Hagerstown-Martinsburg, Maryland Job Growth

There were 90,500 jobs in Hagerstown, Maryland in April 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 110,209 employed persons for the month. Hagerstown lost 14,800 jobs in April 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 20,394 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Hagerstown job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	90,500	-14,800	-15,200
CPS	110,209	-20,394	-18,015

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

Hagerstown, Maryland Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Hagerstown peaked in November 2019 at 107,300. Since then 16,800 jobs have been lost in Hagerstown according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 130,603 for Hagerstown in March 2020. 20,394 jobs have been lost in Hagerstown since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Hagerstown, Maryland Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2020	90,500	-14,800	110,209	-20,394
March 2020	105,300	-400	130,603	115
February 2020	105,700	-700	130,488	252
January 2020	106,400	-800	130,236	-194
December 2019	107,200	-100	130,430	219
November 2019	107,300	700	130,211	269
October 2019	106,600	600	129,942	299
September 2019	106,000	300	129,643	309
August 2019	105,700	100	129,334	300
July 2019	105,600	100	129,034	289
June 2019	105,500	100	128,745	276
May 2019	105,400	-300	128,469	245