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 part of the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation.

Information about employment within State government agencies is available from the Office of Human Resources of the Department of Budget and Management.

EMPLOYMENT, 1996
Total Employed in Maryland			2,175,133
In Nonmanufacturing Industry (private sector) (73.2%)			1,766,959
	services		677,338
	trade		530,226
		trade (wholesale)	107,961
		trade (retail)	422,265
	construction		130,987
	finance, insurance, real estate		128,792
	transportation, communications, public utilities		102,162
	agriculture		19,736
	unclassifiable industries		2,353
	mining		1,137
In Government (18.8%)			408,174
	local		189,783
	state		90,735
	federal		127,656
In Manufacturing (8.0%)			174,228
Total Civilian Labor Force (Marylanders)			2,786,000
	Employed in & out of state (95.1%)		2,650,000
	Unemployed (4.9%)		136,000

Source: Department of Labor, Licensing, & Regulation