Unemployment Rate Remains Below the National Average
January 23, 2018
January 23, 2018
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 23 -- The Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing & Regulation issued the following news release:
The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) today released state jobs and unemployment data. Though Maryland jobs decreased by 20,200 in December, the unemployment rate, currently at 4.0 percent, remains below the national average of 4.1 percent. Since December 2016, jobs are up by 31,400, an over-the-year change of 1.1 percent.
The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) today released state jobs and unemployment data. Though Maryland jobs decreased by 20,200 in December, the unemployment rate, currently at 4.0 percent, remains below the national average of 4.1 percent. Since December 2016, jobs are up by 31,400, an over-the-year change of 1.1 percent.