Change Maryland released new figures today on county employment levels following the release of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program on January 8.
“In percentage terms, eastern shore counties Kent, Cecil and Talbot led in declines with employment levels dropping on average just over 9%,” said Change Maryland Communications and Policy Director Jim Pettit.
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Fletcher Hall says
One does not have to look far to understand why the Shore is in this sorry condition.
Between the mandates of the federal, State and some local governments, job creation is unlikely and these onerous dictates are driving lower populations, fewer job creations and waning educational funding.
Any wonder about economic decline?
Steve Payne says
This data is only one of the three numbers used to determine ” Unemployment rates” and showing it alone can be misleading. Unemployment in most Eastern Shore Counties has actually declined over the last 3 years. The net loses in jobs came in the 2007-2010 period.
Delmarva full chart:
https://www.bls.gov/ro3/urdelmarva.htm#chart1
Kent county (MD) itemized:
https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LAUCN24029003?data_tool=XGtable
I do agree that a steady rise in the “Employment” numbers would be a good thing but it’s not the whole picture.