Skip to Content Accessibility Information

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

  Industry FOURTH 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 71,777   1,310,050   1,315,011   1,317,150 1,314,070  $19,942,609,322 $1,167
               
GOVERNMENT SECTOR - TOTAL 1,501 223,277 224,112 223,648 223,679 3,644,449,376 1,253
Federal Government 359 50,661 50,996 51,606 51,088 1,137,218,997 1,712
State Government 268 61,609 61,391 60,849 61,283 977,898,852 1,227
Local Government 874 111,007 111,725 111,193 111,308 1,529,331,527 1,057
               
PRIVATE SECTOR TOTAL - ALL INDUSTRIES 70,276 1,086,773 1,090,899 1,093,502 1,090,391 16,298,159,946 1,150
               
GOODS-PRODUCING 9,173 130,242 129,460 129,405 129,702 2,263,439,588 1,342
  Natural Resources and Mining
221 2,017 1,833 1,809 1,886 22,354,829 912
  Crop production
77 1,026 856 833 905 9,815,158 834
  Animal production and aquaculture
44 280 273 272 275 2,603,652 728
  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
65 352 349 348 350 4,102,160 902
  Mining, except oil and gas
13 234 240 235 236 4,227,994 1,378
  Support activities for mining
16 113 103 108 108 1,467,722 1,045
  Construction
7,206 74,766 74,209 73,880 74,285 1,241,487,093 1,286
  Construction of buildings
2,429 14,696 14,623 14,730 14,683 267,938,685 1,404
  Heavy and civil engineering construction
379 9,269 9,077 8,853 9,066 157,326,191 1,335
  Specialty trade contractors
4,398 50,801 50,509 50,297 50,536 816,222,217 1,242
  Manufacturing
1,746 53,459 53,418 53,716 53,531 999,597,666 1,436
  Food manufacturing
182 9,168 9,240 9,357 9,255 133,688,259 1,111
  Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing
48 1,109 1,079 1,104 1,097 17,063,694 1,197
  Textile mills
14 156 184 184 175 3,046,624 1,339
  Textile product mills
63 412 411 429 417 4,829,048 891
  Apparel manufacturing
29 1,009 1,004 1,001 1,005 9,792,866 750
  Leather and allied product manufacturing
5 155 154 145 151 2,001,456 1,020
  Wood product manufacturing
47 1,019 1,040 1,051 1,037 11,932,636 885
  Paper manufacturing
21 758 768 774 767 10,816,189 1,085
  Printing and related support activities
217 3,311 3,321 3,285 3,306 44,791,329 1,042
  Petroleum and coal products manufacturing
18 405 389 392 395 8,222,090 1,601
  Chemical manufacturing
115 5,150 5,150 5,159 5,153 123,000,467 1,836
  Plastics and rubber products manufacturing
50 2,296 2,299 2,313 2,303 30,261,458 1,011
  Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing
84 2,314 2,320 2,328 2,321 36,601,264 1,213
  Primary metal manufacturing
22 732 720 722 725 11,450,341 1,215
  Fabricated metal product manufacturing
231 4,131 4,080 4,133 4,115 70,522,926 1,318
  Machinery manufacturing
100 3,286 3,275 3,283 3,281 65,452,154 1,535
  Computer and electronic product manufacturing
165 10,538 10,515 10,573 10,542 284,481,084 2,076
  Electrical equipment and appliance mfg.
48 1,467 1,449 1,457 1,458 26,097,476 1,377
  Transportation equipment manufacturing
42 2,679 2,670 2,659 2,669 55,453,504 1,598
  Furniture and related product manufacturing
71 1,069 1,046 1,054 1,056 14,303,361 1,042
  Miscellaneous manufacturing
174 2,295 2,304 2,313 2,304 35,789,440 1,195
SERVICE PROVIDING 61,083 956,531 961,439 964,097 960,689 14,034,720,358 1,124
  Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
14,399 237,530 242,586 246,011 242,042 2,834,844,179 901
  Utilities
59 5,339 5,325 5,320 5,328 143,111,752 2,066
  Merchant wholesalers, durable goods
1,949 24,427 24,375 24,443 24,415 547,674,565 1,726
  Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods
876 17,234 17,190 17,228 17,217 293,042,313 1,309
  Electronic markets and agents and brokers
816 5,600 5,632 5,608 5,613 115,780,126 1,587
  Motor vehicle and parts dealers
768 16,861 16,838 17,024 16,908 228,793,162 1,041
  Furniture and home furnishings stores
391 4,929 5,115 5,206 5,083 49,349,273 747
  Electronics and appliance stores
401 4,338 4,442 4,505 4,428 55,300,179 961
  Building material and garden supply stores
447 9,166 9,119 9,225 9,170 82,820,195 695
  Food and beverage stores
2,060 32,585 32,523 32,494 32,534 216,452,069 512
  Health and personal care stores
943 8,926 9,276 9,394 9,199 89,579,284 749
  Gasoline stations
