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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Mid-Atlantic > Maryland > Baltimore

Baltimore

Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Baltimore Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Apr 2021
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Apr 2021
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Apr 2021
Mid-Atlantic - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Apr 2021
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Mid-Atlantic Consumer price indexes Table Apr 2021
Mid-Atlantic Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Sep 2014
Baltimore Area Employment – September 2020 Employment News Release Oct 2020
Average Energy Prices, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria – February 2021 Average energy prices News Release Mar 2021
Consumer Expenditures for the Baltimore Metropolitan Area: 2018-19 Consumer spending News Release Oct 2020
Changing Compensation Costs in the Washington-Baltimore Metropolitan Area – December 2020 Benefits, Pay News Release Feb 2021
Workplace Fatalities in Baltimore-Towson, MD – Full Tables Workplace fatalities Table Jan 2015
Summary of annual and semi-annual indexes Consumer price indexes Table Jan 2021
Occupational Employment and Wages in Baltimore-Towson – May 2019 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2020
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 Mar 2021
Average Energy Prices - Baltimore Average energy prices Table Apr 2021
Average Energy Prices, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson – March 2021 Average energy prices News Release Apr 2021
Consumer Price Index, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson – February 2021 Consumer price indexes News Release Mar 2021
Mid-Atlantic Regional Office CPI Announcement Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Apr 2021

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Economy at a Glance:

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
Data Series Back
Data		 Oct
2020		 Nov
2020		 Dec
2020		 Jan
2021		 Feb
2021		 Mar
2021

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (2)1,453.3 (2)1,461.9 (2)1,459.2 1,444.2 (p)1,443.7  

Employment(1)

 (2)1,365.5 (2)1,372.6 (2)1,368.0 1,355.9 (p)1,359.8  

Unemployment(1)

 (2)87.8 (2)89.3 (2)91.2 88.2 (p)83.9  

Unemployment Rate(3)

 (2)6.0 (2)6.1 (2)6.3 6.1 (p)5.8  

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(4)

 1,343.7 1,357.2 1,358.9 1,324.8 1,325.3 (p)1,343.0

12-month % change

 -6.6 -6.3 -6.1 -5.9 -6.1 (p)-4.6

Mining, Logging, and Construction(4)

 81.4 80.8 81.1 77.8 76.4 (p)79.8

12-month % change

 -2.2 -2.8 -1.6 -3.0 -4.1 (p)-0.5

Manufacturing(4)

 58.0 58.8 59.7 59.8 58.0 (p)58.7

12-month % change

 -2.5 -1.7 -0.5 0.5 -2.5 (p)-1.2

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)

 241.8 249.7 253.8 238.1 235.1 (p)236.8

12-month % change

 -3.2 -3.9 -2.8 -4.2 -4.7 (p)-3.7

Information(4)

 16.2 16.0 16.0 15.7 15.9 (p)15.4

12-month % change

 -8.5 -10.6 -10.1 -11.8 -11.2 (p)-13.0

Financial Activities(4)

 76.7 77.1 76.1 76.2 74.7 (p)74.9

12-month % change

 -3.5 -3.0 -4.4 -3.7 -5.7 (p)-5.1

Professional and Business Services(4)

 230.6 234.6 235.0 235.5 236.2 (p)240.7

12-month % change

 -6.2 -4.8 -4.5 -1.8 -0.8 (p)0.9

Education and Health Services(4)

 266.8 270.2 270.2 265.5 269.6 (p)270.0

12-month % change

 -5.6 -4.6 -4.3 -4.2 -3.7 (p)-3.4

Leisure and Hospitality(4)

 102.7 101.3 100.9 95.1 94.9 (p)99.1

12-month % change

 -25.5 -25.1 -25.4 -27.4 -27.3 (p)-22.0

Other Services(4)

 45.1 45.0 45.0 45.0 44.9 (p)45.2

12-month % change

 -12.4 -12.6 -12.6 -11.1 -11.4 (p)-9.2

Government(4)

 224.4 223.7 221.1 216.1 219.6 (p)222.4

12-month % change

 -2.8 -3.6 -4.3 -3.7 -4.4 (p)-3.6

Consumer Price Index: Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD

CPI-U, All items(5)

 260.892   261.535   261.917  

CPI-U, All items, 12-month % change(5)

   1.3   1.4   1.1  

CPI-W, All items(6)

 259.010   258.966   259.765  

CPI-W, All items, 12-month % change(6)

   1.3   0.9   0.8  

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) Data were subject to revision on April 16, 2021.
(3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted.
(4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(5) All Urban Consumers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(6) Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary