Overall unemployment rate moved down to 2.5% with the biggest shift in Business Services, which gained 200 roles, based on the most recently available information published in June 2023.
Total employment in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV market declined by 517 jobs in April and the unemployment rate decreased compared to the prior month by 30 bps to 2.5%. The national unemployment rate decreased by 53 bps over the same time to 3.1%.
- Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV unemployment rate is 60 bps below the national rate which is a positive sign.
- Unemployment in the market is 20 bps below the unemployment rate in the market last year at this time, which is a positive.
- Average wages (per hour) grew in April versus prior month by 5.5% and are down compared to last year at this time in the market.
For key employment segments of the market, total jobs grew by 0.3% . Key sectors include:
- Transportation & Utilities: 25,400; -100
- Government: 17,300; +100
- Education & Healthcare: 16,200; +100
- Manufacturing: 9,900; -100
- Restaurants & Hotels: 9,700; +100
- Business Services: 9,400; +200
- Financial Services: 4,800; -100
- Construction, Mining: 4,300; no change
- Other Jobs: 3,100; no change
- IT & Development: 1,700; +100
Data is based on the most recent 12 months available, through April 2023 (Data published June 2023 and reports created on June 8,2023). Source: Government data agency and locally acquired statistics.
Note: All reported data is not seasonally adjusted.