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Baltimore Metropolitan Area - Third Quarter 2015 - Industry Series - Maryland's Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) - Workforce Information & Performance

  Industry THIRD QUARTER 2015
  Number
of
Reporting
Units 		Monthly Employment Quarterly
Average
Employment		 Total Wages Average
Weekly
Wage
Per
Worker


First		 Second Third
Baltimore Metropolitan Area              
               
TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 71,645   1,290,079   1,288,221   1,296,565 1,291,622  $17,602,372,891 $1,048
               
GOVERNMENT SECTOR - TOTAL 1,502 204,191 202,630 217,756 208,192 3,451,406,709 1,275
Federal Government 362 50,697 50,695 50,737 50,710 1,173,636,234 1,780
State Government 267 62,137 61,997 60,902 61,679 989,891,973 1,235
Local Government 873 91,357 89,938 106,117 95,804 1,287,878,502 1,034
               
PRIVATE SECTOR TOTAL - ALL INDUSTRIES 70,143 1,085,888 1,085,591 1,078,809 1,083,429 14,150,966,182 1,005
               
GOODS-PRODUCING 9,168 130,551 131,092 130,215 130,619 2,038,996,380 1,201
  Natural Resources and Mining
221 2,160 2,140 2,093 2,131 20,202,727 729
  Crop production
77 1,139 1,137 1,074 1,117 9,132,389 629
  Animal production and aquaculture
44 269 264 272 268 2,352,199 675
  Forestry and logging
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  Fishing, hunting and trapping
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  Agriculture and forestry support activities
65 371 358 364 364 3,356,883 709
  Mining, except oil and gas
14 240 242 248 243 3,795,798 1,202
  Support activities for mining
15 129 127 125 127 1,473,557 893
  Construction
7,188 74,436 74,861 74,564 74,620 1,091,132,494 1,125
  Construction of buildings
2,425 14,662 14,555 14,370 14,529 223,460,271 1,183
  Heavy and civil engineering construction
381 9,353 9,357 9,452 9,387 139,470,320 1,143
  Specialty trade contractors
4,382 50,421 50,949 50,742 50,704 728,201,903 1,105
  Manufacturing
1,759 53,955 54,091 53,558 53,868 927,661,159 1,325
  Food manufacturing
190 9,281 9,385 9,198 9,288 122,903,127 1,018
  Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing
46 1,161 1,172 1,181 1,171 19,589,597 1,287
  Textile mills
13 173 182 188 181 2,522,436 1,072
  Textile product mills
63 393 405 410 403 4,342,238 829
  Apparel manufacturing
28 1,020 1,008 1,002 1,010 8,740,652 666
  Leather and allied product manufacturing
5 157 159 143 153 1,794,123 902
  Wood product manufacturing
46 1,028 1,029 1,029 1,029 10,573,610 790
  Paper manufacturing
21 742 736 759 746 9,640,021 994
  Printing and related support activities
223 3,304 3,286 3,285 3,292 39,784,863 930
  Petroleum and coal products manufacturing
18 364 383 394 380 7,256,460 1,469
  Chemical manufacturing
116 5,205 5,185 5,161 5,184 99,106,293 1,471
  Plastics and rubber products manufacturing
56 2,309 2,292 2,280 2,294 26,191,594 878
  Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing
83 2,310 2,305 2,282 2,299 32,801,951 1,098
  Primary metal manufacturing
21 703 713 710 709 8,921,331 968
  Fabricated metal product manufacturing
231 4,123 4,106 4,094 4,108 56,586,194 1,060
  Machinery manufacturing
99 3,309 3,333 3,278 3,307 54,856,345 1,276
  Computer and electronic product manufacturing
164 10,750 10,806 10,607 10,721 308,562,730 2,214
  Electrical equipment and appliance mfg.
48 1,476 1,487 1,452 1,472 22,009,489 1,150
  Transportation equipment manufacturing
42 2,737 2,732 2,680 2,716 48,768,201 1,381
  Furniture and related product manufacturing
73 1,081 1,088 1,099 1,089 12,907,983 912
  Miscellaneous manufacturing
173 2,329 2,299 2,326 2,318 29,801,921 989
SERVICE PROVIDING 60,967 955,337 954,499 948,594 952,810 12,111,969,802 978
  Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
14,427 233,585 233,501 233,802 233,629 2,544,482,719 838
  Utilities
57 5,438 5,406 5,352 5,399 144,631,797 2,061
  Merchant wholesalers, durable goods
1,960 24,750 24,688 24,502 24,647 481,667,539 1,503
  Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods
880 17,192 17,175 17,175 17,181 265,046,750 1,187
  Electronic markets and agents and brokers
806 5,396 5,371 5,391 5,386 93,397,331 1,334
  Motor vehicle and parts dealers
769 17,134 17,038 16,855 17,009 217,172,509 982
  Furniture and home furnishings stores
395 5,072 5,076 5,010 5,053 44,269,044 674
  Electronics and appliance stores
409 4,187 4,200 4,241 4,209 51,233,332 936
  Building material and garden supply stores
448 9,576 9,281 9,141 9,333 77,378,362 638
  Food and beverage stores
2,055 32,709 32,637 32,415 32,587 205,087,379 484
  Health and personal care stores
953 8,921 8,812 8,797 8,843 77,579,195 675
  Gasoline stations
651 5,107 5,077 5,169 5,118 26,107,754 392
  Clothing and clothing accessories stores
1,229 14,026 14,260 13,667 13,984 69,347,173 381
  Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores
410 5,616 5,642 5,615 5,624 26,915,487 368
  General merchandise stores
429 25,130 25,310 25,082 25,174 134,983,820 412
  Miscellaneous store retailers
870 8,275 8,292 8,309 8,292 54,357,847 504
  Nonstore retailers
318 2,234 2,291 2,305 2,277 33,627,893 1,136
  Air transportation
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  Rail transportation
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  Water transportation
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  Truck transportation
753 8,279 8,249 8,234 8,254 100,347,560 935
  Transit and ground passenger transportation
318 5,181 5,061 6,509 5,584 40,485,138 558
  Pipeline transportation
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  Scenic and sightseeing transportation
17 393 376 363 377 1,880,935 384
  Support activities for transportation
360 6,687 6,542 6,308 6,512 77,278,843 913
  Postal service
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  Couriers and messengers
146 4,857 4,844 4,840 4,847 58,250,992 924
  Warehousing and storage
131 12,110 12,556 13,145 12,604 146,411,221 894
  Information
858 15,900 15,684 15,427 15,670 292,923,516 1,438
  Publishing industries, except Internet
222 3,559 3,566 3,542 3,556 80,241,014 1,736
  Motion picture and sound recording industries
150 1,908 1,887 1,732 1,842 13,235,107 553
  Broadcasting, except Internet
43 1,691 1,680 1,681 1,684 31,136,993 1,422
  Telecommunications
229 6,649 6,470 6,386 6,502 123,308,879 1,459
  ISPs, search portals, and data processing
102 1,207 1,200 1,198 1,202 25,386,377 1,625
  Other information services
112 886 881 888 885 19,615,146 1,705
  Financial Activities
6,835 72,530 72,692 71,834 72,352 1,365,222,241 1,451
  Monetary authorities - central bank
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  Credit intermediation and related activities
1,514 19,347 19,367 19,097 19,270 337,082,272 1,346
  Securities, commodity contracts, investments
814 11,890 12,089 11,720 11,900 371,428,182 2,401
  Insurance carriers and related activities
1,502 18,847 18,862 18,719 18,809 360,404,203 1,474
  Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles
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  Real estate
2,473 16,043 16,040 15,920 16,001 215,186,990 1,034
  Rental and leasing services
474 5,926 5,862 5,902 5,897 72,862,657 950
  Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets
17 219 212 208 213 3,415,166 1,233
  Professional and Business Services
15,790 209,709 210,912 208,192 209,604 3,468,229,252 1,273
  Professional and technical services
10,899 111,337 111,044 109,461 110,614 2,387,609,992 1,660
  Management of companies and enterprises
286 12,864 12,825 12,736 12,808 274,621,581 1,649
  Administrative and support services
4,342 81,047 82,563 81,598 81,736 747,590,124 704
  Waste management and remediation services
263 4,461 4,480 4,397 4,446 58,407,555 1,011
  Education and Health Services
8,817 239,705 238,646 240,998 239,783 3,255,571,766 1,044
  Educational services
1,115 41,693 40,747 42,637 41,692 653,443,274 1,206
  Ambulatory health care services
5,309 67,990 68,230 68,186 68,135 1,048,585,347 1,184
  Hospitals
146 69,547 69,393 69,486 69,475 1,066,439,183 1,181
  Nursing and residential care facilities
792 35,252 35,298 35,226 35,259 297,308,937 649
  Social assistance
1,455 25,223 24,978 25,463 25,221 189,795,025 579
  Leisure and Hospitality
6,960 141,424 140,843 136,508 139,592 793,973,692 438
  Performing arts and spectator sports
319 4,870 4,950 4,829 4,883 128,364,278 2,022
  Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks
46 1,392 1,363 1,274 1,343 9,974,221 571
  Amusements, gambling, and recreation
756 23,627 23,073 20,527 22,409 120,805,016 415
  Accommodation
288 9,679 9,531 9,204 9,471 65,574,681 533
  Food services and drinking places
5,551 101,856 101,926 100,674 101,485 469,255,496 356
  Other Services
7,280 42,484 42,221 41,833 42,179 391,566,616 714
  Repair and maintenance
2,106 12,787 12,807 12,771 12,788 140,065,761 843
  Personal and laundry services
2,088 16,618 16,613 16,407 16,546 107,791,803 501
  Membership associations and organizations
1,287 11,151 10,904 10,778 10,944 132,007,510 928
  Private households
1,799 1,928 1,897 1,877 1,901 11,701,542 473

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