Baltimore-Towson, Maryland Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Baltimore fell 0.2 percentage points in December 2011 to 7.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points higher than the Maryland rate. The unemployment rate in Baltimore peaked in January 2010 at 8.1% and is now 1.0 percentage points lower. You can also compare Baltimore unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.5%	-0.2	-0.9
Maryland	6.7%	-0.2	-0.7
Baltimore	7.1%	-0.2	-0.8

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with December 2011 data as January metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Baltimore, Maryland, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Baltimore, Maryland Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Baltimore peaked in January 2010 at 112,430. There are now 12,710 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Baltimore employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Baltimore, Maryland) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Baltimore	99,720	-2,334	-10,736

Number of Unemployed Persons

Baltimore, Maryland Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Maryland Unemployment Rate	Baltimore Unemployment Rate	Baltimore Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	6.7%	7.1%	99,720
November 2011	8.7%	6.9%	7.3%	102,054
October 2011	8.9%	7.2%	7.6%	106,319
September 2011	9.0%	7.4%	7.7%	107,372
August 2011	9.1%	7.3%	7.6%	106,581
July 2011	9.1%	7.1%	7.6%	105,952
June 2011	9.1%	7.0%	7.5%	105,053
May 2011	9.0%	6.8%	7.4%	102,917
April 2011	9.0%	6.8%	7.3%	102,152
March 2011	8.9%	6.9%	7.3%	101,991
February 2011	9.0%	7.1%	7.5%	103,368
January 2011	9.1%	7.2%	7.7%	107,162