Unemployment Rate in Baltimore County, MD

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
4.9% −8.0% vs nat'l
Rank #1,931 of 3,222
40th percentile

How Baltimore County Compares

Baltimore County
4.9%
Maryland Average
4.9%
Rank #14 of 24 in state
National
5.3%
8.0% below

National Distribution

Where Baltimore County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.

0.0% 28.6%

■ 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%
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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.