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Baltimore Metropolitan Area - Fourth Quarter 2017 - Industry Series - Maryland's Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) - OWIP

  Industry FOURTH QUARTER 2017
  Number
of
Reporting
Units 		Monthly Employment Quarterly
Average
Employment		 Total Wages Average
Weekly
Wage
Per
Worker


First		 Second Third
Baltimore Metro Area              
TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 72,401   1,336,089   1,343,117   1,341,576 1,340,260  $20,899,693,892 $1,200
               
GOVERNMENT SECTOR - TOTAL 1,501 222,242 223,496 222,961 222,899 3,724,570,280 1,285
Federal Government 363 50,222 50,320 50,570 50,370 1,168,938,761 1,785
State Government 267 61,014 61,056 60,690 60,920 1,009,654,173 1,275
Local Government 871 111,006 112,120 111,701 111,609 1,545,977,346 1,066
               
PRIVATE SECTOR TOTAL - ALL INDUSTRIES 70,900 1,113,847 1,119,621 1,118,615 1,117,361 17,175,123,612 1,182
               
GOODS-PRODUCING 9,283 134,266 134,280 134,177 134,241 2,518,206,680 1,443
  Natural Resources and Mining
233 2,159 1,971 1,998 2,042 26,332,297 992
  Crop production
79 989 805 810 868 10,244,681 908
  Animal production and aquaculture
49 319 318 315 317 2,823,519 685
  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
68 393 393 410 398 4,793,520 926
  Mining, except oil and gas
16 321 326 328 325 6,411,657 1,518
  Support activities for mining
12 117 115 113 115 1,839,016 1,230
  Construction
7,250 76,512 76,522 76,449 76,494 1,353,923,300 1,362
  Construction of buildings
2,486 15,809 15,778 15,890 15,825 295,537,551 1,437
  Heavy and civil engineering construction
353 8,884 8,925 8,770 8,859 177,253,759 1,539
  Specialty trade contractors
4,411 51,819 51,819 51,789 51,809 881,131,990 1,308
  Manufacturing
1,800 55,595 55,787 55,730 55,704 1,137,951,083 1,571
  Food manufacturing
194 9,915 9,940 9,908 9,921 141,845,150 1,100
  Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing
62 1,279 1,284 1,275 1,279 18,446,478 1,109
  Textile mills
15 178 152 167 165 2,555,240 1,191
  Textile product mills
58 415 427 430 424 5,403,784 980
  Apparel manufacturing
27 828 815 819 820 12,894,431 1,210
  Leather and allied product manufacturing
6 135 138 127 133 1,535,759 888
  Wood product manufacturing
50 1,001 996 1,004 1,000 11,793,537 907
  Paper manufacturing
17 774 755 776 768 10,888,534 1,091
  Printing and related support activities
203 3,276 3,221 3,230 3,242 43,860,991 1,041
  Petroleum and coal products manufacturing
20 391 406 402 399 8,641,172 1,666
  Chemical manufacturing
122 5,491 5,541 5,462 5,498 140,504,012 1,966
  Plastics and rubber products manufacturing
56 2,314 2,287 2,291 2,297 29,286,366 981
  Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing
89 1,972 2,000 1,966 1,979 31,179,689 1,212
  Primary metal manufacturing
19 701 697 693 697 10,899,362 1,203
  Fabricated metal product manufacturing
225 3,875 4,004 4,045 3,974 66,344,865 1,284
  Machinery manufacturing
108 3,389 3,452 3,476 3,439 71,163,084 1,592
  Computer and electronic product manufacturing
174 12,003 11,961 11,964 11,976 395,456,341 2,540
  Electrical equipment and appliance mfg.
48 1,457 1,443 1,437 1,445 24,470,432 1,303
  Transportation equipment manufacturing
46 2,557 2,551 2,550 2,552 50,684,827 1,528
  Furniture and related product manufacturing
77 1,158 1,143 1,147 1,149 15,381,222 1,030
  Miscellaneous manufacturing
184 2,486 2,574 2,561 2,540 44,715,807 1,354
SERVICE PROVIDING 61,611 979,581 985,341 984,438 983,120 14,656,916,932 1,147
  Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
14,129 237,329 245,491 245,972 242,930 2,836,206,890 898
  Utilities
59 5,338 5,323 5,250 5,303 155,525,923 2,256
  Merchant wholesalers, durable goods
1,870 24,479 24,450 24,635 24,521 528,342,312 1,657
  Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods
828 17,657 17,678 17,709 17,681 292,624,424 1,273
  Electronic markets and agents and brokers
769 5,354 5,387 5,425 5,388 121,712,320 1,738
  Motor vehicle and parts dealers
821 17,242 17,130 17,152 17,174 229,133,675 1,026
  Furniture and home furnishings stores
363 5,222 5,349 5,449 5,340 51,673,103 744
  Electronics and appliance stores
383 4,162 4,279 4,330 4,257 56,711,478 1,025
  Building material and garden supply stores
446 9,410 9,353 9,261 9,341 83,074,156 684
  Food and beverage stores
1,988 31,565 32,141 32,201 31,969 205,736,782 495
