# Nonfarm payroll employment in Maryland

Nonfarm payroll employment in Maryland was 2,806,200 jobs in August 2026 (provisional). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

- Indicator id: `nonfarm_payroll_employment`
- Place id: `us-state-24`
- Unit: jobs
- Definition: Number of jobs on nonfarm payrolls in the month, seasonally adjusted, from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey of businesses and government agencies run by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
- Note: The monthly jobs count of the national Employment Situation report and the State Employment and Unemployment release. Counts jobs on nonfarm payrolls, not people: someone with two jobs counts twice. It covers full-time and part-time employees paid for any part of the pay period that includes the 12th of the month, and excludes the self-employed, farm workers, private household workers and unpaid family workers. For employed people from the household survey use employment_population_ratio; for May job counts by occupation use oews_employment.
- Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001) (https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/bureau-of-labor-statistics
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)
- Citation: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001). https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/nonfarm-payroll-employment/maryland
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=nonfarm_payroll_employment&place=us-state-24

| Period | jobs |
|---|---:|
| 2026-08 | 2,806,200 (provisional) |
| 2026-07 | 2,814,400 |
| 2026-06 | 2,804,200 |
| 2026-05 | 2,803,000 |
| 2026-04 | 2,799,000 |
| 2026-03 | 2,795,000 |
| 2026-02 | 2,789,700 |
| 2026-01 | 2,794,900 |
| 2025-12 | 2,786,100 |
| 2025-11 | 2,786,100 |
| 2025-10 | 2,784,900 |
| 2025-09 | 2,808,200 |
| 2025-08 | 2,811,700 |
| 2025-07 | 2,816,500 |
| 2025-06 | 2,822,600 |
| 2025-05 | 2,831,800 |
| 2025-04 | 2,830,900 |
| 2025-03 | 2,842,800 |
| 2025-02 | 2,842,100 |
| 2025-01 | 2,839,900 |
| 2024-12 | 2,850,600 |
| 2024-11 | 2,849,600 |
| 2024-10 | 2,847,500 |
| 2024-09 | 2,844,900 |
| 2024-08 | 2,840,100 |
| 2024-07 | 2,841,100 |
| 2024-06 | 2,840,700 |
| 2024-05 | 2,832,700 |
| 2024-04 | 2,831,300 |
| 2024-03 | 2,832,800 |
| 2024-02 | 2,832,400 |
| 2024-01 | 2,832,500 |
| 2023-12 | 2,797,900 |
| 2023-11 | 2,794,600 |
| 2023-10 | 2,790,200 |
