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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
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Total Nonfarm

2025

113.7 114.2 114.9 115.5 115.9 116.1 114.5 114.8 115.6 115.6 116.4 116.5 115.3

2026

113.5 (p)112.4                      

Mining, Logging, & Construction

2025

4.8 4.8 5.0 5.1 5.0 5.1 5.1 5.2 5.1 5.1 5.2 5.1 5.1

2026

5.0 (p)4.9                      

Manufacturing

2025

10.9 10.9 10.8 10.9 10.7 10.8 10.8 10.4 10.5 10.5 10.4 10.4 10.7

2026

10.3 (p)10.3                      

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

2025

29.0 29.0 29.1 29.4 29.4 29.4 29.4 29.9 29.6 30.1 31.0 31.4 29.7

2026

29.3 (p)28.2                      

Information

2025

1.8 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.7

2026

1.6 (p)1.5                      

Financial Activities

2025

4.4 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.6 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5

2026

4.5 (p)4.5                      

Professional & Business Services

2025

11.5 11.6 11.8 11.8 11.9 11.8 11.9 12.0 11.9 11.8 11.6 11.6 11.8

2026

11.5 (p)11.4                      

Educational & Health Services

2025

16.9 16.9 17.0 17.0 17.0 17.0 16.8 16.9 17.0 17.0 17.1 17.1 17.0

2026

17.0 (p)17.0                      

Leisure & Hospitality

2025

9.8 9.9 10.2 10.4 10.8 11.2 11.2 10.8 10.5 10.2 10.0 9.9 10.4

2026

9.8 (p)9.8                      

Other Services

2025

5.0 5.0 5.1 5.0 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.0 5.1 5.0 5.1

2026

5.0 (p)5.1                      

Government

2025

19.6 19.9 19.7 19.7 19.8 19.5 18.1 18.3 19.8 19.8 19.9 19.9 19.5

2026

19.5 (p)19.7                      

Footnotes
(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

2025

142,478 141,746 142,606 143,005 143,237 145,380 144,358 143,751 143,768 (1)- 143,260 (p)142,380  

2026

145,079 (p)145,458                      

Employment

2025

137,644 136,800 137,719 138,444 138,511 139,831 138,925 137,530 137,635 (1)- 136,798 (p)136,880  

2026

138,497 (p)138,137                      

Unemployment

2025

4,834 4,946 4,887 4,561 4,726 5,549 5,433 6,221 6,133 (1)- 6,462 (p)5,500  

2026

6,582 (p)7,321                      

Unemployment Rate

2025

3.4 3.5 3.4 3.2 3.3 3.8 3.8 4.3 4.3 (1)- 4.5 (p)3.9  

2026

4.5 (p)5.0                      

Footnotes
(1) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations.
(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.