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Civilian Labor Force, Employment & Unemployment by Place of Residence (LAUS) - Select Cities - 20081
 
Item Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Avg
    
Annapolis
  Labor Force 21,225 21,122 21,269 21,248 21,410 21,606 21,739 21,502 21,355 21,541 21,430 21,434 21,407
    Employment 20,580 20,480 20,653 20,701 20,707 20,764 20,897 20,641 20,511 20,662 20,531 20,394 20,627
    Unemployment 645 642 616 547 703 842 842 861 844 879 899 1,040 780
      Rate 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.6 3.3 3.9 3.9 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.9 3.6
Bowie
  Labor Force 30,639 30,655 30,929 30,946 31,080 31,306 31,671 31,281 31,006 31,301 31,162 31,124 31,092
    Employment 29,932 29,912 30,222 30,241 30,196 30,317 30,656 30,293 30,006 30,209 30,055 29,867 30,159
    Unemployment 707 743 707 705 884 989 1,015 988 1,000 1,092 1,107 1,257 933
      Rate 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.8 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.5 3.6 4.0 3.0
College Park
  Labor Force 14,147 14,066 14,198 14,161 14,253 14,526 14,764 14,483 14,394 14,463 14,369 14,281 14,342
    Employment 13,611 13,602 13,742 13,751 13,731 13,786 13,940 13,775 13,645 13,737 13,667 13,582 13,714
    Unemployment 536 464 456 410 522 740 824 708 749 726 702 699 628
      Rate 3.8 3.3 3.2 2.9 3.7 5.1 5.6 4.9 5.2 5.0 4.9 4.9 4.4
Frederick
  Labor Force 32,218 32,024 32,154 32,216 32,411 32,687 33,186 32,718 32,462 32,668 32,574 32,588 32,492
    Employment 31,143 30,961 31,147 31,275 31,271 31,410 31,881 31,384 31,136 31,237 31,062 30,852 31,230
    Unemployment 1,075 1,063 1,007 941 1,140 1,277 1,305 1,334 1,326 1,431 1,512 1,736 1,262
      Rate 3.3 3.3 3.1 2.9 3.5 3.9 3.9 4.1 4.1 4.4 4.6 5.3 3.9
Gaithersburg
  Labor Force 32,911 32,705 32,823 32,913 33,090 33,404 33,929 33,378 33,149 33,362 33,229 33,096 33,166
    Employment 32,041 31,853 32,045 32,177 32,171 32,315 32,799 32,290 32,032 32,137 31,957 31,742 32,130
    Unemployment 870 852 778 736 919 1,089 1,130 1,088 1,117 1,225 1,272 1,354 1,036
      Rate 2.6 2.6 2.4 2.2 2.8 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.7 3.8 4.1 3.1
Hagerstown
  Labor Force 18,819 18,911 18,911 18,710 18,913 18,973 18,966 18,930 18,761 18,986 19,044 19,056 18,915
    Employment 17,912 17,882 17,888 17,795 17,851 17,885 17,952 17,771 17,664 17,722 17,643 17,480 17,787
    Unemployment 907 1,029 1,023 915 1,062 1,088 1,014 1,159 1,097 1,264 1,401 1,576 1,128
      Rate 4.8 5.4 5.4 4.9 5.6 5.7 5.3 6.1 5.8 6.7 7.4 8.3 6.0
Rockville
  Labor Force 31,791 31,610 31,755 31,854 32,052 32,353 32,843 32,309 32,047 32,275 32,113 32,039 32,087
    Employment 31,028 30,846 31,031 31,161 31,156 31,294 31,763 31,268 31,021 31,121 30,948 30,739 31,115
    Unemployment 763 764 724 693 896 1,059 1,080 1,041 1,026 1,154 1,165 1,300 972
      Rate 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.8 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.6 3.6 4.1 3.0
Salisbury
  Labor Force 14,726 14,913 14,956 15,043 15,354 15,709 15,607 15,387 15,268 15,257 15,280 15,184 15,224
    Employment 14,041 14,241 14,299 14,413 14,647 14,904 14,831 14,623 14,495 14,391 14,264 14,081 14,436
    Unemployment 685 672 657 630 707 805 776 764 773 866 1,016 1,103 788
      Rate 4.7 4.5 4.4 4.2 4.6 5.1 5.0 5.0 5.1 5.7 6.6 7.3 5.2
 
NOTE: These data are not seasonally adjusted. They are estimates relating to the week of the 12th of the month. The count is of persons by place of residence.
1 Estimates are revised to the 2012 benchmark from the Current Population Survey. Published April 2013

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