| 2023-09 | 2,790,600 |
| 2023-08 | 2,788,800 |
| 2023-07 | 2,788,500 |
| 2023-06 | 2,786,700 |
| 2023-05 | 2,775,300 |
| 2023-04 | 2,769,400 |
| 2023-03 | 2,756,500 |
| 2023-02 | 2,753,700 |
| 2023-01 | 2,750,400 |
| 2022-12 | 2,741,200 |
| 2022-11 | 2,744,300 |
| 2022-10 | 2,742,000 |
| 2022-09 | 2,754,300 |
| 2022-08 | 2,742,700 |
| 2022-07 | 2,740,800 |
| 2022-06 | 2,718,400 |
| 2022-05 | 2,728,300 |
| 2022-04 | 2,726,100 |
| 2022-03 | 2,713,600 |
| 2022-02 | 2,724,200 |
| 2022-01 | 2,702,600 |
| 2021-12 | 2,724,000 |
| 2021-11 | 2,709,100 |
| 2021-10 | 2,699,600 |
| 2021-09 | 2,681,400 |
| 2021-08 | 2,680,800 |
| 2021-07 | 2,673,500 |
| 2021-06 | 2,652,200 |
| 2021-05 | 2,648,800 |
| 2021-04 | 2,643,600 |
| 2021-03 | 2,636,200 |
| 2021-02 | 2,619,900 |
| 2021-01 | 2,618,700 |
| 2020-12 | 2,613,900 |
| 2020-11 | 2,607,400 |
| 2020-10 | 2,602,900 |
| 2020-09 | 2,585,900 |
| 2020-08 | 2,563,500 |
| 2020-07 | 2,545,200 |
| 2020-06 | 2,481,200 |
| 2020-05 | 2,425,100 |
| 2020-04 | 2,401,400 |
| 2020-03 | 2,770,500 |
| 2020-02 | 2,794,900 |
| 2020-01 | 2,792,100 |
| 2019-12 | 2,797,100 |
| 2019-11 | 2,797,800 |
| 2019-10 | 2,792,400 |
| 2019-09 | 2,785,100 |
| 2019-08 | 2,784,800 |
| 2019-07 | 2,783,300 |
| 2019-06 | 2,795,400 |
| 2019-05 | 2,788,300 |
| 2019-04 | 2,786,900 |
| 2019-03 | 2,789,400 |
| 2019-02 | 2,784,800 |
| 2019-01 | 2,784,400 |
| 2018-12 | 2,777,900 |
| 2018-11 | 2,781,400 |
| 2018-10 | 2,774,600 |
| 2018-09 | 2,772,100 |
| 2018-08 | 2,775,200 |
| 2018-07 | 2,772,400 |
| 2018-06 | 2,771,100 |
| 2018-05 | 2,767,800 |
| 2018-04 | 2,764,300 |
| 2018-03 | 2,765,600 |
| 2018-02 | 2,762,400 |
| 2018-01 | 2,753,300 |
| 2017-12 | 2,751,800 |
| 2017-11 | 2,754,500 |
| 2017-10 | 2,750,700 |
| 2017-09 | 2,748,700 |
| 2017-08 | 2,745,800 |
| 2017-07 | 2,742,700 |
| 2017-06 | 2,746,600 |
| 2017-05 | 2,742,000 |
| 2017-04 | 2,740,700 |
| 2017-03 | 2,741,300 |
| 2017-02 | 2,740,400 |
| 2017-01 | 2,735,400 |
| 2016-12 | 2,734,100 |
| 2016-11 | 2,732,100 |
| 2016-10 | 2,725,700 |
| 2016-09 | 2,728,800 |
| 2016-08 | 2,720,000 |
| 2016-07 | 2,713,800 |
| 2016-06 | 2,707,500 |
| 2016-05 | 2,708,100 |
| 2016-04 | 2,712,200 |
| 2016-03 | 2,704,000 |
| 2016-02 | 2,697,900 |
| 2016-01 | 2,699,400 |
| 2015-12 | 2,703,900 |
| 2015-11 | 2,698,000 |
| 2015-10 | 2,698,800 |
| 2015-09 | 2,687,400 |
| 2015-08 | 2,687,100 |
| 2015-07 | 2,683,300 |
| 2015-06 | 2,680,500 |
| 2015-05 | 2,680,200 |
| 2015-04 | 2,668,300 |
