Hagerstown-Martinsburg, Maryland Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Hagerstown fell 1.4 percentage points in May 2020 to 10.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.7 percentage points higher than the Maryland rate. The unemployment rate in Hagerstown peaked in April 2020 at 12.0% and is now 1.4 percentage points lower. You can also compare Hagerstown unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
Maryland	9.9%	-0.2	+6.2
Hagerstown	10.6%	-1.4	+6.8

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2020 data as June metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Hagerstown, Maryland, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Hagerstown, Maryland Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Hagerstown peaked in April 2020 at 15,449. There are now 1,755 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Hagerstown employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Hagerstown, Maryland) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Hagerstown	13,694	-1,755	+8,687

Number of Unemployed Persons

Hagerstown, Maryland Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Maryland Unemployment Rate	Hagerstown Unemployment Rate	Hagerstown Unemployed
June 2020	11.1%	—	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	9.9%	10.6%	13,694
April 2020	14.7%	10.1%	12.0%	15,449
March 2020	4.4%	3.3%	3.7%	5,013
February 2020	3.5%	3.3%	3.4%	4,589
January 2020	3.6%	3.3%	3.5%	4,757
December 2019	3.5%	3.4%	3.5%	4,760
November 2019	3.5%	3.4%	3.6%	4,832
October 2019	3.6%	3.4%	3.6%	4,907
September 2019	3.5%	3.5%	3.7%	4,978
August 2019	3.7%	3.6%	3.7%	5,033
July 2019	3.7%	3.6%	3.8%	5,054