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News Releases:
Jan
31
Business Employment Dynamics in Maryland — Second Quarter 2022

From March 2022 to June 2022, gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments in Maryland were 173,246.

Jan
31
Changing Compensation Costs in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area — December 2022

Total compensation costs for private industry workers increased 4.1 percent in the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ Combined Statistical Area (CSA), for the year ended December 2022.

Jan
31
Changing Compensation Costs in the Washington Metropolitan Area — December 2022

Total compensation costs for private industry workers increased 4.3 percent in the Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA, Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended December 2022.

Maryland Economy at a Glance:
Maryland
Data Series Back
Data		 Sept
2024		 Oct
2024		 Nov
2024		 Dec
2024		 Jan
2025		 Feb
2025

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (r)3,253.4 (r)3,253.0 (r)3,252.8 (r)3,251.3 3,248.5 (p)3,244.2

Employment(1)

 (r)3,150.5 (r)3,150.4 (r)3,151.1 (r)3,150.7 3,150.2 (p)3,146.5

Unemployment(1)

 (r)102.9 (r)102.6 (r)101.7 (r)100.6 98.2 (p)97.6

Unemployment Rate(2)

 (r)3.2 (r)3.2 (r)3.1 (r)3.1 3.0 (p)3.0

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 2,835.7 2,819.8 2,831.2 2,834.2 (p)2,839.1  

12-month % change

 1.7 1.0 1.2 1.2 (p)0.3  

Mining and Logging(3)

 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 (p)1.6  

12-month % change

 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 (p)6.7  

Construction(3)

 163.1 161.9 161.0 159.7 (p)158.4  

12-month % change

 1.6 0.8 0.5 -0.3 (p)-3.6  

Manufacturing(3)

 110.4 108.8 109.5 109.8 (p)110.4  

12-month % change

 -0.6 -1.0 0.1 -0.8 (p)-0.9  

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 472.9 474.9 479.4 479.0 (p)477.9  

12-month % change

 0.5 0.6 1.2 1.1 (p)0.6  

Information(3)

 34.3 33.4 33.9 34.3 (p)34.6  

12-month % change

 -1.2 -3.5 -2.0 -1.2 (p)-1.7  

Financial Activities(3)

 141.0 141.5 141.5 142.5 (p)142.2  

12-month % change

 -0.3 0.3 0.5 1.1 (p)0.2  

Professional & Business Services(3)

 484.5 480.8 480.4 479.4 (p)478.3  

12-month % change

 0.9 0.1 0.1 0.1 (p)-2.0  

Education & Health Services(3)

 492.2 491.8 494.1 495.5 (p)497.5  

12-month % change

 4.4 3.7 3.7 3.6 (p)3.2  

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 270.0 267.2 266.9 267.3 (p)268.0  

12-month % change

 1.8 0.4 0.3 -0.1 (p)-1.1  

Other Services(3)

 118.6 119.6 120.5 119.1 (p)121.9  

12-month % change

 -1.1 2.0 2.6 1.0 (p)0.6  

Government(3)

 547.1 538.3 542.4 546.0 (p)548.3  

12-month % change

 3.0 0.8 1.2 1.8 (p)1.7  

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary
(r) Revised
Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
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Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Apr 2025
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Apr 2025
Mid-Atlantic - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Apr 2025
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Mid-Atlantic Consumer price indexes Table Apr 2025
Mid-Atlantic - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Apr 2025
Mid-Atlantic Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Apr 2025
Baltimore Area Employment – September 2022 Employment News Release Oct 2022
Philadelphia Area Employment — November 2022 Employment News Release Dec 2022
Washington Area Employment — October 2022 Employment News Release Nov 2022
Average Energy Prices, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria – December 2022 Average energy prices News Release Jan 2023
Consumer Expenditures in the Baltimore Metropolitan Area — 2020-21 Consumer spending News Release Sep 2022
Consumer Expenditures in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area — 2020-21 Consumer spending News Release Sep 2022
County Employment and Wages in the Delmarva Peninsula – Fourth Quarter 2020 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2021
Consumer Expenditures in the Washington Metropolitan Area — 2020-21 Consumer spending News Release Sep 2022
County Employment and Wages in Washington, DC — Second Quarter 2020 Employment, Pay News Release Dec 2020
County Employment and Wages in Maryland — First Quarter 2022 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2022
Average Energy Prices - Philadelphia Average energy prices Table Jun 2022
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Consumer Price Index, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria area – November 2022 Consumer price indexes News Release Dec 2022
Consumer Price Index, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington – December 2022 Consumer price indexes News Release Jan 2023
Changing Compensation Costs in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area — December 2022 Benefits, Pay News Release Jan 2023
Changing Compensation Costs in the Washington Metropolitan Area — December 2022 Benefits, Pay News Release Jan 2023
Average Energy Prices, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington – November 2022 Average energy prices News Release Dec 2022
Women’s Earnings in Maryland — 2020 Pay News Release Sep 2021
Fatal Work Injuries in Maryland — 2014 Workplace fatalities News Release Jan 2016
Workplace Fatalities in Maryland - Full Tables Workplace fatalities Table Nov 2014
Fatal Work Injuries in the Baltimore Area — 2018 Workplace fatalities News Release Jun 2020
Fatal Work Injuries in the Philadelphia Area — 2018 Workplace fatalities News Release Jun 2020
Fatal Work Injuries in the Washington, DC Area — 2018 Workplace fatalities News Release Jun 2020
Workplace Fatalities in Baltimore-Towson, MD – Full Tables Workplace fatalities Table Jan 2015
Workplace Fatalities in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD – Full Tables Workplace fatalities Table Feb 2014
Consumer Price Index Historical Tables for Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Consumer price indexes Table Jun 2022
Summary of annual and semi-annual indexes Consumer price indexes Table Jan 2023
Workplace Fatalities in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV – Full Tables Workplace fatalities Table Feb 2014
Consumer Price Index, South Region — December 2022 Consumer price indexes News Release Jan 2023
Occupational Employment and Wages in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Aug 2022
Unemployment in the Washington Area by County – June 2020 Unemployment News Release Aug 2020
Unemployment on the Delmarva Peninsula by County – June 2020 Unemployment News Release Aug 2020
Occupational Employment and Wages in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria – May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Aug 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages for Teachers in Maryland’s Metropolitan Areas – May 2015 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2016
Consumer Price Index Historical Tables for Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Consumer price indexes Table May 2022
Average Energy Prices - Baltimore Average energy prices Table Jun 2022
Average Energy Prices, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson – November 2022 Average energy prices News Release Dec 2022
Consumer Price Index, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson – December 2022 Consumer price indexes News Release Jan 2023
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