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
2024	1,440.8	1,443.8	1,449.9	1,452.5	1,462.3	1,466.8	1,465.9	1,460.6	1,456.4	(1)1,462.6	(1)1,468.5	(1)1,468.6	(1)1,458.2
2025	1,436.0	1,438.0	(p)1,447.9
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2024	79.2	79.1	79.7	79.8	80.3	81.3	82.6	82.0	81.4	81.2	80.4	79.5	80.5
2025	75.9	76.9	(p)77.6
Manufacturing
2024	58.1	57.9	57.6	57.5	57.5	58.3	58.5	58.4	58.0	57.6	57.5	57.8	57.9
2025	57.4	57.6	(p)58.0
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2024	255.7	250.9	250.6	247.5	248.5	251.1	251.3	250.3	250.0	253.9	261.8	263.7	252.9
2025	252.5	247.9	(p)248.1
Information
2024	16.5	16.3	16.2	15.8	15.8	15.9	16.0	15.8	15.6	15.3	15.5	15.5	15.9
2025	15.6	15.3	(p)15.1
Financial Activities
2024	78.2	78.0	77.4	77.2	76.9	77.3	78.3	78.0	77.6	77.8	78.1	78.5	77.8
2025	77.6	77.9	(p)78.1
Professional & Business Services
2024	256.2	256.4	257.1	259.0	260.7	260.5	264.5	263.1	259.1	259.6	258.4	256.7	259.3
2025	252.0	251.1	(p)252.9
Educational & Health Services
2024	281.8	285.4	286.1	286.4	286.5	285.3	287.0	286.4	286.7	291.3	293.9	294.0	287.6
2025	290.1	294.3	(p)294.8
Leisure & Hospitality
2024	124.0	123.4	125.8	129.7	134.6	138.5	138.0	137.3	131.8	129.3	125.1	123.8	130.1
2025	121.0	120.2	(p)124.8
Other Services
2024	56.6	56.9	56.9	56.3	56.3	56.4	56.1	55.7	54.9	55.9	55.9	54.7	56.1
2025	55.7	54.1	(p)53.7
Government
2024	234.5	239.5	242.5	243.3	245.2	242.2	233.6	233.6	241.3	(1)240.7	(1)241.9	(1)244.4	(1)240.2
2025	238.2	242.7	(p)244.8
Footnotes (1) Correction (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
2024	(1)1,485,991	(1)1,490,227	(1)1,500,700	(1)1,491,744	(1)1,489,469	(1)1,510,066	(1)1,523,991	(1)1,511,102	(1)1,496,005	(1)1,499,088	(1)1,493,676	(1)1,491,201	(1)1,498,605
2025	1,488,491	1,480,220	(p)1,488,734
Employment
2024	(1)1,441,740	(1)1,444,070	(1)1,456,535	(1)1,453,720	(1)1,449,314	(1)1,459,040	(1)1,469,560	(1)1,457,898	(1)1,451,707	(1)1,452,041	(1)1,447,789	(1)1,450,615	(1)1,452,836
2025	1,443,729	1,431,339	(p)1,441,489
Unemployment
2024	(1)44,251	(1)46,157	(1)44,165	(1)38,024	(1)40,155	(1)51,026	(1)54,431	(1)53,204	(1)44,298	(1)47,047	(1)45,887	(1)40,586	(1)45,769
2025	44,762	48,881	(p)47,245
Unemployment Rate
2024	(1)3.0	(1)3.1	(1)2.9	(1)2.5	(1)2.7	(1)3.4	(1)3.6	(1)3.5	(1)3.0	(1)3.1	(1)3.1	(1)2.7	(1)3.1
2025	3.0	3.3	(p)3.2
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on April 18, 2025. (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
2024	(1)280,911	(1)280,967	(1)282,443	(1)281,132	(1)280,852	(1)284,682	(1)287,738	(1)285,509	(1)281,912	(1)282,823	(1)281,936	(1)281,687	(1)282,716
2025	281,836	279,623	(p)280,469
Employment
2024	(1)269,377	(1)269,693	(1)271,696	(1)271,477	(1)270,518	(1)272,442	(1)274,489	(1)272,236	(1)270,923	(1)270,979	(1)270,453	(1)270,971	(1)271,271
2025	269,859	267,554	(p)268,898
Unemployment
2024	(1)11,534	(1)11,274	(1)10,747	(1)9,655	(1)10,334	(1)12,240	(1)13,249	(1)13,273	(1)10,989	(1)11,844	(1)11,483	(1)10,716	(1)11,445
2025	11,977	12,069	(p)11,571
Unemployment Rate
2024	(1)4.1	(1)4.0	(1)3.8	(1)3.4	(1)3.7	(1)4.3	(1)4.6	(1)4.6	(1)3.9	(1)4.2	(1)4.1	(1)3.8	(1)4.0
2025	4.2	4.3	(p)4.1
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on April 18, 2025. (p) Preliminary