| 2015-03 | 2,656,800 |
| 2015-02 | 2,660,900 |
| 2015-01 | 2,655,600 |
| 2014-12 | 2,656,700 |
| 2014-11 | 2,654,200 |
| 2014-10 | 2,652,000 |
| 2014-09 | 2,650,400 |
| 2014-08 | 2,646,100 |
| 2014-07 | 2,637,500 |
| 2014-06 | 2,641,100 |
| 2014-05 | 2,637,900 |
| 2014-04 | 2,631,000 |
| 2014-03 | 2,623,600 |
| 2014-02 | 2,621,800 |
| 2014-01 | 2,621,800 |
| 2013-12 | 2,618,300 |
| 2013-11 | 2,622,600 |
| 2013-10 | 2,617,800 |
| 2013-09 | 2,620,200 |
| 2013-08 | 2,617,600 |
| 2013-07 | 2,619,400 |
| 2013-06 | 2,619,200 |
| 2013-05 | 2,614,400 |
| 2013-04 | 2,614,200 |
| 2013-03 | 2,616,600 |
| 2013-02 | 2,614,300 |
| 2013-01 | 2,611,600 |
| 2012-12 | 2,605,300 |
| 2012-11 | 2,598,200 |
| 2012-10 | 2,601,200 |
| 2012-09 | 2,599,200 |
| 2012-08 | 2,591,300 |
| 2012-07 | 2,590,200 |
| 2012-06 | 2,588,800 |
| 2012-05 | 2,586,000 |
| 2012-04 | 2,586,900 |
| 2012-03 | 2,591,800 |
| 2012-02 | 2,585,300 |
| 2012-01 | 2,581,900 |
| 2011-12 | 2,572,900 |
| 2011-11 | 2,567,700 |
| 2011-10 | 2,570,700 |
| 2011-09 | 2,565,400 |
| 2011-08 | 2,560,700 |
| 2011-07 | 2,567,900 |
| 2011-06 | 2,557,100 |
| 2011-05 | 2,557,800 |
| 2011-04 | 2,560,900 |
| 2011-03 | 2,558,500 |
| 2011-02 | 2,555,300 |
| 2011-01 | 2,549,600 |
| 2010-12 | 2,549,400 |
| 2010-11 | 2,546,700 |
| 2010-10 | 2,548,700 |
| 2010-09 | 2,541,300 |
| 2010-08 | 2,541,900 |
| 2010-07 | 2,541,900 |
| 2010-06 | 2,543,800 |
| 2010-05 | 2,544,900 |
| 2010-04 | 2,538,200 |
| 2010-03 | 2,521,900 |
| 2010-02 | 2,488,100 |
| 2010-01 | 2,521,000 |
| 2009-12 | 2,519,500 |
| 2009-11 | 2,523,400 |
| 2009-10 | 2,526,900 |
| 2009-09 | 2,526,200 |
| 2009-08 | 2,531,500 |
| 2009-07 | 2,532,800 |
| 2009-06 | 2,542,600 |
| 2009-05 | 2,546,600 |
| 2009-04 | 2,546,400 |
| 2009-03 | 2,552,600 |
| 2009-02 | 2,564,200 |
| 2009-01 | 2,571,900 |
| 2008-12 | 2,584,800 |
| 2008-11 | 2,592,900 |
| 2008-10 | 2,604,600 |
| 2008-09 | 2,609,800 |
| 2008-08 | 2,617,100 |
| 2008-07 | 2,620,000 |
| 2008-06 | 2,618,400 |
| 2008-05 | 2,626,800 |
| 2008-04 | 2,631,500 |
| 2008-03 | 2,629,900 |
| 2008-02 | 2,634,300 |
| 2008-01 | 2,635,000 |
| 2007-12 | 2,630,500 |
| 2007-11 | 2,628,300 |
| 2007-10 | 2,626,000 |
| 2007-09 | 2,627,300 |
| 2007-08 | 2,629,400 |
| 2007-07 | 2,627,800 |
| 2007-06 | 2,625,400 |
| 2007-05 | 2,625,500 |
| 2007-04 | 2,621,500 |
| 2007-03 | 2,626,000 |
| 2007-02 | 2,616,400 |
| 2007-01 | 2,623,500 |
| 2006-12 | 2,617,400 |
| 2006-11 | 2,612,200 |
