County Employment and Wages in Maryland — Fourth Quarter 2024

The County Employment and Wages release for the first quarter 2025 is scheduled to be released on Tuesday, September 9, 2025.

QCEW Moves to One Data Release Beginning with Fourth Quarter 2024 Publication

The Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) is streamlining its release process. Beginning with the fourth quarter 2024 national release on June 4, QCEW will publish the national County Employment and Wages news release on the same date as the QCEW full data update. Revised news release dates are available online.

Table 1. Covered establishments, employment, and wages in the United States and the eight largest counties in Maryland, fourth quarter 2024
Area	Establishments, fourth quarter (thousands)	Employment			Average weekly wage (1)
Area	Establishments, fourth quarter (thousands)	December 2024 (thousands)	Percent change, December 2023–24 (2)	National ranking by percent change (3)	Fourth quarter 2024 ($)	National ranking by level (3)	Percent change, fourth quarter 2023–24 (2)	National ranking by percent change (3)
United States (4)	12,265.4	156,202.9	0.8	--	1,507	--	5.0	--
Maryland	197.0	2,779.9	1.6	--	1,570	10	4.2	30
Anne Arundel	16.6	292.9	2.3	18	1,560	71	5.3	89
Baltimore	23.3	374.8	-0.2	290	1,457	108	4.7	140
Frederick	7.7	108.6	0.6	177	1,389	151	4.0	203
Harford	6.5	97.6	1.1	91	1,359	166	1.7	349
Howard	11.4	173.6	0.4	206	1,751	29	3.2	276
Montgomery	35.6	461.7	0.4	206	1,844	23	3.3	269
Prince George's	18.9	331.4	2.1	21	1,453	112	2.0	341
Baltimore City	15.0	347.9	0.3	221	1,688	43	5.6	70
Footnotes: (1) Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data. (2) Percent changes were computed from employment and pay data adjusted for noneconomic county reclassifications. (3) Ranking does not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands. (4) Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands.
Note: Data are preliminary. Dashes indicate data not applicable or available. Covered employment and wages include workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs.

Table 2. Covered establishments, employment, and wages in the United States and all counties in Maryland, fourth quarter 2024
Area	Establishments	Employment December 2024	Average weekly wage ($) (1)
United States (2)	12,265,395	156,202,874	1,507
Maryland	197,004	2,779,919	1,570
Allegany	1,581	26,940	1,007
Anne Arundel	16,567	292,863	1,560
Baltimore	23,346	374,756	1,457
Calvert	2,022	22,441	1,230
Caroline	732	9,161	1,098
Carroll	4,591	59,351	1,179
Cecil	1,944	36,420	1,238
Charles	3,292	44,745	1,184
Dorchester	792	11,745	1,034
Frederick	7,703	108,580	1,389
Garrett	1,176	12,044	983
Harford	6,452	97,602	1,359
Howard	11,392	173,646	1,751
Kent	756	7,732	1,039
Montgomery	35,619	461,688	1,844
Prince George's	18,887	331,424	1,453
Queen Anne's	1,655	16,178	1,129
St. Mary's	2,168	49,393	1,652
Somerset	450	7,097	1,145
Talbot	1,605	18,363	1,153
Washington	3,740	65,196	1,200
Wicomico	2,667	46,200	1,135
Worcester	2,485	23,408	963
Baltimore City	14,985	347,886	1,688
Footnotes: (1) Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data. (2) Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands.
Note: Data are preliminary. Dashes indicate data not applicable or available. Covered employment and wages include workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs.

