Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, Maryland Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Baltimore fell 0.1 percentage points in October 2018 to 4.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points lower than the Maryland rate. The unemployment rate in Baltimore peaked in February 2010 at 8.4% and is now 4.4 percentage points lower. You can also compare Baltimore unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.4
Maryland	4.1%	-0.1	+0.1
Baltimore	4.0%	-0.1	-0.2

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with October 2018 data as November metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Baltimore, Maryland, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Baltimore, Maryland Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Baltimore peaked in March 2010 at 119,680. There are now 59,722 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Baltimore employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Baltimore, Maryland) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Baltimore	59,958	-1,283	-2,449

Number of Unemployed Persons

Baltimore, Maryland Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Maryland Unemployment Rate	Baltimore Unemployment Rate	Baltimore Unemployed
November 2018	3.7%	—	—	—
October 2018	3.7%	4.1%	4.0%	59,958
September 2018	3.7%	4.2%	4.1%	61,241
August 2018	3.9%	4.2%	4.2%	63,406
July 2018	3.9%	4.3%	4.3%	64,698
June 2018	4.0%	4.3%	4.2%	63,826
May 2018	3.8%	4.3%	4.1%	62,297
April 2018	3.9%	4.3%	4.3%	65,576
March 2018	4.1%	4.3%	4.5%	68,617
February 2018	4.1%	4.2%	4.4%	66,598
January 2018	4.1%	4.1%	4.3%	64,977
December 2017	4.1%	4.1%	4.2%	62,713