Maryland Unemployment Rate Report
Maryland Unemployment by County
Maryland Current Unemployment 4.4%
Maryland Historical Unemployment Trends
Since 2005 the unemployment rate in Maryland has ranged from 3.0% in December 1999 to 10.1% in April 2020. The current unemployment rate for Maryland is 4.4% for August 2022. See how other local areas compare by using our Unemployment Compare tool.
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2012 MD Unemployment Rate
Month/Year | MD % | National % |
1/2022 | 4.4% | 4.0% |
2/2022 | 4.4% | 3.8% |
3/2022 | 4.3% | 3.6% |
4/2022 | 3.4% | 3.6% |
5/2022 | 3.7% | 3.6% |
5/2022 | 3.7% | 3.6% |
6/2022 | 4.7% | 3.6% |
7/2022 | 4.2% | 3.5% |
8/2022 | 4.4% | 3.7% |
Month/Year | MD % | National % |
1/2021 | 6.4% | 6.3% |
2/2021 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
3/2021 | 6.0% | 6.0% |
4/2021 | 5.9% | 6.1% |
5/2021 | 5.9% | 5.8% |
6/2021 | 6.7% | 5.9% |
7/2021 | 6.1% | 5.4% |
8/2021 | 6.2% | 5.2% |
9/2021 | 5.4% | 4.7% |
10/2021 | 5.2% | 4.6% |
11/2021 | 5.0% | 4.2% |
12/2021 | 4.7% | 3.9% |
Month/Year | MD % | National % |
1/2020 | 3.6% | 3.6% |
2/2020 | 4.1% | 3.5% |
3/2020 | 3.5% | 4.4% |
4/2020 | 10.1% | 14.7% |
5/2020 | 9.7% | 13.3% |
6/2020 | 8.5% | 11.1% |
7/2020 | 8.0% | 10.2% |
8/2020 | 7.2% | 8.4% |
9/2020 | 7.3% | 7.9% |
10/2020 | 7.7% | 6.9% |
11/2020 | 6.6% | 6.7% |
12/2020 | 6.7% | 6.7% |
Month/Year | MD % | National % |
1/2019 | 4.3% | 4.0% |
2/2019 | 4.0% | 3.8% |
3/2019 | 3.7% | 3.8% |
4/2019 | 3.2% | 3.6% |
5/2019 | 3.4% | 3.6% |
6/2019 | 3.9% | 3.7% |
7/2019 | 3.9% | 3.7% |
8/2019 | 3.7% | 3.7% |
9/2019 | 3.3% | 3.5% |
10/2019 | 3.3% | 3.6% |
11/2019 | 3.2% | 3.5% |
12/2019 | 3.0% | 3.5% |
Month/Year | MD % | National % |
1/2018 | 4.6% | 4.1% |
2/2018 | 4.5% | 4.1% |
3/2018 | 4.1% | 4.0% |
4/2018 | 3.7% | 3.9% |
5/2018 | 3.7% | 3.8% |
6/2018 | 4.3% | 4.0% |
7/2018 | 4.1% | 3.9% |
8/2018 | 4.0% | 3.8% |
9/2018 | 3.6% | 3.7% |
10/2018 | 3.6% | 3.8% |
11/2018 | 3.5% | 3.7% |
12/2018 | 3.6% | 3.9% |
12/2018 | 3.6% | 3.9% |
12/2018 | 3.6% | 3.9% |
12/2018 | 3.6% | 3.9% |
12/2018 | 3.6% | 3.9% |
12/2018 | 3.6% | 3.9% |
Month/Year | MD % | National % |
1/2017 | 4.8% | 4.7% |
2/2017 | 4.6% | 4.7% |
3/2017 | 4.3% | 4.4% |
4/2017 | 3.9% | 4.4% |
5/2017 | 4.0% | 4.4% |
