Maryland Job Growth

There were 2,580,100 jobs in Maryland in April 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 2,882,714 employed persons for the month. Maryland lost 6,000 jobs in April 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure fell by 1,160 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Maryland job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	April 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	2,580,100	-6,000	+40,600
CPS	2,882,714	-1,160	+31,131

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 2,617,200. Since then 37,100 jobs have been lost in Maryland according to the employer survey. From a trough of 2,472,500 in February 2010, Maryland has gained 107,600 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in Maryland reached a maximum of 2,915,717 in December 2006. 33,003 jobs have been lost in Maryland since then according to the household survey. From a November 2009 low of 2,781,312, Maryland has added 101,402 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Maryland Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2012	2,580,100	-6,000	2,882,714	-1,160
March 2012	2,586,100	-600	2,883,874	1,987
February 2012	2,586,700	9,600	2,881,887	2,723
January 2012	2,577,100	9,100	2,879,164	-1,929
December 2011	2,568,000	1,400	2,881,093	7,188
November 2011	2,566,600	4,900	2,873,905	7,809
October 2011	2,561,700	5,900	2,866,096	8,665
September 2011	2,555,800	9,500	2,857,431	7,878
August 2011	2,546,300	-1,600	2,849,553	4,660
July 2011	2,547,900	9,300	2,844,893	124
June 2011	2,538,600	1,000	2,844,769	-3,189
May 2011	2,537,600	-1,900	2,847,958	-3,625
April 2011	2,539,500	900	2,851,583	-1,061