  Health and personal care stores
1,006 9,329 9,593 9,733 9,551 85,915,864 692
  Gasoline stations
650 4,741 4,759 4,669 4,723 26,869,515 438
  Clothing and clothing accessories stores
1,155 13,584 15,284 15,493 14,787 74,962,924 390
  Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores
394 5,382 6,107 6,233 5,907 30,057,458 391
  General merchandise stores
415 24,446 26,699 26,642 25,929 147,872,493 439
  Miscellaneous store retailers
857 8,244 8,244 8,280 8,256 60,051,052 560
  Nonstore retailers
322 2,476 2,386 2,589 2,483 36,397,141 1,128
  Air transportation
25 5,278 5,292 5,294 5,288 118,178,649 1,719
  Rail transportation
D D D D D D D
  Water transportation
20 716 748 720 728 16,778,103 1,773
  Truck transportation
786 8,349 8,307 8,268 8,308 111,900,940 1,036
  Transit and ground passenger transportation
284 6,926 6,808 6,732 6,822 54,038,884 609
  Pipeline transportation
D D D D D D D
  Scenic and sightseeing transportation
15 324 238 228 263 1,667,108 488
  Support activities for transportation
369 6,955 6,834 6,958 6,915 93,812,283 1,044
  Postal service
10 35 33 34 34 335,714 760
  Couriers and messengers
157 5,675 6,322 6,945 6,314 75,639,809 922
  Warehousing and storage
131 14,369 16,674 15,670 15,571 175,603,625 868
  Information
891 16,197 16,182 16,257 16,212 337,580,625 1,602
  Publishing industries, except internet
258 4,732 4,693 4,705 4,710 113,437,093 1,853
  Motion picture and sound recording industries
158 1,654 1,694 1,750 1,699 15,101,241 684
  Broadcasting, except internet
44 1,724 1,724 1,745 1,731 37,071,806 1,647
  Telecommunications
207 5,883 5,907 5,881 5,890 115,050,446 1,503
  Data processing, hosting and related services
114 1,335 1,307 1,315 1,319 34,592,793 2,017
  Other information services
110 869 857 861 862 22,327,246 1,992
  Financial Activities
6,969 75,908 74,498 74,516 74,974 2,211,756,896 2,269
  Monetary authorities - central bank
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  Credit intermediation and related activities
1,447 20,253 20,110 20,066 20,143 381,166,559 1,456
  Securities, commodity contracts, investments
890 11,923 11,995 11,953 11,957 1,015,156,834 6,531
  Insurance carriers and related activities
1,479 18,947 18,858 18,879 18,894 432,983,110 1,763
  Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles
39 190 192 194 192 3,247,518 1,301
  Real estate
2,637 16,520 16,376 16,580 16,492 275,650,197 1,286
  Rental and leasing services
454 7,714 6,605 6,479 6,932 95,228,742 1,057
  Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets
D D D D D D D
  Professional and Business Services
16,080 215,568 215,985 215,589 215,714 4,282,988,397 1,527
  Professional and technical services
11,023 112,441 112,832 112,461 112,578 2,940,990,561 2,010
  Management of companies and enterprises
285 13,028 12,977 13,016 13,007 371,504,211 2,197
  Administrative and support services
4,493 85,512 85,592 85,541 85,548 908,045,164 816
  Waste management and remediation services
279 4,587 4,584 4,571 4,580 62,448,461 1,049
  Education and Health Services
9,161 255,047 255,671 255,964 255,560 3,699,839,202 1,114
  Educational services
1,164 46,926 47,257 46,560 46,914 721,307,465 1,183
  Ambulatory health care services
5,577 74,112 74,230 74,869 74,403 1,277,385,874 1,321
  Hospitals
145 71,091 71,038 71,023 71,050 1,166,619,848 1,263
  Nursing and residential care facilities
816 35,555 35,604 35,810 35,656 313,502,345 676
  Social assistance
1,459 27,363 27,542 27,702 27,535 221,023,670 617
  Leisure and Hospitality
7,099 136,436 134,336 132,635 134,469 838,794,652 480
  Performing arts and spectator sports
313 3,938 3,994 4,099 4,010 129,414,093 2,483
  Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks
49 1,312 1,285 1,303 1,300 10,572,088 626
  Amusements, gambling, and recreation
789 19,335 18,346 17,783 18,488 109,515,332 456
  Accommodation
303 9,472 9,295 9,067 9,278 71,531,563 593
  Food services and drinking places
5,645 102,379 101,416 100,383 101,392 517,761,576 393
  Other Services
7,282 43,096 43,178 43,505 43,259 449,750,270 800
  Repair and maintenance
2,067 13,039 13,016 13,077 13,044 160,777,445 948
  Personal and laundry services
2,078 16,591 16,638 16,720 16,649 120,884,008 559
  Membership associations and organizations
1,320 11,582 11,711 11,798 11,697 155,440,047 1,022
  Private households
1,817 1,884 1,813 1,910 1,869 12,648,770 521

D - indicates data do not meet agency disclosure standards.