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 |
| 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 |
1,438.5 |
1,449.2 |
1,455.6 |
1,449.7 |
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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 |
85.7 |
86.3 |
87.0 |
87.0 |
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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 |
58.2 |
58.6 |
58.3 |
59.0 |
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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 |
234.0 |
234.4 |
235.3 |
231.1 |
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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 |
14.2 |
14.2 |
14.2 |
14.2 |
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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 |
78.1 |
77.7 |
78.0 |
78.6 |
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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 |
247.4 |
249.7 |
253.9 |
257.9 |
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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 |
296.8 |
296.1 |
295.6 |
295.4 |
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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 |
128.9 |
134.8 |
139.6 |
140.6 |
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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 |
57.8 |
58.7 |
59.2 |
59.1 |
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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 |
237.4 |
238.7 |
234.5 |
226.8 |
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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 |
1,493,139 |
1,491,573 |
1,500,697 |
1,493,633 |
1,489,418 |
1,503,780 |
1,511,222 |
1,506,063 |
1,499,169 |
- |
1,491,262 |
1,486,920 |
1,496,989 |
2026 |
1,483,396 |
1,501,021 |
1,504,047 |
1,500,323 |
1,489,807 |
1,507,922 |
1,503,160 |
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Employment |
|
2025 |
1,438,845 |
1,434,143 |
1,445,000 |
1,442,910 |
1,434,397 |
1,441,441 |
1,445,193 |
1,437,482 |
1,435,013 |
- |
1,429,844 |
1,433,070 |
1,437,940 |
2026 |
1,416,307 |
1,428,911 |
1,439,922 |
1,436,420 |
1,432,317 |
1,447,767 |
1,440,424 |
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Unemployment |
|
2025 |
54,294 |
57,430 |
55,697 |
50,723 |
55,021 |
62,339 |
66,029 |
68,581 |
64,156 |
- |
61,418 |
53,850 |
59,049 |
2026 |
67,089 |
72,110 |
64,125 |
63,903 |
57,490 |
60,155 |
62,736 |
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Unemployment Rate |
|
2025 |
3.6 |
3.9 |
3.7 |
3.4 |
3.7 |
4.1 |
4.4 |
4.6 |
4.3 |
- |
4.1 |
3.6 |
3.9 |
2026 |
4.5 |
4.8 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
3.9 |
4.0 |
4.2 |
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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 |
282,578 |
281,354 |
282,291 |
280,918 |
280,341 |
283,299 |
284,879 |
284,532 |
282,525 |
- |
281,435 |
280,599 |
282,250 |
2026 |
281,583 |
283,915 |
283,927 |
282,850 |
281,209 |
284,509 |
284,119 |
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Employment |
|
2025 |
268,053 |
267,189 |
268,658 |
268,438 |
266,532 |
267,707 |
268,689 |
267,334 |
266,997 |
- |
265,943 |
266,602 |
267,467 |
2026 |
263,696 |
266,301 |
267,955 |
267,336 |
266,157 |
268,871 |
267,906 |
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Unemployment |
|
2025 |
14,525 |
14,165 |
13,633 |
12,480 |
13,809 |
15,592 |
16,190 |
17,198 |
15,528 |
- |
15,492 |
13,997 |
14,783 |
2026 |
17,887 |
17,614 |
15,972 |
15,514 |
15,052 |
15,638 |
16,213 |
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Unemployment Rate |
|
2025 |
5.1 |
5.0 |
4.8 |
4.4 |
4.9 |
5.5 |
5.7 |
6.0 |
5.5 |
- |
5.5 |
5.0 |
5.2 |
2026 |
6.4 |
6.2 |
5.6 |
5.5 |
5.4 |
5.5 |
5.7 |
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United States Department of Labor
