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
2022	1,364.3	1,377.9	1,376.6	1,387.5	1,396.7	1,392.2	1,408.4	1,407.0	1,402.7	1,403.4	1,406.6	1,409.0	1,394.4
2023	1,373.2	1,377.7	1,393.3	(p)1,405.8
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2022	77.7	78.4	78.8	79.4	79.8	80.4	82.4	82.3	81.6	83.2	83.2	84.7	81.0
2023	83.1	82.1	83.1	(p)82.6
Manufacturing
2022	58.1	58.5	58.0	57.7	57.9	57.9	59.2	59.2	58.4	59.8	59.0	59.0	58.6
2023	58.0	58.2	57.8	(p)57.3
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2022	253.4	254.2	251.9	251.0	252.1	251.2	253.5	252.8	252.5	251.9	256.8	259.2	253.4
2023	252.7	248.5	252.8	(p)254.3
Information
2022	17.2	17.1	17.1	16.7	16.8	16.7	16.8	16.8	16.4	16.6	16.3	16.2	16.7
2023	16.0	16.1	16.1	(p)16.2
Financial Activities
2022	76.3	76.3	75.6	76.2	76.0	75.4	76.6	76.3	75.8	77.2	77.5	76.8	76.3
2023	76.2	76.8	77.3	(p)77.2
Professional & Business Services
2022	248.5	250.1	249.1	252.4	253.4	252.5	258.9	258.6	254.8	252.7	249.6	249.0	252.5
2023	241.3	242.2	245.4	(p)250.7
Educational & Health Services
2022	259.5	262.8	262.1	263.8	263.6	261.8	264.3	264.3	265.9	268.6	269.1	269.4	264.6
2023	266.1	267.9	269.5	(p)269.3
Leisure & Hospitality
2022	110.0	111.7	113.9	117.4	122.2	125.9	130.2	129.8	123.6	122.4	122.9	121.3	120.9
2023	119.3	115.3	118.6	(p)123.4
Other Services
2022	46.8	47.1	46.9	47.2	47.5	47.7	48.6	48.3	48.0	47.3	47.2	48.4	47.6
2023	48.4	49.3	49.2	(p)49.2
Government
2022	216.8	221.7	223.2	225.7	227.4	222.7	217.9	218.6	225.7	223.7	225.0	225.0	222.8
2023	212.1	221.3	223.5	(p)225.6
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
2022	(1)1,477,695	(1)1,480,709	(1)1,483,684	(1)1,470,363	(1)1,472,507	(1)1,492,131	(1)1,497,757	(1)1,491,504	(1)1,475,908	(1)1,479,529	(1)1,471,905	(1)1,475,863	(1)1,480,796
2023	1,466,768	1,472,100	1,496,607	(p)1,484,681
Employment
2022	(1)1,422,948	(1)1,426,702	(1)1,435,185	(1)1,428,221	(1)1,427,349	(1)1,436,756	(1)1,446,088	(1)1,439,779	(1)1,432,517	(1)1,433,114	(1)1,430,553	(1)1,439,024	(1)1,433,186
2023	1,423,124	1,427,190	1,462,032	(p)1,457,108
Unemployment
2022	(1)54,747	(1)54,007	(1)48,499	(1)42,142	(1)45,158	(1)55,375	(1)51,669	(1)51,725	(1)43,391	(1)46,415	(1)41,352	(1)36,839	(1)47,610
2023	43,644	44,910	34,575	(p)27,573
Unemployment Rate
2022	(1)3.7	(1)3.6	(1)3.3	(1)2.9	(1)3.1	(1)3.7	(1)3.4	(1)3.5	(1)2.9	(1)3.1	(1)2.8	(1)2.5	(1)3.2
2023	3.0	3.1	2.3	(p)1.9
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on April 21, 2023. (p) Preliminary

Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics program
(not seasonally adjusted data, all employees, in thousands)
Sector	Baltimore City, Md.
Sector	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Total Nonfarm
2022	364.9	370.4	369.4	371.9	372.6	368.8	370.8	372.2	374.9	377.7	379.9	380.9	372.9
2023	373.0	376.0	377.4	(p)379.3
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2022	10.2	10.4	10.4	10.3	10.4	10.3	10.6	10.5	10.4	10.4	10.3	10.5	10.4
2023	10.3	10.1	10.3	(p)10.1
Manufacturing
2022	10.9	10.9	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.7	11.0	10.9	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.0	10.9
2023	10.9	10.9	10.9	(p)10.7
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2022	49.7	51.2	50.3	50.2	50.2	49.7	49.9	49.7	49.3	48.8	50.2	50.3	50.0
2023	50.0	49.3	48.9	(p)49.3
Information
2022	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	5.1
2023	4.8	4.8	4.8	(p)4.9
Financial Activities
2022	17.2	17.3	17.0	16.9	16.9	16.8	17.3	17.2	17.1	17.2	17.3	17.2	17.1
2023	17.1	17.1	17.0	(p)17.0
Professional & Business Services
2022	57.7	58.1	57.9	57.6	57.8	57.8	58.7	59.2	58.7	59.0	59.5	59.7	58.5
2023	58.6	57.6	57.5	(p)58.5
Educational & Health Services
2022	110.8	112.1	112.1	113.2	112.6	111.2	111.9	112.0	113.3	114.2	114.0	115.4	112.7
2023	112.0	114.7	115.0	(p)114.1
Leisure & Hospitality
2022	22.2	22.7	22.8	24.7	25.1	25.3	25.4	25.9	25.5	25.1	25.5	24.5	24.6
2023	24.7	24.8	25.6	(p)27.3
Other Services
2022	11.0	11.0	10.8	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.4	11.2	11.2	11.1	11.1	11.3	11.1
2023	11.3	11.5	11.5	(p)11.5
Government
2022	69.9	71.5	72.1	71.9	72.4	70.6	69.4	70.6	73.4	75.8	76.0	76.1	72.5
2023	73.3	75.2	75.9	(p)75.9
Footnotes (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
2022	(1)275,177	(1)274,485	(1)274,230	(1)271,753	(1)271,157	(1)275,607	(1)276,610	(1)275,841	(1)272,135	(1)273,227	(1)272,506	(1)272,426	(1)273,763
2023	272,011	272,006	275,721	(p)273,690
Employment
2022	(1)260,713	(1)261,182	(1)262,511	(1)261,236	(1)260,293	(1)262,784	(1)264,293	(1)263,287	(1)261,648	(1)261,797	(1)262,070	(1)263,157	(1)262,081
2023	260,503	260,934	266,982	(p)266,541
Unemployment
2022	(1)14,464	(1)13,303	(1)11,719	(1)10,517	(1)10,864	(1)12,823	(1)12,317	(1)12,554	(1)10,487	(1)11,430	(1)10,436	(1)9,269	(1)11,682
2023	11,508	11,072	8,739	(p)7,149
Unemployment Rate
2022	(1)5.3	(1)4.8	(1)4.3	(1)3.9	(1)4.0	(1)4.7	(1)4.5	(1)4.6	(1)3.9	(1)4.2	(1)3.8	(1)3.4	(1)4.3
2023	4.2	4.1	3.2	(p)2.6
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on April 21, 2023. (p) Preliminary