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News Releases: Consumer Price Index, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria area – September 2026 Consumer Price Index, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington — August 2026 Consumer Price Index, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson — August 2026
Maryland Economy at a Glance:
Oct
14
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria area was up 0.9 percent from July to September.
Sep
11
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington was down 0.7 percent from June to August.
Sep
11
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Baltimore-Columbia-Towson was down 0.2 percent for the two months ending in August.
| Data Series | Back Data |
Mar 2026 |
Apr 2026 |
May 2026 |
June 2026 |
July 2026 |
Aug 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
3,207.1 | 3,207.4 | 3,207.3 | 3,207.6 | 3,203.0 | (p)3,199.8 |
Employment(1) |
|
3,067.7 | 3,064.9 | 3,065.3 | 3,068.6 | 3,067.7 | (p)3,069.9 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
139.3 | 142.5 | 142.0 | 139.0 | 135.3 | (p)129.9 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
4.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.2 | (p)4.1 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
2,795.0 | 2,799.0 | 2,803.0 | 2,804.2 | 2,814.4 | (p)2,806.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.7 | -1.1 | -1.0 | -0.7 | -0.1 | (p)-0.2 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | (p)1.5 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 | -6.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | (p)0.0 |
Construction(3) |
|
167.2 | 167.5 | 166.5 | 165.9 | 165.0 | (p)163.0 |
12-month % change |
|
1.2 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 | (p)-1.0 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
111.8 | 111.3 | 110.9 | 110.9 | 111.6 | (p)110.6 |
12-month % change |
|
0.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 | -0.2 | 1.4 | (p)1.0 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
453.7 | 454.1 | 453.0 | 450.3 | 449.2 | (p)448.5 |
12-month % change |
|
-3.2 | -2.8 | -3.0 | -3.2 | -3.1 | (p)-3.1 |
Information(3) |
|
33.3 | 33.4 | 33.6 | 33.5 | 33.6 | (p)33.5 |
12-month % change |
|
-3.8 | -2.9 | -2.9 | -3.5 | -2.9 | (p)-2.6 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
139.6 | 139.9 | 139.1 | 138.5 | 139.2 | (p)138.5 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.1 | -0.8 | -1.3 | -1.6 | -1.1 | (p)-1.3 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
462.7 | 462.7 | 463.5 | 466.8 | 470.7 | (p)470.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.6 | -2.1 | -1.8 | -0.8 | 0.8 | (p)0.9 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
507.3 | 509.3 | 512.2 | 513.5 | 515.5 | (p)511.3 |
12-month % change |
|
0.8 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.6 | (p)1.5 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
269.6 | 270.6 | 272.8 | 271.5 | 275.9 | (p)277.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 2.9 | (p)3.2 |
Other Services(3) |
|
124.1 | 123.7 | 124.6 | 125.2 | 125.0 | (p)124.5 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.2 | -1.5 | -0.8 | -0.1 | 0.0 | (p)0.2 |
Government(3) |
|
524.2 | 525.0 | 525.3 | 526.6 | 527.2 | (p)527.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-3.8 | -3.4 | -3.0 | -2.3 | -2.2 | (p)-1.6 |
|
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