Worcester County, MD Unemployment Rate Report

Worcester County, MD Historical Unemployment Trends

Since 2005 the unemployment rate in Worcester County, Maryland has ranged from 2.9% in August 1999 to 22.6% in January 1992. The current unemployment rate for Worcester County is 5.1% in August 2022. See how other local areas compare by using our Unemployment Compare tool.

Worcester County, MD Unemployment Rate by Month

High Unemployment Area

Worcester County, MD Current Unemployment - 5.1%

Worcester County, MD Unemployment Rate

Month/Year	Worcester County, MD%	Maryland%	National %
1 / 2022	10.0%	4.4%	4.0%
2 / 2022	9.1%	4.4%	3.8%
3 / 2022	7.9%	4.3%	3.6%
4 / 2022	5.8%	3.4%	3.6%
5 / 2022	5.3%	3.7%	3.6%
6 / 2022	5.8%	4.7%	3.6%
7 / 2022	5.0%	4.2%	3.5%
8 / 2022	5.1%	4.4%	3.7%

Month/Year	Worcester County, MD%	Maryland%	National %
1 / 2021	12.2%	6.4%	6.3%
2 / 2021	11.0%	6.1%	6.2%
3 / 2021	9.9%	6.0%	6.0%
4 / 2021	8.0%	5.9%	6.1%
5 / 2021	7.5%	5.9%	5.8%
6 / 2021	7.6%	6.7%	5.9%
7 / 2021	6.6%	6.1%	5.4%
8 / 2021	6.7%	6.2%	5.2%
9 / 2021	6.4%	5.4%	4.7%
10 / 2021	6.8%	5.2%	4.6%
11 / 2021	7.9%	5.0%	4.2%
12 / 2021	8.3%	4.7%	3.9%

Month/Year	Worcester County, MD%	Maryland%	National %
1 / 2020	10.9%	3.6%	3.6%
2 / 2020	9.3%	4.1%	3.5%
3 / 2020	9.4%	3.5%	4.4%
4 / 2020	21.6%	10.1%	14.7%
5 / 2020	18.0%	9.7%	13.3%
6 / 2020	11.2%	8.5%	11.1%
7 / 2020	9.8%	8.0%	10.2%
8 / 2020	9.1%	7.2%	8.4%
9 / 2020	7.0%	7.3%	7.9%
10 / 2020	7.4%	7.7%	6.9%
11 / 2020	9.4%	6.6%	6.7%
12 / 2020	11.2%	6.7%	6.7%

Month/Year	Worcester County, MD%	Maryland%	National %
1 / 2019	11.8%	4.3%	4.0%
2 / 2019	10.9%	4.0%	3.8%
3 / 2019	9.5%	3.7%	3.8%
4 / 2019	7.8%	3.2%	3.6%
5 / 2019	5.7%	3.4%	3.6%
6 / 2019	5.3%	3.9%	3.7%
7 / 2019	5.0%	3.9%	3.7%
8 / 2019	4.9%	3.7%	3.7%
9 / 2019	4.6%	3.3%	3.5%
10 / 2019	5.4%	3.3%	3.6%
11 / 2019	8.5%	3.2%	3.5%
12 / 2019	9.5%	3.0%	3.5%

Month/Year	Worcester County, MD%	Maryland%	National %
1 / 2018	13.0%	4.6%	4.1%
2 / 2018	12.1%	4.5%	4.1%
3 / 2018	10.0%	4.1%	4.0%
4 / 2018	8.2%	3.7%	3.9%
5 / 2018	6.5%	3.7%	3.8%
6 / 2018	6.0%	4.3%	4.0%
7 / 2018	5.4%	4.1%	3.9%
8 / 2018	5.3%	4.0%	3.8%
9 / 2018	4.9%	3.6%	3.7%
10 / 2018	6.0%	3.6%	3.8%
11 / 2018	8.8%	3.5%	3.7%
12 / 2018	11.7%	3.6%	3.9%

Month/Year	Worcester County, MD%	Maryland%	National %
1 / 2017	14.5%	4.8%	4.7%
2 / 2017	13.1%	4.6%	4.7%
3 / 2017	11.0%	4.3%	4.4%
4 / 2017	8.5%	3.9%	4.4%
5 / 2017	6.6%	4.0%	4.4%
6 / 2017	6.0%	4.4%	4.3%
7 / 2017	5.5%	4.4%	4.3%
8 / 2017	5.6%	4.3%	4.4%
9 / 2017	5.3%	4.0%	4.2%
10 / 2017	6.5%	4.0%	4.1%
11 / 2017	9.8%	4.1%	4.2%
12 / 2017	12.7%	4.0%	4.1%

Month/Year	Worcester County, MD%	Maryland%	National %
1 / 2016	14.5%	4.9%	4.9%
2 / 2016	13.7%	4.8%	4.9%
3 / 2016	12.2%	4.6%	5.0%
4 / 2016	9.0%	4.1%	5.0%
5 / 2016	7.2%	4.2%	4.8%
6 / 2016	6.6%	4.7%	4.9%
7 / 2016	6.0%	4.6%	4.8%
8 / 2016	6.2%	4.5%	4.9%
9 / 2016	6.0%	4.3%	5.0%
10 / 2016	7.2%	4.4%	4.9%
11 / 2016	10.7%	4.2%	4.7%
12 / 2016	12.7%	4.1%	4.7%

Month/Year	Worcester County, MD%	Maryland%	National %
1 / 2015	16.5%	5.9%	5.7%
2 / 2015	15.9%	5.7%	5.5%
3 / 2015	13.9%	5.4%	5.4%
4 / 2015	10.1%	4.8%	5.4%
5 / 2015	8.5%	5.1%	5.6%
6 / 2015	7.8%	5.3%	5.3%
7 / 2015	7.4%	5.3%	5.2%
8 / 2015	7.0%	5.0%	5.1%
9 / 2015	6.7%	4.7%	5.0%
10 / 2015	8.3%	4.7%	5.0%
11 / 2015	11.8%	4.6%	5.1%
12 / 2015	13.4%	4.4%	5.0%

Month/Year	Worcester County, MD%	Maryland%	National %
1 / 2014	17.0%	6.3%	6.6%
2 / 2014	16.1%	6.3%	6.7%
3 / 2014	14.1%	6.1%	6.7%
4 / 2014	11.8%	5.5%	6.2%
5 / 2014	9.6%	5.8%	6.3%
6 / 2014	8.7%	6.1%	6.1%
7 / 2014	8.2%	6.1%	6.2%
8 / 2014	7.9%	6.0%	6.1%
9 / 2014	7.8%	5.5%	5.9%
10 / 2014	9.6%	5.4%	5.7%
11 / 2014	13.1%	5.4%	5.8%
12 / 2014	14.5%	5.2%	5.6%

Month/Year	Worcester County, MD%	Maryland%	National %
1 / 2013	18.4%	7.4%	8.0%
2 / 2013	17.3%	7.1%	7.7%
3 / 2013	15.2%	6.8%	7.5%
4 / 2013	12.7%	6.4%	7.6%
5 / 2013	10.7%	6.7%	7.5%
6 / 2013	10.0%	7.1%	7.5%
7 / 2013	9.3%	6.8%	7.3%
8 / 2013	8.9%	6.5%	7.2%
9 / 2013	9.2%	6.3%	7.2%
10 / 2013	10.5%	6.5%	7.2%
11 / 2013	14.2%	6.0%	6.9%
12 / 2013	15.0%	5.8%	6.7%

Month/Year	Worcester County, MD%	Maryland%	National %
1 / 2012	17.8%	7.3%	8.3%
2 / 2012	17.3%	7.3%	8.3%
3 / 2012	15.4%	7.0%	8.2%
4 / 2012	12.7%	6.5%	8.2%
5 / 2012	11.2%	6.9%	8.2%
6 / 2012	10.2%	7.3%	8.2%
7 / 2012	9.8%	7.3%	8.2%
8 / 2012	9.5%	7.1%	8.1%
9 / 2012	9.6%	6.7%	7.8%
10 / 2012	11.1%	6.7%	7.8%
11 / 2012	14.5%	6.6%	7.7%
12 / 2012	16.3%	6.7%	7.9%

