Salisbury, Maryland Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Salisbury rose 0.1 percentage points in July 2019 to 4.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.7 percentage points higher than the Maryland rate. The unemployment rate in Salisbury peaked in February 2010 at 10.0% and is now 5.5 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.4% in May 2019, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Salisbury unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.2
Maryland	3.8%	0.0	-0.1
Salisbury	4.5%	+0.1	-0.3

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with July 2019 data as August 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 May 2010 at 17,612. There are now 9,013 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 8,560 in June 2019, the number of unemployed has now grown by 39.

Unemployed Persons	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Salisbury	8,599	+39	-492

Number of Unemployed Persons

Salisbury, Maryland Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Maryland Unemployment Rate	Salisbury Unemployment Rate	Salisbury Unemployed
September 2019	3.5%	—	—	—
August 2019	3.7%	3.8%	—	—
July 2019	3.7%	3.8%	4.5%	8,599
June 2019	3.7%	3.8%	4.4%	8,560
May 2019	3.6%	3.8%	4.4%	8,577
April 2019	3.6%	3.8%	4.5%	8,669
March 2019	3.8%	3.8%	4.5%	8,668
February 2019	3.8%	3.7%	4.5%	8,695
January 2019	4.0%	3.7%	4.5%	8,732
December 2018	3.9%	3.7%	4.6%	8,789
November 2018	3.7%	3.7%	4.6%	8,757
October 2018	3.8%	3.7%	4.6%	8,725