Maryland adds 6,500 jobs, unemployment rate falls to 3.5%

BALTIMORE, MD—The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday released state jobs and unemployment data. According to the preliminary survey data, Maryland added 6,500 jobs in the month of December. During the past five months, 41,900 jobs have been gained, which is the strongest five-month stretch of job gains since March 2010. Maryland’s unemployment rate has decreased […]

Maryland adds 10,700 jobs, unemployment rate falls to 3.6%

BALTIMORE, MD—The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on Tuesday released state jobs and unemployment data. According to the preliminary survey data, Maryland added 10,700 jobs in October. During the past three months, 27,400 jobs have been gained, which is the largest three-month gain since 2010. Maryland’s unemployment rate has decreased to 3.6%, which is the lowest […]

Maryland adds 10K jobs, posting largest gains since May 2015

BALTIMORE, MD—The U.S. Department of Labors Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday released state jobs and unemployment data. According to the preliminary survey data, Maryland added 10,100 jobs in September, which is the largest single month gain since May 2015. Maryland’s unemployment rate has decreased to 3.7%, matching the lowest level of unemployment that Maryland has experienced in the past […]

DLLR: Unemployment rate remained steady in August

BALTIMORE, MD—The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on Friday released state jobs and unemployment data. According to the preliminary survey data, Maryland added 500 jobs in August. Maryland’s unemployment rate remained at 3.8%. Maryland continues to be in its longest stretch of unemployment below 4% since 2008. Last month, the Financial Activities sector experienced the most […]

Maryland’s unemployment rate remained at 3.8% in July

BALTIMORE, MD – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on Friday released state jobs and unemployment data. According to the preliminary survey data, Maryland’s unemployment rate remained at 3.8%. Maryland continues to be in its longest stretch of unemployment below 4% since 2008. Maryland’s total jobs decreased by 4,100 in July. Last month, the Education and […]

Maryland unemployment rate holds steady in June

BALTIMORE, MD – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on Friday released state jobs and unemployment data. According to the preliminary survey data, Maryland’s unemployment rate held steady at 3.8%. Maryland is in its longest stretch of unemployment below 4% since 2008. Maryland’s total jobs decreased by 7,000 in June. Last month, the Manufacturing sector experienced […]