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News Releases:
Feb
21
Average Energy Prices, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria – October 2019

Gasoline prices averaged $2.637 a gallon in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria area in October 2019, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Nov
13
Consumer Price Index, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson – October 2019

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Baltimore-Columbia-Towson inched up 0.1 percent from August to October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Nov
13
Consumer Price Index, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington – October 2019

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington decreased 0.4 percent from August to October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Maryland Economy at a Glance:
Maryland
Data Series Back
Data		 Aug
2022		 Sept
2022		 Oct
2022		 Nov
2022		 Dec
2022		 Jan
2023

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (r)3,173.6 (r)3,166.2 (r)3,167.6 (r)3,165.4 (r)3,161.8 (p)3,163.9

Employment(1)

 (r)3,067.0 (r)3,064.4 (r)3,064.7 (r)3,066.2 (r)3,065.8 (p)3,069.9

Unemployment(1)

 (r)106.6 (r)101.8 (r)102.9 (r)99.2 (r)96.0 (p)94.1

Unemployment Rate(2)

 (r)3.4 (r)3.2 (r)3.2 (r)3.1 (r)3.0 (p)3.0

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 2,738.9 2,744.1 2,733.4 2,735.2 (p)2,735.0  

12-month % change

 2.8 3.3 2.2 1.9 (p)1.6  

Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)

 162.1 162.3 161.7 162.9 (p)165.1  

12-month % change

 0.9 1.2 0.2 0.2 (p)1.9  

Manufacturing(3)

 113.3 113.3 113.4 113.5 (p)112.8  

12-month % change

 3.6 4.0 2.9 3.0 (p)2.5  

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 481.6 481.8 478.0 477.1 (p)475.9  

12-month % change

 3.1 3.5 2.0 0.5 (p)0.1  

Information(3)

 35.0 35.1 34.9 34.3 (p)33.3  

12-month % change

 1.4 2.6 -0.3 0.0 (p)-2.9  

Financial Activities(3)

 135.8 133.3 135.2 136.6 (p)135.8  

12-month % change

 -1.7 -3.1 -0.3 1.3 (p)-0.1  

Professional & Business Services(3)

 478.5 478.6 475.3 471.4 (p)470.2  

12-month % change

 4.4 4.7 2.6 1.1 (p)0.6  

Education & Health Services(3)

 447.8 449.6 449.2 449.4 (p)450.5  

12-month % change

 1.2 2.0 1.9 2.5 (p)2.3  

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 253.2 256.8 258.5 261.5 (p)260.9  

12-month % change

 8.1 8.9 6.3 6.4 (p)6.2  

Other Services(3)

 110.5 110.4 108.8 108.3 (p)109.9  

12-month % change

 3.6 3.2 2.1 0.9 (p)1.8  

Government(3)

 521.1 522.9 518.4 520.2 (p)520.6  

12-month % change

 1.6 2.8 1.6 1.8 (p)1.7  

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary
(r) Revised
Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV, Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Oct 2019
Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV, Division Economic Summary (PDF)
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Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ, Division Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Oct 2019
Baltimore Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
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Silver Spring, MD, Division Economic Summary (PDF)
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 Economic Summary Oct 2019
Hagerstown Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Oct 2019
Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD, Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Oct 2019
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Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table May 2023
Maryland: Nonfarm employment and labor force data, seasonally adjusted Employment, Unemployment Table May 2023
Maryland: Nonfarm employment and labor force data, not seasonally adjusted Employment, Unemployment Table May 2023
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table May 2023
Calvert-Charles-Prince George’s, MD: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table May 2023
Silver Spring-Frederick-Rockville, MD: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table May 2023
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table May 2023
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table May 2023
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Mid-Atlantic - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table May 2023
Mid-Atlantic Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary May 2023
Baltimore Area Employment – March 2018 Employment News Release May 2018
Philadelphia Area Employment – August 2019 Employment News Release Oct 2019
Washington Area Employment – October 2018 Employment News Release Nov 2018
Average Energy Prices, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria – October 2019 Average energy prices News Release Nov 2019
Consumer Expenditures for the Baltimore Metropolitan Area: 2017-18 Consumer spending News Release Oct 2019
Consumer Expenditures for the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area: 2017-18 Consumer spending News Release Oct 2019
County Employment and Wages in the Delmarva Peninsula – Fourth Quarter 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2019
Consumer Expenditures for the Washington Metropolitan Area: 2017-18 Consumer spending News Release Oct 2019
County Employment and Wages in the District of Columbia – Second Quarter 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Dec 2018
County Employment and Wages in Maryland – Second Quarter 2017 Employment, Pay News Release Dec 2016
Average Energy Prices - Philadelphia Average energy prices Table Nov 2019
Average Energy Prices - Washington DC Average energy prices Table Nov 2019
Consumer Price Index, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria – September 2019 Consumer price indexes News Release Oct 2019
Consumer Price Index, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington – October 2019 Consumer price indexes News Release Nov 2019
Changing Compensation Costs in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area – September 2019 Benefits, Pay News Release Nov 2019
Changing Compensation Costs in the Washington-Baltimore Metropolitan Area – September 2019 Benefits, Pay News Release Nov 2019
Average Energy Prices, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington – September 2019 Average energy prices News Release Oct 2019
Women’s Earnings in Maryland — 2017 Pay News Release Sep 2018
Fatal Work Injuries in Maryland — 2014 Workplace fatalities News Release Jan 2016
Workplace Fatalities in Maryland - Full Tables Workplace fatalities Table Nov 2014
Fatal Work Injuries in the Baltimore Area — 2017 Workplace fatalities News Release Jul 2019
Fatal Work Injuries in the Philadelphia Area — 2017 Workplace fatalities News Release Jul 2019
Fatal Work Injuries in the Washington, DC Area — 2017 Workplace fatalities News Release Jul 2019
Workplace Fatalities in Baltimore-Towson, MD – Full Tables Workplace fatalities Table Jan 2015
Workplace Fatalities in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD – Full Tables Workplace fatalities Table Feb 2014
Consumer Price Index Historical Tables for Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-MD-VA-WV Consumer price indexes Table Oct 2019
Summary of annual and semi-annual indexes Consumer price indexes Table Jul 2019
Workplace Fatalities in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV – Full Tables Workplace fatalities Table Feb 2014
Consumer Price Index, South Region – October 2019 Consumer price indexes News Release Nov 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages in Baltimore-Towson – May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2019
Unemployment in the Washington Area by County – September 2019 Unemployment News Release Nov 2019
Unemployment on the Delmarva Peninsula by County – September 2019 Unemployment News Release Nov 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria – May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages for Teachers in Maryland’s Metropolitan Areas – May 2015 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2016
Consumer Price Index Historical Tables for Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Consumer price indexes Table Nov 2019
Average Energy Prices - Baltimore Average energy prices Table Nov 2019
Average Energy Prices, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson – September 2019 Average energy prices News Release Oct 2019
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Average Energy Prices, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria – October 2019 Average energy prices News Release Feb 2020