Maryland Job Growth

There were 2,749,700 jobs in Maryland in August 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 3,097,535 employed persons for the month. Maryland added 4,600 jobs in August 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 434 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Maryland job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	August 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	2,749,700	+4,600	+20,300
CPS	3,097,535	+434	+3,023

Maryland Employment Changes

The charts below shows the monthly job growth for Maryland as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment in Maryland

CES employment in August 2018 for Maryland is at a new high of 2,749,700.

CPS employment in Maryland for August 2018 is at a new high of 3,097,535.

Employment: CES, CPS

Maryland Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
August 2018	2,749,700	4,600	3,097,535	434
July 2018	2,745,100	6,500	3,097,101	1,784
June 2018	2,738,600	1,200	3,095,317	2,859
May 2018	2,737,400	8,000	3,092,458	1,364
April 2018	2,729,400	-4,200	3,091,094	442
March 2018	2,733,600	3,700	3,090,652	360
February 2018	2,729,900	-1,000	3,090,292	1,014
January 2018	2,730,900	14,800	3,089,278	-1,796
December 2017	2,716,100	-11,000	3,091,074	-408
November 2017	2,727,100	4,000	3,091,482	-1,352
October 2017	2,723,100	-4,300	3,092,834	-1,385
September 2017	2,727,400	-2,000	3,094,219	-293