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Civilian Labor Force, Employment & Unemployment by Place of Residence (LAUS) - Select Cities - 20101
 
Item Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Avg
  
Annapolis
  Labor Force 22,053 21,896 22,155 22,224 22,279 22,452 22,606 22,508 22,355 22,360 22,373 22,313 22,298
    Employment 20,338 20,243 20,547 20,748 20,787 20,854 20,958 20,870 20,807 20,932 20,892 20,881 20,738
    Unemployment 1,715 1,653 1,608 1,476 1,492 1,598 1,648 1,638 1,548 1,428 1,481 1,432 1,560
      Rate 7.8 7.5 7.3 6.6 6.7 7.1 7.3 7.3 6.9 6.4 6.6 6.4 7.0
Bowie
  Labor Force 30,914 30,874 31,257 31,314 31,434 31,548 32,049 31,598 31,535 31,639 31,731 31,560 31,454
    Employment 28,936 28,885 29,234 29,428 29,534 29,540 29,974 29,609 29,594 29,709 29,724 29,706 29,489
    Unemployment 1,978 1,989 2,023 1,886 1,900 2,008 2,075 1,989 1,941 1,930 2,007 1,854 1,965
      Rate 6.4 6.4 6.5 6.0 6.0 6.4 6.5 6.3 6.2 6.1 6.3 5.9 6.2
College Park
  Labor Force 15,668 15,487 15,466 15,607 15,748 15,886 16,234 15,959 15,968 16,064 15,882 15,686 15,805
    Employment 14,270 14,245 14,416 14,512 14,565 14,568 14,781 14,602 14,594 14,651 14,659 14,649 14,543
    Unemployment 1,398 1,242 1,050 1,095 1,183 1,318 1,453 1,357 1,374 1,413 1,223 1,037 1,262
      Rate 8.9 8.0 6.8 7.0 7.5 8.3 9.0 8.5 8.6 8.8 7.7 6.6 8.0
Frederick
  Labor Force 35,416 35,350 35,522 35,531 35,686 35,919 36,463 35,957 35,884 35,876 35,935 35,875 35,784
    Employment 32,617 32,501 32,755 33,009 33,091 33,257 33,693 33,322 33,328 33,392 33,326 33,345 33,136
    Unemployment 2,799 2,849 2,767 2,522 2,595 2,662 2,770 2,635 2,556 2,484 2,609 2,530 2,648
      Rate 7.9 8.1 7.8 7.1 7.3 7.4 7.6 7.3 7.1 6.9 7.3 7.1 7.4
Gaithersburg
  Labor Force 33,381 33,238 33,455 33,471 33,608 33,781 34,178 33,707 33,675 33,635 33,582 33,514 33,602
    Employment 31,068 30,958 31,199 31,442 31,520 31,678 32,092 31,740 31,746 31,807 31,744 31,761 31,563
    Unemployment 2,313 2,280 2,256 2,029 2,088 2,103 2,086 1,967 1,929 1,828 1,838 1,753 2,039
      Rate 6.9 6.9 6.7 6.1 6.2 6.2 6.1 5.8 5.7 5.4 5.5 5.2 6.1
Hagerstown
  Labor Force 19,035 19,183 19,387 19,360 19,383 19,591 19,617 19,557 19,480 19,337 19,320 19,379 19,386
    Employment 16,575 16,521 16,766 17,043 17,036 17,142 17,183 17,008 17,042 17,087 17,077 17,113 16,966
    Unemployment 2,460 2,662 2,621 2,317 2,347 2,449 2,434 2,549 2,438 2,250 2,243 2,266 2,420
      Rate 12.9 13.9 13.5 12.0 12.1 12.5 12.4 13.0 12.5 11.6 11.6 11.7 12.5
Laurel
  Labor Force 15,909 15,890 16,071 16,174 16,232 16,275 16,535 16,289 16,235 16,207 16,259 16,196 16,190
    Employment 14,881 14,855 15,035 15,134 15,189 15,192 15,414 15,227 15,220 15,278 15,286 15,277 15,166
    Unemployment 1,028 1,035 1,036 1,040 1,043 1,083 1,121 1,062 1,015 929 973 919 1,024
      Rate 6.5 6.5 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.7 6.8 6.5 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.3
Rockville
  Labor Force 31,629 31,447 31,724 31,808 31,899 32,158 32,553 32,142 32,131 32,117 32,142 32,081 31,986
    Employment 29,721 29,615 29,846 30,078 30,153 30,304 30,700 30,363 30,369 30,428 30,368 30,383 30,194
    Unemployment 1,908 1,832 1,878 1,730 1,746 1,854 1,853 1,779 1,762 1,689 1,774 1,698 1,792
      Rate 6.0 5.8 5.9 5.4 5.5 5.8 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.3 5.5 5.3 5.6
Salisbury 
  Labor Force 15,148 15,400 15,738 15,939 16,133 16,160 16,248 16,138 16,088 16,016 15,803 15,657 15,872
    Employment 13,402 13,651 14,044 14,380 14,596 14,585 14,649 14,507 14,504 14,439 14,098 14,049 14,242
    Unemployment 1,746 1,749 1,694 1,559 1,537 1,575 1,599 1,631 1,584 1,577 1,705 1,608 1,630
      Rate 11.5 11.4 10.8 9.8 9.5 9.7 9.8 10.1 9.8 9.8 10.8 10.3 10.3
 
NOTE: These data are not seasonally adjusted. They are estimates relating to the week of the 12th of the month. The count is of persons by place of residence.
1 Estimates are revised to the 2012 benchmark from the Current Population Survey. Published April 2013

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