6/2017 | 4.4% | 4.3% |
7/2017 | 4.4% | 4.3% |
8/2017 | 4.3% | 4.4% |
9/2017 | 4.0% | 4.2% |
10/2017 | 4.0% | 4.1% |
11/2017 | 4.1% | 4.2% |
12/2017 | 4.0% | 4.1% |
Month/Year | MD % | National % |
1/2016 | 4.9% | 4.9% |
2/2016 | 4.8% | 4.9% |
3/2016 | 4.6% | 5.0% |
4/2016 | 4.1% | 5.0% |
5/2016 | 4.2% | 4.8% |
6/2016 | 4.7% | 4.9% |
7/2016 | 4.6% | 4.8% |
8/2016 | 4.5% | 4.9% |
9/2016 | 4.3% | 5.0% |
10/2016 | 4.4% | 4.9% |
11/2016 | 4.2% | 4.7% |
12/2016 | 4.1% | 4.7% |
Month/Year | MD % | National % |
1/2015 | 5.9% | 5.7% |
2/2015 | 5.7% | 5.5% |
3/2015 | 5.4% | 5.4% |
4/2015 | 4.8% | 5.4% |
5/2015 | 5.1% | 5.6% |
6/2015 | 5.3% | 5.3% |
7/2015 | 5.3% | 5.2% |
8/2015 | 5.0% | 5.1% |
9/2015 | 4.7% | 5.0% |
10/2015 | 4.7% | 5.0% |
11/2015 | 4.6% | 5.1% |
12/2015 | 4.4% | 5.0% |
Month/Year | MD % | National % |
1/2014 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
2/2014 | 6.3% | 6.7% |
3/2014 | 6.1% | 6.7% |
4/2014 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
5/2014 | 5.8% | 6.3% |
6/2014 | 6.1% | 6.1% |
7/2014 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
8/2014 | 6.0% | 6.1% |
9/2014 | 5.5% | 5.9% |
10/2014 | 5.4% | 5.7% |
11/2014 | 5.4% | 5.8% |
12/2014 | 5.2% | 5.6% |
Month/Year | MD % | National % |
1/2013 | 7.4% | 8.0% |
2/2013 | 7.1% | 7.7% |
3/2013 | 6.8% | 7.5% |
4/2013 | 6.4% | 7.6% |
5/2013 | 6.7% | 7.5% |
6/2013 | 7.1% | 7.5% |
7/2013 | 6.8% | 7.3% |
8/2013 | 6.5% | 7.2% |
9/2013 | 6.3% | 7.2% |
10/2013 | 6.5% | 7.2% |
11/2013 | 6.0% | 6.9% |
12/2013 | 5.8% | 6.7% |
Month/Year | MD % | National % |
1/2012 | 7.3% | 8.3% |
2/2012 | 7.3% | 8.3% |
3/2012 | 7.0% | 8.2% |
4/2012 | 6.5% | 8.2% |
5/2012 | 6.9% | 8.2% |
6/2012 | 7.3% | 8.2% |
7/2012 | 7.3% | 8.2% |
8/2012 | 7.1% | 8.1% |
9/2012 | 6.7% | 7.8% |
10/2012 | 6.7% | 7.8% |
11/2012 | 6.6% | 7.7% |
12/2012 | 6.7% | 7.9% |
Month/Year | MD % | National % |
1/2011 | 7.8% | 9.1% |
2/2011 | 7.6% | 9.0% |
3/2011 | 7.3% | 9.0% |
4/2011 | 6.9% | 9.1% |
5/2011 | 7.1% | 9.0% |
6/2011 | 7.6% | 9.1% |
7/2011 | 7.5% | 9.0% |
8/2011 | 7.4% | 9.0% |
9/2011 | 7.2% | 9.0% |
10/2011 | 7.0% | 8.8% |
11/2011 | 6.8% | 8.6% |
12/2011 | 6.8% | 8.5% |
Month/Year | MD % | National % |
1/2010 | 8.1% | 9.8% |
2/2010 | 8.3% | 9.8% |
3/2010 | 8.1% | 9.9% |
4/2010 | 7.3% | 9.9% |