Month/Year	Worcester County, MD%	Maryland%	National %
1 / 2011	18.4%	7.8%	9.1%
2 / 2011	18.3%	7.6%	9.0%
3 / 2011	16.2%	7.3%	9.0%
4 / 2011	13.9%	6.9%	9.1%
5 / 2011	12.1%	7.1%	9.0%
6 / 2011	11.2%	7.6%	9.1%
7 / 2011	10.6%	7.5%	9.0%
8 / 2011	10.4%	7.4%	9.0%
9 / 2011	10.5%	7.2%	9.0%
10 / 2011	11.9%	7.0%	8.8%
11 / 2011	15.1%	6.8%	8.6%
12 / 2011	16.5%	6.8%	8.5%

Month/Year	Worcester County, MD%	Maryland%	National %
1 / 2010	17.9%	8.1%	9.8%
2 / 2010	18.7%	8.3%	9.8%
3 / 2010	17.1%	8.1%	9.9%
4 / 2010	13.5%	7.3%	9.9%
5 / 2010	11.5%	7.4%	9.6%
6 / 2010	10.4%	7.7%	9.4%
7 / 2010	10.0%	7.8%	9.4%
8 / 2010	9.8%	7.7%	9.5%
9 / 2010	9.8%	7.4%	9.5%
10 / 2010	11.2%	7.3%	9.4%
11 / 2010	14.9%	7.4%	9.8%
12 / 2010	16.1%	7.2%	9.3%

Month/Year	Worcester County, MD%	Maryland%	National %
1 / 2009	16.5%	6.5%	7.8%
2 / 2009	15.4%	6.8%	8.3%
3 / 2009	14.6%	6.8%	8.7%
4 / 2009	11.1%	6.5%	9.0%
5 / 2009	8.9%	6.9%	9.4%
6 / 2009	7.4%	7.3%	9.5%
7 / 2009	7.0%	7.2%	9.5%
8 / 2009	6.8%	7.2%	9.6%
9 / 2009	7.3%	7.1%	9.8%
10 / 2009	9.8%	7.2%	10.0%
11 / 2009	14.3%	7.2%	9.9%
12 / 2009	16.3%	7.3%	9.9%

Month/Year	Worcester County, MD%	Maryland%	National %
1 / 2008	10.0%	3.6%	5.0%
2 / 2008	9.6%	3.5%	4.9%
3 / 2008	8.7%	3.4%	5.1%
4 / 2008	6.9%	3.2%	5.0%
5 / 2008	5.1%	3.8%	5.4%
6 / 2008	4.5%	4.3%	5.6%
7 / 2008	4.3%	4.4%	5.8%
8 / 2008	4.4%	4.6%	6.1%
9 / 2008	4.9%	4.5%	6.1%
10 / 2008	7.3%	4.8%	6.5%
11 / 2008	10.9%	5.0%	6.8%
12 / 2008	13.0%	5.4%	7.3%

Month/Year	Worcester County, MD%	Maryland%	National %
1 / 2007	10.2%	4.0%	4.6%
2 / 2007	9.6%	3.8%	4.5%
3 / 2007	7.9%	3.4%	4.4%
4 / 2007	6.0%	3.2%	4.5%
5 / 2007	4.6%	3.3%	4.4%
6 / 2007	3.8%	3.7%	4.6%
7 / 2007	3.6%	3.7%	4.7%
8 / 2007	3.3%	3.4%	4.6%
9 / 2007	3.5%	3.3%	4.7%
10 / 2007	4.7%	3.3%	4.7%
11 / 2007	7.0%	3.1%	4.7%
12 / 2007	8.4%	3.1%	5.0%