649 5,039 5,031 5,069 5,046 26,254,754 400
  Clothing and clothing accessories stores
1,216 13,844 15,094 15,509 14,816 89,348,050 464
  Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores
405 5,699 6,473 6,597 6,256 31,970,708 393
  General merchandise stores
432 25,944 27,651 28,238 27,278 146,954,913 414
  Miscellaneous store retailers
868 8,627 8,458 8,595 8,560 60,597,683 545
  Nonstore retailers
324 2,481 2,388 2,423 2,431 33,509,686 1,060
  Air transportation
D D D D D D D
  Rail transportation
D D D D D D D
  Water transportation
D D D D D D D
  Truck transportation
759 8,249 8,181 8,316 8,249 110,107,828 1,027
  Transit and ground passenger transportation
311 6,742 6,702 6,725 6,723 54,266,009 621
  Pipeline transportation
D D D D D D D
  Scenic and sightseeing transportation
17 313 202 211 242 1,711,942 544
  Support activities for transportation
365 6,580 6,201 6,219 6,333 90,589,673 1,100
  Postal service
D D D D D D D
  Couriers and messengers
147 4,852 5,425 6,232 5,503 69,254,182 968
  Warehousing and storage
132 14,440 15,518 15,956 15,305 184,374,912 927
  Information
871 15,746 15,680 15,606 15,677 318,809,394 1,564
  Publishing industries, except Internet
229 3,576 3,614 3,548 3,579 86,059,447 1,850
  Motion picture and sound recording industries
151 1,735 1,739 1,864 1,779 18,480,744 799
  Broadcasting, except Internet
43 1,677 1,678 1,675 1,677 37,180,517 1,705
  Telecommunications
234 6,511 6,381 6,253 6,382 125,672,792 1,515
  ISPs, search portals, and data processing
102 1,348 1,367 1,357 1,357 30,443,706 1,726
  Other information services
112 899 901 909 903 20,972,188 1,787
  Financial Activities
6,850 72,073 72,384 72,647 72,368 1,921,732,131 2,043
  Monetary authorities - central bank
D D D D D D D
  Credit intermediation and related activities
1,461 19,138 19,176 19,296 19,203 373,532,813 1,496
  Securities, commodity contracts, investments
832 11,858 11,945 11,973 11,925 791,282,725 5,104
  Insurance carriers and related activities
1,512 18,896 18,939 19,053 18,963 407,130,845 1,652
  Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles
D D D D D D D
  Real estate
2,505 15,851 15,997 16,076 15,975 261,665,248 1,260
  Rental and leasing services
480 5,848 5,840 5,759 5,816 77,139,375 1,020
  Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets
18 211 211 209 210 4,637,902 1,699
  Professional and Business Services
15,850 211,962 211,646 210,453 211,354 4,161,325,353 1,515
  Professional and technical services
10,972 112,060 111,782 111,351 111,731 2,908,018,377 2,002
  Management of companies and enterprises
280 12,965 13,010 13,143 13,039 340,229,486 2,007
  Administrative and support services
4,333 82,430 82,356 81,477 82,088 847,290,974 794
  Waste management and remediation services
265 4,507 4,498 4,482 4,496 65,786,516 1,126
  Education and Health Services
8,850 244,130 245,625 245,663 245,139 3,554,223,729 1,115
  Educational services
1,125 43,866 44,236 43,880 43,994 661,955,014 1,157
  Ambulatory health care services
5,335 68,914 69,320 69,461 69,232 1,214,842,941 1,350
  Hospitals
153 69,643 70,011 69,840 69,831 1,154,266,441 1,271
  Nursing and residential care facilities
793 35,438 35,632 35,761 35,610 314,519,693 679
  Social assistance
1,444 26,269 26,426 26,721 26,472 208,639,640 606
  Leisure and Hospitality
6,999 133,445 131,717 131,884 132,349 816,189,903 474
  Performing arts and spectator sports
326 3,863 3,921 4,100 3,961 125,122,996 2,430
  Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks
46 1,315 1,292 1,297 1,301 10,629,366 628
  Amusements, gambling, and recreation
754 19,110 18,160 17,810 18,360 113,108,220 474
  Accommodation
294 9,155 9,023 8,880 9,019 68,731,562 586
  Food services and drinking places
5,579 100,002 99,321 99,797 99,707 498,597,759 385
  Other Services
7,264 41,645 41,801 41,833 41,760 427,595,669 788
  Repair and maintenance
2,112 12,720 12,718 12,720 12,719 155,135,132 938
  Personal and laundry services
2,072 16,371 16,445 16,581 16,466 116,301,192 543
  Membership associations and organizations
1,289 10,655 10,758 10,650 10,688 143,930,235 1,036
  Private households
1,791 1,899 1,880 1,882 1,887 12,229,110 499

D - indicates data do not meet agency disclosure standards.