Unemployment Rate in Howard County, MD
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
3.4%
Rank #946/3,222 · #5 in MD
71th
Howard 3.4%
MD 4.8% -28.9%
US 5.3% -35.1%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Howard County's unemployment rate of 3.4% 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 Howard County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #943 | Marinette County, WI | 3.4% |
| #944 | Benson County, ND | 3.4% |
| #945 | Custer County, MT | 3.4% |
| #946 | Howard County, MD | 3.4% |
| #947 | Carroll County, MD | 3.4% |
| #948 | Wabash County, IN | 3.4% |
| #949 | Goshen County, WY | 3.4% |
About Unemployment Rate
Howard County, Maryland has a unemployment rate of 3.4%, ranking #946 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 35.1% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Maryland, it ranks #5 of 24. This places it in the 71th 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.