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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
Sector	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	(p)1,395.9
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	(p)76.4
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	(p)58.9
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	(p)241.1
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	(p)15.7
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	(p)76.6
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	(p)246.2
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	(p)280.8
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	(p)119.9
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	(p)47.0
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	(p)233.3
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	(1)1,469,666	(1)1,473,961	(1)1,484,233	(1)1,477,044	(1)1,478,774	(1)1,497,093	(1)1,510,861	(1)1,502,172	(1)1,489,918	(1)1,495,067	(1)1,493,684	(1)1,484,497	(1)1,488,081
2024	1,474,739	(p)1,481,432
Employment
2023	(1)1,432,081	(1)1,437,172	(1)1,453,323	(1)1,454,534	(1)1,452,449	(1)1,466,800	(1)1,477,731	(1)1,467,485	(1)1,458,326	(1)1,460,641	(1)1,462,576	(1)1,453,791	(1)1,456,409
2024	1,433,837	(p)1,439,575
Unemployment
2023	(1)37,585	(1)36,789	(1)30,910	(1)22,510	(1)26,325	(1)30,293	(1)33,130	(1)34,687	(1)31,592	(1)34,426	(1)31,108	(1)30,706	(1)31,672
2024	40,902	(p)41,857
Unemployment Rate
2023	(1)2.6	(1)2.5	(1)2.1	(1)1.5	(1)1.8	(1)2.0	(1)2.2	(1)2.3	(1)2.1	(1)2.3	(1)2.1	(1)2.1	(1)2.1
2024	2.8	(p)2.8
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on April 19, 2024. (p) Preliminary

Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics program
(not seasonally adjusted data, all employees, in thousands)
Sector	Baltimore City, Md.
Sector	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	(p)375.2
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	(p)8.9
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	(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	(p)43.0
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	(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	(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	(p)57.0
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	(p)119.5
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	(p)24.8
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	(p)11.6
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	(p)77.6
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	(1)272,093	(1)271,876	(1)273,231	(1)271,940	(1)271,906	(1)275,806	(1)278,525	(1)277,093	(1)274,194	(1)275,451	(1)275,545	(1)273,641	(1)274,275
2024	273,428	(p)273,894
Employment
2023	(1)262,171	(1)262,791	(1)265,406	(1)266,083	(1)265,335	(1)268,296	(1)270,400	(1)268,410	(1)266,477	(1)266,734	(1)267,438	(1)265,773	(1)266,276
2024	262,549	(p)263,406
Unemployment
2023	(1)9,922	(1)9,085	(1)7,825	(1)5,857	(1)6,571	(1)7,510	(1)8,125	(1)8,683	(1)7,717	(1)8,717	(1)8,107	(1)7,868	(1)7,999
2024	10,879	(p)10,488
Unemployment Rate
2023	(1)3.6	(1)3.3	(1)2.9	(1)2.2	(1)2.4	(1)2.7	(1)2.9	(1)3.1	(1)2.8	(1)3.2	(1)2.9	(1)2.9	(1)2.9
2024	4.0	(p)3.8
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on April 19, 2024. (p) Preliminary