5/2010 | 7.4% | 9.6% |
6/2010 | 7.7% | 9.4% |
7/2010 | 7.8% | 9.4% |
8/2010 | 7.7% | 9.5% |
9/2010 | 7.4% | 9.5% |
10/2010 | 7.3% | 9.4% |
11/2010 | 7.4% | 9.8% |
12/2010 | 7.2% | 9.3% |
Month/Year | MD % | National % |
1/2009 | 6.5% | 7.8% |
2/2009 | 6.8% | 8.3% |
3/2009 | 6.8% | 8.7% |
4/2009 | 6.5% | 9.0% |
5/2009 | 6.9% | 9.4% |
6/2009 | 7.3% | 9.5% |
7/2009 | 7.2% | 9.5% |
8/2009 | 7.2% | 9.6% |
9/2009 | 7.1% | 9.8% |
10/2009 | 7.2% | 10.0% |
11/2009 | 7.2% | 9.9% |
12/2009 | 7.3% | 9.9% |
Month/Year | MD % | National % |
1/2008 | 3.6% | 5.0% |
2/2008 | 3.5% | 4.9% |
3/2008 | 3.4% | 5.1% |
4/2008 | 3.2% | 5.0% |
5/2008 | 3.8% | 5.4% |
6/2008 | 4.3% | 5.6% |
7/2008 | 4.4% | 5.8% |
8/2008 | 4.6% | 6.1% |
9/2008 | 4.5% | 6.1% |
10/2008 | 4.8% | 6.5% |
11/2008 | 5.0% | 6.8% |
12/2008 | 5.4% | 7.3% |
Month/Year | MD % | National % |
1/2007 | 4.0% | 4.6% |
2/2007 | 3.8% | 4.5% |
3/2007 | 3.4% | 4.4% |
4/2007 | 3.2% | 4.5% |
5/2007 | 3.3% | 4.4% |
6/2007 | 3.7% | 4.6% |
7/2007 | 3.7% | 4.7% |
8/2007 | 3.4% | 4.6% |
9/2007 | 3.3% | 4.7% |
10/2007 | 3.3% | 4.7% |
11/2007 | 3.1% | 4.7% |
12/2007 | 3.1% | 5.0% |
Month/Year | MD % | National % |
1/2006 | 3.9% | 4.7% |
2/2006 | 4.0% | 4.8% |
3/2006 | 3.7% | 4.7% |
4/2006 | 3.6% | 4.7% |
5/2006 | 3.9% | 4.6% |
6/2006 | 4.3% | 4.6% |
7/2006 | 4.3% | 4.7% |
8/2006 | 4.1% | 4.7% |
9/2006 | 3.8% | 4.5% |
10/2006 | 3.6% | 4.4% |
11/2006 | 3.6% | 4.5% |
12/2006 | 3.5% | 4.4% |
Month/Year | MD % | National % |
1/2005 | 4.6% | 5.3% |
2/2005 | 4.7% | 5.4% |
3/2005 | 4.4% | 5.2% |
4/2005 | 4.0% | 5.2% |
5/2005 | 4.1% | 5.1% |
6/2005 | 4.5% | 5.0% |
7/2005 | 4.3% | 5.0% |
8/2005 | 4.0% | 4.9% |
9/2005 | 3.9% | 5.0% |
10/2005 | 3.8% | 5.0% |
11/2005 | 3.8% | 5.0% |
12/2005 | 3.5% | 4.9% |
Month/Year | MD % | National % |
1/2004 | 4.7% | 5.7% |
2/2004 | 4.6% | 5.6% |
3/2004 | 4.4% | 5.8% |
4/2004 | 3.9% | 5.6% |
5/2004 | 4.1% | 5.6% |
6/2004 | 4.6% | 5.6% |
7/2004 | 4.5% | 5.5% |
8/2004 | 4.2% | 5.4% |
9/2004 | 4.0% | 5.4% |
10/2004 | 4.0% | 5.5% |
11/2004 | 4.1% | 5.4% |
12/2004 | 4.0% | 5.4% |
Month/Year | MD % | National % |
1/2003 | 4.7% | 5.8% |
2/2003 | 4.8% | 5.9% |
3/2003 | 4.6% | 5.9% |
4/2003 | 4.2% | 6.0% |
5/2003 | 4.4% | 6.1% |
6/2003 | 4.9% | 6.3% |
7/2003 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
