How many jobs were added in Maryland last month?
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Maryland gained 11,700 jobs in July 2026, ranking it first among states in job growth. Those figures come 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 2,400 new jobs per month. These figures are often revised in later months as more complete data rolls in.
+11.7K
month to month change in number of jobs (July 2026)
1st
rank among states in monthly job growth (July 2026)
July 2026's gain of 11,700 jobs was the 5th consecutive month of positive job growth in Maryland. Monthly job growth was up from the 1,200 new jobs in June 2026.
During the latest five year period (August 2021 to July 2026), Maryland gained jobs in 42 out of 60 months. July 2026 had the ninth-highest 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 11,700 more jobs in July 2026 in Maryland than the previous month.
Monthly change in nonfarm employment, August 2021–July 2026, seasonally adjusted
Which Maryland sectors and industries had the best and worst job growth in July 2026?
The three supersectors with the highest job growth in July 2026 were health care and social assistance, professional, scientific, and technical services, and accommodation and food services. Health care and social assistance added 4,800 jobs, more than the entire economy. Professional, scientific, and technical services gained 3,000 jobs, while accommodation and food services added 1,400. The remaining supersectors either posted smaller gains or lost jobs during the month.
The three lowest-performing supersectors were retail trade, information, and other services. Retail trade lost 1,200 jobs in July 2026, while information lost 300 jobs and other services lost 300 jobs.
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The health care and social assistance sector gained 4,800 jobs during July 2026.
Change in jobs since previous month with circle size representing number of sector jobs in Maryland (July 2026)
How has Maryland's job growth changed over time?
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 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 July 2026 ranged from a loss of 400 jobs in the Hagerstown, MD area to a gain of 500 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. | +4,100 | |
| 2. | +500 | |
| 3. | +100 | |
| 4. | +100 | |
| 5. | -400 | |
| 6. | -5,600 |
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