664
 
Repair and maintenance
1,459 8,124 8,105 8,068 8,099 82,620,215 785
 
Personal and laundry services
1,473 12,631 12,450 12,358 12,480 72,584,965 447
 
Membership associations and organizations
906 10,840 10,434 10,386 10,553 135,776,654 990
 
Private households
5,886 6,314 6,240 6,251 6,268 31,714,421 389
UNCLASSIFIED 460 596 600 623 606 5,953,292 756
 
D - indicates data do not meet agency disclosure standards.
 
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