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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Mid-Atlantic > Table

Frederick-Gaithersburg-Bethesda, MD: Nonfarm employment and labor force data

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Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)

Frederick-Gaithersburg-Bethesda, MD Metropolitan Division
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Labor Force

2024

 (1)721,478 (1)724,636 (1)730,875 (1)726,900 (1)722,918 (1)734,087 (1)743,316 (1)734,643 (1)729,022 (1)730,789 (1)725,421 (1)722,071 (1)728,846

2025

 721,195 717,480 (p)722,211                    

Employment

2024

 (1)703,903 (1)705,179 (1)712,079 (1)711,376 (1)706,257 (1)711,938 (1)720,333 (1)712,619 (1)709,899 (1)710,425 (1)705,589 (1)705,115 (1)709,559

2025

 703,090 695,836 (p)700,605                    

Unemployment

2024

 (1)17,575 (1)19,457 (1)18,796 (1)15,524 (1)16,661 (1)22,149 (1)22,983 (1)22,024 (1)19,123 (1)20,364 (1)19,832 (1)16,956 (1)19,287

2025

 18,105 21,644 (p)21,606                    

Unemployment Rate

2024

 (1)2.4 (1)2.7 (1)2.6 (1)2.1 (1)2.3 (1)3.0 (1)3.1 (1)3.0 (1)2.6 (1)2.8 (1)2.7 (1)2.3 (1)2.6

2025

 2.5 3.0 (p)3.0                    

Footnotes
(1) Data were subject to revision on April 18, 2025.
(p) Preliminary