# Cities in Maryland by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

All 23 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `labor_force_participation_rate_acs`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People aged 16 and over in the labor force (employed, unemployed or in the Armed Forces) as a percentage of all people aged 16 and over, including people in group quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/maryland-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Laurel, MD | 78.4 |
| 2 | Hyattsville, MD | 75.9 |
| 3 | Takoma Park, MD | 73.6 |
| 4 | Gaithersburg, MD | 73.5 |
| 5 | Bowie, MD | 71.8 |
| 6 | Greenbelt, MD | 71.8 |
| 7 | Frederick, MD | 70.9 |
| 8 | Rockville, MD | 68.2 |
| 9 | Annapolis, MD | 68 |
| 10 | New Carrollton, MD | 67.6 |
| 11 | Salisbury, MD | 66.4 |
| 12 | Bel Air, MD | 65.7 |
| 13 | La Plata, MD | 65.3 |
| 14 | Aberdeen, MD | 65.2 |
| 15 | Havre de Grace, MD | 64.3 |
| 16 | Baltimore, MD | 63.2 |
| 17 | Westminster, MD | 63.2 |
| 18 | Hagerstown, MD | 62.2 |
| 19 | Easton, MD | 59.5 |
| 20 | Cambridge, MD | 59.5 |
| 21 | Elkton, MD | 54.1 |
| 22 | College Park, MD | 53.9 |
| 23 | Cumberland, MD | 49.8 |