Industry Clusters - Workforce Information & Performance
EMPLOYMENT DATA -- SCOPE OF COVERAGE
The data used to develop industry sector employment estimates come from quarterly employment/wage reports submitted by all employers covered by the Unemployment Insurance (UI) law of Maryland as well as the Unemployment Compensation Law for Federal Employees. Estimates are made to cover delinquent reporters and/or missing employment. Employers known to have more than one physical location in Maryland are requested to "breakdown" the data according to its geographic location. Employment data pertaining to the federal government are obtained from similarly required reports submitted by the various statewide government installations located.
The following types of wage and salary employment are currently exempt from this coverage:
- Railroad workers
- Agricultural labor where cash wages are less than $20,000 or fewer than 10 workers are employed during the current or preceding quarter
- Domestic service unless during any quarter of the current or preceding calendar year the employer pays cash wages of at least $1,000 to individuals performing the employment
- Crew members and officers of vessels having a capacity of 10 tons or less
- State and local government elected officials
- Religious organization workers except where employment is elected to be covered as provided for in the law
- Insurance and real estate agents that receive payment solely by commission
In addition to the wage and salaried workers listed above, all self-employed and family workers are not covered by the law. A more complete definition of covered workers may be obtained by referring to the annotated code of Maryland.
Federal employment represents civilian employees only. A few installations are exempt because of national security.