From March 2025 to June 2025, gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments in Maryland were 139,324, while gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments were 126,989, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Alexandra Hall Bovee noted that the difference between the number of gross job gains and the number of gross job losses yielded a net employment loss of 12,335 jobs in the private sector during the second quarter of 2025. (See table 1.) During the previous quarter, gross job gains exceeded gross job losses by 4,036. (See chart 1.)

The change in the number of jobs over time is the net result of increases and decreases in employment that occur at all private businesses in the economy. Business Employment Dynamics (BED) statistics track these changes in employment at private-sector establishments from the third month of one quarter to the third month of the next. The difference between the number of gross job gains and the number of gross job losses is the net change in employment. (See the Business Employment Dynamics Technical Note.)

Gross job losses

In the second quarter of 2025, gross job losses represented 6.2 percent of private-sector employment in Maryland; nationally, gross job losses accounted for 6.0 percent of private-sector employment. (See chart 2.) Gross job losses are the result of contractions in employment at existing establishments and the loss of jobs at closing establishments. In Maryland, contracting establishments lost 104,795 jobs in the second quarter of 2025, an increase of 3,398 jobs from the prior quarter. Closing establishments lost 34,529 jobs, an increase of 7,721 jobs from the previous quarter.

Gross job gains

In the second quarter of 2025, gross job gains represented 5.7 percent of private-sector employment for both Maryland and the nation. (See chart 3.) Gross job gains are the sum of increases in employment due to expansions at existing establishments and the addition of new jobs at opening establishments. In Maryland, gross job gains at expanding establishments totaled 101,184 in the second quarter of 2025, a decrease of 2,097 jobs compared to the previous quarter. Opening establishments accounted for 25,805 jobs gained in the second quarter of 2025, a decrease of 3,155 jobs from the previous quarter.

Industries

Gross job losses exceeded gross job gains in 9 of the 11 published industry sectors in Maryland in the second quarter of 2025. Retail trade had the largest over-the-quarter net job decrease, with a loss of 3,690 jobs. This was the result of 13,864 gross job gains and 17,554 gross job losses. The professional and business services industry had a net loss of 3,670 jobs. Education and health services showed a net gain of 1,826 jobs, the largest gain of any sector in the state.

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The BED data series include gross job gains and gross job losses by industry subsector, for the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, as well as gross job gains and gross job losses at the firm level by employer size class. BED data for the states have been included in table 2 of this release. Additional information is available online at the Business Employment Dynamics homepage and the Business Employment Dynamics Summary.

The Business Employment Dynamics for Third Quarter 2025 are scheduled to be released on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. (ET).

Technical Note

The Business Employment Dynamics (BED) data are a product of a federal-state cooperative program known as Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). The BED data are compiled by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) from existing QCEW records.

More information on formal definitions of the data used in this release, along with coverage, concepts, and methodology, can be found in the Business Employment Dynamics Technical Note.

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Table 1. Private-sector gross job gains and losses by industry, Maryland, seasonally adjusted

Category	Gross job gains and losses (3 months ended)					Gross job gains and losses as a percent of employment (3 months ended)
	June 2024	Sept. 2024	Dec. 2024	Mar. 2025	June 2025	June 2024	Sept. 2024	Dec. 2024	Mar. 2025	June 2025
Total private (1)
Gross job gains	156,151	131,460	133,596	132,241	126,989	7.1	5.9	6.0	5.9	5.7
At expanding establishments	99,459	94,883	104,981	103,281	101,184	4.5	4.3	4.7	4.6	4.5
At opening establishments	56,692	36,577	28,615	28,960	25,805	2.6	1.6	1.3	1.3	1.2
Gross job losses	132,501	135,166	131,199	128,205	139,324	5.9	6.1	5.9	5.7	6.2
At contracting establishments	98,302	108,614	102,992	101,397	104,795	4.4	4.9	4.6	4.5	4.7
At closing establishments	34,199	26,552	28,207	26,808	34,529	1.5	1.2	1.3	1.2	1.5
Net employment change (2)	23,650	-3,706	2,397	4,036	-12,335	1.2	-0.2	0.1	0.2	-0.5
Construction
Gross job gains	11,098	10,336	10,630	10,580	9,800	6.8	6.4	6.5	6.3	5.9
At expanding establishments	7,503	7,588	8,565	8,367	8,075	4.6	4.7	5.2	5.0	4.9
At opening establishments	3,595	2,748	2,065	2,213	1,725	2.2	1.7	1.3	1.3	1.0
Gross job losses	10,973	10,561	10,457	9,350	10,990	6.6	6.5	6.4	5.6	6.6
At contracting establishments	7,938	8,586	8,118	7,159	7,949	4.8	5.3	5.0	4.3	4.8
At closing establishments	3,035	1,975	2,339	2,191	3,041	1.8	1.2	1.4	1.3	1.8
Net employment change (2)	125	-225	173	1,230	-1,190	0.2	-0.1	0.1	0.7	-0.7
Manufacturing
Gross job gains	4,635	3,747	3,877	3,154	3,863	4.1	3.4	3.4	2.8	3.4
At expanding establishments	3,027	2,659	3,163	2,470	3,007	2.7	2.4	2.8	2.2	2.6
At opening establishments	1,608	1,088	714	684	856	1.4	1.0	0.6	0.6	0.8
Gross job losses	3,745	4,101	3,567	3,502	4,158	3.4	3.6	3.2	3.1	3.6
At contracting establishments	2,877	3,383	2,799	2,931	3,236	2.6	3.0	2.5	2.6	2.8
At closing establishments	868	718	768	571	922	0.8	0.6	0.7	0.5	0.8
Net employment change (2)	890	-354	310	-348	-295	0.7	-0.2	0.2	-0.3	-0.2
Wholesale trade
Gross job gains	5,104	4,623	3,316	3,389	3,463	5.9	5.3	3.8	4.0	4.0
At expanding establishments	2,561	2,873	2,491	2,828	2,684	3.0	3.3	2.9	3.3	3.1
At opening establishments	2,543	1,750	825	561	779	2.9	2.0	0.9	0.7	0.9
Gross job losses	4,379	4,127	3,873	3,841	4,214	5.1	4.8	4.4	4.5	5.0
At contracting establishments	3,000	2,929	3,058	2,905	3,042	3.5	3.4	3.5	3.4	3.6
At closing establishments	1,379	1,198	815	936	1,172	1.6	1.4	0.9	1.1	1.4
Net employment change (2)	725	496	-557	-452	-751	0.8	0.5	-0.6	-0.5	-1.0
Retail trade
Gross job gains	15,569	14,004	12,953	16,234	13,864	5.7	5.2	4.9	6.1	5.1
At expanding establishments	12,346	11,047	11,209	14,378	11,955	4.5	4.1	4.2	5.4	4.4
At opening establishments	3,223	2,957	1,744	1,856	1,909	1.2	1.1	0.7	0.7	0.7
Gross job losses	14,976	16,164	14,944	12,712	17,554	5.5	6.0	5.6	4.8	6.6
At contracting establishments	12,480	14,281	12,594	10,903	14,154	4.6	5.3	4.7	4.1	5.3
At closing establishments	2,496	1,883	2,350	1,809	3,400	0.9	0.7	0.9	0.7	1.3
Net employment change (2)	593	-2,160	-1,991	3,522	-3,690	0.2	-0.8	-0.7	1.3	-1.5
Transportation and warehousing
Gross job gains	6,777	5,259	9,108	4,306	4,385	6.8	5.3	8.9	4.2	4.4
At expanding establishments	4,539	4,507	8,313	3,648	3,650	4.6	4.5	8.1	3.6	3.7
At opening establishments	2,238	752	795	658	735	2.2	0.8	0.8	0.6	0.7
Gross job losses	6,811	5,868	4,409	7,984	7,281	6.8	5.9	4.4	7.7	7.3
At contracting establishments	5,772	5,138	3,228	7,217	6,146	5.8	5.2	3.2	7.0	6.2
At closing establishments	1,039	730	1,181	767	1,135	1.0	0.7	1.2	0.7	1.1
Net employment change (2)	-34	-609	4,699	-3,678	-2,896	0.0	-0.6	4.5	-3.5	-2.9
Information
Gross job gains	2,678	2,555	1,871	1,761	1,986	7.9	7.5	5.4	5.1	5.7
At expanding establishments	1,242	1,461	1,308	1,178	1,602	3.7	4.3	3.8	3.4	4.6
At opening establishments	1,436	1,094	563	583	384	4.2	3.2	1.6	1.7	1.1
Gross job losses	2,480	2,273	2,268	2,728	2,183	7.3	6.7	6.7	7.8	6.3
At contracting establishments	1,475	1,694	1,661	2,163	1,418	4.3	5.0	4.9	6.2	4.1
At closing establishments	1,005	579	607	565	765	3.0	1.7	1.8	1.6	2.2
Net employment change (2)	198	282	-397	-967	-197	0.6	0.8	-1.3	-2.7	-0.6
Financial activities
Gross job gains	8,309	6,284	6,094	5,964	6,878	6.6	5.0	4.9	4.8	5.5
At expanding establishments	5,154	4,108	4,225	4,239	5,149	4.1	3.3	3.4	3.4	4.1
At opening establishments	3,155	2,176	1,869	1,725	1,729	2.5	1.7	1.5	1.4	1.4
Gross job losses	7,264	6,046	6,457	5,699	7,474	5.8	4.8	5.1	4.5	5.9
At contracting establishments	4,379	4,425	4,772	4,167	5,534	3.5	3.5	3.8	3.3	4.4
At closing establishments	2,885	1,621	1,685	1,532	1,940	2.3	1.3	1.3	1.2	1.5
Net employment change (2)	1,045	238	-363	265	-596	0.8	0.2	-0.2	0.3	-0.4
Professional and business services
Gross job gains	39,548	32,411	30,129	29,236	29,300	8.2	6.8	6.3	6.2	6.2
At expanding establishments	22,714	22,040	22,535	22,771	22,688	4.7	4.6	4.7	4.8	4.8
At opening establishments	16,834	10,371	7,594	6,465	6,612	3.5	2.2	1.6	1.4	1.4
Gross job losses	32,257	33,199	35,216	30,873	32,970	6.8	6.9	7.3	6.5	7.0
At contracting establishments	23,336	26,376	27,417	23,384	24,537	4.9	5.5	5.7	4.9	5.2
At closing establishments	8,921	6,823	7,799	7,489	8,433	1.9	1.4	1.6	1.6	1.8
Net employment change (2)	7,291	-788	-5,087	-1,637	-3,670	1.4	-0.1	-1.0	-0.3	-0.8
Education and health services
Gross job gains	26,274	21,935	23,309	24,089	22,179	5.6	4.6	4.9	5.0	4.5
At expanding establishments	17,158	18,131	18,964	19,622	18,591	3.7	3.8	4.0	4.1	3.8
At opening establishments	9,116	3,804	4,345	4,467	3,588	1.9	0.8	0.9	0.9	0.7
Gross job losses	18,646	19,020	20,551	19,351	20,353	3.9	4.0	4.3	4.0	4.2
At contracting establishments	14,663	14,946	15,601	16,037	15,372	3.1	3.1	3.3	3.3	3.2
At closing establishments	3,983	4,074	4,950	3,314	4,981	0.8	0.9	1.0	0.7	1.0
Net employment change (2)	7,628	2,915	2,758	4,738	1,826	1.7	0.6	0.6	1.0	0.3
Leisure and hospitality
Gross job gains	27,774	22,763	25,681	24,558	23,982	10.3	8.4	9.4	8.9	8.8
At expanding establishments	18,262	15,246	19,400	18,432	18,726	6.8	5.6	7.1	6.7	6.9
At opening establishments	9,512	7,517	6,281	6,126	5,256	3.5	2.8	2.3	2.2	1.9
Gross job losses	22,910	27,129	22,931	25,960	23,795	8.5	10.1	8.5	9.5	8.8
At contracting establishments	17,287	22,063	18,905	19,897	17,850	6.4	8.2	7.0	7.3	6.6
At closing establishments	5,623	5,066	4,026	6,063	5,945	2.1	1.9	1.5	2.2	2.2
Net employment change (2)	4,864	-4,366	2,750	-1,402	187	1.8	-1.7	0.9	-0.6	0.0
Other services (3)
Gross job gains	7,237	6,293	5,607	5,520	6,036	8.6	7.4	6.5	6.4	7.0
At expanding establishments	4,138	4,270	3,991	4,078	4,247	4.9	5.0	4.6	4.7	4.9
At opening establishments	3,099	2,023	1,616	1,442	1,789	3.7	2.4	1.9	1.7	2.1
Gross job losses	6,763	5,662	5,411	5,290	6,380	8.0	6.6	6.3	6.1	7.4
At contracting establishments	4,056	3,949	3,973	3,848	4,377	4.8	4.6	4.6	4.4	5.1
At closing establishments	2,707	1,713	1,438	1,442	2,003	3.2	2.0	1.7	1.7	2.3
Net employment change (2)	474	631	196	230	-344	0.6	0.8	0.2	0.3	-0.4
Footnotes: (1) Includes unclassified sector not shown separately. (2) The net employment change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses. (3) Except public administration.

