How many jobs were added in Maryland last month?
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Maryland gained 900 jobs in June 2026, ranking it 25th among states in job growth. Those figures comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' state employment report, which tracks monthly job changes. Job numbers can swing month to month as local economies expand or contract, but over the past five years the state has averaged about 2,500 new jobs per month. These figures are often revised in later months as more complete data rolls in.
+900
month to month change in number of jobs (June 2026)
25th
rank among states in monthly job growth (June 2026)
June 2026's gain of 900 jobs was the 4th consecutive month of positive job growth in Maryland. Monthly job growth was down from the 4,000 new jobs in May 2026.
During the latest five year period (July 2021 to June 2026), Maryland gained jobs in 42 out of 60 months. June 2026 had the 24th-lowest job growth during this period. The highest gains during this period occurred in January 2024 (+34,600) while job growth was weakest in October 2025 (-23,300).
There were 900 more jobs in June 2026 in Maryland than the previous month.
Monthly change in nonfarm employment, July 2021–June 2026, seasonally adjusted
Which Maryland sectors and industries had the best and worst job growth in June 2026?
The three supersectors with the highest job growth in June 2026 were private educational services, professional, scientific, and technical services, and other services. Private educational services added 1,100 jobs, more than the entire economy. Professional, scientific, and technical services gained 1,100 jobs, while other services added 600. The remaining supersectors either posted smaller gains or lost jobs during the month.
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The health care and social assistance sector gained 600 jobs during June 2026.
Change in jobs since previous month with circle size representing number of sector jobs in Maryland (June 2026)
How does Maryland's job growth in 2026 compare to previous years?
In 2025, Maryland lost an average of 5,375 jobs every month. That's lower than the 2024 average monthly increase of 4,392, and the third-lowest since 2020. The 2025 average ranks as third-lowest in job growth since 2007.
When excluding the two pandemic-affected years of 2020 and 2021, job growth ranged from a loss of 5,400 on average every month in 2009 to a gain of 4,700 on average every month in 2023.
In 2025, Maryland lost an average of 5,400 jobs every month.
Average monthly change in the number of jobs, seasonally adjusted
Job growth among four metro areas primarily in Maryland during June 2026 ranged from a gain of 0 jobs in the Salisbury, MD area to a gain of 1,000 jobs in the Baltimore, MD area metro area
Monthly job growth, by metro area
Metro areas where at least one of its primary counties are within Maryland
| Metro area | Change in jobs | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | +7,600 | |
| 2. | +3,500 | |
| 3. | +1,000 | |
| 4. | +500 | |
| 5. | +100 | |
| 6. | +0 |
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