Unemployment Rate in Baltimore city, MD
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
6.5%
Rank #2,696/3,222 · #22 in MD
16th
Baltimore 6.5%
MD 4.8% +34.8%
US 5.3% +23.1%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Baltimore city's unemployment rate of 6.5% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 28.6%.
Distribution of Unemployment Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Baltimore city for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,693 | Trinity County, TX | 6.5% |
| #2,694 | Lee County, TX | 6.5% |
| #2,695 | Newton County, IN | 6.5% |
| #2,696 | Baltimore city, MD | 6.5% |
| #2,697 | Elliott County, KY | 6.5% |
| #2,698 | Lincoln County, KY | 6.5% |
| #2,699 | Presque Isle County, MI | 6.5% |
About Unemployment Rate
Baltimore city, Maryland has a unemployment rate of 6.5%, ranking #2,696 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 23.1% above the national value of 5.3%. Within Maryland, it ranks #22 of 24. This places it in the 16th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.