Anne Arundel County, MD Unemployment Rate Report

Anne Arundel County, MD Historical Unemployment Trends

Since 2005 the unemployment rate in Anne Arundel County, Maryland has ranged from 2.3% in December 1999 to 9.8% in April 2020. The current unemployment rate for Anne Arundel County is 3.7% in August 2022. See how other local areas compare by using our Unemployment Compare tool.

Anne Arundel County, MD Unemployment Rate by Month

Moderate Unemployment Area

Anne Arundel County, MD Current Unemployment - 3.7%

Anne Arundel County, MD Unemployment Rate

Month/Year	Anne Arundel County, MD%	Maryland%	National %
1 / 2022	3.5%	4.4%	4.0%
2 / 2022	3.7%	4.4%	3.8%
3 / 2022	3.6%	4.3%	3.6%
4 / 2022	2.8%	3.4%	3.6%
5 / 2022	3.1%	3.7%	3.6%
6 / 2022	4.1%	4.7%	3.6%
7 / 2022	3.6%	4.2%	3.5%
8 / 2022	3.7%	4.4%	3.7%

Month/Year	Anne Arundel County, MD%	Maryland%	National %
1 / 2021	5.2%	6.4%	6.3%
2 / 2021	5.1%	6.1%	6.2%
3 / 2021	4.9%	6.0%	6.0%
4 / 2021	4.6%	5.9%	6.1%
5 / 2021	4.9%	5.9%	5.8%
6 / 2021	5.6%	6.7%	5.9%
7 / 2021	4.9%	6.1%	5.4%
8 / 2021	5.0%	6.2%	5.2%
9 / 2021	4.6%	5.4%	4.7%
10 / 2021	4.3%	5.2%	4.6%
11 / 2021	4.2%	5.0%	4.2%
12 / 2021	3.8%	4.7%	3.9%

Month/Year	Anne Arundel County, MD%	Maryland%	National %
1 / 2020	3.0%	3.6%	3.6%
2 / 2020	3.0%	4.1%	3.5%
3 / 2020	2.9%	3.5%	4.4%
4 / 2020	9.8%	10.1%	14.7%
5 / 2020	9.1%	9.7%	13.3%
6 / 2020	7.4%	8.5%	11.1%
7 / 2020	7.6%	8.0%	10.2%
8 / 2020	7.1%	7.2%	8.4%
9 / 2020	5.7%	7.3%	7.9%
10 / 2020	5.2%	7.7%	6.9%
11 / 2020	5.3%	6.6%	6.7%
12 / 2020	5.4%	6.7%	6.7%

Month/Year	Anne Arundel County, MD%	Maryland%	National %
1 / 2019	3.6%	4.3%	4.0%
2 / 2019	3.4%	4.0%	3.8%
3 / 2019	3.2%	3.7%	3.8%
4 / 2019	2.7%	3.2%	3.6%
5 / 2019	3.0%	3.4%	3.6%
6 / 2019	3.3%	3.9%	3.7%
7 / 2019	3.4%	3.9%	3.7%
8 / 2019	3.3%	3.7%	3.7%
9 / 2019	2.8%	3.3%	3.5%
10 / 2019	2.8%	3.3%	3.6%
11 / 2019	2.7%	3.2%	3.5%
12 / 2019	2.5%	3.0%	3.5%

Month/Year	Anne Arundel County, MD%	Maryland%	National %
1 / 2018	3.8%	4.6%	4.1%
2 / 2018	3.8%	4.5%	4.1%
3 / 2018	3.5%	4.1%	4.0%
4 / 2018	3.0%	3.7%	3.9%
5 / 2018	3.2%	3.7%	3.8%
6 / 2018	3.7%	4.3%	4.0%
7 / 2018	3.6%	4.1%	3.9%
8 / 2018	3.4%	4.0%	3.8%
9 / 2018	3.1%	3.6%	3.7%
10 / 2018	3.1%	3.6%	3.8%
11 / 2018	3.0%	3.5%	3.7%
12 / 2018	2.9%	3.6%	3.9%

Month/Year	Anne Arundel County, MD%	Maryland%	National %
1 / 2017	4.0%	4.8%	4.7%
2 / 2017	3.9%	4.6%	4.7%
3 / 2017	3.6%	4.3%	4.4%
4 / 2017	3.4%	3.9%	4.4%
5 / 2017	3.5%	4.0%	4.4%
6 / 2017	4.0%	4.4%	4.3%
7 / 2017	3.8%	4.4%	4.3%
8 / 2017	3.8%	4.3%	4.4%
9 / 2017	3.4%	4.0%	4.2%
10 / 2017	3.5%	4.0%	4.1%
11 / 2017	3.5%	4.1%	4.2%
12 / 2017	3.2%	4.0%	4.1%

Month/Year	Anne Arundel County, MD%	Maryland%	National %
1 / 2016	4.1%	4.9%	4.9%
2 / 2016	4.1%	4.8%	4.9%
3 / 2016	3.9%	4.6%	5.0%
4 / 2016	3.4%	4.1%	5.0%
5 / 2016	3.6%	4.2%	4.8%
6 / 2016	4.0%	4.7%	4.9%
7 / 2016	4.1%	4.6%	4.8%
8 / 2016	4.0%	4.5%	4.9%
9 / 2016	3.8%	4.3%	5.0%
10 / 2016	3.8%	4.4%	4.9%
11 / 2016	3.6%	4.2%	4.7%
12 / 2016	3.5%	4.1%	4.7%

Month/Year	Anne Arundel County, MD%	Maryland%	National %
1 / 2015	5.1%	5.9%	5.7%
2 / 2015	4.8%	5.7%	5.5%
3 / 2015	4.6%	5.4%	5.4%
4 / 2015	4.1%	4.8%	5.4%
5 / 2015	4.5%	5.1%	5.6%
6 / 2015	4.7%	5.3%	5.3%
7 / 2015	4.6%	5.3%	5.2%
8 / 2015	4.4%	5.0%	5.1%
9 / 2015	4.2%	4.7%	5.0%
10 / 2015	4.1%	4.7%	5.0%
11 / 2015	4.0%	4.6%	5.1%
12 / 2015	3.7%	4.4%	5.0%

Month/Year	Anne Arundel County, MD%	Maryland%	National %
1 / 2014	5.4%	6.3%	6.6%
2 / 2014	5.4%	6.3%	6.7%
3 / 2014	5.3%	6.1%	6.7%
4 / 2014	4.7%	5.5%	6.2%
5 / 2014	5.1%	5.8%	6.3%
6 / 2014	5.4%	6.1%	6.1%
7 / 2014	5.4%	6.1%	6.2%
8 / 2014	5.3%	6.0%	6.1%
9 / 2014	4.9%	5.5%	5.9%
10 / 2014	4.8%	5.4%	5.7%
11 / 2014	4.7%	5.4%	5.8%
12 / 2014	4.4%	5.2%	5.6%

Month/Year	Anne Arundel County, MD%	Maryland%	National %
1 / 2013	6.2%	7.4%	8.0%
2 / 2013	6.0%	7.1%	7.7%
3 / 2013	5.8%	6.8%	7.5%
4 / 2013	5.4%	6.4%	7.6%
5 / 2013	5.8%	6.7%	7.5%
6 / 2013	6.2%	7.1%	7.5%
7 / 2013	6.0%	6.8%	7.3%
8 / 2013	5.8%	6.5%	7.2%
9 / 2013	5.5%	6.3%	7.2%
10 / 2013	5.6%	6.5%	7.2%
11 / 2013	5.2%	6.0%	6.9%
12 / 2013	4.9%	5.8%	6.7%

Month/Year	Anne Arundel County, MD%	Maryland%	National %
1 / 2012	6.2%	7.3%	8.3%
2 / 2012	6.3%	7.3%	8.3%
3 / 2012	6.0%	7.0%	8.2%
4 / 2012	5.6%	6.5%	8.2%
5 / 2012	5.9%	6.9%	8.2%
6 / 2012	6.5%	7.3%	8.2%
7 / 2012	6.4%	7.3%	8.2%
8 / 2012	6.3%	7.1%	8.1%
9 / 2012	5.8%	6.7%	7.8%
10 / 2012	5.8%	6.7%	7.8%
11 / 2012	5.6%	6.6%	7.7%
12 / 2012	5.7%	6.7%	7.9%

