Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV: Nonfarm employment and labor force data : Mid–Atlantic Information Office : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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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
Sector	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Total Nonfarm
2023	103.4	103.5	103.9	104.8	105.1	103.9	103.7	103.0	104.5	104.5	105.0	104.8	104.2
2024	101.9	102.2	(p)101.9
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2023	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4
2024	4.3	4.3	(p)4.3
Manufacturing
2023	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.5	10.3	10.4	10.5	10.0	10.4	9.6	9.3	9.3	10.1
2024	9.2	9.3	(p)9.2
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2023	25.9	25.6	25.6	25.7	25.8	25.5	25.3	25.2	25.3	26.1	27.0	27.2	25.9
2024	25.3	25.0	(p)24.8
Information
2023	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.7	1.6	1.6	1.7	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.7	1.7
2024	1.7	1.7	(p)1.7
Financial Activities
2023	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6
2024	4.4	4.4	(p)4.4
Professional & Business Services
2023	10.9	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.8	10.7	10.8	10.7	10.6	10.6	10.5	10.4	10.7
2024	10.3	10.4	(p)10.3
Educational & Health Services
2023	15.6	15.7	15.7	15.8	15.8	16.1	15.9	16.0	16.1	16.2	16.3	16.3	16.0
2024	16.2	16.3	(p)16.3
Leisure & Hospitality
2023	9.4	9.5	9.6	9.8	10.2	10.3	10.4	10.2	9.9	9.7	9.5	9.4	9.8
2024	9.1	9.1	(p)9.2
Other Services
2023	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.3	3.2	3.3	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2
2024	3.2	3.2	(p)3.2
Government
2023	17.8	18.1	18.2	18.1	18.4	16.9	16.5	16.6	18.1	18.3	18.4	18.4	17.8
2024	18.2	18.5	(p)18.5
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
2023	(1)130,123	(1)130,657	(1)131,339	(1)130,749	(1)131,148	(1)131,580	(1)133,010	(1)132,078	(1)132,156	(1)131,918	(1)131,283	(1)130,432	(1)131,373
2024	129,253	(p)129,672
Employment
2023	(1)126,303	(1)126,715	(1)127,725	(1)127,777	(1)127,889	(1)127,776	(1)129,160	(1)127,750	(1)128,441	(1)128,046	(1)127,784	(1)126,901	(1)127,689
2024	124,860	(p)124,947
Unemployment
2023	(1)3,820	(1)3,942	(1)3,614	(1)2,972	(1)3,259	(1)3,804	(1)3,850	(1)4,328	(1)3,715	(1)3,872	(1)3,499	(1)3,531	(1)3,684
2024	4,393	(p)4,725
Unemployment Rate
2023	(1)2.9	(1)3.0	(1)2.8	(1)2.3	(1)2.5	(1)2.9	(1)2.9	(1)3.3	(1)2.8	(1)2.9	(1)2.7	(1)2.7	(1)2.8
2024	3.4	(p)3.6
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on April 19, 2024. (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.