Hagerstown-Martinsburg, Maryland Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Hagerstown fell 0.1 percentage points in February 2019 to 3.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points higher than the Maryland rate. The unemployment rate in Hagerstown peaked in December 2009 at 9.8% and is now 5.9 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.9% in December 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Hagerstown unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.8%	-0.2	-0.3
Maryland	3.7%	0.0	-0.5
Hagerstown	3.9%	-0.1	-0.6

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2019 data as March 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 March 2010 at 12,020. There are now 6,828 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Hagerstown employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Hagerstown, Maryland) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Hagerstown	5,192	-64	-760

Number of Unemployed Persons

Hagerstown, Maryland Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Maryland Unemployment Rate	Hagerstown Unemployment Rate	Hagerstown Unemployed
March 2019	3.8%	3.8%	—	—
February 2019	3.8%	3.7%	3.9%	5,192
January 2019	4.0%	3.7%	4.0%	5,256
December 2018	3.9%	3.7%	3.9%	5,250
November 2018	3.7%	3.7%	4.1%	5,440
October 2018	3.8%	3.7%	4.3%	5,683
September 2018	3.7%	3.8%	4.3%	5,636
August 2018	3.8%	3.8%	4.4%	5,748
July 2018	3.9%	3.9%	4.4%	5,835
June 2018	4.0%	4.0%	4.4%	5,800
May 2018	3.8%	4.0%	4.3%	5,583
April 2018	3.9%	4.1%	4.5%	5,945