EMPLOYMENT

In Maryland, State agencies concerned with employment include the Division of Employment and Training, and the Division of Labor and Industry. Both of these agencies are found within the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation.

EMPLOYMENT, 1994
Total Employed in Maryland			2,107,848
In Nonmanufacturing Industry (private sector) (72.5%)			1,527,088
	services		630,494
	trade		514,328
		wholesale	411,104
		retail	103,224
	finance, insurance, real estate		134,146
	construction		126,123
	transportation, communications, public utilities		100,335
	mining		1,053
	other		1,813
In Government (19.1%)			401,870
	local		181,621
	state		88,778
	federal		131,471
In Manufacturing (8.5%)			178,890
	durable goods		91,703
	nondurable goods		87,187
In Agriculture (0.9%)			18,796
Total Civilian Labor Force (Marylanders)			2,691,000
	Employed in & out of state (94.9%)		2,554,000
	Unemployed (5.1%)		137,000

Maryland Manual On-Line, 1997

November 14, 1997
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