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	1,418.4	1,429.3	(p)1,439.2
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	82.0	83.6	(p)85.7
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	58.1	58.7	(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	231.7	233.4	(p)234.2
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	14.0	14.0	(p)14.2
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	77.7	77.7	(p)78.1
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	243.8	246.0	(p)248.5
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	294.2	295.1	(p)296.2
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	122.6	124.9	(p)129.1
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	57.7	57.5	(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	236.6	238.4	(p)237.4
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)1,493,139	(1)1,491,573	(1)1,500,697	(1)1,493,633	(1)1,489,418	(1)1,503,780	(1)1,511,222	(1)1,506,063	(1)1,499,169	(2)-	(1)1,491,262	(1)1,486,920	(1)(3)1,496,989
2026	1,483,396	1,501,021	(p)1,503,232
Employment
2025	(1)1,438,845	(1)1,434,143	(1)1,445,000	(1)1,442,910	(1)1,434,397	(1)1,441,441	(1)1,445,193	(1)1,437,482	(1)1,435,013	(2)-	(1)1,429,844	(1)1,433,070	(1)(3)1,437,940
2026	1,416,307	1,428,911	(p)1,438,922
Unemployment
2025	(1)54,294	(1)57,430	(1)55,697	(1)50,723	(1)55,021	(1)62,339	(1)66,029	(1)68,581	(1)64,156	(2)-	(1)61,418	(1)53,850	(1)(3)59,049
2026	67,089	72,110	(p)64,310
Unemployment Rate
2025	(1)3.6	(1)3.9	(1)3.7	(1)3.4	(1)3.7	(1)4.1	(1)4.4	(1)4.6	(1)4.3	(2)-	(1)4.1	(1)3.6	(1)(3)3.9
2026	4.5	4.8	(p)4.3
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on May 19, 2026. (2) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations. (3) Annual estimates for 2025 are 11-month averages that exclude October. Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown. (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	(1)282,578	(1)281,354	(1)282,291	(1)280,918	(1)280,341	(1)283,299	(1)284,879	(1)284,532	(1)282,525	(2)-	(1)281,435	(1)280,599	(1)(3)282,250
2026	281,583	283,915	(p)283,778
Employment
2025	(1)268,053	(1)267,189	(1)268,658	(1)268,438	(1)266,532	(1)267,707	(1)268,689	(1)267,334	(1)266,997	(2)-	(1)265,943	(1)266,602	(1)(3)267,467
2026	263,696	266,301	(p)267,767
Unemployment
2025	(1)14,525	(1)14,165	(1)13,633	(1)12,480	(1)13,809	(1)15,592	(1)16,190	(1)17,198	(1)15,528	(2)-	(1)15,492	(1)13,997	(1)(3)14,783
2026	17,887	17,614	(p)16,011
Unemployment Rate
2025	(1)5.1	(1)5.0	(1)4.8	(1)4.4	(1)4.9	(1)5.5	(1)5.7	(1)6.0	(1)5.5	(2)-	(1)5.5	(1)5.0	(1)(3)5.2
2026	6.4	6.2	(p)5.6
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on May 19, 2026. (2) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations. (3) Annual estimates for 2025 are 11-month averages that exclude October. Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown. (p) Preliminary