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Unemployed people in Gaithersburg, MD

Unemployed people in Gaithersburg, MD was 1,418 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 30.7% from 2024. That is the 3rd highest of 10 cities in 2025.

2025, persons1,418
Change on 2024+30.7%
Rank3rd of 10Cities in Maryland ranked
Series high2,4722020
Series low5771999

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Unemployed people in Gaithersburg, MD, 1990 to 2025

5001,0001,5002,0002,50019901996200220082014202020251990: 708 persons1991: 944 persons1992: 1,094 persons1993: 1,044 persons1994: 936 persons1995: 904 persons1996: 851 persons1997: 785 persons1998: 692 persons1999: 577 persons2000: 929 persons2001: 1,125 persons2002: 1,258 persons2003: 1,198 persons2004: 1,163 persons2005: 1,006 persons2006: 946 persons2007: 851 persons2008: 1,057 persons2009: 1,782 persons2010: 2,031 persons2011: 1,914 persons2012: 1,832 persons2013: 1,803 persons2014: 1,572 persons2015: 1,373 persons2016: 1,192 persons2017: 1,165 persons2018: 1,177 persons2019: 1,089 persons2020: 2,472 persons2021: 1,873 persons2022: 994 persons2023: 736 persons2024: 1,085 persons2025: 1,418 persons5001,0001,5002,0002,50019902002201420251990: 708 persons1991: 944 persons1992: 1,094 persons1993: 1,044 persons1994: 936 persons1995: 904 persons1996: 851 persons1997: 785 persons1998: 692 persons1999: 577 persons2000: 929 persons2001: 1,125 persons2002: 1,258 persons2003: 1,198 persons2004: 1,163 persons2005: 1,006 persons2006: 946 persons2007: 851 persons2008: 1,057 persons2009: 1,782 persons2010: 2,031 persons2011: 1,914 persons2012: 1,832 persons2013: 1,803 persons2014: 1,572 persons2015: 1,373 persons2016: 1,192 persons2017: 1,165 persons2018: 1,177 persons2019: 1,089 persons2020: 2,472 persons2021: 1,873 persons2022: 994 persons2023: 736 persons2024: 1,085 persons2025: 1,418 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
20251,418
20241,085
2023736
2022994
20211,873
20202,472
20191,089
20181,177
20171,165
20161,192
20151,373
20141,572
20131,803
20121,832
20111,914
20102,031
20091,782
20081,057
2007851
2006946
20051,006
20041,163
20031,198
20021,258
20011,125
2000929
1999577
1998692
1997785
1996851
1995904
1994936
19931,044
19921,094
1991944
1990708

Rankings

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, Gaithersburg, 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, Gaithersburg, 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/gaithersburg-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, Gaithersburg, 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/gaithersburg-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, Gaithersburg, 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/gaithersburg-md (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Gaithersburg, MD?

Unemployed people in Gaithersburg, MD was 1,418 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 30.7% from 2024. That is the 3rd 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 Gaithersburg, MD?

2,472 in 2020, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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