Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, Maryland Job Growth

There were 1,427,700 jobs in Baltimore, Maryland in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 1,445,588 employed persons for the month. Baltimore added 4,100 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 4,879 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Baltimore job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	1,427,700	+4,100	+25,000
CPS	1,445,588	+4,879	+4,797

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

Baltimore, Maryland Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Baltimore 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 for Baltimore, Maryland

CES employment for Baltimore in October 2018 is at a new high of 1,427,700.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 1,451,489 for Baltimore in June 2018. 5,901 jobs have been lost in Baltimore since then according to the household survey. From a September 2018 low of 1,440,709, Baltimore has added 4,879 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Baltimore, Maryland Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	1,427,700	4,100	1,445,588	4,879
September 2018	1,423,600	-100	1,440,709	-4,878
August 2018	1,423,700	9,300	1,445,587	-3,039
July 2018	1,414,400	-5,600	1,448,626	-2,863
June 2018	1,420,000	-800	1,451,489	5,265
May 2018	1,420,800	6,500	1,446,224	2,758
April 2018	1,414,300	2,400	1,443,466	-1,949
March 2018	1,411,900	1,700	1,445,415	2,314
February 2018	1,410,200	3,600	1,443,101	6,748
January 2018	1,406,600	6,300	1,436,353	2,752
December 2017	1,400,300	-5,900	1,433,601	-3,749
November 2017	1,406,200	3,500	1,437,350	-3,441