Month/Year	Anne Arundel County, MD%	Maryland%	National %
1 / 2011	6.7%	7.8%	9.1%
2 / 2011	6.6%	7.6%	9.0%
3 / 2011	6.3%	7.3%	9.0%
4 / 2011	5.9%	6.9%	9.1%
5 / 2011	6.2%	7.1%	9.0%
6 / 2011	6.7%	7.6%	9.1%
7 / 2011	6.6%	7.5%	9.0%
8 / 2011	6.6%	7.4%	9.0%
9 / 2011	6.4%	7.2%	9.0%
10 / 2011	6.1%	7.0%	8.8%
11 / 2011	5.8%	6.8%	8.6%
12 / 2011	5.8%	6.8%	8.5%

Month/Year	Anne Arundel County, MD%	Maryland%	National %
1 / 2010	7.4%	8.1%	9.8%
2 / 2010	7.6%	8.3%	9.8%
3 / 2010	7.3%	8.1%	9.9%
4 / 2010	6.7%	7.3%	9.9%
5 / 2010	6.7%	7.4%	9.6%
6 / 2010	7.0%	7.7%	9.4%
7 / 2010	7.2%	7.8%	9.4%
8 / 2010	7.0%	7.7%	9.5%
9 / 2010	6.6%	7.4%	9.5%
10 / 2010	6.4%	7.3%	9.4%
11 / 2010	6.6%	7.4%	9.8%
12 / 2010	6.3%	7.2%	9.3%

Month/Year	Anne Arundel County, MD%	Maryland%	National %
1 / 2009	5.7%	6.5%	7.8%
2 / 2009	6.1%	6.8%	8.3%
3 / 2009	6.1%	6.8%	8.7%
4 / 2009	5.9%	6.5%	9.0%
5 / 2009	6.3%	6.9%	9.4%
6 / 2009	6.6%	7.3%	9.5%
7 / 2009	6.7%	7.2%	9.5%
8 / 2009	6.6%	7.2%	9.6%
9 / 2009	6.5%	7.1%	9.8%
10 / 2009	6.6%	7.2%	10.0%
11 / 2009	6.6%	7.2%	9.9%
12 / 2009	6.7%	7.3%	9.9%

Month/Year	Anne Arundel County, MD%	Maryland%	National %
1 / 2008	3.0%	3.6%	5.0%
2 / 2008	3.0%	3.5%	4.9%
3 / 2008	2.9%	3.4%	5.1%
4 / 2008	2.8%	3.2%	5.0%
5 / 2008	3.4%	3.8%	5.4%
6 / 2008	4.0%	4.3%	5.6%
7 / 2008	4.1%	4.4%	5.8%
8 / 2008	4.2%	4.6%	6.1%
9 / 2008	4.0%	4.5%	6.1%
10 / 2008	4.3%	4.8%	6.5%
11 / 2008	4.4%	5.0%	6.8%
12 / 2008	4.7%	5.4%	7.3%

Month/Year	Anne Arundel County, MD%	Maryland%	National %
1 / 2007	3.4%	4.0%	4.6%
2 / 2007	3.2%	3.8%	4.5%
3 / 2007	2.9%	3.4%	4.4%
4 / 2007	2.7%	3.2%	4.5%
5 / 2007	2.9%	3.3%	4.4%
6 / 2007	3.3%	3.7%	4.6%
7 / 2007	3.3%	3.7%	4.7%
8 / 2007	3.1%	3.4%	4.6%
9 / 2007	2.9%	3.3%	4.7%
10 / 2007	2.8%	3.3%	4.7%
11 / 2007	2.7%	3.1%	4.7%
12 / 2007	2.7%	3.1%	5.0%

