Maryland added 3,400 jobs in February 2025

Maryland added 3,400 jobs in February 2025

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland added 3,400 total jobs in February 2025, according to new estimates released today by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Maryland’s private sector added 4,600 jobs in February while public sector employment fell by an estimated 1,200 jobs. The change in public sector employment was driven by a loss of 700 federal government jobs. Due to the timing of when the employment data is collected, thes…

Eye on the Economy: A Look at Maryland and the Regional Economy in January and February 2025

The most recent jobs report showed that between December 2024 and February 2025, Maryland gained a total of 9,200 Total Nonfarm jobs. The official unemployment rate for Maryland decreased to 3.0 percent. According to the most recent report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Maryland gained a total of 9,200 Total Nonfarm jobs between December 2024 and February 2025. This was a result of a gain of 8,300 Total Private jobs, combined with an…