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Employment and Payrolls - Industry Series - Maryland Portion of D.C. Metropolitan Area - Fourth Quarter 2008
 

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FOURTH 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

 59,548   931,712   932,018   930,214 931,315  $13,092,081,810 $1,081

 

              

GOVERNMENT SECTOR - TOTAL

 1,109 199,533 202,077 201,552 201,054 3,346,972,579 1,281
Federal Government 359 73,423 73,790 74,088 73,767 1,693,637,795 1,766
State Government 40 19,428 21,080 21,116 20,541 219,008,823 820
Local Government 710 106,682 107,207 106,348 106,746 1,434,325,961 1,034
               

PRIVATE SECTOR TOTAL - ALL INDUSTRIES

 58,439 732,179 729,941 728,662 730,261 9,745,109,231 1,027

 

              
GOODS-PRODUCING 7,696 108,939 106,695 104,445 106,693 1,759,074,532 1,268
 
Natural Resources and Mining
 140 1,763 1,614 1,554 1,644 17,609,301 824
 Crop production
 34 531 390 352 424 3,170,913 575
 Animal production
 33 417 416 412 415 3,013,259 559
 Forestry and logging
 9 40 35 34 36 340,530 728
 Fishing, hunting and trapping
 D D D D D D D
 Agriculture and forestry support activities
 42 174 179 169 174 1,555,116 687
 Oil and gas extraction
 D D D D D D D
 Mining, except oil and gas
 13 510 504 498 504 8,518,680 1,300
 Support activities for mining
 6 72 71 73 72 818,125 874
 
Construction
 6,406 75,969 73,995 71,961 73,975 1,154,501,232 1,201
 Construction of buildings
 2,242 18,335 17,981 17,569 17,962 312,527,588 1,338
 Heavy and civil engineering construction
 291 6,591 6,441 6,283 6,438 100,685,646 1,203
 Specialty trade contractors
 3,873 51,043 49,573 48,109 49,575 741,287,998 1,150
 
Manufacturing
 1,150 31,207 31,086 30,930 31,074 586,963,999 1,453
 Food manufacturing
 89 2,103 2,151 2,149 2,134 20,185,548 728
 Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing
 22 1,171 1,143 1,132 1,149 12,430,346 832
 Textile mills
 10 207 222 215 215 3,169,603 1,134
 Textile product mills
 37 336 333 333 334 3,452,653 795
 Apparel manufacturing
 14 58 59 56 58 418,530 555
 Leather and allied product manufacturing
 D D D D D D D
 Wood product manufacturing
 23 590 572 499 554 6,601,506 917
 Paper manufacturing
 7 184 182 186 184 2,913,155 1,218
 Printing and related support activities
 222 5,249 5,209 5,203 5,220 76,336,281 1,125
 Petroleum and coal products manufacturing
 D D D D D D D
 Chemical manufacturing
 63 3,538 3,541 3,563 3,547 89,937,470 1,950
 Plastics and rubber products manufacturing
 9 214 208 200 207 2,820,985 1,048
 Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing
 59 1,125 1,112 1,095 1,111 13,493,106 934
 Primary metal manufacturing
 8 62 50 47 53 1,097,455 1,593
 Fabricated metal product manufacturing
 108 2,611 2,613 2,600 2,608 36,793,030 1,085
 Machinery manufacturing
 36 905 913 917 912 12,505,204 1,055
 Computer and electronic product manufacturing
 126 9,288 9,272 9,302 9,287 250,605,834 2,076
 Electrical equipment and appliance mfg.
 13 227 229 227 228 3,865,726 1,304
 Transportation equipment manufacturing
 30 1,055 1,043 1,034 1,044 22,000,983 1,621
 Furniture and related product manufacturing
 81 826 791 763 793 9,537,360 925
 Miscellaneous manufacturing
 182 1,230 1,218 1,199 1,216 15,425,841 976
SERVICE PROVIDING 50,469 622,912 622,912 623,874 623,233 7,981,593,818 985
 
