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

Total Nonfarm

2023

1,383.6 1,389.4 1,396.2 1,408.3 1,419.3 1,427.3 1,424.2 1,420.4 1,415.4 1,419.0 1,419.3 1,417.0 1,411.6

2024

1,380.9 1,390.2 1,394.2 (p)1,407.7                  

Mining, Logging, & Construction

2023

78.7 78.7 79.1 79.7 80.2 81.2 81.4 81.0 80.2 79.6 79.1 79.0 79.8

2024

75.7 76.1 76.4 (p)75.9                  

Manufacturing

2023

59.2 59.1 59.1 58.9 59.0 59.8 59.6 59.1 58.5 59.2 59.3 58.9 59.1

2024

59.3 59.1 58.9 (p)59.7                  

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

2023

250.3 246.2 245.6 245.4 246.7 248.6 247.2 247.5 246.2 249.6 252.7 254.6 248.4

2024

244.3 242.3 241.3 (p)241.0                  

Information

2023

16.3 16.2 16.2 16.4 16.6 16.5 16.5 16.3 16.3 16.1 16.0 15.8 16.3

2024

15.6 15.7 15.6 (p)15.6                  

Financial Activities

2023

78.8 79.0 78.6 79.3 79.0 79.7 80.0 79.4 78.9 78.5 78.6 78.2 79.0

2024

76.8 76.5 76.9 (p)76.2                  

Professional & Business Services

2023

250.5 250.2 250.3 254.0 254.1 256.4 256.0 255.7 252.0 252.5 252.1 250.9 252.9

2024

247.0 247.4 246.8 (p)250.9                  

Educational & Health Services

2023

264.8 268.5 269.5 271.4 272.2 271.8 272.0 270.9 272.6 275.5 276.8 276.5 271.9

2024

272.2 278.3 279.1 (p)280.2                  

Leisure & Hospitality

2023

116.1 116.3 118.6 123.8 129.2 134.1 136.0 135.4 129.1 126.8 122.6 120.0 125.7

2024

117.7 117.4 119.2 (p)126.0                  

Other Services

2023

46.8 47.0 47.4 47.4 47.8 48.1 48.9 48.5 48.0 46.7 46.8 47.5 47.6

2024

46.4 46.3 46.9 (p)47.6                  

Government

2023

222.1 228.2 231.8 232.0 234.5 231.1 226.6 226.6 233.6 234.5 235.3 235.6 231.0

2024

225.9 231.1 233.1 (p)234.6                  

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

 

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

2023

(t)1,469,666 (t)1,473,961 (t)1,484,233 (t)1,477,044 (t)1,478,774 (t)1,497,093 (t)1,510,861 (t)1,502,172 (t)1,489,918 (t)1,495,067 (t)1,493,684 (t)1,484,497 (t)1,488,081

2024

1,474,739 1,481,887 1,498,824 (p)1,503,304                  

Employment

2023

(t)1,432,081 (t)1,437,172 (t)1,453,323 (t)1,454,534 (t)1,452,449 (t)1,466,800 (t)1,477,731 (t)1,467,485 (t)1,458,326 (t)1,460,641 (t)1,462,576 (t)1,453,791 (t)1,456,409

2024

1,433,837 1,439,202 1,455,590 (p)1,462,035                  

Unemployment

2023

(t)37,585 (t)36,789 (t)30,910 (t)22,510 (t)26,325 (t)30,293 (t)33,130 (t)34,687 (t)31,592 (t)34,426 (t)31,108 (t)30,706 (t)31,672

2024

40,902 42,685 43,234 (p)41,269                  

Unemployment Rate

2023

(t)2.6 (t)2.5 (t)2.1 (t)1.5 (t)1.8 (t)2.0 (t)2.2 (t)2.3 (t)2.1 (t)2.3 (t)2.1 (t)2.1 (t)2.1

2024

2.8 2.9 2.9 (p)2.7                  

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary
(t) Data were subject to revision on April 19, 2024.

 

Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics program
(not seasonally adjusted data, all employees, in thousands)
Sector
Baltimore City, Md.
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 (p)376.6                  

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 (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 (p)10.8                  

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 (p)42.5                  

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 (p)4.9                  

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 (p)17.1                  

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 (p)57.9                  

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 (p)119.3                  

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 (p)26.0                  

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 (p)11.7                  

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 (p)77.3                  

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

 

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

2023

(t)272,093 (t)271,876 (t)273,231 (t)271,940 (t)271,906 (t)275,806 (t)278,525 (t)277,093 (t)274,194 (t)275,451 (t)275,545 (t)273,641 (t)274,275

2024

273,428 274,099 276,546 (p)278,199                  

Employment

2023

(t)262,171 (t)262,791 (t)265,406 (t)266,083 (t)265,335 (t)268,296 (t)270,400 (t)268,410 (t)266,477 (t)266,734 (t)267,438 (t)265,773 (t)266,276

2024

262,549 263,339 265,766 (p)267,495                  

Unemployment

2023

(t)9,922 (t)9,085 (t)7,825 (t)5,857 (t)6,571 (t)7,510 (t)8,125 (t)8,683 (t)7,717 (t)8,717 (t)8,107 (t)7,868 (t)7,999

2024

10,879 10,760 10,780 (p)10,704                  

Unemployment Rate

2023

(t)3.6 (t)3.3 (t)2.9 (t)2.2 (t)2.4 (t)2.7 (t)2.9 (t)3.1 (t)2.8 (t)3.2 (t)2.9 (t)2.9 (t)2.9

2024

4.0 3.9 3.9 (p)3.8                  

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary
(t) Data were subject to revision on April 19, 2024.