| 2006-10 | 2,609,300 |
| 2006-09 | 2,607,900 |
| 2006-08 | 2,604,400 |
| 2006-07 | 2,602,300 |
| 2006-06 | 2,604,800 |
| 2006-05 | 2,603,000 |
| 2006-04 | 2,603,800 |
| 2006-03 | 2,604,500 |
| 2006-02 | 2,597,300 |
| 2006-01 | 2,593,400 |
| 2005-12 | 2,586,400 |
| 2005-11 | 2,585,600 |
| 2005-10 | 2,581,000 |
| 2005-09 | 2,587,000 |
| 2005-08 | 2,578,100 |
| 2005-07 | 2,574,300 |
| 2005-06 | 2,565,800 |
| 2005-05 | 2,566,400 |
| 2005-04 | 2,563,600 |
| 2005-03 | 2,549,600 |
| 2005-02 | 2,556,600 |
| 2005-01 | 2,551,000 |
| 2004-12 | 2,551,000 |
| 2004-11 | 2,548,000 |
| 2004-10 | 2,547,300 |
| 2004-09 | 2,537,100 |
| 2004-08 | 2,536,200 |
| 2004-07 | 2,533,000 |
| 2004-06 | 2,528,100 |
| 2004-05 | 2,526,300 |
| 2004-04 | 2,521,400 |
| 2004-03 | 2,520,300 |
| 2004-02 | 2,512,700 |
| 2004-01 | 2,513,500 |
| 2003-12 | 2,510,400 |
| 2003-11 | 2,508,800 |
| 2003-10 | 2,508,000 |
| 2003-09 | 2,506,800 |
| 2003-08 | 2,502,700 |
| 2003-07 | 2,503,200 |
| 2003-06 | 2,505,700 |
| 2003-05 | 2,505,500 |
| 2003-04 | 2,503,300 |
| 2003-03 | 2,490,300 |
| 2003-02 | 2,490,600 |
| 2003-01 | 2,500,700 |
| 2002-12 | 2,493,600 |
| 2002-11 | 2,495,300 |
| 2002-10 | 2,493,000 |
| 2002-09 | 2,497,500 |
| 2002-08 | 2,499,200 |
| 2002-07 | 2,497,000 |
| 2002-06 | 2,496,100 |
| 2002-05 | 2,496,600 |
| 2002-04 | 2,494,800 |
| 2002-03 | 2,499,300 |
| 2002-02 | 2,495,900 |
| 2002-01 | 2,491,900 |
| 2001-12 | 2,491,700 |
| 2001-11 | 2,489,000 |
| 2001-10 | 2,486,700 |
| 2001-09 | 2,482,100 |
| 2001-08 | 2,488,300 |
| 2001-07 | 2,483,900 |
| 2001-06 | 2,490,100 |
| 2001-05 | 2,488,200 |
| 2001-04 | 2,484,900 |
| 2001-03 | 2,488,500 |
| 2001-02 | 2,489,000 |
| 2001-01 | 2,485,900 |
| 2000-12 | 2,500,000 |
| 2000-11 | 2,491,900 |
| 2000-10 | 2,487,800 |
| 2000-09 | 2,488,500 |
| 2000-08 | 2,477,300 |
| 2000-07 | 2,474,900 |
| 2000-06 | 2,470,200 |
| 2000-05 | 2,463,500 |
| 2000-04 | 2,463,000 |
| 2000-03 | 2,458,900 |
| 2000-02 | 2,442,800 |
| 2000-01 | 2,444,100 |
| 1999-12 | 2,440,800 |
| 1999-11 | 2,438,500 |
| 1999-10 | 2,435,100 |
| 1999-09 | 2,417,000 |
| 1999-08 | 2,411,100 |
| 1999-07 | 2,413,600 |
| 1999-06 | 2,402,000 |
| 1999-05 | 2,400,400 |
| 1999-04 | 2,397,900 |
| 1999-03 | 2,386,600 |
| 1999-02 | 2,386,100 |
| 1999-01 | 2,376,400 |
| 1998-12 | 2,373,800 |
| 1998-11 | 2,368,400 |
| 1998-10 | 2,365,200 |
| 1998-09 | 2,358,000 |
| 1998-08 | 2,351,600 |
| 1998-07 | 2,344,000 |
| 1998-06 | 2,341,600 |