Table 2. Private-sector gross job gains and losses as a percent of total employment by state, seasonally adjusted

Category	Gross job gains as a percent of employment (3 months ended)					Gross job losses as a percent of employment (3 months ended)
	June 2024	Sept. 2024	Dec. 2024	Mar. 2025	June 2025	June 2024	Sept. 2024	Dec. 2024	Mar. 2025	June 2025
United States(1)	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.6	5.7	5.9	5.8	5.7	5.4	6.0
Alabama	5.6	5.8	5.8	5.3	5.5	5.6	5.9	5.3	5.6	5.6
Alaska	10.2	8.0	10.3	10.0	9.9	9.6	9.6	9.5	8.1	10.3
Arizona	5.6	6.4	6.1	5.8	5.3	6.5	5.7	5.9	5.3	6.3
Arkansas	5.3	5.5	5.8	5.1	5.1	5.7	5.2	4.8	5.1	5.5
California	6.2	6.3	6.7	6.0	6.6	6.9	6.2	6.4	6.2	6.7
Colorado	6.6	6.3	6.2	6.2	6.4	5.8	6.4	6.5	6.8	7.1
Connecticut	5.8	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.8	5.5	5.6	5.5	5.3	5.8
Delaware	5.8	6.8	6.1	5.9	5.9	6.5	6.4	6.3	5.3	6.1
District of Columbia	5.1	4.9	5.0	4.8	5.7	5.4	5.0	5.5	5.8	5.9
Florida	6.1	6.5	6.0	5.8	5.7	5.8	5.7	6.2	5.5	5.8
Georgia	5.9	5.8	6.0	5.5	5.5	5.7	6.1	5.4	5.7	5.6
Hawaii	5.2	5.7	5.3	4.9	4.8	5.6	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.2
Idaho	7.5	7.1	8.2	7.3	7.7	7.2	7.5	6.8	7.3	7.2
Illinois	5.1	4.9	5.1	5.0	5.2	5.1	5.0	5.1	5.0	5.2
Indiana	5.2	5.3	5.5	5.4	5.0	5.5	5.3	5.1	5.2	5.6
Iowa	5.6	5.3	5.6	5.8	5.6	5.8	6.0	5.6	5.5	5.8
Kansas	5.9	5.3	5.9	5.5	5.4	5.6	5.6	5.2	5.4	6.3
Kentucky	5.3	5.4	5.3	5.2	5.0	5.8	5.4	5.5	4.8	5.4
Louisiana	5.8	6.1	6.2	5.6	5.5	6.2	5.8	5.5	5.6	6.3
Maine	7.2	6.2	7.0	7.4	7.2	7.1	7.1	7.1	6.3	7.4
Maryland	7.1	5.9	6.0	5.9	5.7	5.9	6.1	5.9	5.7	6.2
Massachusetts	5.7	5.0	5.3	5.0	5.5	5.6	5.8	5.5	5.1	5.8
Michigan	5.7	5.3	5.4	5.2	5.8	5.4	5.8	5.9	5.3	5.5
Minnesota	5.7	5.1	5.5	5.1	5.8	5.2	5.8	5.1	5.5	5.5
Mississippi	5.7	6.3	6.3	5.7	6.3	6.3	5.7	6.2	6.1	6.5
Missouri	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.4	5.5	5.8	5.8	5.3	5.2	6.1
Montana	7.9	7.2	8.4	8.0	7.7	7.6	8.0	7.8	7.5	8.3
Nebraska	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.2	5.4	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.3	5.5
Nevada	5.8	6.2	6.1	5.4	6.2	5.8	5.9	5.6	5.9	6.3
New Hampshire	6.1	5.6	6.3	6.5	6.3	6.0	6.7	5.9	6.1	6.7
New Jersey	5.9	5.4	6.0	5.6	5.8	5.5	5.8	5.5	5.4	5.5
New Mexico	6.1	6.3	6.1	5.9	5.9	6.5	6.2	5.9	5.8	6.0
New York	5.8	5.7	5.7	6.6	5.9	5.5	5.8	5.5	5.0	7.0
North Carolina	5.6	5.5	6.1	5.4	5.6	5.5	5.8	5.5	5.5	5.4
North Dakota	6.6	6.5	6.5	6.7	6.4	6.6	6.5	6.6	6.5	6.7
Ohio	5.2	5.2	5.4	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.1	4.9	5.4
Oklahoma	5.7	6.1	6.0	5.5	5.5	6.4	5.5	5.5	5.3	6.2
Oregon	6.0	6.3	6.2	5.8	6.4	6.3	6.6	6.6	6.2	6.5
Pennsylvania	4.9	5.1	5.2	5.0	4.9	5.2	5.0	4.8	4.7	5.2
Rhode Island	6.6	6.2	7.3	6.6	6.3	6.7	6.4	6.3	5.9	6.7
South Carolina	6.1	6.2	6.4	6.1	5.8	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.5	6.6
South Dakota	6.0	5.9	6.7	6.2	6.0	6.2	5.9	5.9	6.5	6.1
Tennessee	5.5	5.6	5.5	5.4	5.1	5.6	5.7	6.2	5.1	5.9
Texas	5.4	5.7	5.8	5.1	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.1	5.4
Utah	6.5	6.8	6.8	6.6	6.6	6.9	6.2	6.3	6.0	6.6
Vermont	6.7	6.6	6.7	6.9	6.9	7.4	7.1	6.7	6.8	7.5
Virginia	5.6	5.8	5.8	5.6	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.5	5.1	5.8
Washington	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.7	6.0	5.6	5.8	5.7	5.5	5.4
West Virginia	7.0	5.9	6.5	6.4	5.5	6.7	6.6	6.1	5.7	6.3
Wisconsin	5.3	5.1	5.3	5.0	5.3	5.6	5.5	5.2	4.9	5.5
Wyoming	8.2	8.9	8.9	8.1	8.3	8.8	8.5	8.3	8.7	8.9
Puerto Rico	5.5	5.4	4.3	6.3	7.0	4.9	5.0	5.4	5.4	6.1
Virgin Islands	4.9	4.7	5.2	5.4	15.0	5.7	7.5	10.8	7.6	9.5
Footnotes (1) Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands.