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Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV: 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
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, Md.-W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Total Nonfarm

2024

110.4 110.3 111.3 111.8 113.0 113.2 110.5 110.7 111.7 112.4 113.5 113.5 111.9

2025

(p)110.3                        

Mining, Logging, & Construction

2024

4.7 4.7 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.9 4.9 4.9 5.0 5.0 4.9 4.9 4.9

2025

(p)4.7                        

Manufacturing

2024

10.8 10.7 11.0 10.9 10.9 11.0 11.0 10.8 10.9 10.9 11.0 10.9 10.9

2025

(p)10.9                        

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

2024

26.8 26.1 26.1 26.3 26.5 26.4 26.4 26.4 26.5 27.0 28.1 28.3 26.7

2025

(p)26.3                        

Information

2024

1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.7

2025

(p)1.7                        

Financial Activities

2024

4.5 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.4

2025

(p)4.2                        

Professional & Business Services

2024

11.1 11.3 11.4 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.2 11.1 10.9 10.9 10.8 10.8 11.2

2025

(p)10.6                        

Educational & Health Services

2024

17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.3 17.6 17.2 17.5 17.6 17.8 17.8 17.9 17.4

2025

(p)17.8                        

Leisure & Hospitality

2024

9.7 9.7 10.0 10.3 10.9 11.1 11.0 10.8 10.2 10.0 9.8 9.8 10.3

2025

(p)9.5                        

Other Services

2024

4.9 4.9 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.9 5.0 5.1 5.0 5.0

2025

(p)5.1                        

Government

2024

19.1 19.5 19.6 19.6 20.0 19.5 17.9 18.2 19.7 19.9 20.1 20.0 19.4

2025

(p)19.5                        

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

 

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

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, Md.-W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Labor Force

2024

(m)138,814 (m)139,520 (m)139,724 (m)139,193 (m)139,811 (m)142,325 (m)141,680 (m)140,425 (m)140,783 (m)140,766 (m)140,167 (m)139,456  

2025

142,478 (p)141,595                      

Employment

2024

(m)134,002 (m)134,271 (m)134,930 (m)135,205 (m)135,701 (m)137,172 (m)136,376 (m)135,232 (m)136,384 (m)136,337 (m)135,803 (m)135,459  

2025

137,644 (p)136,638                      

Unemployment

2024

(m)4,812 (m)5,249 (m)4,794 (m)3,988 (m)4,110 (m)5,153 (m)5,304 (m)5,193 (m)4,399 (m)4,429 (m)4,364 (m)3,997  

2025

4,834 (p)4,957                      

Unemployment Rate

2024

(m)3.5 (m)3.8 (m)3.4 (m)2.9 (m)2.9 (m)3.6 (m)3.7 (m)3.7 (m)3.1 (m)3.1 (m)3.1 (m)2.9  

2025

3.4 (p)3.5                      

Footnotes
(m) Data are provisional, subject to revision on April 18, 2025.
(p) Preliminary

The Hagerstown-Martinsburg, Md.-W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Washington County in Maryland and Berkeley and Morgan Counties in West Virginia.