The Local Area Unemployment Statistics release include monthly and annual-average estimates of civilian labor force, employed people, unemployed people, and unemployment rates for different geographies. These data are based on the Current Population Survey (CPS), the household survey that is the source of the national unemployment rate. For more details, see the frequently asked questions here: https://www.bls.gov/lau/laufaq.htm.


   

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    Jan 1976    
 
 
    Feb 2026
Persons
Name Feb 2026 Jan 2026 Feb 2025
Maryland
158,068 146,938 125,330
Allegany County
1,703 1,656 1,293
Anne Arundel County
13,621 12,092 9,142
Baltimore city
17,647 17,887 12,069
Baltimore County
21,823 20,313 14,772
Calvert County
2,020 1,770 1,413
Caroline County
806 726 560
Carroll County
3,819 3,197 2,597
Cecil County
2,702 2,464 1,882
Charles County
4,549 4,305 2,999
Dorchester County
916 855 593
Frederick County
6,750 5,919 4,514
Garrett County
788 715 604
Harford County
6,365 5,618 4,366
Howard County
7,742 6,946 5,137
Kent County
529 508 390
Montgomery County
25,468 23,044 17,130
Prince George's County
26,672 25,696 18,258
Queen Anne's County
1,213 1,036 798
Somerset County
557 519 416
St. Mary's County
2,460 2,110 1,684
Talbot County
925 827 634
Washington County
3,917 3,584 2,606
Wicomico County
2,905 2,759 2,061
Worcester County
2,170 2,391 1,560
   

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