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Transportation
The following table shows transportation statistics of Maryland for selected years.
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Years
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Ended June 30,
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1977
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1978
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1979
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1980
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1981
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Miles of State Highways (1) .......................
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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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5.243
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Motor Vehicle Titles Issued .......................
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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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720,359
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Motor Vehicle Registration Transactions ............
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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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3,382.945
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Motor Vehicle Fuel — Gallons Sold .................
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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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2.068.486.704
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Port of Baltimore/. (2)
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Export Commerce (2.000 Ibs.) ..................
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14,039,561
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14,339.178
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18,189,946
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21,665,077
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N/A
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Import Commerce (2.000 Ibs.) ..................
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16,368,524
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19,184.697
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20,338.570
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15,221,799
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N/A
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Total Foreign Commerce (2.000 Ibs.) ..........
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30,408,085
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33.523.875
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38.528.516
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36.886.876
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N/A
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General Cargo (2,000 Ibs.) ......................
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4,994,133
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5,175.860
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5.813.264
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6,053,613
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N/A
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Baltimore-Washington International Airport
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Passenger Traffic ..............................
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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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3,804,457
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Commercial Air Carrier Operations .................
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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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114.889
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Total Aircraft Operations .....................
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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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217,378
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(1) As of January 1. Includes tollroads.
(2) Calendar year basis.
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 Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment in the United States and Maryland in 1980.
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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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14%
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22%
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Wholesale and Retail Trade .................
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24%
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22% I
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Services. Mining ..........................
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21%
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21% 3
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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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SOURCES:
(a) Maryland Department of Human Resources.
(b) U.S. Council of Economic Advisors, Economic Indicators, March, 1981
The following table (expressed in thousands) presents employment data for the State of Maryland for the calendar years
1972-1980:
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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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1980
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2.133
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1.996
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137
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6.4%
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SOURCE: Maryland Department of Human Resources.
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