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Employment and Payrolls - Industry Series - Maryland - 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

Maryland

             
               

TOTAL EMPLOYMENT

164,244   2,543,487   2,536,574   2,531,299 2,537,120  $33,309,941,187 $1,010

 

             

GOVERNMENT SECTOR - TOTAL

3,383 483,704 486,592 486,168 485,488 7,308,852,246 1,158
Federal Government 1,020 128,331 128,704 129,161 128,732 2,789,109,060 1,667
State Government 404 101,170 102,401 102,385 101,985 1,302,433,852 982
Local Government 1,959 254,203 255,487 254,622 254,771 3,217,309,334 971
               

PRIVATE SECTOR TOTAL - ALL INDUSTRIES

160,861 2,059,783 2,049,982 2,045,131 2,051,632 26,001,088,941 975

 

             
GOODS-PRODUCING 23,237 309,795 304,476 298,862 304,378 4,618,405,224 1,167
 
Natural Resources and Mining
680 6,710 6,139 5,962 6,270 59,906,090 735
 
Crop production
208 2,287 1,917 1,777 1,994 16,637,108 642
 
Animal production
138 1,338 1,333 1,328 1,333 10,639,185 614
 
Forestry and logging
60 218 211 216 215 1,565,758 560
 
Fishing, hunting and trapping
D D D D D D D
 
Agriculture and forestry support activities
154 1,117 961 964 1,014 8,094,008 614
 
Oil and gas extraction
D D D D D D D
 
Mining, except oil and gas
54 1,163 1,143 1,109 1,138 16,127,863 1,090
 
Support activities for mining
35 434 434 446 438 5,891,469 1,035
 
Construction
18,555 176,179 172,305 167,658 172,047 2,544,190,371 1,138
 
Construction of buildings
6,374 39,878 38,848 37,955 38,894 631,357,750 1,249
 
Heavy and civil engineering construction
1,029 17,657 17,481 16,968 17,369 272,861,586 1,208
 
Specialty trade contractors
11,152 118,644 115,976 112,735 115,785 1,639,971,035 1,090
 
Manufacturing
4,002 126,906 126,032 125,242 126,060 2,014,308,763 1,229
 
Food manufacturing
353 15,256 15,306 15,184 15,249 168,906,789 852
 
Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing
61 3,678 3,616 3,598 3,631 41,072,971 870
 
Textile mills
41 1,063 1,053 1,046 1,054 10,507,414 767
 
Textile product mills
125 922 904 883 903 8,945,521 762
 
Apparel manufacturing
56 1,422 1,410 1,412 1,415 10,611,748 577
 
Leather and allied product manufacturing
12 170 162 160 164 1,667,109 782
 
Wood product manufacturing
127 2,649 2,606 2,482 2,579 27,995,787 835
 
Paper manufacturing
46 4,077 3,985 3,916 3,993 47,972,769 924
 
Printing and related support activities
623 12,020 11,832 11,758 11,870 153,244,185 993
 
Petroleum and coal products manufacturing
33 782 779 743 768 12,816,735 1,284
 
Chemical manufacturing
251 12,151 12,157 12,211 12,173 234,716,667 1,483
 
Plastics and rubber products manufacturing
103 6,548 6,431 6,389 6,456 89,649,245 1,068
 
Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing
183 4,515 4,438 4,315 4,423 54,836,208 954
 
Primary metal manufacturing
53 3,554 3,487 3,470 3,504 69,709,440 1,530
 
Fabricated metal product manufacturing
472 10,278 10,283 10,280 10,280 139,146,815 1,041
 
Machinery manufacturing
227 7,505 7,485 7,333 7,441 118,563,051 1,226
 
Computer and electronic product manufacturing
316 21,358 21,352 21,393 21,368 539,951,234 1,944
 
Electrical equipment and appliance mfg.
79 2,163 2,171 2,143 2,159 34,324,392 1,223
 
Transportation equipment manufacturing
136 8,064 8,016 8,040 8,040 150,819,023 1,443
 
Furniture and related product manufacturing
247 3,529 3,427 3,370 3,442 35,631,667 796
 
Miscellaneous manufacturing
458 5,202 5,132 5,116 5,150 63,219,993 944
SERVICE PROVIDING 137,146 1,749,529 1,745,026 1,745,767 1,746,774 21,375,471,770 941
 
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
33,670 457,205 461,445 465,983 461,544 4,635,845,946 773
 
Utilities
136 10,318 10,305 10,345 10,323 224,427,679 1,672
 
Merchant wholesalers, durable goods
4,276 47,926 47,277 47,125 47,443 883,930,206 1,433
 
Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods
1,910 30,016 29,896 29,708 29,873 413,163,342 1,064
 
Electronic markets and agents and brokers
4,040 14,858 14,854 14,741 14,818 338,498,180 1,757
 
Motor vehicle and parts dealers
1,712 35,378 34,467 33,858 34,568 383,757,807 854
 
Furniture and home furnishings stores
1,115 11,199 11,252 11,221 11,224 93,719,813 642
 
Electronics and appliance stores
1,148 11,518 11,975 11,973 11,822 116,702,090 759
 
Building material and garden supply stores
1,182 23,424 22,811 22,415 22,883 205,072,747 689
 
Food and beverage stores
3,640 64,642 64,597 64,672 64,637 428,516,984 510
 
Health and personal care stores
1,786 17,949 18,204 18,557 18,237 147,702,711 623
 
