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Unemployed people in Bowie, MD

Unemployed people in Bowie, MD was 1,297 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 33.4% from 2024. That is the 5th highest of 10 cities in 2025.

2025, persons1,297
Change on 2024+33.4%
Rank5th of 10Cities in Maryland ranked
Series high2,4152020
Series low4341990

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Unemployed people in Bowie, MD, 1990 to 2025

05001,0001,5002,0002,50019901996200220082014202020251990: 434 persons1991: 606 persons1992: 722 persons1993: 676 persons1994: 608 persons1995: 622 persons1996: 631 persons1997: 635 persons1998: 535 persons1999: 447 persons2000: 440 persons2001: 517 persons2002: 593 persons2003: 574 persons2004: 551 persons2005: 973 persons2006: 935 persons2007: 767 persons2008: 952 persons2009: 1,490 persons2010: 2,006 persons2011: 1,909 persons2012: 1,843 persons2013: 1,831 persons2014: 1,606 persons2015: 1,387 persons2016: 1,128 persons2017: 1,162 persons2018: 1,091 persons2019: 1,087 persons2020: 2,415 persons2021: 1,794 persons2022: 914 persons2023: 702 persons2024: 972 persons2025: 1,297 persons05001,0001,5002,0002,50019902002201420251990: 434 persons1991: 606 persons1992: 722 persons1993: 676 persons1994: 608 persons1995: 622 persons1996: 631 persons1997: 635 persons1998: 535 persons1999: 447 persons2000: 440 persons2001: 517 persons2002: 593 persons2003: 574 persons2004: 551 persons2005: 973 persons2006: 935 persons2007: 767 persons2008: 952 persons2009: 1,490 persons2010: 2,006 persons2011: 1,909 persons2012: 1,843 persons2013: 1,831 persons2014: 1,606 persons2015: 1,387 persons2016: 1,128 persons2017: 1,162 persons2018: 1,091 persons2019: 1,087 persons2020: 2,415 persons2021: 1,794 persons2022: 914 persons2023: 702 persons2024: 972 persons2025: 1,297 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
20251,297
2024972
2023702
2022914
20211,794
20202,415
20191,087
20181,091
20171,162
20161,128
20151,387
20141,606
20131,831
20121,843
20111,909
20102,006
20091,490
2008952
2007767
2006935
2005973
2004551
2003574
2002593
2001517
2000440
1999447
1998535
1997635
1996631
1995622
1994608
1993676
1992722
1991606
1990434

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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, Bowie, 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, Bowie, 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/bowie-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, Bowie, 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/bowie-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, Bowie, 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/bowie-md (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Bowie, MD?

Unemployed people in Bowie, MD was 1,297 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 33.4% from 2024. That is the 5th highest of 10 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

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 Bowie, MD?

2,415 in 2020, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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