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Maryland - 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
Maryland              
               
TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 169,459   2,626,077   2,633,928   2,636,498 2,632,168  $40,193,721,836 $1,175
               
GOVERNMENT SECTOR - TOTAL 3,507 494,407 496,959 496,940 496,102 8,598,270,389 1,333
Federal Government 1,000 144,218 144,975 146,280 145,158 3,529,269,442 1,870
State Government 442 98,844 99,452 99,202 99,166 1,479,222,270 1,147
Local Government 2,065 251,345 252,532 251,458 251,778 3,589,778,677 1,097
               
PRIVATE SECTOR TOTAL - ALL INDUSTRIES 165,952 2,131,670 2,136,969 2,139,558 2,136,066 31,595,451,447 1,138
               
GOODS-PRODUCING 20,604 270,915 269,716 268,855 269,829 4,697,781,805 1,339
  Natural Resources and Mining
707 6,674 6,146 5,944 6,255 70,089,241 862
  Crop production
226 2,835 2,482 2,352 2,556 25,622,801 771
  Animal production and aquaculture
135 1,194 1,168 1,175 1,179 11,281,532 736
  Forestry and logging
47 179 172 171 174 1,867,093 825
  Fishing, hunting and trapping
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  Agriculture and forestry support activities
174 1,094 962 902 986 9,674,886 755
  Oil and gas extraction
D D D D D D D
  Mining, except oil and gas
53 703 708 701 704 12,329,912 1,347
  Support activities for mining
48 557 542 551 550 8,213,920 1,149
  Construction
16,218 160,165 159,673 158,901 159,580 2,685,446,221 1,294
  Construction of buildings
5,529 35,570 35,478 35,481 35,510 645,901,875 1,399
  Heavy and civil engineering construction
870 18,483 18,331 18,047 18,287 327,875,372 1,379
  Specialty trade contractors
9,819 106,112 105,864 105,373 105,783 1,711,668,974 1,245
  Manufacturing
3,679 104,076 103,897 104,010 103,994 1,942,246,343 1,437
  Food manufacturing
404 15,143 15,218 15,230 15,197 191,770,987 971
  Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing
119 2,880 2,831 2,858 2,856 38,273,738 1,031
  Textile mills
25 418 451 455 441 6,117,827 1,067
  Textile product mills
102 817 807 791 805 9,433,217 901
  Apparel manufacturing
51 1,243 1,242 1,235 1,240 11,338,676 703
  Leather and allied product manufacturing
12 197 190 175 187 2,208,865 909
  Wood product manufacturing
112 2,181 2,189 2,240 2,203 25,498,778 890
  Paper manufacturing
40 2,789 2,768 2,796 2,784 40,303,264 1,114
  Printing and related support activities
443 7,217 7,191 7,175 7,194 102,809,412 1,099
  Petroleum and coal products manufacturing
55 866 857 850 858 17,292,193 1,550
  Chemical manufacturing
255 11,633 11,638 11,617 11,629 326,688,295 2,161
  Plastics and rubber products manufacturing
101 5,948 5,928 5,921 5,932 99,735,030 1,293
  Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing
190 4,375 4,398 4,410 4,394 75,055,104 1,314
  Primary metal manufacturing
35 980 969 968 972 14,666,605 1,161
  Fabricated metal product manufacturing
426 8,111 8,053 8,059 8,074 131,385,342 1,252
  Machinery manufacturing
216 6,834 6,836 6,739 6,803 126,538,866 1,431
  Computer and electronic product manufacturing
366 17,709 17,693 17,763 17,722 478,568,118 2,077
  Electrical equipment and appliance mfg.
88 2,000 1,983 1,995 1,993 37,311,997 1,440
  Transportation equipment manufacturing
106 4,688 4,628 4,631 4,649 95,348,762 1,578
  Furniture and related product manufacturing
164 3,673 3,650 3,675 3,666 42,779,076 898
  Miscellaneous manufacturing
369 4,374 4,377 4,427 4,393 69,122,191 1,210
SERVICE PROVIDING 145,286 1,860,755 1,867,253 1,870,702 1,866,237 26,897,666,943 1,109
  Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
33,121 463,826 473,935 480,581 472,781 5,470,190,315 890
  Utilities
160 9,522 9,553 9,557 9,544 253,448,407 2,043
  Merchant wholesalers, durable goods
4,027 42,555 42,470 42,569 42,531 933,312,610 1,688
  Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods
1,844 28,259 28,262 28,175 28,232 478,228,160 1,303
  Electronic markets and agents and brokers
4,696 16,017 16,110 16,150 16,092 404,713,397 1,935
  Motor vehicle and parts dealers
1,683 36,594 36,718 37,047 36,786 497,606,166 1,041
  Furniture and home furnishings stores
881 10,114 10,476 10,614 10,401 101,205,903 748
  Electronics and appliance stores
872 9,598 9,909 10,039 9,849 111,978,700 875
  Building material and garden supply stores
1,053 23,150 22,941 22,895 22,995 229,548,456 768
  Food and beverage stores
3,856 68,285 67,963 68,062 68,103 467,273,051 528
  Health and personal care stores
2,035 18,027 18,680 18,842 18,516 182,249,758 757
  Gasoline stations
