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Unemployed people in Baltimore, MD

Unemployed people in Baltimore, MD was 14,783 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 23.1% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 10 cities in 2025.

2025, persons14,783
Change on 2024+23.1%
Rank1st of 10Cities in Maryland ranked
Series high35,8731992
Series low8,1972023

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Unemployed people in Baltimore, MD, 1990 to 2025

010K20K30K40K19901996200220082014202020251990: 25,725 persons1991: 32,799 persons1992: 35,873 persons1993: 33,647 persons1994: 29,052 persons1995: 25,826 persons1996: 25,816 persons1997: 28,084 persons1998: 25,641 persons1999: 20,432 persons2000: 16,590 persons2001: 18,955 persons2002: 19,641 persons2003: 20,288 persons2004: 19,933 persons2005: 19,071 persons2006: 17,602 persons2007: 15,334 persons2008: 18,779 persons2009: 29,631 persons2010: 33,623 persons2011: 31,442 persons2012: 29,893 persons2013: 28,810 persons2014: 24,895 persons2015: 22,100 persons2016: 18,354 persons2017: 17,665 persons2018: 16,079 persons2019: 14,035 persons2020: 23,914 persons2021: 18,780 persons2022: 10,554 persons2023: 8,197 persons2024: 12,013 persons2025: 14,783 persons010K20K30K40K19902002201420251990: 25,725 persons1991: 32,799 persons1992: 35,873 persons1993: 33,647 persons1994: 29,052 persons1995: 25,826 persons1996: 25,816 persons1997: 28,084 persons1998: 25,641 persons1999: 20,432 persons2000: 16,590 persons2001: 18,955 persons2002: 19,641 persons2003: 20,288 persons2004: 19,933 persons2005: 19,071 persons2006: 17,602 persons2007: 15,334 persons2008: 18,779 persons2009: 29,631 persons2010: 33,623 persons2011: 31,442 persons2012: 29,893 persons2013: 28,810 persons2014: 24,895 persons2015: 22,100 persons2016: 18,354 persons2017: 17,665 persons2018: 16,079 persons2019: 14,035 persons2020: 23,914 persons2021: 18,780 persons2022: 10,554 persons2023: 8,197 persons2024: 12,013 persons2025: 14,783 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
202514,783
202412,013
20238,197
202210,554
202118,780
202023,914
201914,035
201816,079
201717,665
201618,354
201522,100
201424,895
201328,810
201229,893
201131,442
201033,623
200929,631
200818,779
200715,334
200617,602
200519,071
200419,933
200320,288
200219,641
200118,955
200016,590
199920,432
199825,641
199728,084
199625,816
199525,826
199429,052
199333,647
199235,873
199132,799
199025,725

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Definition

Residents with no job who were available for work and had looked for work in the previous four weeks, or were waiting to be recalled from a layoff, annual average.

More on how it is measured
  • People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  • Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

United States cities only for now. The survey definition, not a count of benefit claimants. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average (Unemployed people, Baltimore, MD, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Baltimore, MD, 1990 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/unemployed-people/baltimore-md. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Unemployed people, Baltimore, MD, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/unemployed-people/baltimore-md.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Baltimore, MD, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/unemployed-people/baltimore-md (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Baltimore, MD?

Unemployed people in Baltimore, MD was 14,783 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 23.1% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 10 cities in 2025.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest unemployed people in Baltimore, MD?

35,873 in 1992, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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