Snowboarding on Federal Hill in Baltimore City
National Business Park near BWI Airport and the National Security Agency
Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Sandy Point State Park
Legg Mason Headquarters and the new Four Seasons Hotel in Harbor East
Gunpowder Falls State Park
Category Data Ranking
Population 2,667,117 #20
Median Age 37.5 --
Labor Force 1,424,700 --
Employment 1,345,493 --
Unemployment Rate 7.6 #4
Per Capita Income $47,333 #9
Bachelor's Degree or Higher 34.3% #9
Advanced Degrees 14.6% #4
Gross Metro Product $125.9 bil --
Video: 2009 Economic Alliance of Greater Baltimore Promoting Greatness Video
2009 Economic Alliance of Greater Baltimore Promoting Greatness Video
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Our Progress Report identified key factors that continue to drive our region’s economic transformation to a knowledge-based economy. Our Promoting Greatness video also addresses some of those main drivers:

  • A highly educated population
  • Merging of the Baltimore and Washington, DC markets
  • Expansion of our economic anchors
  • A top 10 US downtown
  • Strategic Northeast US location between Boston and DC