Month/Year	Worcester County, MD%	Maryland%	National %
1 / 2006	9.8%	3.9%	4.7%
2 / 2006	9.8%	4.0%	4.8%
3 / 2006	8.2%	3.7%	4.7%
4 / 2006	6.2%	3.6%	4.7%
5 / 2006	5.1%	3.9%	4.6%
6 / 2006	4.2%	4.3%	4.6%
7 / 2006	3.9%	4.3%	4.7%
8 / 2006	3.7%	4.1%	4.7%
9 / 2006	3.8%	3.8%	4.5%
10 / 2006	4.8%	3.6%	4.4%
11 / 2006	7.0%	3.6%	4.5%
12 / 2006	8.3%	3.5%	4.4%

Month/Year	Worcester County, MD%	Maryland%	National %
1 / 2005	11.5%	4.6%	5.3%
2 / 2005	11.4%	4.7%	5.4%
3 / 2005	9.4%	4.4%	5.2%
4 / 2005	7.0%	4.0%	5.2%
5 / 2005	5.7%	4.1%	5.1%
6 / 2005	4.5%	4.5%	5.0%
7 / 2005	3.9%	4.3%	5.0%
8 / 2005	3.7%	4.0%	4.9%
9 / 2005	4.0%	3.9%	5.0%
10 / 2005	5.1%	3.8%	5.0%
11 / 2005	7.8%	3.8%	5.0%
12 / 2005	8.6%	3.5%	4.9%

Month/Year	Worcester County, MD%	Maryland%	National %
1 / 2004	11.9%	4.7%	5.7%
2 / 2004	10.6%	4.6%	5.6%
3 / 2004	9.2%	4.4%	5.8%
4 / 2004	7.0%	3.9%	5.6%
5 / 2004	5.4%	4.1%	5.6%
6 / 2004	4.7%	4.6%	5.6%
7 / 2004	4.0%	4.5%	5.5%
8 / 2004	3.8%	4.2%	5.4%
9 / 2004	4.0%	4.0%	5.4%
10 / 2004	5.7%	4.0%	5.5%
11 / 2004	8.3%	4.1%	5.4%
12 / 2004	10.0%	4.0%	5.4%

Month/Year	Worcester County, MD%	Maryland%	National %
1 / 2003	11.1%	4.7%	5.8%
2 / 2003	10.1%	4.8%	5.9%
3 / 2003	9.0%	4.6%	5.9%
4 / 2003	7.1%	4.2%	6.0%
5 / 2003	5.0%	4.4%	6.1%
6 / 2003	4.4%	4.9%	6.3%
7 / 2003	3.7%	4.6%	6.2%
8 / 2003	3.5%	4.4%	6.1%
9 / 2003	3.7%	4.2%	6.1%
10 / 2003	5.7%	4.1%	6.0%
11 / 2003	8.4%	4.2%	5.8%
12 / 2003	9.6%	4.1%	5.7%

Month/Year	Worcester County, MD%	Maryland%	National %
1 / 2002	11.9%	5.1%	5.7%
2 / 2002	10.2%	4.8%	5.7%
3 / 2002	8.8%	4.6%	5.7%
4 / 2002	6.8%	4.4%	5.9%
5 / 2002	4.9%	4.3%	5.8%
6 / 2002	4.1%	4.7%	5.8%
7 / 2002	3.4%	4.5%	5.8%
8 / 2002	3.2%	4.4%	5.7%
9 / 2002	3.4%	4.0%	5.7%
10 / 2002	4.7%	4.0%	5.7%
11 / 2002	8.1%	4.3%	5.9%
12 / 2002	9.2%	4.2%	6.0%

Month/Year	Worcester County, MD%	Maryland%	National %
1 / 2001	11.9%	3.9%	4.2%
2 / 2001	9.7%	3.9%	4.2%
3 / 2001	9.0%	3.7%	4.3%
4 / 2001	6.9%	3.5%	4.4%
5 / 2001	4.9%	3.6%	4.3%
6 / 2001	3.9%	4.0%	4.5%
7 / 2001	3.4%	4.1%	4.6%
8 / 2001	3.4%	4.2%	4.9%
9 / 2001	3.8%	4.2%	5.0%
10 / 2001	5.4%	4.4%	5.3%
11 / 2001	9.0%	4.5%	5.5%
12 / 2001	10.2%	4.3%	5.7%

