Cumberland, Maryland Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Cumberland fell 0.1 percentage points in April 2022 to 4.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.5 percentage points higher than the Maryland rate. The unemployment rate in Cumberland peaked in April 2020 at 13.3% and is now 8.6 percentage points lower. You can also compare Cumberland unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
Unemployment Rate | April 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
National | 3.6% | 0.0 | -2.4 |
Maryland | 4.2% | -0.4 | -1.5 |
Cumberland | 4.7% | -0.1 | -1.6 |
Unemployment Rate: Cumberland, Maryland, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Cumberland, Maryland Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Cumberland peaked in April 2020 at 5,761. There are now 3,749 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Cumberland employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Cumberland, Maryland) is also available.
Unemployed Persons | April 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
Cumberland | 2,012 | -62 | -666 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Cumberland, Maryland Unemployment History
Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Maryland Unemployment Rate |
Cumberland Unemployment Rate |
Cumberland Unemployed |
---|---|---|---|---|
May 2022 |
3.6% | — | — | — |
April 2022 |
3.6% | 4.2% | 4.7% | 2,012 |
March 2022 |
3.6% | 4.6% | 4.8% | 2,074 |
February 2022 |
3.8% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 2,152 |
January 2022 |
4.0% | 5.4% | 5.3% | 2,267 |
December 2021 |
3.9% | 5.4% | 5.6% | 2,391 |
November 2021 |
4.2% | 5.4% | 5.5% | 2,385 |
October 2021 |
4.6% | 5.7% | 5.6% | 2,394 |
September 2021 |
4.7% | 5.8% | 5.7% | 2,443 |
August 2021 |
5.2% | 6.2% | 5.9% | 2,514 |
July 2021 |
5.4% | 6.1% | 6.0% | 2,590 |
June 2021 |
5.9% | 6.1% | 6.2% | 2,645 |
1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers. ↩