Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD: Nonfarm employment and labor force data : Mid–Atlantic Information Office : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD: Nonfarm employment and labor force data

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Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics program
(not seasonally adjusted data, all employees, in thousands)
Sector	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, Md. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Sector	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Total Nonfarm
2025	1,437.9	1,441.7	1,448.4	1,449.9	1,460.8	1,460.6	1,451.2	1,447.8	1,443.7	1,440.8	1,446.3	1,444.5	1,447.8
2026	1,418.9	(p)1,418.4
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2025	78.7	79.5	80.7	81.3	81.8	83.1	84.4	84.3	83.8	84.1	84.7	84.6	82.6
2026	83.5	(p)82.0
Manufacturing
2025	58.1	58.2	58.3	58.3	58.4	59.0	58.7	58.3	57.6	58.0	58.2	57.5	58.2
2026	57.7	(p)58.1
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2025	245.4	242.1	241.7	241.0	242.3	242.6	239.4	238.2	238.6	239.6	245.2	245.9	241.8
2026	236.7	(p)231.7
Information
2025	15.0	14.8	14.6	14.6	14.6	14.8	14.8	14.6	14.4	14.6	14.5	14.6	14.7
2026	14.2	(p)14.0
Financial Activities
2025	78.7	78.8	78.6	78.5	78.4	78.9	79.5	79.2	78.3	78.6	78.6	78.3	78.7
2026	77.6	(p)77.7
Professional & Business Services
2025	252.3	251.7	252.3	254.2	255.8	256.5	256.3	256.3	252.7	250.5	249.5	249.5	253.1
2026	244.9	(p)243.8
Educational & Health Services
2025	288.1	291.3	292.1	290.3	290.6	288.7	289.6	289.9	290.4	292.0	293.1	293.6	290.8
2026	292.6	(p)294.2
Leisure & Hospitality
2025	125.5	123.8	126.5	130.4	136.7	139.3	139.1	138.6	132.0	129.3	125.9	124.9	131.0
2026	124.0	(p)122.6
Other Services
2025	57.6	57.9	58.6	58.4	58.7	58.4	58.7	58.2	57.8	57.1	57.6	56.9	58.0
2026	56.8	(p)57.7
Government
2025	238.5	243.6	245.0	242.9	243.5	239.3	230.7	230.2	238.1	237.0	239.0	238.7	238.9
2026	230.9	(p)236.6
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, Md. Metropolitan Statistical Area
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Labor Force
2025	1,488,491	1,480,220	1,488,499	1,487,900	1,485,466	1,507,277	1,515,768	1,501,027	1,494,062	(1)-	1,492,941	(p)1,484,445
2026	(p)1,481,899
Employment
2025	1,443,729	1,431,339	1,441,322	1,444,047	1,437,481	1,452,435	1,458,309	1,437,255	1,430,198	(1)-	1,424,128	(p)1,431,361
2026	(p)1,415,085
Unemployment
2025	44,762	48,881	47,177	43,853	47,985	54,842	57,459	63,772	63,864	(1)-	68,813	(p)53,084
2026	(p)66,814
Unemployment Rate
2025	3.0	3.3	3.2	2.9	3.2	3.6	3.8	4.2	4.3	(1)-	4.6	(p)3.6
2026	(p)4.5
Footnotes (1) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations. (p) Preliminary

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
	Baltimore City, Md.
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Labor Force
2025	281,836	279,623	280,430	280,351	280,050	284,378	286,141	284,192	282,479	(1)-	283,156	(p)280,992
2026	(p)281,258
Employment
2025	269,859	267,554	268,865	269,553	268,008	270,666	272,053	268,205	267,011	(1)-	265,786	(p)267,194
2026	(p)263,466
Unemployment
2025	11,977	12,069	11,565	10,798	12,042	13,712	14,088	15,987	15,468	(1)-	17,370	(p)13,798
2026	(p)17,792
Unemployment Rate
2025	4.2	4.3	4.1	3.9	4.3	4.8	4.9	5.6	5.5	(1)-	6.1	(p)4.9
2026	(p)6.3
Footnotes (1) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations. (p) Preliminary