Gasoline stations
1,370 9,362 9,325 9,306 9,331 50,719,911 418
 
Clothing and clothing accessories stores
2,638 29,636 30,925 32,262 30,941 137,810,040 343
 
Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores
1,021 12,336 13,062 13,569 12,989 69,589,306 412
 
General merchandise stores
834 50,989 54,083 55,720 53,597 267,353,370 384
 
Miscellaneous store retailers
2,182 17,710 17,538 17,699 17,649 104,397,442 455
 
Nonstore retailers
694 5,398 5,481 5,572 5,484 59,001,628 828
 
Air transportation
66 4,120 4,266 4,179 4,188 66,114,878 1,214
 
Rail transportation
D D D D D D D
 
Water transportation
37 591 574 566 577 13,728,863 1,830
 
Truck transportation
1,729 15,822 15,705 15,520 15,682 175,848,300 863
 
Transit and ground passenger transportation
740 10,417 10,477 10,397 10,430 67,568,173 498
 
Pipeline transportation
3 54 53 52 53 1,103,400 1,601
 
Scenic and sightseeing transportation
53 509 459 363 444 2,010,481 348
 
Support activities for transportation
693 10,733 10,348 10,919 10,667 146,538,723 1,057
 
Postal service
D D D D D D D
 
Couriers and messengers
352 11,515 12,723 14,474 12,904 122,128,824 728
 
Warehousing and storage
281 10,566 10,550 10,530 10,549 114,521,451 835
 
Information
2,671 48,298 49,221 49,023 48,847 832,049,219 1,310
 
Publishing industries, except Internet
731 11,667 11,609 11,530 11,602 182,643,373 1,211
 
Motion picture and sound recording industries
385 4,065 5,069 5,177 4,770 33,690,688 543
 
Broadcasting, except Internet
143 4,952 4,912 4,930 4,931 126,920,994 1,980
 
Telecommunications
875 20,356 20,312 20,008 20,225 368,741,341 1,402
 
ISPs, search portals, and data processing
348 5,756 5,822 5,856 5,811 93,117,863 1,233
 
Other information services
189 1,502 1,497 1,522 1,507 26,934,960 1,375
 
Financial Activities
15,221 147,462 146,355 146,509 146,775 2,621,434,676 1,374
 
Monetary authorities - central bank
7 284 284 283 284 4,776,653 1,294
 
Credit intermediation and related activities
4,089 50,045 49,610 49,403 49,686 687,987,309 1,065
 
Securities, commodity contracts, investments
1,391 16,065 16,053 16,004 16,041 696,860,961 3,342
 
Insurance carriers and related activities
3,009 33,904 33,874 34,124 33,967 593,806,708 1,345
 
Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles
172 1,508 1,500 1,501 1,503 29,072,859 1,488
 
Real estate
5,428 32,831 32,603 32,843 32,759 470,026,359 1,104
 
Rental and leasing services
1,074 12,494 12,105 12,025 12,208 133,244,368 840
 
Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets
51 331 326 326 328 5,659,459 1,327
 
Professional and Business Services
36,101 400,529 397,676 394,877 397,694 6,811,401,529 1,317
 
Professional and technical services
24,995 226,503 227,201 228,656 227,453 4,925,471,877 1,666
 
Management of companies and enterprises
473 21,013 20,929 21,154 21,032 454,536,974 1,662
 
Administrative and support services
10,116 145,332 142,026 137,638 141,665 1,337,387,411 726
 
Waste management and remediation services
517 7,681 7,520 7,429 7,543 94,005,267 959
 
Education and Health Services
17,290 372,330 373,518 374,934 373,594 4,573,346,269 942
 
Educational services
2,296 60,321 60,261 60,615 60,399 685,457,389 873
 
Ambulatory health care services
10,592 102,396 102,694 103,464 102,851 1,683,286,088 1,259
 
Hospitals
169 99,075 99,529 99,745 99,450 1,371,886,172 1,061
 
Nursing and residential care facilities
1,455 65,522 65,938 66,140 65,867 529,623,245 619
 
Social assistance
2,778 45,016 45,096 44,970 45,027 303,093,375 518
 
Leisure and Hospitality
13,364 234,110 227,369 224,974 228,818 1,141,411,890 384
 
Performing arts and spectator sports
768 7,428 7,178 7,240 7,282 133,443,849 1,410
 
Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks
103 1,772 1,738 1,718 1,743 11,440,052 505
 
Amusements, gambling, and recreation
1,479 26,051 23,557 22,593 24,067 119,353,187 381
 
Accommodation
790 24,379 23,384 22,565 23,443 168,162,628 552
 
Food services and drinking places
10,224 174,480 171,512 170,858 172,283 709,012,174 317
 
Other Services
18,829 89,595 89,442 89,467 89,501 759,982,241 653
 
Repair and maintenance
4,306 23,813 23,498 23,250 23,520 247,443,793 809
 
Personal and laundry services
3,957 31,330 31,523 31,722 31,525 189,099,098 461
 
Membership associations and organizations
2,737 25,645 25,668 25,735 25,683 275,678,587 826
 
Private households
7,829 8,807 8,753 8,760 8,773 47,760,763 419
UNCLASSIFIED 478 459 480 502 480 7,211,947 1,156
 
D - indicates data do not meet agency disclosure standards.
 
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