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
 9,849 152,384 154,518 156,517 154,473 1,524,323,596 759
 Utilities
 45 3,094 3,116 3,135 3,115 63,085,450 1,558
 Merchant wholesalers, durable goods
 1,206 15,185 14,910 14,814 14,970 296,307,155 1,523
 Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods
 481 7,133 7,122 7,098 7,118 101,434,160 1,096
 Electronic markets and agents and brokers
 415 2,527 2,535 2,524 2,529 56,637,880 1,723
 Motor vehicle and parts dealers
 521 13,581 13,162 13,016 13,253 163,579,673 949
 Furniture and home furnishings stores
 462 4,778 4,699 4,658 4,712 40,370,912 659
 Electronics and appliance stores
 431 4,827 4,971 4,997 4,932 55,321,797 863
 Building material and garden supply stores
 384 9,123 8,834 8,606 8,854 85,708,144 745
 Food and beverage stores
 1,247 25,136 25,323 25,434 25,298 181,034,527 550
 Health and personal care stores
 638 6,340 6,467 6,563 6,457 49,160,406 586
 Gasoline stations
 481 3,212 3,216 3,210 3,213 19,826,253 475
 Clothing and clothing accessories stores
 936 10,516 10,903 11,283 10,901 47,151,126 333
 Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores
 374 4,937 5,151 5,375 5,154 28,005,122 418
 General merchandise stores
 263 17,684 18,930 19,622 18,745 96,616,663 396
 Miscellaneous store retailers
 719 6,289 6,251 6,273 6,271 36,440,005 447
 Nonstore retailers
 211 1,438 1,472 1,481 1,464 17,183,637 903
 Air transportation
 7 45 47 43 45 469,786 803
 Water transportation
 12 157 155 158 157 5,356,659 2,625
 Truck transportation
 423 3,396 3,393 3,319 3,369 33,930,870 775
 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
 15 135 121 101 119 592,140 383
 Support activities for transportation
 164 1,776 1,790 1,717 1,761 30,499,513 1,332
 Postal service
 D D D D D D D
 Couriers and messengers
 131 5,579 6,469 7,609 6,552 57,889,619 680
 Warehousing and storage
 85 2,882 2,849 2,874 2,868 38,407,362 1,030
 
Information
 974 20,929 20,998 20,805 20,911 421,358,204 1,550
 Publishing industries, except Internet
 264 4,859 4,838 4,817 4,838 83,120,912 1,322
 Motion picture and sound recording industries
 164 1,381 1,482 1,492 1,452 16,019,618 849
 Broadcasting, except Internet
 43 2,572 2,536 2,573 2,560 87,225,885 2,621
 Telecommunications
 323 8,744 8,778 8,563 8,695 170,683,142 1,510
 ISPs, search portals, and data processing
 132 2,708 2,696 2,687 2,697 50,997,195 1,455
 Other information services
 48 665 668 673 669 13,311,452 1,531
 
Financial Activities
 5,462 55,837 55,546 55,544 55,642 971,784,845 1,343
 Monetary authorities - central bank
 D D D D D D D
 Credit intermediation and related activities
 1,433 18,235 18,119 17,996 18,117 282,287,882 1,199
 Securities, commodity contracts, investments
 455 4,910 4,929 4,898 4,912 159,816,437 2,503
 Insurance carriers and related activities
 952 12,132 12,186 12,321 12,213 225,875,680 1,423
 Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles
 59 597 596 593 595 13,037,286 1,685
 Real estate
 2,165 15,201 15,101 15,151 15,151 242,028,652 1,229
 Rental and leasing services
 379 4,646 4,496 4,465 4,536 46,743,680 793
 Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets
 D D D D D D D
 
Professional and Business Services
 13,129 164,170 163,753 162,894 163,606 2,973,882,774 1,398
 Professional and technical services
 9,393 97,238 97,388 98,230 97,619 2,206,055,581 1,738
 Management of companies and enterprises
 136 10,603 10,573 10,538 10,571 229,127,234 1,667
 Administrative and support services
 3,443 53,448 52,990 51,306 52,581 502,557,999 735
 Waste management and remediation services
 157 2,881 2,802 2,820 2,834 36,141,960 981
 
Education and Health Services
 6,845 108,853 109,020 109,722 109,198 1,351,534,947 952
 Educational services
 D D D D D D D
 Ambulatory health care services
 4,439 38,019 38,158 38,316 38,164 679,610,193 1,370
 Hospitals
 47 19,769 19,866 19,823 19,819 266,613,599 1,035
 Nursing and residential care facilities
 504 21,939 22,099 22,417 22,152 173,140,163 601
 Social assistance
 D D D D D D D
 
Leisure and Hospitality
 4,443 83,549 81,815 80,979 82,114 399,670,477 374
 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
 439 9,225 8,376 8,054 8,552 48,751,083 439
 Accommodation
 208 9,076 8,952 8,820 8,949 78,429,397 674
 Food services and drinking places
 3,515 61,899 61,191 60,882 61,324 251,362,872 315
 
Other Services
 9,767 37,190 37,262 37,413 37,288 339,038,975 699
 Repair and maintenance
 1,466 8,003 7,914 7,877 7,931 86,859,830 842
 Personal and laundry services
 1,465 12,215 12,510 12,625 12,450 77,004,318 476
 Membership associations and organizations
 925 10,557 10,473 10,537 10,522 141,225,190 1,032
 Private households
 5,911 6,415 6,365 6,374 6,385 33,949,637 409
UNCLASSIFIED 274 328 334 343 335 4,440,881 1,020
 
D - indicates data do not meet agency disclosure standards.
 
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