MARYLAND AT A GLANCE

ECONOMY


State Jobs	Job Service


Labor Force	Unemployment Insurance	Wages

Information about employment within State government agencies is available from the Office of Personnel Services and Benefits of the Department of Budget and Management.

In Maryland, State agencies concerned with employment (including unemployment insurance & job-seeker assistance) are the Division of Workforce Development, the Division of Unemployment Insurance, and the Division of Labor and Industry. Each is part of the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation.

TOTAL LABOR FORCE EMPLOYED IN MARYLAND* (annual averages)
			1997	1998	1999	2000
Maryland			2,231,499	2,284,671	2,347,638	2,404,095
Private Sector nonmanufacturing industry			1,645,289 (73.7%)	1,687,246 (73.8%)	1,744,916 (74.3%)	1,792,860 (74.6%)
	services		710,287	737,058	766,113	793,234
		trade (wholesale)	110,300	110,795	112,958	114,255
		trade (retail)	426,555	430,447	435,939	441,981
	contract construction		137,820	140,815	149,808	156,501
	finance, insurance, real estate		131,161	134,394	139,642	138,203
	transportation, communications, public utilities		103,126	103,892	108,446	111,441
	other		26,070	29,745	32,010	37,245
Public Sector			409,488 (18.4%)	419,274 (18.4%)	425,860 (18.1%)	431,134 (17.9%)
	local government		195,356	203,116	207,284	210,707
	state government		89,662	89,483	91,634	93,713
	federal government		125,470	126,675	126,942	126,714
Private Sector manufacturing			176,722 (7.9%)	178,051 (7.8%)	176,862 (7.5%)	180,101 (7.4%)

* Resident and nonresident wage-earners working in Maryland.

CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE (annual averages)
1997		1998	1999	2000
Employed*	2,648,000	2,625,286	2,667,735	2,696,543
Unemployed**	142,000 (5.1%)	125,175 (4.6%)	97,909 (3.5%)	108,284 (3.9%)
TOTAL	2,789,000	2,750,461	2,765,644	2,804,827

* Resident wage-earners working either in Maryland or out of state.
** Unemployed Maryland residents actively seeking work.

WAGES (weekly averages)
			1997	1998	1999	2000
Maryland			$611	$640	$663	$701
Private Sector nonmanufacturing industry
	services		$595	$622	$651	$694
		trade (wholesale)	$794	$844	$891	$959
		trade (retail)	$328	$345	$355	$368
	contract construction		$629	$669	$702	$738
	finance, insurance, real estate		$824	$874	$916	$969
	transportation, communications, public utilities		$734	$773	$796	$847
	other		$445	$506	$555	$592
Public Sector
	local government		$612	$629	$644	$666
	state government		$620	$640	$675	$710
	federal government		$861	$1,006	$974	$1,029
Private Sector manufacturing			$763	$802	$830	$883