Salisbury, Maryland Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Salisbury fell 0.4 percentage points in October 2018 to 4.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.8 percentage points higher than the Maryland rate. The unemployment rate in Salisbury peaked in March 2010 at 10.1% and is now 5.2 percentage points lower. You can also compare Salisbury 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
Salisbury	4.9%	-0.4	-0.4

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: Salisbury, Maryland, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Salisbury, Maryland Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Salisbury peaked in April 2010 at 17,757. There are now 8,462 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area.

Unemployed Persons	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Salisbury	9,295	-532	-727

Number of Unemployed Persons

Salisbury, Maryland Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Maryland Unemployment Rate	Salisbury Unemployment Rate	Salisbury Unemployed
November 2018	3.7%	—	—	—
October 2018	3.7%	4.1%	4.9%	9,295
September 2018	3.7%	4.2%	5.3%	9,827
August 2018	3.9%	4.2%	5.3%	9,850
July 2018	3.9%	4.3%	5.3%	9,981
June 2018	4.0%	4.3%	5.3%	9,924
May 2018	3.8%	4.3%	5.1%	9,629
April 2018	3.9%	4.3%	5.2%	9,961
March 2018	4.1%	4.3%	5.3%	10,247
February 2018	4.1%	4.2%	5.4%	10,368
January 2018	4.1%	4.1%	5.5%	10,545
December 2017	4.1%	4.1%	5.6%	10,679