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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
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.
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