1,378 11,596 11,589 11,697 11,627 65,854,327 436
  Clothing and clothing accessories stores
2,496 26,148 28,139 28,831 27,706 154,025,639 428
  Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores
874 11,653 13,172 13,470 12,765 68,303,755 412
  General merchandise stores
943 54,155 57,826 58,677 56,886 316,789,556 428
  Miscellaneous store retailers
1,752 16,119 15,807 16,022 15,983 107,719,904 518
  Nonstore retailers
739 5,942 5,942 6,064 5,983 85,669,548 1,101
  Air transportation
64 4,936 5,024 5,085 5,015 101,275,919 1,553
  Rail transportation
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  Water transportation
40 1,086 1,126 1,099 1,104 27,221,905 1,897
  Truck transportation
1,630 15,952 15,852 15,986 15,930 213,149,348 1,029
  Transit and ground passenger transportation
716 12,104 12,039 12,047 12,063 98,213,532 626
  Pipeline transportation
7 107 107 109 108 2,526,760 1,800
  Scenic and sightseeing transportation
51 536 406 412 451 3,441,521 587
  Support activities for transportation
689 10,281 9,898 9,866 10,015 160,753,974 1,235
  Postal service
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  Couriers and messengers
354 12,216 13,855 16,790 14,287 163,100,012 878
  Warehousing and storage
253 18,742 19,936 20,328 19,669 240,611,802 941
  Information
2,610 38,475 38,164 37,973 38,204 813,196,883 1,637
  Publishing industries, except Internet
779 8,939 8,967 8,818 8,908 200,217,764 1,729
  Motion picture and sound recording industries
353 3,698 3,918 3,979 3,865 39,312,019 782
  Broadcasting, except Internet
138 4,501 4,498 4,498 4,499 109,456,789 1,871
  Telecommunications
655 15,189 14,614 14,521 14,775 311,146,516 1,620
  ISPs, search portals, and data processing
317 4,095 4,078 4,057 4,077 108,683,160 2,051
  Other information services
368 2,053 2,089 2,100 2,081 44,380,635 1,641
  Financial Activities
14,884 139,708 139,757 139,908 139,791 3,312,596,132 1,823
  Monetary authorities - central bank
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  Credit intermediation and related activities
3,335 42,424 42,422 42,289 42,378 784,421,049 1,424
  Securities, commodity contracts, investments
1,736 17,968 18,025 18,045 18,013 1,052,984,118 4,497
  Insurance carriers and related activities
3,080 33,644 33,655 33,837 33,712 718,391,461 1,639
  Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles
161 340 344 354 346 8,827,200 1,962
  Real estate
5,514 33,755 33,806 33,983 33,848 592,332,320 1,346
  Rental and leasing services
1,007 11,104 11,030 10,925 11,020 145,117,724 1,013
  Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets
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  Professional and Business Services
41,021 438,255 438,147 435,003 437,135 8,848,510,280 1,557
  Professional and technical services
28,714 244,919 244,923 244,395 244,746 6,311,671,495 1,984
  Management of companies and enterprises
687 25,042 25,168 25,278 25,163 703,390,574 2,150
  Administrative and support services
11,077 159,646 159,418 156,769 158,611 1,712,318,506 830
  Waste management and remediation services
543 8,648 8,638 8,561 8,616 121,129,705 1,081
  Education and Health Services
19,718 423,302 425,610 425,462 424,791 5,973,641,175 1,082
  Educational services
2,723 64,926 65,487 64,615 65,009 897,668,538 1,062
  Ambulatory health care services
12,167 134,671 135,275 135,846 135,264 2,403,948,450 1,367
  Hospitals
287 104,035 104,645 104,391 104,357 1,681,166,763 1,239
  Nursing and residential care facilities
1,581 70,369 70,720 70,984 70,691 618,190,608 673
  Social assistance
2,960 49,301 49,483 49,626 49,470 372,666,816 579
  Leisure and Hospitality
14,506 267,417 261,470 261,330 263,406 1,526,996,345 446
  Performing arts and spectator sports
839 8,041 7,187 8,027 7,752 163,099,184 1,618
  Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks
103 1,749 1,703 1,703 1,718 14,405,319 645
  Amusements, gambling, and recreation
1,553 34,517 31,945 31,224 32,562 193,877,478 458
  Accommodation
832 24,197 23,326 22,898 23,474 186,430,995 611
  Food services and drinking places
11,179 198,913 197,309 197,478 197,900 969,183,369 377
  Other Services
19,425 89,772 90,170 90,445 90,129 952,535,813 813
  Repair and maintenance
4,206 24,091 24,085 24,070 24,082 289,334,349 924
  Personal and laundry services
4,229 32,442 32,898 33,151 32,830 233,517,038 547
  Membership associations and organizations
3,132 24,954 24,942 24,879 24,925 376,749,790 1,163
  Private households
7,858 8,285 8,245 8,345 8,292 52,934,636 491

D - indicates data do not meet agency disclosure standards.