Month/Year	Worcester County, MD%	Maryland%	National %
1 / 2000	10.3%	3.7%	4.0%
2 / 2000	10.1%	3.8%	4.1%
3 / 2000	8.5%	3.5%	4.0%
4 / 2000	6.3%	3.2%	3.8%
5 / 2000	4.7%	3.6%	4.0%
6 / 2000	3.9%	3.9%	4.0%
7 / 2000	3.4%	3.8%	4.0%
8 / 2000	3.5%	3.8%	4.1%
9 / 2000	3.7%	3.5%	3.9%
10 / 2000	5.1%	3.4%	3.9%
11 / 2000	8.1%	3.5%	3.9%
12 / 2000	9.6%	3.3%	3.9%

Month/Year	Worcester County, MD%	Maryland%	National %
1 / 1999	18.5%	4.2%	4.3%
2 / 1999	17.6%	4.2%	4.4%
3 / 1999	14.6%	3.8%	4.2%
4 / 1999	9.7%	3.5%	4.3%
5 / 1999	6.4%	3.5%	4.2%
6 / 1999	4.7%	3.8%	4.3%
7 / 1999	3.5%	3.7%	4.3%
8 / 1999	2.9%	3.5%	4.2%
9 / 1999	3.4%	3.3%	4.2%
10 / 1999	6.9%	3.2%	4.1%
11 / 1999	12.7%	3.2%	4.1%
12 / 1999	14.4%	3.0%	4.0%

Month/Year	Worcester County, MD%	Maryland%	National %
1 / 1998	21.0%	5.3%	4.6%
2 / 1998	17.9%	5.1%	4.6%
3 / 1998	16.6%	4.9%	4.7%
4 / 1998	10.5%	4.2%	4.3%
5 / 1998	7.5%	4.3%	4.4%
6 / 1998	5.3%	4.7%	4.5%
7 / 1998	3.9%	4.7%	4.5%
8 / 1998	3.6%	4.4%	4.5%
9 / 1998	4.1%	4.0%	4.6%
10 / 1998	8.2%	4.0%	4.5%
11 / 1998	14.0%	3.8%	4.4%
12 / 1998	15.6%	3.5%	4.4%

Month/Year	Worcester County, MD%	Maryland%	National %
1 / 1997	21.6%	5.5%	5.3%
2 / 1997	19.4%	5.5%	5.2%
3 / 1997	16.1%	5.2%	5.2%
4 / 1997	11.1%	4.8%	5.1%
5 / 1997	7.3%	4.8%	4.9%
6 / 1997	5.6%	5.2%	5.0%
7 / 1997	4.1%	5.0%	4.9%
8 / 1997	4.0%	4.8%	4.8%
9 / 1997	4.7%	4.9%	4.9%
10 / 1997	8.9%	4.6%	4.7%
11 / 1997	15.2%	4.6%	4.6%
12 / 1997	18.9%	4.6%	4.7%

Month/Year	Worcester County, MD%	Maryland%	National %
1 / 1996	18.9%	5.9%	5.6%
2 / 1996	17.8%	5.6%	5.5%
3 / 1996	15.1%	5.3%	5.5%
4 / 1996	10.6%	4.9%	5.6%
5 / 1996	7.4%	5.0%	5.6%
6 / 1996	5.0%	5.1%	5.3%
7 / 1996	4.0%	5.2%	5.5%
8 / 1996	3.6%	4.8%	5.1%
9 / 1996	4.3%	4.8%	5.2%
10 / 1996	8.1%	4.7%	5.2%
11 / 1996	15.4%	4.7%	5.4%
12 / 1996	17.2%	4.6%	5.4%