| 1998-05 | 2,336,700 |
| 1998-04 | 2,331,000 |
| 1998-03 | 2,333,300 |
| 1998-02 | 2,329,600 |
| 1998-01 | 2,325,200 |
| 1997-12 | 2,319,700 |
| 1997-11 | 2,312,000 |
| 1997-10 | 2,308,100 |
| 1997-09 | 2,300,800 |
| 1997-08 | 2,294,600 |
| 1997-07 | 2,296,700 |
| 1997-06 | 2,288,000 |
| 1997-05 | 2,286,900 |
| 1997-04 | 2,280,500 |
| 1997-03 | 2,278,000 |
| 1997-02 | 2,268,300 |
| 1997-01 | 2,265,000 |
| 1996-12 | 2,259,000 |
| 1996-11 | 2,261,300 |
| 1996-10 | 2,258,700 |
| 1996-09 | 2,253,800 |
| 1996-08 | 2,247,700 |
| 1996-07 | 2,239,800 |
| 1996-06 | 2,240,400 |
| 1996-05 | 2,232,800 |
| 1996-04 | 2,226,000 |
| 1996-03 | 2,221,800 |
| 1996-02 | 2,212,100 |
| 1996-01 | 2,186,000 |
| 1995-12 | 2,219,300 |
| 1995-11 | 2,215,000 |
| 1995-10 | 2,210,900 |
| 1995-09 | 2,213,800 |
| 1995-08 | 2,204,600 |
| 1995-07 | 2,200,800 |
| 1995-06 | 2,209,400 |
| 1995-05 | 2,204,000 |
| 1995-04 | 2,212,200 |
| 1995-03 | 2,200,400 |
| 1995-02 | 2,195,700 |
| 1995-01 | 2,196,500 |
| 1994-12 | 2,192,100 |
| 1994-11 | 2,189,300 |
| 1994-10 | 2,184,100 |
| 1994-09 | 2,180,800 |
| 1994-08 | 2,168,600 |
| 1994-07 | 2,176,400 |
| 1994-06 | 2,170,000 |
| 1994-05 | 2,167,000 |
| 1994-04 | 2,162,700 |
| 1994-03 | 2,150,800 |
| 1994-02 | 2,137,400 |
| 1994-01 | 2,140,700 |
| 1993-12 | 2,143,900 |
| 1993-11 | 2,138,600 |
| 1993-10 | 2,136,500 |
| 1993-09 | 2,129,600 |
| 1993-08 | 2,126,400 |
| 1993-07 | 2,132,600 |
| 1993-06 | 2,122,100 |
| 1993-05 | 2,122,200 |
| 1993-04 | 2,116,200 |
| 1993-03 | 2,103,600 |
| 1993-02 | 2,116,400 |
| 1993-01 | 2,111,600 |
| 1992-12 | 2,105,300 |
| 1992-11 | 2,102,900 |
| 1992-10 | 2,105,500 |
| 1992-09 | 2,101,100 |
| 1992-08 | 2,103,100 |
| 1992-07 | 2,107,200 |
| 1992-06 | 2,101,600 |
| 1992-05 | 2,104,200 |
| 1992-04 | 2,103,100 |
| 1992-03 | 2,098,700 |
| 1992-02 | 2,101,800 |
| 1992-01 | 2,105,300 |
| 1991-12 | 2,107,400 |
| 1991-11 | 2,114,200 |
| 1991-10 | 2,110,500 |
| 1991-09 | 2,117,800 |
| 1991-08 | 2,113,800 |
| 1991-07 | 2,111,900 |
| 1991-06 | 2,124,500 |
| 1991-05 | 2,123,600 |
| 1991-04 | 2,127,400 |
| 1991-03 | 2,138,500 |
| 1991-02 | 2,142,200 |
| 1991-01 | 2,146,600 |
| 1990-12 | 2,173,400 |
| 1990-11 | 2,177,200 |
| 1990-10 | 2,179,300 |
| 1990-09 | 2,196,200 |
| 1990-08 | 2,190,500 |
| 1990-07 | 2,189,700 |
| 1990-06 | 2,201,500 |
| 1990-05 | 2,196,500 |
| 1990-04 | 2,204,100 |
| 1990-03 | 2,206,100 |
| 1990-02 | 2,198,900 |
| 1990-01 | 2,185,900 |