|
 Choose Maryland > Facts & Stats
Monthly/Annual Employment & Unemployment Rates Maryland has a civilian labor force of approximately three million. The unemployment rate consistently remains below the national average. The tables below provide seasonally adjusted monthly data. Month | Labor Force | Employment | Unemployment | Rate | January | 3,143,218 | 2,932,319 | 210,899 | 6.7% | February | 3,142,357 | 2,934,330 | 208,027 | 6.6% | March | 3,138,895 | 2,932,310 | 206,585 | 6.6% | April | 3,141,470 | 2,936,001 | 205,469 |
6.5% | May | | | |
| June | | | | | July | | | |
| August | | | |
| September | | | |
| October | | | |
| November | | | |
| December | | | |
|
Note: Data are seasonally adjusted. Data for the latest month is preliminary and subject to revision.
Source: Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing & Regulation, Office of Workforce Information and Performance. |
Month | Labor Force | Employment | Unemployment | Rate | January | 3,108,538 | 2,897,144 | 211,394 | 6.8% | February | 3,111,441 | 2,902,026 | 209,415 | 6.7% | March | 3,114,016 | 2,904,700 | 209,316 | 6.7% | April | 3,115,329 | 2,904,524 | 210,805 | 6.8% | May | 3,115,953 | 2,902,604 | 213,349 | 6.8% | June | 3,117,062 | 2,901,349 | 215,713 | 6.9% | July | 3,119,670 | 2,902,612 | 217,058 | 7.0% | August | 3,124,033 | 2,907,330 | 216,703 | 6.9% | September | 3,129,313 | 2,914,275 | 215,038 | 6.9% | October | 3,134,550 | 2,921,385 | 213,165 |
6.8% | November | 3,138,880 | 2,927,328 | 211,552 | 6.7% | December | 3,142,880 | 2,932,550 | 210,330 |
6.7% |
Note: Data are seasonally adjusted. Data have been revised to the 2012 benchmark from the Current Population Survey. Published March 2013.
Source: Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing & Regulation, Office of Workforce Information and Performance. |
Unemployment in the state tends to be highest in the more rural counties of the Eastern Shore and Western Maryland, as well as Baltimore City. Counties in the highly developed corridor between Baltimore and Washington, D.C. typically experience the lowest rates.
| Labor Force | Employment | Unemployment | Rate | MARYLAND | 3,122,629 | 2,909,571 | 213,058 | 6.8% | Greater Baltimore | 1,445,964 | 1,341,509 | 104,455 | 7.2% | Anne Arundel County | 305,158 | 286,493 | 18,665 | 6.1% | Baltimore City | 279,416 | 250,818 | 28,598 | 10.2% | Baltimore County | 452,683 | 419,821 | 32,862 | 7.3% | Carroll County | 95,491 | 89,547 | 5,944 | 6.2% | Harford County | 139,513 | 129,802 | 9,711 | 7.0% | Howard County | 173,703 | 165,028 | 8,675 | 5.0% | Capital Region | 1,132,380 | 1,065,405 | 66,975 | 5.9% | Frederick County | 129,052 | 121,515 | 7,537 | 5.8% | Montgomery County | 534,178 | 506,730 | 27,448 | 5.1% | Prince George's County | 469,150 | 437,160 | 31,990 | 6.8% | Eastern Shore | 234,381 | 213,989 | 20,392 | 8.7% | Caroline County | 16,491 | 15,103 | 1,388 | 8.4% | Cecil County | 51,078 | 46,810 | 4,268 | 8.4% | Dorchester County | 16,945 | 15,166 | 1,779 | 10.5% | Kent County | 10,886 | 10,074 | 812 | 7.5% | Queen Anne's County | 27,728 | 26,005 | 1,723 | 6.2% | Somerset County | 10,914 | 9,789 | 1,125 | 10.3% | Talbot County | 18,886 | 17,458 | 1,428 | 7.6% | Wicomico County | 53,135 | 48,563 | 4,572 | 8.6% | Worcester County | 28,318 | 25,021 | 3,297 | 11.6% | Southern Maryland | 185,087 | 174,172 | 10,915 | 5.9% | Calvert County | 48,093 | 45,332 | 2,761 | 5.7% | Charles County | 80,600 | 75,793 | 4,807 | 6.0% | St. Mary's County | 56,394 | 53,047 | 3,347 | 5.9% | Western Maryland | 124,818 | 114,497 | 10,321 | 8.3% | Allegany County | 36,537 | 33,529 | 3,008 | 8.2% | Garrett County | 17,085 | 15,801 | 1,284 | 7.5% | Washington County | 71,196 | 65,167 | 6,029 | 8.5% |
Note: Details may not add to totals due to rounding.
Source: Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing & Regulation, Office of Workforce Information and Performance.
|
|
|