Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV: Nonfarm employment and labor force data : Mid–Atlantic Information Office : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV: 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	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, Md.-W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Sector	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Total Nonfarm
2024	110.4	110.3	111.3	111.8	113.0	113.2	110.5	110.7	111.7	(1)112.5	(1)113.6	(1)113.6	111.9
2025	110.5	110.4	(p)111.0
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2024	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.9
2025	4.7	4.7	(p)4.8
Manufacturing
2024	10.8	10.7	11.0	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	10.8	10.9	10.9	11.0	10.9	10.9
2025	10.9	10.9	(p)10.8
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2024	26.8	26.1	26.1	26.3	26.5	26.4	26.4	26.4	26.5	27.0	28.1	28.3	26.7
2025	26.4	26.1	(p)26.3
Information
2024	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.7	1.7	1.6	1.7	1.7	1.6	1.7	1.7	1.7
2025	1.7	1.6	(p)1.6
Financial Activities
2024	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.4
2025	4.2	4.2	(p)4.2
Professional & Business Services
2024	11.1	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.6	11.2	11.1	10.9	10.9	10.8	10.8	11.2
2025	10.6	10.6	(p)10.7
Educational & Health Services
2024	17.0	17.1	17.2	17.3	17.3	17.6	17.2	17.5	17.6	17.8	17.8	17.9	17.4
2025	17.8	17.9	(p)17.9
Leisure & Hospitality
2024	9.7	9.7	10.0	10.3	10.9	11.1	11.0	10.8	10.2	10.0	9.8	9.8	10.3
2025	9.5	9.4	(p)9.7
Other Services
2024	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	5.0	5.1	5.0	5.0
2025	5.1	5.0	(p)4.9
Government
2024	19.1	19.5	19.6	19.6	20.0	19.5	17.9	18.2	19.7	(1)20.0	(1)20.2	(1)20.1	(1)19.5
2025	19.6	20.0	(p)20.1
Footnotes (1) Correction (p) Preliminary

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, Md.-W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Labor Force
2024	(1)143,303	(1)143,670	(1)144,612	(1)143,883	(1)144,117	(1)147,316	(1)145,702	(1)144,353	(1)144,595	(1)144,574	(1)143,565	(1)143,060	(1)144,396
2025	142,478	141,746	(p)142,560
Employment
2024	(1)138,386	(1)138,321	(1)139,704	(1)139,805	(1)139,913	(1)142,026	(1)140,253	(1)139,026	(1)140,077	(1)140,038	(1)139,092	(1)138,974	(1)139,635
2025	137,644	136,800	(p)137,666
Unemployment
2024	(1)4,917	(1)5,349	(1)4,908	(1)4,078	(1)4,204	(1)5,290	(1)5,449	(1)5,327	(1)4,518	(1)4,536	(1)4,473	(1)4,086	(1)4,761
2025	4,834	4,946	(p)4,894
Unemployment Rate
2024	(1)3.4	(1)3.7	(1)3.4	(1)2.8	(1)2.9	(1)3.6	(1)3.7	(1)3.7	(1)3.1	(1)3.1	(1)3.1	(1)2.9	(1)3.3
2025	3.4	3.5	(p)3.4
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on April 18, 2025. (p) Preliminary
The Hagerstown-Martinsburg, Md.-W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Washington County in Maryland and Berkeley and Morgan Counties in West Virginia.