The Baltimore metropolitan area has a diverse industry base, which has been led in the past decade by significant growth in professional and business services, education and health services, financial activities and the leisure and hospitality sectors. This diverse employment base fuels a stable economy in the region.
- The region added 68,800 jobs since 2000, of which more than 59,000 were in the private sector.
- Having increased by more than 18% between 2000 and 2007, Education and Health Services led the region with the greatest change in employment.
- Natural Resources, Mining, and Construction increased by 17.2% between 2000 and 2007.
- Leisure and Hospitality grew by 13% between 2000 and 2007.
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2007 Employment: Baltimore in Context
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Industry
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Employment (thousands)
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Percent of State
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Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
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246.8
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50.9%
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Education and Health Services
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223.1
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59.7%
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Professional and Business Services
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191.4
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48.0%
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State and Local Government
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182.1
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51.4%
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Leisure and Hospitality
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117
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48.1%
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Natural Resources, Mining, and Construction
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85.9
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44.4%
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Financial Activities
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81.1
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50.7%
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Manufacturing
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70.9
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52.6%
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Other Services
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56.7
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47.3%
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Federal Government
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40.7
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32.3%
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Information
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23.4
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48.0%
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Baltimore-Towson MSA Total
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1318.9
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50.5%
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Source: Bureau of Labor and Statistics, 2008
The Baltimore-Towson MSA accounted for 50.5% of the growth in the state in 2007. The graph below depicts the average metropolitan role in the state economy from 2000 to April 2008.
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