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Frederick-Gaithersburg-Bethesda, MD

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Silver Spring, MD, Division Economic Summary (PDF)	Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment	Economic Summary	Feb 2025
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area: Nonfarm employment and labor force data	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Mar 2025
Frederick-Gaithersburg-Bethesda, MD: Nonfarm employment and labor force data	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Mar 2025
Mid-Atlantic - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Mar 2025
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Mid-Atlantic	Consumer price indexes	Table	Mar 2025
Mid-Atlantic Consumer Price Index Card	Consumer price indexes	CPI Summary	Sep 2014
Washington Area Employment — March 2024	Employment	News Release	May 2024
Average Energy Prices, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria – December 2024	Average energy prices	News Release	Jan 2025
Changing Compensation Costs in the Washington Metropolitan Area — December 2024	Benefits, Pay	News Release	Feb 2025
Occupational Employment and Wages for Teachers in Maryland’s Metropolitan Areas – May 2015	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jul 2016
West Virginia Job Openings and Labor Turnover — June 2024	Employment, Unemployment	News Release	Aug 2024

Frederick-Gaithersburg-Bethesda, MD Economy at a Glance:

Frederick-Gaithersburg-Bethesda, MD

Data Series	Back Data	Aug 2024	Sept 2024	Oct 2024	Nov 2024	Dec 2024	Jan 2025
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		(2)704.0	(2)699.0	(2)700.1	(2)696.6	(2)691.4	(p)721.3
Employment(1)		(2)682.1	(2)679.9	(2)679.9	(2)676.8	(2)674.5	(p)703.2
Unemployment(1)		(2)21.9	(2)19.0	(2)20.3	(2)19.7	(2)16.9	(p)18.1
Unemployment Rate(3)		(2)3.1	(2)2.7	(2)2.9	(2)2.8	(2)2.4	(p)2.5
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(4)		614.2	611.5	613.1	613.7	613.2	(p)600.2
12-month % change		1.0	1.2	1.0	0.9	0.6	(p)-1.1
Mining, Logging, and Construction(4)		33.0	32.9	32.5	32.4	31.8	(p)30.4
12-month % change		0.6	1.2	0.0	0.0	-1.9	(p)-5.3
Manufacturing(4)		20.7	20.7	20.6	20.8	20.6	(p)20.5
12-month % change		2.0	2.0	1.0	2.0	1.0	(p)-1.0
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)		76.3	75.7	76.9	78.4	79.6	(p)76.7
12-month % change		-0.8	-0.3	0.5	0.5	0.8	(p)-0.8
Information(4)		13.3	13.0	12.8	13.0	13.2	(p)13.1
12-month % change		6.4	4.0	2.4	2.4	3.9	(p)0.8
Financial Activities(4)		36.9	36.7	37.0	37.0	37.0	(p)36.2
12-month % change		0.3	0.5	1.6	1.6	1.6	(p)-1.6
Professional and Business Services(4)		133.6	132.2	132.8	131.6	131.7	(p)128.5
12-month % change		-2.0	-1.4	-1.7	-2.2	-1.6	(p)-3.4
Education and Health Services(4)		102.8	103.4	104.6	105.3	105.1	(p)103.7
12-month % change		4.7	4.2	4.1	4.3	3.5	(p)1.9
Leisure and Hospitality(4)		55.2	52.9	51.5	50.0	49.3	(p)47.6
12-month % change		0.0	1.0	-0.2	-2.0	-3.3	(p)-6.1
Other Services(4)		27.0	26.6	26.7	27.0	26.8	(p)27.1
12-month % change		1.9	2.7	3.5	4.7	3.9	(p)2.3
Government(4)		115.4	117.4	117.7	118.2	118.1	(p)116.4
12-month % change		2.6	2.4	1.7	1.7	1.5	(p)1.5
Consumer Price Index: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
CPI-U, All items(5)			317.382		316.745		318.175
CPI-U, All items, 12-month % change(5)			2.6		2.7		2.7
CPI-W, All items(6)			311.877		311.384		312.999
CPI-W, All items, 12-month % change(6)			2.3		2.5		2.5
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) Data are provisional, subject to revision on April 18, 2025. (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