Maryland: Nonfarm employment and labor force data, seasonally adjusted
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Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics program
(seasonally adjusted data, all employees, in thousands)
Sector
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Maryland |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Total Nonfarm |
|
2023 |
2,736.7 |
2,738.4 |
2,742.1 |
2,747.0 |
2,750.1 |
2,755.8 |
2,752.4 |
2,752.0 |
2,751.2 |
2,740.6 |
2,739.2 |
2,735.4 |
2024 |
2,741.4 |
2,743.6 |
2,744.0 |
2,751.8 |
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Mining, Logging, & Construction |
|
2023 |
163.2 |
162.6 |
162.4 |
162.4 |
162.2 |
162.0 |
161.5 |
161.4 |
161.0 |
159.7 |
159.7 |
159.0 |
2024 |
156.9 |
157.2 |
157.3 |
155.9 |
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Manufacturing |
|
2023 |
111.9 |
112.0 |
112.1 |
111.9 |
111.8 |
112.1 |
112.0 |
110.9 |
111.5 |
110.4 |
109.1 |
109.0 |
2024 |
110.0 |
109.7 |
109.6 |
110.1 |
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Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
|
2023 |
471.6 |
470.9 |
471.1 |
470.2 |
469.6 |
469.6 |
468.3 |
469.0 |
468.5 |
467.9 |
468.7 |
466.2 |
2024 |
466.4 |
465.0 |
462.8 |
462.1 |
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Information |
|
2023 |
35.6 |
35.4 |
35.5 |
35.5 |
35.5 |
35.1 |
34.8 |
34.6 |
34.4 |
33.6 |
34.0 |
33.8 |
2024 |
33.5 |
33.6 |
33.5 |
33.5 |
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Financial Activities |
|
2023 |
140.1 |
140.1 |
139.9 |
140.4 |
139.8 |
139.8 |
139.5 |
139.2 |
139.3 |
137.9 |
138.3 |
138.2 |
2024 |
138.0 |
137.4 |
137.8 |
136.8 |
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Professional & Business Services |
|
2023 |
478.9 |
479.1 |
479.1 |
480.0 |
479.6 |
482.0 |
478.3 |
477.6 |
477.6 |
472.3 |
472.5 |
472.8 |
2024 |
473.0 |
471.9 |
471.8 |
473.9 |
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Educational & Health Services |
|
2023 |
454.6 |
455.7 |
456.0 |
458.6 |
460.7 |
462.9 |
462.5 |
462.6 |
463.7 |
465.4 |
464.8 |
464.2 |
2024 |
465.9 |
470.3 |
471.0 |
472.8 |
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Leisure & Hospitality |
|
2023 |
257.9 |
259.0 |
260.1 |
261.4 |
262.5 |
263.4 |
264.0 |
263.4 |
262.8 |
263.0 |
260.9 |
258.3 |
2024 |
260.5 |
262.5 |
262.2 |
265.4 |
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Other Services |
|
2023 |
104.5 |
104.8 |
105.1 |
105.3 |
105.7 |
106.1 |
106.6 |
106.5 |
106.4 |
105.1 |
104.3 |
105.1 |
2024 |
104.7 |
105.2 |
105.6 |
105.9 |
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Government |
|
2023 |
518.4 |
518.8 |
520.8 |
521.3 |
522.7 |
522.8 |
524.9 |
526.8 |
526.0 |
525.3 |
526.9 |
528.8 |
2024 |
532.5 |
530.8 |
532.4 |
535.4 |
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Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(seasonally adjusted data)
|
Maryland |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Labor Force |
|
2023 |
3,162,469 |
3,167,605 |
3,171,755 |
3,174,257 |
3,182,318 |
3,185,563 |
3,189,399 |
3,194,935 |
3,195,355 |
3,198,014 |
3,194,731 |
3,195,545 |
2024 |
3,192,770 |
3,191,144 |
3,193,350 |
3,201,521 |
3,208,574 |
3,214,959 |
3,220,924 |
3,226,097 |
3,227,204 |
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Employment |
|
2023 |
3,088,065 |
3,097,668 |
3,106,942 |
3,115,324 |
3,122,693 |
3,126,321 |
3,127,573 |
3,127,160 |
3,125,061 |
3,124,790 |
3,123,170 |
3,125,020 |
2024 |
3,119,939 |
3,114,932 |
3,113,197 |
3,116,905 |
3,122,685 |
3,126,541 |
3,129,520 |
3,131,535 |
3,133,182 |
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Unemployment |
|
2023 |
74,404 |
69,937 |
64,813 |
58,933 |
59,625 |
59,242 |
61,826 |
67,775 |
70,294 |
73,224 |
71,561 |
70,525 |
2024 |
72,831 |
76,212 |
80,153 |
84,616 |
85,889 |
88,418 |
91,404 |
94,562 |
94,022 |
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Unemployment Rate |
|
2023 |
2.4 |
2.2 |
2.0 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
2.1 |
2.2 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
2024 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
2.5 |
2.6 |
2.7 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
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United States Department of Labor