Table 3. Covered establishments, employment, and wages by state, fourth quarter 2024
State	Establishments, fourth quarter (thousands)	Employment		Average weekly wage (1)
State	Establishments, fourth quarter (thousands)	December 2024 (thousands)	Percent change, December 2023–24	Fourth quarter 2024 ($)	National ranking by level	Percent change, fourth quarter 2023–24	National ranking by percent change
United States (2)	12,265.4	156,202.9	0.8	1,507	--	5.0	--
Alabama	162.3	2,122.2	0.9	1,255	36	4.1	32
Alaska	25.3	317.4	1.7	1,430	16	4.2	30
Arizona	225.5	3,272.3	1.2	1,406	19	6.4	6
Arkansas	106.1	1,312.6	1.1	1,153	50	5.9	10
California	1,903.9	18,230.8	0.5	1,872	5	6.5	5
Colorado	236.6	2,911.3	-0.3	1,594	8	5.1	16
Connecticut	150.7	1,700.7	0.5	1,716	6	5.2	15
Delaware	45.2	480.6	1.5	1,437	15	4.5	24
District of Columbia	52.4	757.2	-0.5	2,495	1	4.7	21
Florida	914.8	9,978.9	0.9	1,405	20	5.7	13
Georgia	396.6	4,916.6	0.8	1,391	21	4.7	21
Hawaii	61.4	651.3	1.1	1,345	27	4.3	26
Idaho	103.9	859.1	0.5	1,232	39	8.3	3
Illinois	411.2	6,089.1	0.5	1,538	12	4.1	32
Indiana	194.6	3,201.9	0.4	1,222	44	4.4	25
Iowa	112.5	1,559.3	-0.6	1,237	38	3.2	50
Kansas	103.5	1,445.6	0.9	1,218	45	4.3	26
Kentucky	159.0	2,008.4	0.2	1,189	46	3.8	39
Louisiana	156.8	1,936.3	1.1	1,228	40	2.8	51
Maine	66.2	643.9	0.9	1,278	33	5.9	10
Maryland	197.0	2,779.9	1.6	1,570	10	4.2	30
Massachusetts	288.5	3,646.1	-0.4	1,890	3	4.7	21
Michigan	303.4	4,406.8	-0.1	1,370	23	4.1	32
Minnesota	215.1	2,945.4	1.1	1,452	14	3.7	42
Mississippi	90.9	1,174.3	0.2	1,023	51	4.1	32
Missouri	251.5	2,922.2	0.5	1,268	35	3.8	39
Montana	65.8	512.8	0.5	1,254	37	6.4	6
Nebraska	78.0	1,024.8	0.5	1,227	41	3.5	45
Nevada	108.1	1,561.5	0.4	1,350	25	6.1	9
New Hampshire	68.7	692.4	0.4	1,577	9	3.3	49
New Jersey	339.1	4,332.2	0.9	1,629	7	3.4	47
New Mexico	68.9	873.8	0.3	1,223	42	5.0	17
New York	711.5	9,777.3	1.5	1,881	4	5.4	14
North Carolina	384.0	4,941.9	0.5	1,358	24	5.8	12
North Dakota	36.9	431.1	0.9	1,315	30	3.8	39
Ohio	346.3	5,551.7	0.6	1,305	32	4.8	20
Oklahoma	129.7	1,713.2	0.8	1,168	48	4.1	32
Oregon	190.9	1,989.6	0.0	1,424	17	6.6	4
Pennsylvania	395.1	6,076.5	0.8	1,414	18	4.0	37
Rhode Island	48.9	500.8	1.6	1,348	26	3.5	45
South Carolina	195.3	2,310.1	1.4	1,223	42	6.2	8
South Dakota	40.6	459.7	0.9	1,181	47	3.9	38
Tennessee	232.2	3,320.3	0.9	1,372	22	5.0	17
Texas	846.0	14,129.7	1.5	1,488	13	4.3	26
Utah	142.6	1,735.8	1.3	1,333	29	3.7	42
Vermont	33.7	311.2	0.0	1,311	31	4.9	19
Virginia	320.9	4,142.6	1.2	1,546	11	4.3	26
Washington	241.5	3,612.0	0.8	1,897	2	8.7	2
West Virginia	62.7	701.4	0.2	1,159	49	3.4	47
Wisconsin	212.2	2,950.8	0.4	1,278	33	3.6	44
Wyoming	31.1	279.4	0.5	1,340	28	12.4	1
Puerto Rico	51.6	975.4	-0.2	718	(3)	4.5	(3)
Virgin Islands	3.0	33.1	-8.6	1,046	(3)	1.8	(3)
Footnotes: (1) Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data. (2) Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands. (3) Data not included in the national ranking.
Note: Data are preliminary. Dashes indicate data not applicable or available. Covered employment and wages include workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs.

Last Modified Date: Tuesday, June 10, 2025

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County Employment and Wages in Maryland — Fourth Quarter 2024