MARYLAND AT A GLANCE

ECONOMY

EMPLOYMENT

UNEMPLOYMENT RATES

In February 2024, Maryland's unemployment rate rose from 2.3% to 2.4%, while the national rate rose from 3.7% to 3.9%. Of the 3,191,179 civilian workers in Maryland, 3,114,936 were employed and 76,243 were unemployed. The State's labor force participation rate, which is the number of employed and unemployed workers divided by the civilian population number, was 65.0.

UNEMPLOYMENT RATES - ANNUAL

2020 2021 2022
Maryland 6.5% 5.3% 3.2%
Allegany County 7.5% 5.9% 4.0%
Anne Arundel County 5.6% 4.4% 2.8%
Baltimore City 8.5% 7.0% 4.3%
Baltimore County 6.6% 5.2% 3.3%
Calvert County 5.0% 4.2% 2.9%
Caroline County 5.4% 4.5% 3.1%
Carroll County 4.9% 3.9% 2.7%
Cecil County 5.7% 4.8% 3.3%
Charles County 6.4% 5.3% 3.3%
Dorchester County 6.3% 5.3% 3.6%
Frederick County 5.6% 4.4% 3.0%
Garrett County 6.4% 4.9% 3.5%
Harford County 5.5% 4.4% 3.0%
Howard County 4.9% 4.0% 2.6%
Kent County 6.3% 5.1% 3.6%
Montgomery County 6.1% 5.1% 2.9%
Prince George's County 7.8% 6.8% 3.5%
Queen Anne's County 5.2% 4.0% 2.8%
St. Mary's County 4.6% 4.1% 3.1%
Somerset County 8.1% 6.9% 4.8%
Talbot County 5.8% 5.0% 3.4%
Washington County 6.6% 5.0% 3.3%
Wicomico County 7.2% 5.6% 3.8%
Worcester County 10.9% 7.5% 5.0%

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Maryland 5.0% 4.3% 4.0% 3.8% 3.4%
Allegany County 6.0% 6.0% 5.7% 5.3% 4.9%
Anne Arundel County 4.3% 3.7% 3.5% 3.2% 2.9%
Baltimore City 7.4% 6.4% 6.1% 5.5% 4.9%
Baltimore County 5.2% 4.5% 4.3% 3.9% 3.5%
Calvert County 4.5% 3.7% 3.6% 3.4% 3.0%
Caroline County 5.4% 4.6% 4.2% 3.7% 3.4%
Carroll County 4.1% 3.5% 3.3% 3.1% 2.8%
Cecil County 5.9% 5.0% 4.7% 4.3% 3.8%
Charles County 4.9% 4.1% 3.9% 3.7% 3.4%
Dorchester County 7.0% 6.0% 5.6% 5.0% 4.4%
Frederick County 4.4% 3.8% 3.6% 3.4% 3.0%
Garrett County 6.2% 5.5% 5.1% 4.6% 4.1%
Harford County 4.8% 4.1% 3.8% 3.5% 3.1%
Howard County 3.7% 3.2% 3.1% 2.9% 2.6%
Kent County 5.2% 4.7% 4.4% 4.2% 3.8%
Montgomery County 3.8% 3.3% 3.3% 3.1% 2.8%
Prince George's County 5.1% 4.3% 4.1% 3.9% 3.6%
Queen Anne's County 4.4% 3.8% 3.6% 3.2% 2.9%
St. Mary's County 4.8% 4.1% 3.9% 3.7% 3.2%
Somerset County 8.1% 7.0% 6.8% 6.8% 5.9%
Talbot County 4.8% 4.0% 3.9% 3.6% 3.3%
Washington County 5.5% 4.9% 4.6% 4.2% 3.7%
Wicomico County 6.7% 6.0% 5.6% 5.1% 4.4%
Worcester County 10.4% 9.0% 8.4% 7.9% 7.1%

