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Maryland: Nonfarm employment and labor force data, not seasonally adjusted

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Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics program
(not seasonally adjusted data, all employees, in thousands)
Sector
Maryland
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Total Nonfarm

2023

2,687.8 2,702.4 2,716.2 2,742.1 2,764.4 2,777.6 2,768.0 2,761.3 2,757.7 2,761.5 2,763.3 2,756.5 2,746.6

2024

2,685.7 2,708.1 2,719.7 (p)2,747.1                  

Mining & Logging

2023

1.4 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.5

2024

1.4 1.4 1.4 (p)1.4                  

Construction

2023

156.7 157.3 158.4 160.0 161.1 162.8 163.1 162.6 161.0 159.9 159.4 158.3 160.1

2024

151.8 151.4 153.1 (p)152.6                  

Manufacturing

2023

111.2 111.3 111.2 111.4 111.4 112.5 112.6 111.5 111.3 111.0 109.9 109.9 111.3

2024

109.2 108.8 108.5 (p)109.4                  

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

2023

471.7 464.5 464.4 463.1 465.7 469.3 467.2 467.3 464.3 470.2 478.9 481.3 469.0

2024

462.5 458.0 455.9 (p)456.9                  

Information

2023

35.3 35.2 35.2 35.5 35.6 35.3 34.8 34.6 34.2 33.8 34.0 33.6 34.8

2024

33.0 33.4 33.3 (p)33.5                  

Financial Activities

2023

138.9 139.2 138.8 139.7 139.4 140.6 140.8 140.2 139.3 138.7 139.3 138.4 139.4

2024

136.4 136.1 136.6 (p)136.0                  

Professional & Business Services

2023

471.5 472.3 473.6 480.8 481.5 484.1 483.8 482.7 476.3 476.6 475.9 474.5 477.8

2024

463.6 465.0 465.3 (p)472.8                  

Educational & Health Services

2023

450.0 455.5 456.3 460.2 461.0 461.6 461.9 460.2 463.3 468.8 469.1 467.8 461.3

2024

462.0 472.1 473.5 (p)475.9                  

Leisure & Hospitality

2023

240.1 241.1 247.0 257.0 268.1 281.2 285.5 282.1 268.0 262.4 255.2 249.2 261.4

2024

243.7 244.2 248.9 (p)260.3                  

Other Services

2023

103.1 103.5 104.3 105.2 106.0 106.9 108.5 107.8 106.3 104.8 103.6 104.9 105.4

2024

103.2 103.6 105.0 (p)105.9                  

Government

2023

507.9 521.1 525.5 527.7 533.1 521.8 508.3 510.8 532.3 533.9 536.6 537.2 524.7

2024

518.9 534.1 538.2 (p)542.4                  

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

 

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)

Maryland
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Labor Force

2023

3,143,168 3,156,933 3,180,143 3,163,009 3,165,711 3,201,199 3,234,383 3,208,294 3,190,509 3,201,277 3,196,718 3,177,071 3,184,868

2024

3,160,540 3,175,706 3,218,634 3,223,511 3,199,594 3,238,047 3,274,124 3,249,809 (p)3,231,992        

Employment

2023

3,061,786 3,077,341 3,113,530 3,114,728 3,109,600 3,136,777 3,164,280 3,135,203 3,123,422 3,128,416 3,131,020 3,111,141 3,117,270

2024

3,072,759 3,083,565 3,125,312 3,136,185 3,125,125 3,134,836 3,164,876 3,137,801 (p)3,142,077        

Unemployment

2023

81,382 79,592 66,613 48,281 56,111 64,422 70,103 73,091 67,087 72,861 65,698 65,930 67,598

2024

87,781 92,141 93,322 87,326 74,469 103,211 109,248 112,008 (p)89,915        

Unemployment Rate

2023

2.6 2.5 2.1 1.5 1.8 2.0 2.2 2.3 2.1 2.3 2.1 2.1 2.1

2024

2.8 2.9 2.9 2.7 2.3 3.2 3.3 3.4 (p)2.8        

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary