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News Releases:
Sep
16
County Employment and Wages in the District of Columbia — First Quarter 2025

Employment fell 1.4 percent in the District of Columbia from March 2024 to March 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Sep
16
County Employment and Wages in Maryland — First Quarter 2025

Employment decreased in 4 of the 7 large counties in Maryland with published data from March 2024 to March 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Sep
11
Consumer Price Index, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson – August 2025

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Baltimore-Columbia-Towson was up 0.3 percent for the two months ending in August.

Maryland Economy at a Glance:
Maryland
Data Series Back
Data		 Mar
2025		 Apr
2025		 May
2025		 June
2025		 July
2025		 Aug
2025

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 3,237.6 3,235.0 3,235.5 3,236.0 3,237.6 (p)3,238.8

Employment(1)

 3,139.4 3,134.6 3,131.4 3,128.7 3,127.2 (p)3,123.1

Unemployment(1)

 98.1 100.4 104.1 107.3 110.4 (p)115.7

Unemployment Rate(2)

 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 (p)3.6

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 2,845.6 2,848.0 2,849.8 2,840.8 2,850.0 (p)2,846.8

12-month % change

 0.3 0.9 0.9 0.4 0.4 (p)0.4

Mining and Logging(3)

 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 (p)1.6

12-month % change

 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 (p)0.0

Construction(3)

 160.5 162.6 162.0 159.6 158.9 (p)161.6

12-month % change

 -2.1 -0.1 -0.5 -2.0 -2.6 (p)-0.8

Manufacturing(3)

 110.4 110.1 110.0 110.0 109.6 (p)108.5

12-month % change

 -0.5 -0.2 -0.3 -0.2 -0.3 (p)-1.1

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 474.5 473.1 473.9 473.4 472.8 (p)471.5

12-month % change

 -0.1 0.1 0.4 0.1 -0.1 (p)-0.1

Information(3)

 33.5 33.6 33.9 33.6 33.6 (p)33.5

12-month % change

 -3.7 -2.0 -1.7 -2.0 -2.6 (p)-2.6

Financial Activities(3)

 143.0 143.0 142.3 141.3 141.7 (p)142.0

12-month % change

 1.1 1.3 1.2 0.6 0.4 (p)0.6

Professional & Business Services(3)

 481.8 481.6 482.3 480.7 479.4 (p)478.3

12-month % change

 -1.3 -0.6 -0.5 -0.6 -1.6 (p)-1.2

Education & Health Services(3)

 499.6 500.6 502.5 504.5 507.3 (p)506.7

12-month % change

 2.5 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.6 (p)3.2

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 271.5 273.9 274.7 272.5 272.4 (p)273.3

12-month % change

 0.4 1.6 1.7 1.2 1.3 (p)1.5

Other Services(3)

 119.2 119.1 119.5 118.4 118.2 (p)116.5

12-month % change

 -1.8 0.3 0.8 0.1 -0.6 (p)-1.9

Government(3)

 550.0 548.8 547.1 545.2 554.5 (p)553.3

12-month % change

 1.7 1.1 0.7 -0.2 0.8 (p)0.7

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary
Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
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Maryland: Nonfarm employment and labor force data, not seasonally adjusted Employment, Unemployment Table Oct 2025
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Oct 2025
Charles-Prince George’s, MD: Labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Oct 2025
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Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Oct 2025
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Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Mid-Atlantic Consumer price indexes Table Oct 2025
Mid-Atlantic - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Oct 2025
Mid-Atlantic Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Oct 2025
Baltimore Area Employment — May 2025 Employment News Release Jul 2025
Philadelphia Area Employment — March 2025 Employment News Release Apr 2025
Washington Area Employment — April 2025 Employment News Release May 2025
Average Energy Prices, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria – December 2024 Average energy prices News Release Jan 2025
Consumer Expenditures in the Baltimore Metropolitan Area — 2022–23 Consumer spending News Release Oct 2024
Consumer Expenditures in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area — 2022–23 Consumer spending News Release Oct 2024
Consumer Expenditures in the Washington Metropolitan Area — 2022-23 Consumer spending News Release Oct 2024
County Employment and Wages in the District of Columbia — First Quarter 2025 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2025
County Employment and Wages in Maryland — First Quarter 2025 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2025
Consumer Price Index, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria — July 2025 Consumer price indexes News Release Aug 2025
Consumer Price Index, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington — August 2025 Consumer price indexes News Release Sep 2025
Changing Compensation Costs in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area — June 2025 Benefits, Pay News Release Aug 2025
Changing Compensation Costs in the Washington Metropolitan Area — June 2025 Benefits, Pay News Release Aug 2025
Average Energy Prices, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington – November 2024 Average energy prices News Release Dec 2024
Women’s Earnings in Maryland — 2023 Pay News Release Oct 2024
Fatal Work Injuries in Maryland — 2021 Workplace fatalities News Release Feb 2023
Workplace Fatalities in Maryland - Full Tables Workplace fatalities Table Nov 2014
Fatal Work Injuries in the Baltimore Area — 2018 Workplace fatalities News Release Jun 2020
Fatal Work Injuries in the Philadelphia Area — 2018 Workplace fatalities News Release Jun 2020
Fatal Work Injuries in the District of Columbia — 2023 Workplace fatalities News Release Mar 2025
Workplace Fatalities in Baltimore-Towson, MD – Full Tables Workplace fatalities Table Jan 2015
Workplace Fatalities in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD – Full Tables Workplace fatalities Table Feb 2014
Consumer Price Index Historical Tables for Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Consumer price indexes Table Jun 2022
Summary of annual and semi-annual indexes Consumer price indexes Table Jul 2025
Workplace Fatalities in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV – Full Tables Workplace fatalities Table Feb 2014
Consumer Price Index, South Region — August 2025 Consumer price indexes News Release Sep 2025
Occupational Employment and Wages in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson — May 2024 Employment, Pay News Release May 2025
Unemployment in the Washington Area by County – June 2020 Unemployment News Release Aug 2020
Unemployment on the Delmarva Peninsula by County – June 2020 Unemployment News Release Aug 2020
Occupational Employment and Wages in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria — May 2024 Employment, Pay News Release May 2025
Occupational Employment and Wages for Teachers in Maryland’s Metropolitan Areas – May 2015 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2016
Consumer Price Index Historical Tables for Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Consumer price indexes Table May 2022
Average Energy Prices, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson – November 2024 Average energy prices News Release Dec 2024
Consumer Price Index, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson – August 2025 Consumer price indexes News Release Sep 2025
Mid-Atlantic Regional Office CPI Announcement (PDF) Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Sep 2025
Union Members in Maryland — 2024 Employment News Release Feb 2025
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Maryland — 2024 Unemployment News Release Feb 2025
Business Employment Dynamics in Maryland — Second Quarter 2024 Employment News Release Feb 2025
Employer-reported workplace injuries and illnesses in Maryland — 2023 Workplace injuries and illnesses News Release Dec 2024
Maryland Job Openings and Labor Turnover — April 2025 Employment, Unemployment News Release Jun 2025