Maryland: Nonfarm employment and labor force data, seasonally adjusted
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Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics program
(seasonally adjusted data, all employees, in thousands)
Sector
|
Maryland |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Total Nonfarm |
|
2025 |
2,839.9 |
2,842.1 |
2,842.8 |
2,830.9 |
2,831.8 |
2,822.6 |
2,816.5 |
2,811.7 |
2,808.2 |
2,784.9 |
2,786.1 |
2,786.1 |
2026 |
2,794.9 |
2,789.7 |
2,795.0 |
2,799.0 |
2,803.0 |
2,804.2 |
2,815.9 |
|
|
|
|
|
Mining, Logging, & Construction |
|
2025 |
164.0 |
165.5 |
166.7 |
166.1 |
165.8 |
166.1 |
165.8 |
166.2 |
166.4 |
166.9 |
168.6 |
168.3 |
2026 |
170.6 |
166.6 |
168.7 |
169.0 |
168.0 |
167.4 |
167.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
Manufacturing |
|
2025 |
111.3 |
111.4 |
111.6 |
111.3 |
111.1 |
111.1 |
110.1 |
109.5 |
109.6 |
110.0 |
110.2 |
110.1 |
2026 |
110.7 |
111.1 |
111.8 |
111.3 |
110.9 |
110.9 |
111.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
|
2025 |
467.3 |
468.4 |
468.5 |
467.4 |
467.1 |
465.1 |
463.4 |
463.0 |
462.6 |
458.2 |
457.1 |
455.8 |
2026 |
455.3 |
453.1 |
453.7 |
454.1 |
453.0 |
450.3 |
449.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
Information |
|
2025 |
34.7 |
34.5 |
34.6 |
34.4 |
34.6 |
34.7 |
34.6 |
34.4 |
34.2 |
34.2 |
34.8 |
34.9 |
2026 |
33.6 |
33.3 |
33.3 |
33.4 |
33.6 |
33.5 |
33.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
Financial Activities |
|
2025 |
141.4 |
141.5 |
141.2 |
141.0 |
141.0 |
140.8 |
140.7 |
140.3 |
139.9 |
139.7 |
139.4 |
139.1 |
2026 |
139.9 |
139.9 |
139.6 |
139.9 |
139.1 |
138.5 |
139.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
Professional & Business Services |
|
2025 |
477.9 |
476.3 |
475.0 |
472.5 |
472.2 |
470.6 |
467.1 |
466.5 |
464.6 |
461.4 |
459.6 |
458.9 |
2026 |
461.8 |
462.1 |
462.7 |
462.7 |
463.5 |
466.8 |
470.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
Educational & Health Services |
|
2025 |
501.5 |
502.2 |
503.5 |
499.3 |
500.4 |
501.2 |
502.5 |
503.6 |
502.4 |
499.2 |
500.0 |
501.3 |
2026 |
505.4 |
505.0 |
507.3 |
509.3 |
512.2 |
513.5 |
518.9 |
|
|
|
|
|
Leisure & Hospitality |
|
2025 |
271.9 |
270.8 |
271.1 |
270.0 |
272.5 |
268.8 |
268.0 |
268.3 |
268.2 |
265.7 |
266.6 |
268.6 |
2026 |
270.7 |
269.8 |
269.6 |
270.6 |
272.8 |
271.5 |
273.6 |
|
|
|
|
|
Other Services |
|
2025 |
124.9 |
125.0 |
125.6 |
125.6 |
125.6 |
125.3 |
125.0 |
124.2 |
125.0 |
123.6 |
123.5 |
123.2 |
2026 |
123.8 |
124.8 |
124.1 |
123.7 |
124.6 |
125.2 |
124.9 |
|
|
|
|
|
Government |
|
2025 |
545.0 |
546.5 |
545.0 |
543.3 |
541.5 |
538.9 |
539.3 |
535.7 |
535.3 |
526.0 |
526.3 |
525.9 |
2026 |
523.1 |
524.0 |
524.2 |
525.0 |
525.3 |
526.6 |
527.4 |
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|
|
|
Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(seasonally adjusted data)
|
Maryland |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Labor Force |
|
2025 |
3,240,310 |
3,238,817 |
3,235,825 |
3,233,050 |
3,234,236 |
3,233,598 |
3,233,639 |
3,231,872 |
3,227,159 |
- |
3,222,693 |
3,221,708 |
2026 |
3,214,795 |
3,211,210 |
3,207,059 |
3,207,363 |
3,207,336 |
3,207,637 |
3,202,897 |
|
|
|
|
|
Employment |
|
2025 |
3,127,131 |
3,122,180 |
3,115,691 |
3,109,270 |
3,106,166 |
3,101,591 |
3,098,021 |
3,093,784 |
3,088,347 |
- |
3,085,091 |
3,085,252 |
2026 |
3,077,782 |
3,072,142 |
3,067,736 |
3,064,902 |
3,065,297 |
3,068,637 |
3,067,612 |
|
|
|
|
|
Unemployment |
|
2025 |
113,179 |
116,637 |
120,134 |
123,780 |
128,070 |
132,007 |
135,618 |
138,088 |
138,812 |
- |
137,602 |
136,456 |
2026 |
137,013 |
139,068 |
139,323 |
142,461 |
142,039 |
139,000 |
135,285 |
|
|
|
|
|
Unemployment Rate |
|
2025 |
3.5 |
3.6 |
3.7 |
3.8 |
4.0 |
4.1 |
4.2 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
- |
4.3 |
4.2 |
2026 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
4.4 |
4.4 |
4.3 |
4.2 |
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United States Department of Labor