Month/Year	Anne Arundel County, MD%	Maryland%	National %
1 / 2006	3.3%	3.9%	4.7%
2 / 2006	3.3%	4.0%	4.8%
3 / 2006	3.1%	3.7%	4.7%
4 / 2006	3.0%	3.6%	4.7%
5 / 2006	3.3%	3.9%	4.6%
6 / 2006	3.9%	4.3%	4.6%
7 / 2006	4.0%	4.3%	4.7%
8 / 2006	3.7%	4.1%	4.7%
9 / 2006	3.2%	3.8%	4.5%
10 / 2006	3.1%	3.6%	4.4%
11 / 2006	3.2%	3.6%	4.5%
12 / 2006	2.9%	3.5%	4.4%

Month/Year	Anne Arundel County, MD%	Maryland%	National %
1 / 2005	3.8%	4.6%	5.3%
2 / 2005	4.0%	4.7%	5.4%
3 / 2005	3.8%	4.4%	5.2%
4 / 2005	3.4%	4.0%	5.2%
5 / 2005	3.6%	4.1%	5.1%
6 / 2005	3.9%	4.5%	5.0%
7 / 2005	3.9%	4.3%	5.0%
8 / 2005	3.5%	4.0%	4.9%
9 / 2005	3.2%	3.9%	5.0%
10 / 2005	3.2%	3.8%	5.0%
11 / 2005	3.3%	3.8%	5.0%
12 / 2005	2.9%	3.5%	4.9%

Month/Year	Anne Arundel County, MD%	Maryland%	National %
1 / 2004	4.0%	4.7%	5.7%
2 / 2004	3.9%	4.6%	5.6%
3 / 2004	3.8%	4.4%	5.8%
4 / 2004	3.3%	3.9%	5.6%
5 / 2004	3.5%	4.1%	5.6%
6 / 2004	4.0%	4.6%	5.6%
7 / 2004	4.1%	4.5%	5.5%
8 / 2004	3.8%	4.2%	5.4%
9 / 2004	3.4%	4.0%	5.4%
10 / 2004	3.5%	4.0%	5.5%
11 / 2004	3.6%	4.1%	5.4%
12 / 2004	3.4%	4.0%	5.4%

Month/Year	Anne Arundel County, MD%	Maryland%	National %
1 / 2003	3.9%	4.7%	5.8%
2 / 2003	4.1%	4.8%	5.9%
3 / 2003	3.8%	4.6%	5.9%
4 / 2003	3.6%	4.2%	6.0%
5 / 2003	3.8%	4.4%	6.1%
6 / 2003	4.3%	4.9%	6.3%
7 / 2003	4.1%	4.6%	6.2%
8 / 2003	3.8%	4.4%	6.1%
9 / 2003	3.6%	4.2%	6.1%
10 / 2003	3.5%	4.1%	6.0%
11 / 2003	3.6%	4.2%	5.8%
12 / 2003	3.4%	4.1%	5.7%

Month/Year	Anne Arundel County, MD%	Maryland%	National %
1 / 2002	4.3%	5.1%	5.7%
2 / 2002	4.3%	4.8%	5.7%
3 / 2002	4.1%	4.6%	5.7%
4 / 2002	3.9%	4.4%	5.9%
5 / 2002	3.8%	4.3%	5.8%
6 / 2002	4.2%	4.7%	5.8%
7 / 2002	4.0%	4.5%	5.8%
8 / 2002	3.9%	4.4%	5.7%
9 / 2002	3.5%	4.0%	5.7%
10 / 2002	3.5%	4.0%	5.7%
11 / 2002	3.7%	4.3%	5.9%
12 / 2002	3.5%	4.2%	6.0%

Month/Year	Anne Arundel County, MD%	Maryland%	National %
1 / 2001	3.0%	3.9%	4.2%
2 / 2001	3.1%	3.9%	4.2%
3 / 2001	2.9%	3.7%	4.3%
4 / 2001	2.8%	3.5%	4.4%
5 / 2001	3.0%	3.6%	4.3%
6 / 2001	3.6%	4.0%	4.5%
7 / 2001	3.6%	4.1%	4.6%
8 / 2001	3.7%	4.2%	4.9%
9 / 2001	3.7%	4.2%	5.0%
10 / 2001	3.8%	4.4%	5.3%
11 / 2001	4.0%	4.5%	5.5%
12 / 2001	3.8%	4.3%	5.7%