8/2003 | 4.4% | 6.1% |
9/2003 | 4.2% | 6.1% |
10/2003 | 4.1% | 6.0% |
11/2003 | 4.2% | 5.8% |
12/2003 | 4.1% | 5.7% |
Month/Year | MD % | National % |
1/2002 | 5.1% | 5.7% |
2/2002 | 4.8% | 5.7% |
3/2002 | 4.6% | 5.7% |
4/2002 | 4.4% | 5.9% |
5/2002 | 4.3% | 5.8% |
6/2002 | 4.7% | 5.8% |
7/2002 | 4.5% | 5.8% |
8/2002 | 4.4% | 5.7% |
9/2002 | 4.0% | 5.7% |
10/2002 | 4.0% | 5.7% |
11/2002 | 4.3% | 5.9% |
12/2002 | 4.2% | 6.0% |
Month/Year | MD % | National % |
1/2001 | 3.9% | 4.2% |
2/2001 | 3.9% | 4.2% |
3/2001 | 3.7% | 4.3% |
4/2001 | 3.5% | 4.4% |
5/2001 | 3.6% | 4.3% |
6/2001 | 4.0% | 4.5% |
7/2001 | 4.1% | 4.6% |
8/2001 | 4.2% | 4.9% |
9/2001 | 4.2% | 5.0% |
10/2001 | 4.4% | 5.3% |
11/2001 | 4.5% | 5.5% |
12/2001 | 4.3% | 5.7% |
Month/Year | MD % | National % |
1/2000 | 3.7% | 4.0% |
2/2000 | 3.8% | 4.1% |
3/2000 | 3.5% | 4.0% |
4/2000 | 3.2% | 3.8% |
5/2000 | 3.6% | 4.0% |
6/2000 | 3.9% | 4.0% |
7/2000 | 3.8% | 4.0% |
8/2000 | 3.8% | 4.1% |
9/2000 | 3.5% | 3.9% |
10/2000 | 3.4% | 3.9% |
11/2000 | 3.5% | 3.9% |
12/2000 | 3.3% | 3.9% |
Month/Year | MD % | National % |
1/1999 | 4.2% | 4.3% |
2/1999 | 4.2% | 4.4% |
3/1999 | 3.8% | 4.2% |
4/1999 | 3.5% | 4.3% |
5/1999 | 3.5% | 4.2% |
6/1999 | 3.8% | 4.3% |
7/1999 | 3.7% | 4.3% |
8/1999 | 3.5% | 4.2% |
9/1999 | 3.3% | 4.2% |
10/1999 | 3.2% | 4.1% |
11/1999 | 3.2% | 4.1% |
12/1999 | 3.0% | 4.0% |
Month/Year | MD % | National % |
1/1998 | 5.3% | 4.6% |
2/1998 | 5.1% | 4.6% |
3/1998 | 4.9% | 4.7% |
4/1998 | 4.2% | 4.3% |
5/1998 | 4.3% | 4.4% |
6/1998 | 4.7% | 4.5% |
7/1998 | 4.7% | 4.5% |
8/1998 | 4.4% | 4.5% |
9/1998 | 4.0% | 4.6% |
10/1998 | 4.0% | 4.5% |
11/1998 | 3.8% | 4.4% |
12/1998 | 3.5% | 4.4% |
Month/Year | MD % | National % |
1/1997 | 5.5% | 5.3% |
2/1997 | 5.5% | 5.2% |
3/1997 | 5.2% | 5.2% |
4/1997 | 4.8% | 5.1% |
5/1997 | 4.8% | 4.9% |
6/1997 | 5.2% | 5.0% |
7/1997 | 5.0% | 4.9% |
8/1997 | 4.8% | 4.8% |
9/1997 | 4.9% | 4.9% |
10/1997 | 4.6% | 4.7% |
11/1997 | 4.6% | 4.6% |
12/1997 | 4.6% | 4.7% |
Month/Year | MD % | National % |
1/1996 | 5.9% | 5.6% |
2/1996 | 5.6% | 5.5% |
3/1996 | 5.3% | 5.5% |
4/1996 | 4.9% | 5.6% |
5/1996 | 5.0% | 5.6% |
6/1996 | 5.1% | 5.3% |
7/1996 | 5.2% | 5.5% |
8/1996 | 4.8% | 5.1% |
9/1996 | 4.8% | 5.2% |
10/1996 | 4.7% | 5.2% |
