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Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD: Nonfarm employment and labor force data

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Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics program
(not seasonally adjusted data, all employees, in thousands)
Sector	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, Md. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Sector	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Total Nonfarm
2023	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1
2024	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	(p)100.1
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2023	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1
2024	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	(p)100.1
Manufacturing
2023	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1
2024	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	(p)100.1
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2023	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1
2024	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	(p)100.1
Information
2023	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1
2024	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	(p)100.1
Financial Activities
2023	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1
2024	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	(p)100.1
Professional & Business Services
2023	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1
2024	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	(p)100.1
Educational & Health Services
2023	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1
2024	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	(p)100.1
Leisure & Hospitality
2023	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1
2024	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	(p)100.1
Other Services
2023	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1
2024	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	(p)100.1
Government
2023	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1
2024	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	(p)100.1
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

Schedule of Upcoming Releases for Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, Md. Metropolitan Statistical Area
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Labor Force
2024	1,474,739	1,481,887	1,498,824	1,502,850	1,492,536	1,509,226	1,524,211	1,519,068	1,507,851	1,511,103	(p)1,505,369
2025	(p)1,441,989
Employment
2024	1,433,837	1,439,202	1,455,590	1,461,607	1,457,364	1,461,048	1,472,820	1,466,188	1,465,892	1,464,276	(p)1,455,959
2025	(p)1,404,311
Unemployment
2024	40,902	42,685	43,234	41,243	35,172	48,178	51,391	52,880	41,959	46,827	(p)49,410
2025	(p)37,678
Unemployment Rate
2024	2.8	2.9	2.9	2.7	2.4	3.2	3.4	3.5	2.8	3.1	(p)3.3
2025	(p)2.6
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

Schedule of Upcoming Releases for Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment

Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics program
(not seasonally adjusted data, all employees, in thousands)
Sector	Baltimore City, Md.
Sector	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Total Nonfarm
2023	364.2	367.5	369.4	372.8	373.7	373.3	371.8	371.7	375.8	377.7	378.0	377.3	372.8
2024	367.7	372.8	374.6	376.4	378.5	375.7	376.3	379.0	384.1	385.6	385.6	(p)384.4
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2023	9.3	9.3	9.4	9.5	9.6	9.7	9.8	9.7	9.7	9.5	9.5	9.4	9.5
2024	9.0	8.9	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.2	9.4	9.3	9.2	9.2	9.2	(p)9.1
Manufacturing
2023	10.6	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.9	10.9	10.6	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.7
2024	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2	(p)11.2
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2023	46.8	45.3	44.9	45.1	45.0	45.3	44.9	44.4	44.2	44.7	45.6	45.7	45.2
2024	43.4	43.1	42.9	42.5	42.7	43.3	43.1	43.2	42.9	43.3	44.9	(p)44.8
Information
2023	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	4.9	5.0
2024	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.8	(p)4.8
Financial Activities
2023	17.7	17.8	17.7	17.9	17.8	18.0	17.8	17.7	17.6	17.5	17.4	17.3	17.7
2024	17.1	17.1	17.1	17.1	17.1	17.4	17.5	17.5	17.3	17.3	17.3	(p)17.5
Professional & Business Services
2023	56.3	56.4	56.2	57.0	56.7	57.5	57.5	57.9	57.7	57.6	57.6	57.1	57.1
2024	57.6	57.5	56.8	58.0	58.8	58.8	59.7	61.2	60.2	61.2	60.2	(p)59.8
Educational & Health Services
2023	112.4	114.5	115.2	115.8	115.8	115.7	115.0	114.5	116.5	118.4	118.7	118.6	115.9
2024	115.5	118.5	119.4	119.3	118.7	116.5	117.0	118.3	123.0	123.3	123.7	(p)123.6
Leisure & Hospitality
2023	22.5	22.8	23.3	25.4	26.2	26.3	26.9	26.8	26.4	25.9	24.8	24.4	25.1
2024	23.5	23.8	24.6	25.9	26.9	27.4	27.4	26.5	25.9	25.1	23.6	(p)22.9
Other Services
2023	11.5	11.6	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.7	11.8	11.6	11.6	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.6
2024	11.3	11.3	11.5	11.7	11.9	12.0	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.2	(p)12.0
Government
2023	72.1	74.3	75.4	74.6	75.0	73.2	72.1	73.4	76.3	76.9	77.2	77.6	74.8
2024	74.6	76.9	77.6	77.3	77.6	75.2	74.1	74.9	77.7	78.3	78.5	(p)78.7
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

Schedule of Upcoming Releases for Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
	Baltimore City, Md.
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Labor Force
2024	273,428	274,099	276,546	278,112	275,657	279,159	282,408	281,759	278,604	279,690	(p)279,213
2025	(p)271,712
Employment
2024	262,549	263,339	265,766	267,413	266,407	267,277	269,564	268,232	267,921	267,609	(p)266,551
2025	(p)261,783
Unemployment
2024	10,879	10,760	10,780	10,699	9,250	11,882	12,844	13,527	10,683	12,081	(p)12,662
2025	(p)9,929
Unemployment Rate
2024	4.0	3.9	3.9	3.8	3.4	4.3	4.5	4.8	3.8	4.3	(p)4.5
2025	(p)3.7
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

Schedule of Upcoming Releases for Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment

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Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD: Nonfarm employment and labor force data