Month/Year	Anne Arundel County, MD%	Maryland%	National %
1 / 2000	3.1%	3.7%	4.0%
2 / 2000	3.2%	3.8%	4.1%
3 / 2000	2.9%	3.5%	4.0%
4 / 2000	2.7%	3.2%	3.8%
5 / 2000	3.1%	3.6%	4.0%
6 / 2000	3.4%	3.9%	4.0%
7 / 2000	3.4%	3.8%	4.0%
8 / 2000	3.3%	3.8%	4.1%
9 / 2000	2.9%	3.5%	3.9%
10 / 2000	2.8%	3.4%	3.9%
11 / 2000	2.9%	3.5%	3.9%
12 / 2000	2.7%	3.3%	3.9%

Month/Year	Anne Arundel County, MD%	Maryland%	National %
1 / 1999	3.2%	4.2%	4.3%
2 / 1999	3.3%	4.2%	4.4%
3 / 1999	2.9%	3.8%	4.2%
4 / 1999	2.7%	3.5%	4.3%
5 / 1999	2.7%	3.5%	4.2%
6 / 1999	3.1%	3.8%	4.3%
7 / 1999	3.0%	3.7%	4.3%
8 / 1999	3.0%	3.5%	4.2%
9 / 1999	2.7%	3.3%	4.2%
10 / 1999	2.6%	3.2%	4.1%
11 / 1999	2.6%	3.2%	4.1%
12 / 1999	2.3%	3.0%	4.0%

Month/Year	Anne Arundel County, MD%	Maryland%	National %
1 / 1998	3.6%	5.3%	4.6%
2 / 1998	3.9%	5.1%	4.6%
3 / 1998	3.8%	4.9%	4.7%
4 / 1998	3.2%	4.2%	4.3%
5 / 1998	3.4%	4.3%	4.4%
6 / 1998	4.0%	4.7%	4.5%
7 / 1998	3.5%	4.7%	4.5%
8 / 1998	3.4%	4.4%	4.5%
9 / 1998	3.1%	4.0%	4.6%
10 / 1998	3.0%	4.0%	4.5%
11 / 1998	2.9%	3.8%	4.4%
12 / 1998	2.6%	3.5%	4.4%

Month/Year	Anne Arundel County, MD%	Maryland%	National %
1 / 1997	4.1%	5.5%	5.3%
2 / 1997	4.2%	5.5%	5.2%
3 / 1997	4.0%	5.2%	5.2%
4 / 1997	3.6%	4.8%	5.1%
5 / 1997	3.8%	4.8%	4.9%
6 / 1997	4.4%	5.2%	5.0%
7 / 1997	4.0%	5.0%	4.9%
8 / 1997	3.9%	4.8%	4.8%
9 / 1997	3.5%	4.9%	4.9%
10 / 1997	3.5%	4.6%	4.7%
11 / 1997	3.4%	4.6%	4.6%
12 / 1997	3.4%	4.6%	4.7%

Month/Year	Anne Arundel County, MD%	Maryland%	National %
1 / 1996	4.6%	5.9%	5.6%
2 / 1996	4.5%	5.6%	5.5%
3 / 1996	4.2%	5.3%	5.5%
4 / 1996	4.0%	4.9%	5.6%
5 / 1996	4.2%	5.0%	5.6%
6 / 1996	4.5%	5.1%	5.3%
7 / 1996	4.6%	5.2%	5.5%
8 / 1996	4.2%	4.8%	5.1%
9 / 1996	4.0%	4.8%	5.2%
10 / 1996	3.8%	4.7%	5.2%
11 / 1996	3.6%	4.7%	5.4%
12 / 1996	3.5%	4.6%	5.4%

