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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Mid-Atlantic > Maryland, West Virginia > Hagerstown

Hagerstown

Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Hagerstown, MD-WV, Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary May 2026
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table May 2026
Mid-Atlantic - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table May 2026
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Mid-Atlantic Consumer price indexes Table May 2026
Mid-Atlantic Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Sep 2014
Average Energy Prices, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria – December 2024 Average energy prices News Release Jan 2025
Changing Compensation Costs in the Washington Metropolitan Area — March 2026 Benefits, Pay News Release May 2026
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 — December 2025 Employment, Unemployment News Release Feb 2026
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Economy at a Glance:
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV
Data Series Back
Data		 Oct
2025		 Nov
2025		 Dec
2025		 Jan
2026		 Feb
2026		 Mar
2026

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (2)- 143.3 (p)142.4 145.1 (p)145.5  

Employment(1)

 (2)- 136.8 (p)136.9 138.5 (p)138.1  

Unemployment(1)

 (2)- 6.5 (p)5.5 6.6 (p)7.3  

Unemployment Rate(3)

 (2)- 4.5 (p)3.9 4.5 (p)5.0  

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(4)

 115.6 116.4 116.5 113.5 112.4 (p)113.1

12-month % change

 0.2 0.5 0.3 -0.2 -1.6 (p)-1.6

Mining, Logging, and Construction(4)

 5.1 5.2 5.1 5.0 4.9 (p)5.1

12-month % change

 2.0 6.1 4.1 4.2 2.1 (p)2.0

Manufacturing(4)

 10.5 10.4 10.4 10.3 10.3 (p)10.4

12-month % change

 -4.5 -5.5 -5.5 -5.5 -5.5 (p)-3.7

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)

 30.1 31.0 31.4 29.3 28.2 (p)28.3

12-month % change

 2.0 2.6 3.3 1.0 -2.8 (p)-2.7

Information(4)

 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.5 (p)1.5

12-month % change

 -11.1 -11.1 -5.9 -11.1 -11.8 (p)-11.8

Financial Activities(4)

 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 (p)4.5

12-month % change

 2.3 0.0 2.3 2.3 0.0 (p)0.0

Professional and Business Services(4)

 11.8 11.6 11.6 11.5 11.4 (p)11.5

12-month % change

 3.5 3.6 3.6 0.0 -1.7 (p)-2.5

Education and Health Services(4)

 17.0 17.1 17.1 17.0 17.0 (p)17.0

12-month % change

 -1.2 -0.6 -0.6 0.6 0.6 (p)0.0

Leisure and Hospitality(4)

 10.2 10.0 9.9 9.8 9.8 (p)10.0

12-month % change

 1.0 -1.0 -3.9 0.0 -1.0 (p)-2.0

Other Services(4)

 5.0 5.1 5.0 5.0 5.1 (p)5.0

12-month % change

 0.0 2.0 -2.0 0.0 2.0 (p)-2.0

Government(4)

 19.8 19.9 19.9 19.5 19.7 (p)19.8

12-month % change

 -1.0 0.0 -0.5 -0.5 -1.0 (p)0.5

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations.
(3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted.
(4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(p) Preliminary