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Transportation
The following table shows transportation statistics of Maryland for selected years.
Years Ended June 30,
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1976 1977 1978 1979 1980
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Miles of State Highways (1) ..............
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5,236
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5,266
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5,253
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5,257
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5,239
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Motor Vehicle Titles Issued ..............
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764,977
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807,737
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818,859
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809,256
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752,000
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Motor Vehicle Registration Transactions . .
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2,936,999
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3,067,297
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3,173,064
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3,335,114
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3,390,811
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Motor Vehicle Fuel — Gallons Sold ......
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2,012,589,210
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2,098,534,684
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2,155,148,527
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2,213,729,428
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2,066,371,488
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Port of Baltimore : (2) ....................
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Export Commerce (2,000 Ibs.) ..........
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14,944,604
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14,039,561
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14,339,178
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18,300,000
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N/A
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Import Commerce (2,000 Ibs.) ..........
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19,651,223
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16,368,524
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19,184,697
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21,100,000
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N/A
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Total Foreign Commerce (2,000 Ibs.) . .
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34,595,827
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30,408,085
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33,523,875
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39,400,000
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N/A
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General Cargo (2,000 Ibs.) .............
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4,472,088
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4,994,133
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5,175,860
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5,975,000
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N/A
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Baltimore-Washington International Airport:
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Passenger Traffic ......................
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2,898,940
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3,049,005
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3,323,427
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3,667,175
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3,784,120
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Commercial Air Carrier Operations .....
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110,337
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123,048
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123,134
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116,252
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115,361
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Total Aircraft Operations .............
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226,476
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237,791
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228,953
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219,354
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222,888
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(1) As of January 1. Includes lollroads.
(2) Calendar year basis. 1979 data is estimated.
SOURCE: Maryland Department of Transportation
Employment
Wholesale and Retail Trade, Government Services, and Manufacturing (primary metal products, food and
kindred products, electrical machinery, printing and publishing, machinery, transportation equipment, apparel
and other textile products) are the leading areas of employment in the State of Maryland. In contrast to the
nation as a whole, more people in Maryland are employed in Wholesale and Retail Trade, Government, and
Services than in Manufacturing as shown in the following table depicting the percentage Distribution of
Nonagricuitural Wage and Salary Employment in the United States and Maryland in 1979.
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Type of Employment
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Md.(a)
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U.S.(b)
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Manufacturing ...................
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. . . . 15%
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23%
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Wholesale and Retail Trade ........
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. . . . 24%
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22%
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Services .........................
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. . . . 20%
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19%
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Government .....................
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. . . . 24%
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18%
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Transportation, Public Utilities .....
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. . . . 5%
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6%
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Finance, Insurance, Real Estate ....
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. . . . 6%
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6%
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Contract Construction ............
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. . . . 6%
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5%
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Mining ..........................
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1%
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SOURCES:
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(a) Maryland Department of Human Resources.
(b) U.S. Council of Economic Advisors, Economic Indicators, September, 1980.
The following table (expressed in thousands) presents employment data for the State of Maryland for the calendar
years 1972-1979:
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Year
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Civilian
Labor Force
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Total
Employment
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Unemploy-
ment
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Unemploy-
ment Rate
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1972
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1,710
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1,629
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81
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4.7%
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1973
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1,751
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1,679
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72
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4.1%
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1974
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1,795
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1,711
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84
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4.7%
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1975
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1,849
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1,721
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128
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6.9%
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1976
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1,891
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1,764
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127
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6.7%
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1977
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1,944
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1,826
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118
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6.1%
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1978
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2,032
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1,918
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114
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5.6%
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1979
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2,092
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1,968
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123
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5.9%
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SOURCE: Maryland Department of Human Resources.
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