11/1996 | 4.7% | 5.4% |
12/1996 | 4.6% | 5.4% |
Month/Year | MD % | National % |
1/1995 | 5.4% | 5.6% |
2/1995 | 5.2% | 5.4% |
3/1995 | 5.0% | 5.4% |
4/1995 | 5.0% | 5.8% |
5/1995 | 5.0% | 5.6% |
6/1995 | 5.4% | 5.6% |
7/1995 | 5.1% | 5.7% |
8/1995 | 5.0% | 5.7% |
9/1995 | 4.9% | 5.6% |
10/1995 | 4.8% | 5.5% |
11/1995 | 4.9% | 5.6% |
12/1995 | 4.7% | 5.6% |
Month/Year | MD % | National % |
1/1994 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
2/1994 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
3/1994 | 5.9% | 6.5% |
4/1994 | 5.3% | 6.4% |
5/1994 | 5.2% | 6.1% |
6/1994 | 5.4% | 6.1% |
7/1994 | 5.2% | 6.1% |
8/1994 | 5.1% | 6.0% |
9/1994 | 4.9% | 5.9% |
10/1994 | 4.8% | 5.8% |
11/1994 | 4.7% | 5.6% |
12/1994 | 4.5% | 5.5% |
Month/Year | MD % | National % |
1/1993 | 6.8% | 7.3% |
2/1993 | 6.8% | 7.1% |
3/1993 | 6.6% | 7.0% |
4/1993 | 6.2% | 7.1% |
5/1993 | 6.2% | 7.1% |
6/1993 | 6.6% | 7.0% |
7/1993 | 6.4% | 6.9% |
8/1993 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
9/1993 | 5.8% | 6.7% |
10/1993 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
11/1993 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
12/1993 | 5.3% | 6.5% |
Month/Year | MD % | National % |
1/1992 | 7.4% | 7.3% |
2/1992 | 7.6% | 7.4% |
3/1992 | 7.3% | 7.4% |
4/1992 | 6.8% | 7.4% |
5/1992 | 6.8% | 7.6% |
6/1992 | 7.2% | 7.8% |
7/1992 | 6.8% | 7.7% |
8/1992 | 6.4% | 7.6% |
9/1992 | 6.5% | 7.6% |
10/1992 | 6.3% | 7.3% |
11/1992 | 6.4% | 7.4% |
12/1992 | 6.1% | 7.4% |
Month/Year | MD % | National % |
1/1991 | 6.2% | 6.4% |
2/1991 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
3/1991 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
4/1991 | 5.8% | 6.7% |
5/1991 | 6.0% | 6.9% |
6/1991 | 6.3% | 6.9% |
7/1991 | 6.0% | 6.8% |
8/1991 | 5.8% | 6.9% |
9/1991 | 5.8% | 6.9% |
10/1991 | 6.0% | 7.0% |
11/1991 | 6.2% | 7.0% |
12/1991 | 6.4% | 7.3% |
Month/Year | MD % | National % |
1/1990 | 4.5% | 5.4% |
2/1990 | 4.1% | 5.3% |
3/1990 | 3.6% | 5.2% |
4/1990 | 3.7% | 5.4% |
5/1990 | 3.9% | 5.4% |
6/1990 | 4.4% | 5.2% |
7/1990 | 4.5% | 5.5% |
8/1990 | 4.7% | 5.7% |
9/1990 | 4.8% | 5.9% |
10/1990 | 4.8% | 5.9% |
11/1990 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
12/1990 | 5.3% | 6.3% |
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