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
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Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, Md. Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| 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 |
1,462.6 |
1,468.5 |
1,468.6 |
1,458.2 |
2025 |
1,436.0 |
1,438.0 |
1,447.0 |
1,458.2 |
1,473.6 |
1,475.4 |
1,468.7 |
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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 |
77.4 |
79.0 |
80.3 |
80.4 |
81.3 |
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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 |
58.0 |
57.7 |
57.3 |
57.9 |
57.8 |
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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 |
248.3 |
248.6 |
250.6 |
251.0 |
247.2 |
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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 |
15.2 |
15.2 |
15.3 |
15.1 |
15.2 |
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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 |
78.1 |
78.7 |
78.5 |
78.3 |
79.2 |
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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 |
252.1 |
255.4 |
259.6 |
262.1 |
263.4 |
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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 |
294.5 |
295.0 |
296.2 |
295.2 |
297.0 |
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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 |
124.2 |
129.4 |
135.5 |
139.5 |
141.0 |
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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 |
54.2 |
54.5 |
54.6 |
53.8 |
53.8 |
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Government |
|
2024 |
234.5 |
239.5 |
242.5 |
243.3 |
245.2 |
242.2 |
233.6 |
233.6 |
241.3 |
240.7 |
241.9 |
244.4 |
240.2 |
2025 |
238.2 |
242.7 |
245.0 |
244.7 |
245.7 |
242.1 |
232.8 |
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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 |
|
2024 |
1,485,991 |
1,490,227 |
1,500,700 |
1,491,744 |
1,489,469 |
1,510,066 |
1,523,991 |
1,511,102 |
1,496,005 |
1,499,088 |
1,493,676 |
1,491,201 |
1,498,605 |
2025 |
1,488,491 |
1,480,220 |
1,488,499 |
1,487,900 |
1,485,466 |
1,507,277 |
1,515,987 |
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Employment |
|
2024 |
1,441,740 |
1,444,070 |
1,456,535 |
1,453,720 |
1,449,314 |
1,459,040 |
1,469,560 |
1,457,898 |
1,451,707 |
1,452,041 |
1,447,789 |
1,450,615 |
1,452,836 |
2025 |
1,443,729 |
1,431,339 |
1,441,322 |
1,444,047 |
1,437,481 |
1,452,435 |
1,458,535 |
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Unemployment |
|
2024 |
44,251 |
46,157 |
44,165 |
38,024 |
40,155 |
51,026 |
54,431 |
53,204 |
44,298 |
47,047 |
45,887 |
40,586 |
45,769 |
2025 |
44,762 |
48,881 |
47,177 |
43,853 |
47,985 |
54,842 |
57,452 |
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Unemployment Rate |
|
2024 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
2.9 |
2.5 |
2.7 |
3.4 |
3.6 |
3.5 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
3.1 |
2.7 |
3.1 |
2025 |
3.0 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
3.6 |
3.8 |
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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 |
|
2024 |
280,911 |
280,967 |
282,443 |
281,132 |
280,852 |
284,682 |
287,738 |
285,509 |
281,912 |
282,823 |
281,936 |
281,687 |
282,716 |
2025 |
281,836 |
279,623 |
280,430 |
280,351 |
280,050 |
284,378 |
286,147 |
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Employment |
|
2024 |
269,377 |
269,693 |
271,696 |
271,477 |
270,518 |
272,442 |
274,489 |
272,236 |
270,923 |
270,979 |
270,453 |
270,971 |
271,271 |
2025 |
269,859 |
267,554 |
268,865 |
269,553 |
268,008 |
270,666 |
272,095 |
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Unemployment |
|
2024 |
11,534 |
11,274 |
10,747 |
9,655 |
10,334 |
12,240 |
13,249 |
13,273 |
10,989 |
11,844 |
11,483 |
10,716 |
11,445 |
2025 |
11,977 |
12,069 |
11,565 |
10,798 |
12,042 |
13,712 |
14,052 |
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Unemployment Rate |
|
2024 |
4.1 |
4.0 |
3.8 |
3.4 |
3.7 |
4.3 |
4.6 |
4.6 |
3.9 |
4.2 |
4.1 |
3.8 |
4.0 |
2025 |
4.2 |
4.3 |
4.1 |
3.9 |
4.3 |
4.8 |
4.9 |
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United States Department of Labor