Month/Year	Anne Arundel County, MD%	Maryland%	National %
1 / 1995	4.2%	5.4%	5.6%
2 / 1995	4.1%	5.2%	5.4%
3 / 1995	3.9%	5.0%	5.4%
4 / 1995	3.9%	5.0%	5.8%
5 / 1995	3.9%	5.0%	5.6%
6 / 1995	4.5%	5.4%	5.6%
7 / 1995	4.3%	5.1%	5.7%
8 / 1995	4.2%	5.0%	5.7%
9 / 1995	3.9%	4.9%	5.6%
10 / 1995	3.6%	4.8%	5.5%
11 / 1995	3.7%	4.9%	5.6%
12 / 1995	3.5%	4.7%	5.6%

Month/Year	Anne Arundel County, MD%	Maryland%	National %
1 / 1994	5.1%	6.2%	6.6%
2 / 1994	5.1%	6.2%	6.6%
3 / 1994	4.9%	5.9%	6.5%
4 / 1994	4.3%	5.3%	6.4%
5 / 1994	4.3%	5.2%	6.1%
6 / 1994	4.6%	5.4%	6.1%
7 / 1994	4.4%	5.2%	6.1%
8 / 1994	4.3%	5.1%	6.0%
9 / 1994	4.1%	4.9%	5.9%
10 / 1994	3.8%	4.8%	5.8%
11 / 1994	3.7%	4.7%	5.6%
12 / 1994	3.5%	4.5%	5.5%

Month/Year	Anne Arundel County, MD%	Maryland%	National %
1 / 1993	5.9%	6.8%	7.3%
2 / 1993	6.1%	6.8%	7.1%
3 / 1993	5.9%	6.6%	7.0%
4 / 1993	5.7%	6.2%	7.1%
5 / 1993	5.8%	6.2%	7.1%
6 / 1993	6.0%	6.6%	7.0%
7 / 1993	5.6%	6.4%	6.9%
8 / 1993	5.4%	6.1%	6.8%
9 / 1993	5.0%	5.8%	6.7%
10 / 1993	4.8%	5.8%	6.8%
11 / 1993	4.6%	5.5%	6.6%
12 / 1993	4.4%	5.3%	6.5%

Month/Year	Anne Arundel County, MD%	Maryland%	National %
1 / 1992	6.2%	7.4%	7.3%
2 / 1992	6.5%	7.6%	7.4%
3 / 1992	6.1%	7.3%	7.4%
4 / 1992	5.6%	6.8%	7.4%
5 / 1992	5.9%	6.8%	7.6%
6 / 1992	6.3%	7.2%	7.8%
7 / 1992	6.0%	6.8%	7.7%
8 / 1992	5.6%	6.4%	7.6%
9 / 1992	5.4%	6.5%	7.6%
10 / 1992	5.2%	6.3%	7.3%
11 / 1992	5.2%	6.4%	7.4%
12 / 1992	5.1%	6.1%	7.4%

Month/Year	Anne Arundel County, MD%	Maryland%	National %
1 / 1991	4.8%	6.2%	6.4%
2 / 1991	5.3%	6.6%	6.6%
3 / 1991	5.1%	6.2%	6.8%
4 / 1991	4.7%	5.8%	6.7%
5 / 1991	5.1%	6.0%	6.9%
6 / 1991	5.3%	6.3%	6.9%
7 / 1991	5.1%	6.0%	6.8%
8 / 1991	5.0%	5.8%	6.9%
9 / 1991	5.0%	5.8%	6.9%
10 / 1991	5.0%	6.0%	7.0%
11 / 1991	5.1%	6.2%	7.0%
12 / 1991	5.3%	6.4%	7.3%

Month/Year	Anne Arundel County, MD%	Maryland%	National %
1 / 1990	3.0%	4.5%	5.4%
2 / 1990	2.9%	4.1%	5.3%
3 / 1990	2.6%	3.6%	5.2%
4 / 1990	2.6%	3.7%	5.4%
5 / 1990	2.9%	3.9%	5.4%
6 / 1990	3.3%	4.4%	5.2%
7 / 1990	3.5%	4.5%	5.5%
8 / 1990	3.6%	4.7%	5.7%
9 / 1990	3.7%	4.8%	5.9%
10 / 1990	3.7%	4.8%	5.9%
11 / 1990	4.1%	5.3%	6.2%
12 / 1990	4.1%	5.3%	6.3%