Month/Year	Worcester County, MD%	Maryland%	National %
1 / 1995	19.1%	5.4%	5.6%
2 / 1995	16.4%	5.2%	5.4%
3 / 1995	15.1%	5.0%	5.4%
4 / 1995	10.6%	5.0%	5.8%
5 / 1995	7.1%	5.0%	5.6%
6 / 1995	4.9%	5.4%	5.6%
7 / 1995	4.0%	5.1%	5.7%
8 / 1995	3.7%	5.0%	5.7%
9 / 1995	4.0%	4.9%	5.6%
10 / 1995	7.8%	4.8%	5.5%
11 / 1995	14.5%	4.9%	5.6%
12 / 1995	16.9%	4.7%	5.6%

Month/Year	Worcester County, MD%	Maryland%	National %
1 / 1994	19.5%	6.2%	6.6%
2 / 1994	18.3%	6.2%	6.6%
3 / 1994	16.6%	5.9%	6.5%
4 / 1994	10.2%	5.3%	6.4%
5 / 1994	6.9%	5.2%	6.1%
6 / 1994	4.9%	5.4%	6.1%
7 / 1994	4.0%	5.2%	6.1%
8 / 1994	3.8%	5.1%	6.0%
9 / 1994	4.2%	4.9%	5.9%
10 / 1994	7.9%	4.8%	5.8%
11 / 1994	13.3%	4.7%	5.6%
12 / 1994	16.0%	4.5%	5.5%

Month/Year	Worcester County, MD%	Maryland%	National %
1 / 1993	21.1%	6.8%	7.3%
2 / 1993	19.5%	6.8%	7.1%
3 / 1993	17.3%	6.6%	7.0%
4 / 1993	12.0%	6.2%	7.1%
5 / 1993	8.5%	6.2%	7.1%
6 / 1993	7.3%	6.6%	7.0%
7 / 1993	4.8%	6.4%	6.9%
8 / 1993	4.4%	6.1%	6.8%
9 / 1993	5.0%	5.8%	6.7%
10 / 1993	9.7%	5.8%	6.8%
11 / 1993	14.7%	5.5%	6.6%
12 / 1993	17.4%	5.3%	6.5%

Month/Year	Worcester County, MD%	Maryland%	National %
1 / 1992	22.6%	7.4%	7.3%
2 / 1992	21.2%	7.6%	7.4%
3 / 1992	18.8%	7.3%	7.4%
4 / 1992	12.3%	6.8%	7.4%
5 / 1992	8.9%	6.8%	7.6%
6 / 1992	6.3%	7.2%	7.8%
7 / 1992	5.4%	6.8%	7.7%
8 / 1992	5.0%	6.4%	7.6%
9 / 1992	5.9%	6.5%	7.6%
10 / 1992	10.3%	6.3%	7.3%
11 / 1992	15.9%	6.4%	7.4%
12 / 1992	18.9%	6.1%	7.4%

Month/Year	Worcester County, MD%	Maryland%	National %
1 / 1991	20.1%	6.2%	6.4%
2 / 1991	17.2%	6.6%	6.6%
3 / 1991	13.7%	6.2%	6.8%
4 / 1991	9.9%	5.8%	6.7%
5 / 1991	6.8%	6.0%	6.9%
6 / 1991	4.8%	6.3%	6.9%
7 / 1991	3.9%	6.0%	6.8%
8 / 1991	4.0%	5.8%	6.9%
9 / 1991	4.5%	5.8%	6.9%
10 / 1991	9.2%	6.0%	7.0%
11 / 1991	16.2%	6.2%	7.0%
12 / 1991	18.8%	6.4%	7.3%

Month/Year	Worcester County, MD%	Maryland%	National %
1 / 1990	15.7%	4.5%	5.4%
2 / 1990	13.4%	4.1%	5.3%
3 / 1990	10.4%	3.6%	5.2%
4 / 1990	7.5%	3.7%	5.4%
5 / 1990	6.5%	3.9%	5.4%
6 / 1990	4.3%	4.4%	5.2%
7 / 1990	3.6%	4.5%	5.5%
8 / 1990	3.6%	4.7%	5.7%
9 / 1990	4.0%	4.8%	5.9%
10 / 1990	7.3%	4.8%	5.9%
11 / 1990	14.1%	5.3%	6.2%
12 / 1990	16.3%	5.3%	6.3%