Hagerstown-Martinsburg, Maryland Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Hagerstown fell 0.2 percentage points in December 2011 to 8.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 2.0 percentage points higher than the Maryland rate. The unemployment rate in Hagerstown peaked in November 2010 at 10.5% and is now 1.8 percentage points lower. You can also compare Hagerstown 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
Hagerstown	8.7%	-0.2	-1.8

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: Hagerstown, Maryland, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Hagerstown, Maryland Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Hagerstown peaked in December 2010 at 12,540. There are now 2,394 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Hagerstown employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Hagerstown, Maryland) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Hagerstown	10,146	-216	-2,394

Number of Unemployed Persons

Hagerstown, Maryland Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Maryland Unemployment Rate	Hagerstown Unemployment Rate	Hagerstown Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	6.7%	8.7%	10,146
November 2011	8.7%	6.9%	8.9%	10,362
October 2011	8.9%	7.2%	9.3%	10,791
September 2011	9.0%	7.4%	9.4%	10,926
August 2011	9.1%	7.3%	9.3%	10,838
July 2011	9.1%	7.1%	9.3%	10,905
June 2011	9.1%	7.0%	9.4%	11,005
May 2011	9.0%	6.8%	9.3%	10,927
April 2011	9.0%	6.8%	9.3%	10,934
March 2011	8.9%	6.9%	9.3%	11,047
February 2011	9.0%	7.1%	9.7%	11,492
January 2011	9.1%	7.2%	10.2%	12,107