Maryland Job Growth

There were 2,538,600 jobs in Maryland in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 2,799,725 employed persons for the month. Maryland added 3,100 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 8,131 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Maryland job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	2,538,600	+3,100	+25,200
CPS	2,799,725	+8,131	+39,942

Maryland Employment Changes

The charts below shows the monthly job growth for Maryland as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment in Maryland

CES employment peaked in February 2008 for Maryland at 2,618,400. Since then 79,800 jobs have been lost in Maryland according to the employer survey. From a trough of 2,473,000 in February 2010, Maryland has gained 65,600 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in Maryland reached a maximum of 2,925,452 in February 2008. 125,727 jobs have been lost in Maryland since then according to the household survey. From a December 2009 low of 2,749,929, Maryland has added 49,796 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Maryland Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	2,538,600	3,100	2,799,725	8,131
November 2011	2,535,500	2,500	2,791,594	15,147
October 2011	2,533,000	7,400	2,776,447	12,944
September 2011	2,525,600	4,100	2,763,503	5,703
August 2011	2,521,500	-4,000	2,757,800	-11,411
July 2011	2,525,500	11,400	2,769,211	-13,110
June 2011	2,514,100	4,200	2,782,321	-4,992
May 2011	2,509,900	-9,600	2,787,313	2,072
April 2011	2,519,500	9,800	2,785,241	9,186
March 2011	2,509,700	-6,300	2,776,055	11,950
February 2011	2,516,000	7,700	2,764,105	3,126
January 2011	2,508,300	-5,100	2,760,979	1,196
December 2010	2,513,400	-3,300	2,759,783	660