Baltimore-Towson, Maryland Job Growth

There were 1,281,300 jobs in Baltimore, Maryland in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 1,309,525 employed persons for the month. Baltimore lost 1,700 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 4,272 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Baltimore job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	1,281,300	-1,700	+17,100
CPS	1,309,525	+4,272	+27,443

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

Baltimore, Maryland Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Baltimore as measured by the CES survey. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green. The CPS data is not shown since it is not seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment for Baltimore, Maryland

CES employment for Baltimore peaked in February 2008 at 1,324,300. Since then 43,000 jobs have been lost in Baltimore according to the employer survey. From a trough of 1,253,900 in February 2010, Baltimore has gained 27,400 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 1,368,468 for Baltimore in February 2008. 58,943 jobs have been lost in Baltimore since then according to the household survey. From a January 2011 low of 1,281,602, Baltimore has added 27,923 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Baltimore, Maryland Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	1,281,300	-1,700	1,309,525	4,272
November 2011	1,283,000	900	1,305,253	7,104
October 2011	1,282,100	7,000	1,298,149	6,550
September 2011	1,275,100	1,900	1,291,599	2,109
August 2011	1,273,200	-6,900	1,289,490	-1,703
July 2011	1,280,100	6,800	1,291,193	-652
June 2011	1,273,300	4,200	1,291,845	1,364
May 2011	1,269,100	-10,500	1,290,481	1,023
April 2011	1,279,600	6,800	1,289,458	2,185
March 2011	1,272,800	2,300	1,287,273	4,956
February 2011	1,270,500	-2,700	1,282,317	715
January 2011	1,273,200	9,000	1,281,602	-480
December 2010	1,264,200	-1,700	1,282,082	-603