Cumberland, Maryland Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Cumberland fell 0.2 percentage points in March 2012 to 7.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.7 percentage points higher than the Maryland rate. The unemployment rate in Cumberland peaked in July 2010 at 9.2% and is now 1.9 percentage points lower. You can also compare Cumberland unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.2%	-0.1	-0.7
Maryland	6.6%	+0.1	-0.5
Cumberland	7.3%	-0.2	-0.9

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with March 2012 data as April metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Cumberland, Maryland, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Cumberland, Maryland Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Cumberland peaked in October 2010 at 4,509. There are now 742 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Cumberland employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Cumberland, Maryland) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
Cumberland	3,767	-107	-262

Number of Unemployed Persons

Cumberland, Maryland Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Maryland Unemployment Rate	Cumberland Unemployment Rate	Cumberland Unemployed
April 2012	8.1%	6.7%	—	—
March 2012	8.2%	6.6%	7.3%	3,767
February 2012	8.3%	6.5%	7.5%	3,874
January 2012	8.3%	6.5%	7.9%	4,027
December 2011	8.5%	6.6%	8.3%	4,198
November 2011	8.7%	6.7%	8.5%	4,296
October 2011	8.9%	6.9%	8.9%	4,441
September 2011	9.0%	7.1%	8.9%	4,435
August 2011	9.1%	7.2%	8.9%	4,358
July 2011	9.1%	7.2%	8.8%	4,325
June 2011	9.1%	7.2%	8.7%	4,281
May 2011	9.0%	7.1%	8.3%	4,138
April 2011	9.0%	7.1%	8.1%	4,036