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Maryland 7.7% 7.2% 7.0% 6.6% 5.8%
Allegany County 9.3% 9.1% 8.9% 8.5% 7.6%
Anne Arundel County 6.9% 6.3% 6.0% 5.7% 5.1%
Baltimore City 11.2% 10.6% 10.2% 9.7% 8.6%
Baltimore County 8.3% 7.7% 7.4% 6.9% 6.1%
Calvert County 6.9% 6.5% 6.3% 5.9% 5.3%
Caroline County 9.2% 8.6% 7.7% 6.9% 6.3%
Carroll County 6.8% 6.1% 5.9% 5.5% 4.8%
Cecil County 9.5% 8.9% 8.3% 7.7% 6.6%
Charles County 6.9% 6.7% 6.7% 6.5% 5.7%
Dorchester County 11.4% 11.1% 10.8% 9.8% 8.4%
Frederick County 6.9% 6.4% 6.1% 5.7% 5.0%
Garrett County 8.9% 8.4% 8.3% 8.1% 7.1%
Harford County 7.8% 7.2% 6.9% 6.5% 5.7%
Howard County 5.6% 5.2% 5.0% 4.8% 4.3%
Kent County 8.8% 8.1% 7.6% 7.2% 6.4%
Montgomery County 5.6% 5.3% 5.2% 4.9% 4.4%
Prince George's County 7.5% 7.5% 7.3% 6.9% 6.1%
Queen Anne's County 7.3% 6.8% 6.3% 5.8% 5.1%
St. Mary's County 6.5% 6.3% 6.2% 6.0% 5.4%
Somerset County 11.9% 11.7% 11.3% 10.7% 9.4%
Talbot County 8.0% 7.4% 7.2% 6.4% 5.5%
Washington County 9.6% 8.8% 7.8% 7.3% 6.5%
Wicomico County 9.7% 9.8% 9.4% 8.7% 7.7%
Worcester County 13.3% 13.7% 12.9% 12.6% 11.5%

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Maryland 4.1% 3.9% 3.5% 4.2% 7.0%
Allegany County 6.1% 5.6% 5.1% 5.7% 8.5%
Anne Arundel County 3.5% 3.3% 3.0% 3.7% 6.4%
Baltimore City 6.9% 6.4% 5.5% 6.5% 10.2%
Baltimore County 4.3% 3.9% 3.5% 4.4% 7.4%
Calvert County 3.4% 3.1% 2.8% 3.4% 5.9%
Caroline County 4.4% 4.4% 4.1% 5.3% 9.0%
Carroll County 3.3% 3.2% 2.9% 3.7% 6.4%
Cecil County 4.6% 4.4% 3.8% 5.1% 9.1%
Charles County 3.4% 3.2% 2.9% 3.6% 5.9%
Dorchester County 5.4% 5.7% 5.8% 6.7% 10.7%
Frederick County 3.1% 3.1% 2.9% 3.6% 6.3%
Garrett County 4.8% 4.8% 4.4% 4.8% 7.8%
Harford County 3.9% 3.6% 3.3% 4.1% 7.1%
Howard County 3.1% 2.9% 2.5% 3.1% 5.2%
Kent County 4.2% 3.9% 3.5% 4.8% 7.6%
Montgomery County 3.1% 2.9% 2.6% 3.2% 5.3%
Prince George's County 4.5% 4.2% 3.6% 4.3% 6.9%
Queen Anne's County 3.5% 3.4% 3.1% 4.0% 6.7%
St. Mary's County 3.5% 3.4% 2.9% 3.6% 5.6%
Somerset County 6.0% 5.5% 5.3% 6.4% 9.5%
Talbot County 3.9% 3.6% 3.4% 4.2% 7.2%
Washington County 4.4% 4.5% 4.3% 5.5% 9.7%
Wicomico County 4.2% 4.1% 3.9% 5.2% 8.3%
Worcester County 6.6% 6.0% 5.8% 7.2% 10.9%

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Maryland 3.6% 4.0% 4.4% 4.4% 4.3%
Allegany County 5.9% 6.3% 6.2% 6.0% 6.1%
Anne Arundel County 3.0% 3.4% 3.9% 3.8% 3.7%
Baltimore City 5.9% 6.6% 7.1% 7.3% 7.2%
Baltimore County 3.7% 4.1% 4.6% 4.7% 4.4%
Calvert County 3.0% 3.2% 3.5% 3.5% 3.4%
Caroline County 3.6% 4.6% 4.6% 5.1% 4.7%
Carroll County 3.0% 3.2% 3.6% 3.6% 3.5%
Cecil County 3.5% 3.9% 4.5% 5.1% 4.4%
Charles County 3.0% 3.2% 3.5% 3.4% 3.4%
Dorchester County 5.1% 6.3% 6.5% 6.8% 5.8%
Frederick County 2.7% 3.1% 3.4% 3.5% 3.3%
Garrett County 5.2% 5.3% 5.4% 5.2% 4.9%
Harford County 3.3% 3.7% 4.2% 4.3% 4.0%
Howard County 2.5% 3.0% 3.4% 3.3% 3.2%
Kent County 3.9% 4.1% 4.4% 4.9% 4.3%
Montgomery County 2.6% 3.1% 3.5% 3.3% 3.2%
Prince George's County 3.7% 4.2% 4.8% 4.7% 4.5%
Queen Anne's County 3.1% 3.4% 3.6% 3.8% 3.6%
St. Mary's County 3.3% 3.3% 3.6% 3.5% 3.4%
Somerset County 6.3% 6.7% 6.7% 6.5% 6.5%
Talbot County 3.4% 3.5% 3.8% 4.3% 4.1%
Washington County 3.7% 4.4% 4.9% 4.9% 4.5%
Wicomico County 4.2% 4.7% 4.8% 4.8% 4.4%
Worcester County 6.2% 6.5% 6.3% 6.5% 6.8%

