Table Data - Not in Labor Force: Discouraged Workers for Maryland
| Title | Not in Labor Force: Discouraged Workers for Maryland |
|---|---|
| Series ID | DISCWORKMD |
| Source | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| Release | Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization for States |
| Seasonal Adjustment | Not Seasonally Adjusted |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Units | Persons, 4-Quarter Moving Average |
| Date Range | 2003-10-01 to 2026-04-01 |
| Last Updated | 2026-08-27 1:22 PM CDT |
| Notes | The BLS defines discouraged workers as persons who are not in the labor force, want and are available for work, and had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months. They are not counted as unemployed because they had not searched for work in the prior 4 weeks, for the specific reason that they believed no jobs were available to them. Where applicable, estimates are 11-month averages that exclude October 2025. Data for October were not collected due to the federal government shutdown. As a result, these estimates are not strictly comparable with averages for other time periods. |
| DATE | VALUE |
|---|---|
| 2003-10-01 | 8700 |
| 2004-01-01 | 7600 |
| 2004-04-01 | 6600 |
| 2004-07-01 | 6900 |
| 2004-10-01 | 6600 |
| 2005-01-01 | 7800 |
| 2005-04-01 | 9600 |
| 2005-07-01 | 9700 |
| 2005-10-01 | 9300 |
| 2006-01-01 | 8200 |
| 2006-04-01 | 6300 |
| 2006-07-01 | 5200 |
| 2006-10-01 | 5000 |
| 2007-01-01 | 5100 |
| 2007-04-01 | 5300 |
| 2007-07-01 | 6300 |
| 2007-10-01 | 6900 |
| 2008-01-01 | 8200 |
| 2008-04-01 | 8100 |
| 2008-07-01 | 8500 |
| 2008-10-01 | 8800 |
| 2009-01-01 | 8600 |
| 2009-04-01 | 9500 |
| 2009-07-01 | 9300 |
| 2009-10-01 | 10700 |
| 2010-01-01 | 13000 |
| 2010-04-01 | 15800 |
| 2010-07-01 | 18800 |
| 2010-10-01 | 20400 |
| 2011-01-01 | 19500 |
| 2011-04-01 | 19400 |
| 2011-07-01 | 20100 |
| 2011-10-01 | 21200 |
| 2012-01-01 | 22700 |
| 2012-04-01 | 23800 |
| 2012-07-01 | 23200 |
| 2012-10-01 | 19400 |
| 2013-01-01 | 17700 |
| 2013-04-01 | 17000 |
| 2013-07-01 | 18100 |
| 2013-10-01 | 19800 |
| 2014-01-01 | 19600 |
| 2014-04-01 | 18500 |
| 2014-07-01 | 14800 |
| 2014-10-01 | 14300 |
| 2015-01-01 | 14500 |
| 2015-04-01 | 11400 |
| 2015-07-01 | 11800 |
| 2015-10-01 | 11400 |
| 2016-01-01 | 10600 |
| 2016-04-01 | 11800 |
| 2016-07-01 | 9900 |
| 2016-10-01 | 10400 |
| 2017-01-01 | 8900 |
| 2017-04-01 | 8800 |
| 2017-07-01 | 9100 |
| 2017-10-01 | 6500 |
| 2018-01-01 | 5600 |
| 2018-04-01 | 5100 |
| 2018-07-01 | 7300 |
| 2018-10-01 | 7500 |
| 2019-01-01 | 7100 |
| 2019-04-01 | 6500 |
| 2019-07-01 | 3500 |
| 2019-10-01 | 3200 |
| 2020-01-01 | 3400 |
| 2020-04-01 | 3900 |
| 2020-07-01 | 5900 |
| 2020-10-01 | 9700 |
| 2021-01-01 | 11700 |
| 2021-04-01 | 11100 |
| 2021-07-01 | 11900 |
| 2021-10-01 | 9300 |
| 2022-01-01 | 7000 |
| 2022-04-01 | 10000 |
| 2022-07-01 | 10300 |
| 2022-10-01 | 10800 |
| 2023-01-01 | 11500 |
| 2023-04-01 | 10200 |
| 2023-07-01 | 7900 |
| 2023-10-01 | 6300 |
| 2024-01-01 | 7500 |
| 2024-04-01 | 5900 |
| 2024-07-01 | 7400 |
| 2024-10-01 | 8400 |
| 2025-01-01 | 7500 |
| 2025-04-01 | 9200 |
| 2025-07-01 | 8300 |
| 2025-10-01 | 7200 |
| 2026-01-01 | 8500 |
| 2026-04-01 | 7400 |