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Salisbury, Maryland Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Salisbury rose 0.4 percentage points in July 2010 to 8.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.8 percentage points higher than the Maryland rate. The unemployment rate in Salisbury peaked in February 2010 at 7.7% and is now 0.6 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 7.1% in June 2010, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points.

Unemployment Rate July 2010 Month/Month Year/Year
National 9.5% 0.0 +0.1
Maryland 7.1% 0.0 -0.1
Salisbury 8.9% +0.4 +0.7
Note: Metro level data is not seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with July 2010 data as August metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Salisbury, Maryland, National

Salisbury, Maryland monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Salisbury, Maryland Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Salisbury peaked in January 2010 at 6,541. There are now 982 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 5,143 in May 2010, the number of unemployed has now grown by 416. Salisbury employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Salisbury, Maryland) is also available.

Unemployed Persons July 2010 Month/Month Year/Year
Salisbury 5,559 +246 +303

Number of Unemployed Persons

Salisbury, Maryland Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Maryland
Unemployment Rate
Salisbury
Unemployment Rate
Salisbury
Unemployed
August
2010
9.6%
July
2010
9.5% 7.1% 8.9% 5,559
June
2010
9.5% 7.1% 8.5% 5,313
May
2010
9.7% 7.3% 8.2% 5,143
April
2010
9.9% 7.5% 8.3% 5,192
March
2010
9.7% 7.7% 9.5% 5,955
February
2010
9.7% 7.7% 10.7% 6,539
January
2010
9.7% 7.5% 10.8% 6,541
December
2009
10.0% 7.4% 9.2% 5,546
November
2009
10.0% 7.3% 8.9% 5,475
October
2009
10.1% 7.3% 8.5% 5,281
September
2009
9.8% 7.3% 8.0% 5,031
August
2009
9.7% 7.2% 8.0% 5,091

1. Metro area unemployment rates are not seasonally adjusted while state and national rates are. In practice this means the metro rates may be noisier on a month-to-month basis than the state and national series due to seasonal effects. It's probably better to use year-over-year comparisons.