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Maryland 5.0% 5.0% 5.0% 4.4% 3.6%
Allegany County 9.3% 9.0% 9.7% 8.7% 7.2%
Anne Arundel County 4.0% 4.1% 3.8% 3.4% 2.8%
Baltimore City 8.3% 8.5% 9.4% 8.9% 7.4%
Baltimore County 5.3% 5.3% 5.1% 4.6% 3.8%
Calvert County 4.0% 4.1% 3.6% 3.5% 2.6%
Caroline County 5.4% 6.0% 5.1% 4.3% 3.3%
Carroll County 4.1% 4.2% 3.8% 3.1% 2.5%
Cecil County 7.9% 10.1% 7.7% 6.6% 4.6%
Charles County 3.8% 3.6% 3.9% 3.1% 2.5%
Dorchester County 9.8% 10.9% 10.4% 9.5% 7.4%
Frederick County 4.0% 3.5% 3.7% 2.8% 2.2%
Garrett County 10.4% 10.9% 13.5% 10.6% 8.6%
Harford County 5.6% 5.4% 5.0% 4.4% 3.2%
Howard County 3.3% 3.1% 2.8% 2.4% 1.8%
Kent County 6.6% 8.2% 7.0% 5.9% 3.8%
Montgomery County 2.9% 2.7% 2.5% 2.3% 1.9%
Prince George's County 4.7% 4.9% 4.9% 4.3% 3.5%
Queen Anne's County 4.5% 4.6% 4.0% 3.7% 2.9%
St. Mary's County 4.9% 4.7% 4.3% 3.8% 3.2%
Somerset County 10.7% 10.2% 9.5% 9.2% 7.7%
Talbot County 3.5% 4.1% 4.2% 3.8% 2.9%
Washington County 6.1% 5.3% 4.8% 4.2% 3.4%
Wicomico County 5.9% 6.1% 6.1% 5.3% 4.7%
Worcester County 9.5% 9.9% 10.7% 10.0% 9.0%

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994
Maryland 4.5% 6.1% 6.8% 6.2% 5.3%
Allegany County 11.0% 12.3% 13.5% 11.6% 9.9%
Anne Arundel County 3.3% 5.1% 5.8% 5.4% 4.3%
Baltimore City 7.7% 10.2% 11.1% 10.4% 9.1%
Baltimore County 4.6% 6.3% 7.2% 6.7% 5.6%
Calvert County 3.5% 6.1% 5.9% 4.7% 3.7%
Caroline County 4.3% 7.3% 8.4% 7.8% 5.0%
Carroll County 3.6% 5.7% 6.0% 5.3% 4.3%
Cecil County 9.9% 11.8% 10.8% 8.5% 7.9%
Charles County 2.8% 4.5% 5.6% 4.5% 3.6%
Dorchester County 7.3% 9.7% 12.8% 10.4% 9.1%
Frederick County 4.0% 5.6% 5.6% 4.6% 4.0%
Garrett County 9.4% 12.5% 13.6% 12.8% 11.1%
Harford County 4.4% 6.1% 7.2% 6.3% 5.9%
Howard County 2.5% 3.8% 4.3% 3.9% 3.6%
Kent County 5.6% 7.2% 8.2% 7.1% 5.8%
Montgomery County 2.4% 3.3% 3.7% 3.5% 3.0%
Prince George's County 3.5% 5.0% 5.8% 5.4% 4.6%
Queen Anne's County 3.4% 5.5% 6.7% 5.6% 4.9%
St. Mary's County 4.2% 5.6% 6.7% 5.7% 4.8%
Somerset County 14.9% 13.0% 12.3% 12.0% 11.5%
Talbot County 2.9% 4.7% 5.3% 4.1% 3.5%
Washington County 6.7% 8.8% 9.4% 8.6% 6.9%
Wicomico County 6.7% 7.7% 8.9% 6.9% 6.6%
Worcester County 8.2% 9.9% 11.7% 11.0% 9.6%

1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
Maryland 4.6% 4.6% 4.4% 4.3% 3.8%

1980 1981 1982 1983 1984
Maryland 6.6% 7.3% 8.3% 7.0% 5.4%

1978 1979
Maryland 5.5% 5.8%

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor:
Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
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