Unemployment Rate in Baltimore County, MD
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Baltimore County Compares
National Distribution
Where Baltimore County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Baltimore County: 4.9%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1,928 | McKean County, PA | 4.9% |
| #1,929 | Franklin County, AR | 4.9% |
| #1,930 | Jefferson County, NY | 4.9% |
| #1,931 | Baltimore County, MD | 4.9% |
| #1,932 | Burnett County, WI | 4.9% |
| #1,933 | Wayne County, WV | 4.9% |
| #1,934 | Warren County, VA | 4.9% |
Unemployment Rate in Baltimore County, Maryland
Baltimore County, Maryland has a unemployment rate of 4.9%, which ranks #1,931 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 8.0% below the national value of 5.3%.
Within Maryland, Baltimore County ranks #14 of 24 out of 24 counties. This places it in the 40th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.
About this data
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.